CorelDRAW Online Training
Introduction
CorelDraw (styled CorelDRAW) is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel’s Graphics Suite, which bundles CorelDraw with a bitmap image editor, Corel Photo-Paint, and other graphics-related programs (see below). Several innovations to vector-based illustration originated with CorelDraw: a node-edit tool that operates differently on different objects, fit text-to-path, stroke-before-fill, quick fill/stroke color selection palettes, perspective projections, mesh fills and
complex gradient fills. CorelDraw’s competitors include Adobe Illustrator and Xara Photo & Graphic Designer. Although all of these are vector-based illustration programs, the user experience differs greatly between them.
Prerequisites
- Basic PC skills such as basic understanding of the computer’s operating system, launching applications, creating, editing, and saving files, copying files from CDs and other media.
Course Content
1. Introduction
- Welcome to CorelDRAW
- What’s new in CorelDRAW
2. Jumping Right Into CorelDRAW X7
- Welcome to the Welcome Screen
- Touring the user interface
- Creating drawings
- Saving your masterpieces
3. Working with Pages and Layout
- Working with multiple pages
- Customizing the page layout
- Working with Guidelines and the Snap To options
4. Creating Objects
- Drawing shapes
- Polygons
- stars
- graph paper
- The Perfect Shapes Collection
- Lines and curves
- Node editing using the Shape Tool
5. Transforming Objects
- Selecting/deleting objects
- Modifying objects
- Arranging objects
- Working with multiple objects
- Converting objects
- Locking objects
6. Design Time Savers
- Cut, copy and paste
- Duplicating and cloning objects
- Using the Step and Repeat docker
- Undo/redo/repeat
- Working with symbols
7. Working with Artistic Text
- Working with the Text Tool to create Artistic Text
- Fitting text to a path
- The character formatting docker
- Spelling and Quickcorrect
8. Working with Paragraph Text
- Working with the Text Tool to create Paragraph Text
- The paragraph formatting docker
- Linking paragraph text frames
- Working with columns
- Additional paragraph features
9. Color Outlines and Fills
- Introducing color palettes
- Color filling options
- Color outline objects
- Using the Eyedropper and Paintbucket Tools
- Using the Smartfill Tools
10. Layers and the Object Manager
- Working with layers
- Layer properties
- Using the master layer
11. Viewing Your Work
- View modes
- Preview modes
- Using the View Manager
- Using the Zoom Tool
12. Find and Replace
- Find and replace objects
- Find and replace text
13. Bitmaps
- Applying effects to a bitmap
- Using the Image Adjustment Lab
- Cropping bitmaps
- Converting vector objects to bitmaps
14. Shaping Objects
- Shaping objects
- PowerClipping objects
- Adding envelopes
- Working the corners
15. The Interactive Tools Flyout
- Interactive Blend Tool
- Interactive Contour Tool
- Interactive Distortion Tool
- Interactive Drop Shadow Tool
- Interactive Extrude Tool
- Interactive Transparency Tool
- Interactive Fill Tool
16. More Special Effects
- Adding perspective
- Using the lens effect
- Adding bevels
17. Importing, Publishing, Exporting
- Importing and exporting Files
- Publish to PDF
- Export for Office
18. Customizations
- Customizing your toolbars and menus
- Customizing your color palettes
- Printing
- Printing basics explained
- Print preview basics
19. The Rest of the Suite
- Using Corel Capture
- Tracing bitmaps using PowerTrace
- CorelPHOTO PAINT: Cutout Lab
- CorelPHOTO PAINT: Effects
- Working with the Corel Design Collection
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