Export objects and pages

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CorelDRAW lets you manage and export assets using the Export inspector. You can export one or more objects and pages, or a group of objects to the PDF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, EPS, TIFF, GIF, BMP, CGM, PSD, WEBP, CDR, AI, DWG, and DXF formats.

To export an object, you must select it in the document and add it to the Export inspector. You can add the active page to the export list 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.

You can remove a selected item from the export list, and you can select all items in the list and remove them at once.

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 inspector (Object Objects). To change the filename of an export item, you can rename it in the Export inspector. You can also 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 inspector, and you can no longer use the settings associated with this item.

In the Export inspector, 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 inspector. 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 File Export inspector Add selection.
Add the active page to the export list	Click File Export inspector Add current page.
Add multiple assets to the export list	Select multiple assets in the document window, and click File Export inspector Add selection. Each asset is added as a separate item to the export list.
Add all pages to the export list	Click File Export inspector Add all pages. You can separate the pages into unique export list items by clicking the Options button beside the entry and clicking Separate pages.
Add specific pages to the export list	Click File Export inspector Add all pages. Click the Options button beside the entry, and enter specific pages, page ranges or both, separated by commas in the Pages box.
Remove an item from the export list	Click the Delete button beside the item you want to remove from the list.
Remove all items from the export list	Click the Select all button , and then click the Delete button at the bottom of the Export inspector.
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 inspector, click the Options button beside the entry whose settings you want to copy, and click Add asset with these settings.
Rename an asset	Click the name label, and enter a new name.

You can also open the Export inspector by clicking Window Inspectors Export.

You can also add items to the export list by clicking the Add button at the bottom of the Export inspector, and choosing an option.

To export an asset

 

You can also
Export multiple items	In the Export inspector, enable the Select Item check boxes beside the items that you want to export. Click Export. Tip: To export all items in the list, click the Select all button , and then click Export.
Modify export settings	In the Export inspector, click the Settings button , and specify the options you want.

Outline width and position impact object dimensions during export to bitmap formats. If the outline is centered on, or is outside of, the object’s edge, the exported object will have larger dimensions than those displayed in the Object size boxes on the property bar when the object is selected. To keep the exported object the same size as the one in your drawing, choose the Inside outline option in the Position area of the Properties inspector. For more information, see To specify line and outline settings. Objects not aligned to an even number of pixels or text extending beyond its bounding box will also increase the dimensions on export to ensure all selected pixels in a document are exported.

The Export button is grayed out when there are no items selected.

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 inspector. 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 inspector. For information about how to group objects, see To group objects.

You can also duplicate a page and export it to a new document. For more information, see To duplicate and export a page to a new document.

To choose the default file format for new items

 

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