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Getting started
Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
System requirements
Preparing for installation
Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications
Installation options
Modifying and repairing installations
Uninstalling CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
Frequently Asked Questions
Corel accounts and services
Authenticating CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
Checking account settings
Updating Corel products
Changing user credentials
Corel Support Services
About Corel
What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite?
Creative
Productive
Innovative
Finding out what was new in previous versions
Learning resources
Getting help
Using the Help and tooltips
Using Hints
Welcome screen
Quick Start Guide
Insights from the Experts
Video learning resources
Community website for developers
Network deployment guide
Web-based resources
Starting and setting up
Starting and quitting CorelDRAW
Changing the language
Changing startup settings
CorelDRAW basics
Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps
Starting and opening drawings
Scanning images
Working with multiple drawings
Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions
Zooming, panning, and scrolling
Previewing drawings
Choosing viewing modes
Working with views
Saving drawings
Working with locked files
Backing up and recovering files
Adding and accessing drawing information
Closing drawings
Exploring basic tasks
CorelDRAW workspace tour
CorelDRAW terms
Application window
Standard toolbar
Exploring the toolbox
Property bar
Dockers
Status bar
Choosing a workspace
Finding and managing creative tools and content
Acquiring applications, plug-ins, and content
Finding content with the CONNECT docker
Accessing content
Browsing and searching for content
Viewing content
Using content
Installing fonts
Managing content
Syncing trays with OneDrive
Changing content locations
Content types
Touch-enabled devices and wheel devices
Using touch
Using wheel devices
Lines, shapes, and outlines
Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes
Drawing lines
Drawing calligraphic and preset lines
Sketching naturally with intelligent stroke adjustment
Formatting lines and outlines
Adding arrowheads to lines and curves
Copying, converting, and removing outlines
Applying brushstrokes
Applying brushstrokes that respond to pen pressure, tilt, and bearing
Spraying objects along a line
Drawing connector and callout lines
Drawing dimension lines
Using pressure-sensitive pens and devices
Drawing shapes
Drawing rectangles and squares
Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes
Drawing polygons and stars
Drawing spirals
Drawing grids
Drawing predefined shapes
Drawing by using shape recognition
Shaping objects
Using curve objects
Selecting and moving nodes
Aligning and distributing nodes
Manipulating segments
Joining curves
Copying and cutting segments
Adding, removing, and joining nodes
Using node types
Transforming nodes
Breaking the path of curve objects
Mirroring changes in curve objects
Skewing and stretching objects
Smudging and smearing objects
Roughening objects
Smoothing objects
Shaping objects by attracting or pushing away nodes
Applying distortion effects
Adding twirl effects
Shaping objects by using envelopes
Cropping and erasing objects
Splitting objects
Trimming objects
Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners
Welding and intersecting objects
Creating PowerClip objects
Setting options for nodes, handles, and previews
Symmetrical drawing
Creating symmetry groups
Editing symmetry groups
Fusing curves in symmetry groups
Removing symmetry and breaking symmetry links
Objects, symbols, and layers
Working with objects
Selecting objects
Transforming objects
Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects
Creating objects from enclosed areas
Creating a boundary around selected objects
Using object coordinates to draw and modify objects
Copying object properties, transformations, and effects
Cloning objects
Positioning objects
Aligning and distributing objects
Applying object hinting
Snapping objects
Using dynamic guides
Using alignment guides
Changing the order of objects
Sizing and scaling objects
Rotating and mirroring objects
Using the Object Properties docker to modify objects
Fitting objects to a path
Grouping objects
Combining objects
Locking objects
Finding and replacing objects
Hiding and displaying objects
Constraining objects
Inserting bar codes
Inserting and editing QR codes
Inserting QR codes
Editing QR codes
Validating QR codes
Working with layers
Creating layers
Changing layer properties
Moving and copying layers and objects
Working with symbols
Creating, editing, and deleting symbols
Using symbols in drawings
Managing collections and libraries
Reference: Working with symbols
Linking and embedding objects
Inserting linked or embedded objects
Editing linked or embedded objects
Managing and tracking projects
Setting up the project database
Assigning and copying object data
Viewing an object data summary
Tracking project time
Color, fills, and transparencies
Working with color
Understanding color models
Understanding color depth
Choosing colors
Using the Document palette
Creating and editing custom color palettes
Organizing and displaying color palettes
Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries
Setting the properties of color palettes
Applying fills to objects
Applying uniform fills
Applying fountain fills
Applying vector and bitmap pattern fills
Applying two-color pattern fills
Applying texture fills
Applying PostScript fills
Applying mesh fills
Applying fills to areas
Working with fills
Changing the transparency of objects
Applying uniform transparency
Applying fountain transparency
Applying pattern transparency
Applying texture transparency
Copying, freezing, and removing transparencies
Applying merge modes
Finding, managing, and saving fills and transparencies
Finding and viewing fills and transparencies
Managing fills and transparencies
Saving fills and transparencies
Using color management
Understanding color management
Getting started with color management in CorelDRAW
Installing, loading, and embedding color profiles
Assigning color profiles
Converting colors to other color profiles
Choosing color-conversion settings
Soft proofing
Working with color management presets
Working with color management policies
Managing colors when opening documents
Managing colors when importing and pasting files
Managing colors for print
Using a safe CMYK workflow
Managing colors for online viewing
Special effects
Using lenses with objects
Applying lenses
Editing lenses
Adding 3D effects to objects
Contouring objects
Applying perspective
Creating extrusions
Creating bevel effects
Creating drop shadows
Adding block shadows
Blending objects
Creating mosaics
Creating vector mosaics with the Pointillizer effect
Creating bitmap mosaics with the PhotoCocktail effect
Adding movement and focus
Adding impact effects
Text
Adding and manipulating text
Importing and pasting text
Adding artistic text
Adding paragraph text
Adding columns to text frames
Combining and linking paragraph text frames
Aligning text by using the baseline grid
Selecting text
Finding, editing, and converting text
Shifting, rotating, mirroring, and flipping text
Moving text
Wrapping text
Fitting text to a path
Inserting special characters, symbols, and glyphs
Embedding graphics
Working with legacy text
Formatting text
Choosing typefaces and fonts
Formatting characters
Changing text color
Kerning a range of characters
Changing text case
Working with OpenType features
Adjusting character and word spacing
Adjusting line and paragraph spacing
Adding bullets to text
Inserting drop caps
Changing character position and angle
Aligning text
Adding tabs and indents
Working with text styles
Hyphenating text
Inserting formatting codes
Displaying nonprinting characters
Working with text in different languages
Formatting Asian text
Using line-breaking rules for Asian text
OpenType support for Asian text
Formatting multilingual text
Displaying text correctly in any language
Managing fonts
Changing the default font
Substituting fonts
Embedding fonts
Viewing fonts
Filtering fonts
Searching for fonts
Acquiring more fonts
Identifying fonts
Choosing fonts with Font Playground
Using Corel Font Manager
Using writing tools
Using QuickCorrect
Using the spelling checker and Grammatik
Using the thesaurus
Working with languages
Customizing the writing tools
Using checking styles
Using rule classes
Analyzing a drawing
Using word lists
Checking statistics
Reference: Using writing tools
Templates and styles
Working with templates
Searching for templates
Using templates
Creating templates
Editing templates
Working with styles and style sets
Creating styles and style sets
Applying styles and style sets
Editing styles and style sets
Managing default object properties
Exporting and importing style sheets
Assigning keyboard shortcuts to styles or style sets
Finding objects that use a specific style or style set
Breaking the link between objects and styles or style sets
Working with color styles
Creating and applying color styles
Editing color styles
Viewing color styles
Exporting and importing color styles
Breaking the link between a color style and an object
Pages and layout
Working with pages and layout tools
Specifying the page layout
Choosing a page background
Adding, duplicating, renaming, and deleting pages
Inserting page numbers
Using the rulers
Calibrating the rulers
Setting up the document grid
Setting up the baseline grid
Setting up guidelines
Modifying guidelines
Setting the drawing scale
Working with tables
Adding tables to drawings
Selecting, moving, and navigating table components
Inserting and deleting table rows and columns
Resizing table cells, rows, and columns
Formatting tables and cells
Working with text in tables
Converting tables to text
Merging and splitting tables and cells
Manipulating tables as objects
Adding images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables
Importing tables in a drawing
Bitmaps
Working with bitmaps
Converting vector graphics to bitmaps
Importing bitmaps
Cropping bitmaps
Changing the dimensions and resolution of bitmaps
Straightening bitmaps
Correcting perspective distortions
Using Digimarc watermarks to identify bitmaps
Removing dust and scratch marks from bitmaps
Working with colors in bitmaps
Using the Image Adjustment Lab
Adjusting color and tone
Using the Tone Curve filter
Transforming color and tone
Editing bitmaps with Corel PHOTO-PAINT
Applying special effects in bitmaps
Special effects categories
3-D special effects
Art strokes special effects
Blur special effects
Camera special effects
Color transform special effects
Contour special effects
Creative special effects
Custom special effects
Distort special effects
Noise special effects
Sharpen special effects
Texture special effects
Working with bitmap color modes
Changing the color mode of bitmaps
Changing bitmaps to black-and-white images
Changing bitmaps to duotones
Changing bitmaps to the paletted color mode
Tracing bitmaps and editing traced results
Tracing bitmaps
PowerTRACE controls
Previewing traced results
Fine-tuning traced results
Adjusting colors in traced results
Setting default tracing options
Tips for tracing bitmaps and editing traced results
Working with RAW camera files
Using RAW camera files
Bringing RAW camera files into CorelDRAW
Adjusting the color and tone of RAW camera files
Sharpening and reducing noise in RAW camera files
Previewing RAW camera files and obtaining image information
Printing
Printing basics
Printing your work
Laying out print jobs
Previewing print jobs
Applying print styles
Fine-tuning print jobs
Printing colors accurately
Printing to a PostScript printer
Using print merge
Viewing preflight summaries
Preparing files for print service providers
Preparing a print job for a print service provider
Working with imposition layouts
Printing printers’ marks
Maintaining OPI links
Printing color separations
Working with color trapping and overprinting
Specifying In-RIP trapping settings
Printing to film
Preparing banners for printing
Working with a print service provider
Web graphics
Creating objects for the web
Exporting bitmaps for the web
Exporting and uploading bitmaps to WordPress
Saving and applying web presets
Exporting objects with transparent colors and backgrounds
Creating web-compatible text
Creating rollovers
Adding bookmarks and hyperlinks to documents
Adding hotspots and alternate text to objects
File formats
Importing and exporting files
Importing files
Exporting files
Exporting to PDF
Exporting documents as PDF files
Including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails in PDF files
Reducing the size of PDF files
Working with text and fonts in PDF files
Specifying an encoding format for PDF files
Specifying a viewing option for EPS files
Specifying color management options for exporting PDF files
Setting security options for PDF files
Optimizing PDF files
Viewing preflight summaries for PDF files
Preparing PDF files for a print provider
Working with office productivity applications
Importing files from office productivity applications
Exporting files to office productivity applications
Adding objects to documents
Supported file formats
Adobe Illustrator (AI)
Adobe Type 1 Font (PFB)
Windows Bitmap (BMP)
OS/2 Bitmap (BMP)
Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)
CorelDRAW (CDR)
Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX)
Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)
Corel Symbol Library (CSL)
Cursor Resource (CUR)
Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF)
Microsoft Publisher (PUB)
Corel DESIGNER (DES, DSF, DS4, or DRW)
AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF)
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
PostScript (PS or PRN)
GIF
JPEG (JPG)
JPEG 2000 (JP2)
Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD)
PICT (PCT)
PaintBrush (PCX)
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
HPGL Plotter File (PLT)
Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
Adobe Photoshop (PSD)
Corel Painter (RIF)
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
Adobe Flash (SWF)
TARGA (TGA)
TIFF
Corel Paint Shop Pro (PSP)
TrueType Font (TTF)
Visio (VSD)
WordPerfect Document (WPD)
WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)
RAW camera file formats
Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI)
Windows Metafile Format (WMF)
Additional file formats
Recommended formats for importing graphics
Recommended formats for exporting graphics
General notes on importing text files
Customizing and automating
Setting basic preferences
Disabling warning messages
Viewing system information
Customizing CorelDRAW
Saving and restoring defaults
Creating workspaces
Importing and exporting workspaces
Customizing workspace appearance
Customizing keyboard shortcuts
Customizing menus
Customizing toolbars
Customizing the toolbox
Customizing the property bar
Customizing the status bar
Customizing filters
Customizing file associations
Using macros to automate tasks
Working with macros
Reference
CorelDRAW for Adobe Illustrator users
Comparing terminology
Comparing tools
Using the Adobe Illustrator workspace
Glossary