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Working with clipping paths

Clipping paths let you create non-rectangular images by outlining the area selected by a path, and making the rest of the image transparent when the image is viewed in another application. For example, if you have a Corel PHOTO-PAINT image of a vase on a table, you can create a clipping path around the vase and export the vase image area to another application. If you do not use a clipping path, the entire image is encased in a square or rectangular frame, losing the shape of the vase area.

To send a clipping path to another application, you must export the contents of the path as an encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file.

To create a clipping path Back to Top

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A clipping path icon displays beside the path filename in the Path docker.

To save a clipping path as an EPS file Back to Top

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You can save an entire image with a path by disabling the Crop image to clipping region check box. However, only the selection inside the clipping path is printed on a PostScript printer.

 


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