CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Deployment Guide Help | Configuring content for offline availability

Configuring content for offline availability

Note that Corel Content Exchange — the online storage for content accessible from earlier versions of the suite — is no longer available. Users can download content packs from the Get More page of the Welcome screen when working in online mode. However, we recommend that you make the content available to them on a network drive to facilitate their work.

The Proof of Entitlement Certificate email will contain a URL linking to a shared drive containing the extra content, which you can download. After you unzip the extra content to the location you want, you can create aliases to the various content folders from within CorelDRAW. When you create aliases, a database file is created. To make it easier for users to find and search the extra content, you must deploy this database file to the workstations.

The extracted content is 4.87 GB.

Internet access is required to access the download location.

To unzip the content

1 On the server that you are going to make available to all workstations, create a main content folder and name it Corel Content.

2 Follow the content URL provided on your Proof of Entitlement Certificate email. There are five main archive files: Applications, Fills, Fonts, Images, and Templates. The Images folder includes clipart and photos that are organized by theme in separate folders.

3 Extract the archive files into separate folders using a decompression tool to the folder created in step 1.

When all zip files have been downloaded and decompressed, you should see the following folders:

• Applications

• Fills

• Fonts

• Images

• Templates

Once the content is available on the server, users can create aliases to the folders so that they can access the content from within the Assets docker (formerly known as CONNECT Content docker), the Fill and Transparency pickers, and the New from Template dialog box in CorelDRAW. However, we recommend that you create the aliases yourself so that it is easier for users to access extra content.

To create aliases to the subfolders in the Images folder

1 Do one of the following:

• On Windows, click Window

Dockers

Assets.

• On macOS, choose Window

Inspectors

Assets.

2 In the Assets docker (Windows) or Assets inspector (macOS), click the Local and network assets button below the Search box.

3 Open the Choose content source list box, and click Add new.

4 Click Create alias.

5 In the Locate content library dialog box, browse to a subfolder in the Images folder located on the server.

6 Click Select Folder.

Repeat steps 3 to 5 to create aliases to other subfolders in the Images folder.

You can create an alias to the Images folder as well. Note, however, that it takes a long time to generate the thumbnails of all images. That’s why we recommend that you create aliases to the subfolders.

To create an alias to the Fills folder

1 In CorelDRAW, open the Fill picker or the Transparency picker in the Fill or Transparency section of the Properties docker (Window

Dockers

Properties).

2 In the Locate fills library dialog box, open the Choose content source list box, and click Add new.

3 Click Create alias.

4 In the Locate fills library dialog box, browse to the Fills folder located on the server.

5 Click Select folder.

Repeat steps 2 to 5 to create aliases to the subfolders in the Fills folder.

To create an alias to the Templates folder

1 In CorelDRAW, click File

New from Template.

2 In the New from Template dialog box, open the Choose content source list box, and click Add new.

3 Click Create alias.

4 In the Locate template library dialog box, browse to Templates folder, located on the server.

5 Click Select folder.

Repeat steps 2 to 5 to create aliases to the subfolders in the Templates folder.

To share content (fills, templates, and images) created by your company with the workstations, you can use the same method of creating aliases to network folders from within CorelDRAW.

Deploy the content database file

When you create aliases, a simple database file is generated. This file is called UserCollections.db and resides in the following location:

• (Windows) AppData\Roaming\Corel\Databases\Assets V1.3

• (macOS) Application Support/Corel/Databases/Assets V1.3 in your user library

After you deploy the content database file to the workstations, users will be able to search and use content from the alias folders.