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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. You can also print the area enclosed by a clipping path and specify a flatness value that controls the accuracy with which curved path segments are rendered on an output device, such as a printer.
| To create a clipping path | |
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Create a path around an image area.
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Click the flyout button in the Path docker, and click Set as clipping path.
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If the Path docker is not open, click Window  Dockers Path. |
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A clipping path icon displays beside the path filename in the Path docker.
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| To save a clipping path as an EPS file | |
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Click File Save as.
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Choose the folder where you want to save the clipping path.
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Type a filename in the File name box.
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Choose Encapsulated PostScript from the Save as type list box.
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In the Image header area, enable the Include thumbnail check box.
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In the Clipping area, enable the Clip to check box.
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Enable the Clipping path option.
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Type a value in the Flatness box.
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Enable the Discard image data outside clipping region check box.
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You can save an entire image with a path by disabling the Discard image data
outside clipping region check box. However, only the selection inside the
clipping path is printed on a PostScript printer.
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| To print the area enclosed by a clipping path | |
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Click File Print.
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Click the PostScript tab.
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Type a value in the Set flatness to box.
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