Export objects and pages

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CorelDRAW lets you manage and export assets in the Export docker. You can export one or more objects and pages, or a group of objects to the PDF, JPEG, PNG, and GIF formats.

To export an object, you must select it in the document and add it to the Export docker. To add the active page to the export list, you must deselect all objects on the page. You can also select multiple objects or pages and add them to the export list with a single click; each asset will appear as a separate entry in the list. For more information about selecting objects, see Select objects. For information on selecting pages, see Select and activate pages.

By default, when you add an asset for export, the filename that appears in the export list is the same as the name of the object in the Objects docker (Object Objects). To change the filename of an export item, you can rename the object in the Objects docker. You can add a suffix to the filename to make it more meaningful and descriptive, for example, if you are exporting the same design asset to different sizes, you can add a suffix to indicate the size.

You can export an asset multiple times with different settings. For example, to quickly export a logo to the JPEG and PDF formats, add the logo once, duplicate it in the export list, and then adjust the options you want.

CorelDRAW also lets you reuse export settings. For example, to export several designs of a banner with the same settings, add the first design to the list and specify the export options. Next, select the other versions and add them to the export list with a single click by using the export settings of the first design. Export settings are object-specific; if you delete an object from a document, the object is automatically removed from the Export docker, and you can no longer use the settings associated with this item.

In the Export docker, pages are listed first and are arranged in the order in which they appear in the document regardless of the sequence in which you add them for export. All objects are listed next in the order in which they appear in the Objects docker. For example, in a multipage document, objects on page 1 will be listed before objects on page 5.

To manage export assets

 

To	Do the following
Add an object to the export list	Select an object in the document window and click the Add new button .
Add the active page to the export list	Make sure all objects on the page are deselected and click the Add new button .
Add multiple assets to the export list	Select multiple assets in the document window, and click the Add new button . Each asset is added as a separate item to the export list.
Remove an item from the export list	Click the Delete button beside the item you want to remove from the list.
Duplicate an item in the export list	Click the Options button beside the item you want to duplicate, and click Duplicate.
Add an asset by reusing the settings of an item in the export list	In the document, select an asset. In the Export docker, click the Options button beside the entry whose settings you want to copy, and click Add Asset with These Settings.

You can also open the Export docker by clicking Window Dockers Export.

To export an asset

 

You can also
Export multiple items	In the Export docker, enable the Select Item check boxes beside the items that you want to export. Click Export All.
Modify export settings	In the Export docker, click the Settings button , and specify the options you want.

You cannot export a blank page to a bitmap file format (also known as "raster" format).

To export linked groups, such as contours, blends, extrusions, shadows, and objects created with the Artistic media tool , first group the objects in the linked group, and then add the group to the Export docker. For example, if you want to export an object with an inner shadow, create a group from the object and the shadow, and then add the group to the Export docker.

To choose the default file format for new items

 

The features documented in the Help are available in the full version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021. Some features may not be available in this version of the product.