CorelDRAW X7

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CONTENTS
Chapter 1  Getting Started with CorelDRAW X7 1

Defining Bitmap vs. Vector Images ......................................................................2

Bitmap Images...............................................................................................2
Vector Images ................................................................................................2
Exploring the New and Enhanced Features of CorelDRAW X7 ..............................3
Launching the CorelDRAW X7 Application ...........................................................4
The Welcome Screen......................................................................................5
Dock and Undock the Welcome Screen ..........................................................6
Creating a New Document in CorelDRAW X7 ......................................................9
Exploring the User Interface of CorelDRAW X7...................................................10
The Title Bar ................................................................................................11
The Menu Bar ..............................................................................................12
The Standard toolbar ...................................................................................12
The Property Bar ..........................................................................................13
The Toolbox .................................................................................................14
The Drawing Page .......................................................................................19
Document Navigator....................................................................................19
The Dockers.................................................................................................20
The Color Palette .........................................................................................20
The Status Bar ..............................................................................................21
The Navigator ..............................................................................................21
The Rulers ....................................................................................................21
Working with Page Layout .................................................................................22
Modify the Size and Orientation of a Drawing Page ......................................22
Set up the Background of a Drawing Page....................................................24
Add, Rename, and Delete a Drawing Page from a Document .......................25
Working with Workspaces .................................................................................28
Select a Different Workspace ........................................................................29
Customize the Toolbox .................................................................................30
Switching between Multiple Documents..............................................................32
Undock a Document ....................................................................................32
Opening an Existing Document .........................................................................33
Using the Zoom Tool and Pan Tool ...................................................................35
Zoom the View of a Drawing ........................................................................35
Pan the View of a Drawing ...........................................................................37
Viewing a Drawing in Different Views ................................................................38
Previewing a Drawing .......................................................................................40
Preview a Drawing in the Full-screen Preview Mode ......................................40
Preview Selected Objects ..............................................................................41
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Undoing and Redoing a Series of Actions ..........................................................43

Inserting Page Numbers in Multiple Drawing Pages ...........................................44
Saving a Drawing in CorelDRAW X7..................................................................46
Using the Help Feature .....................................................................................47
Closing a Document and Quitting the CorelDRAW X7 Application .....................49

Chapter 2  Drawing Shapes in CorelDRAW X7 51

Working with Basic Geometric Tools in CorelDRAW X7 ......................................51

Using the Freehand Tool ..............................................................................52
Using the Rectangle Tool ..............................................................................53
Using the Ellipse Tool ...................................................................................55
Using the Spiral Tool....................................................................................55
Working with Curves .........................................................................................57
Drawing a Curve by Specifying its Width and Height.....................................57
Setting Options for the Freehand and Bezier Tools ........................................58
Working with Lines ............................................................................................60
Drawing a Calligraphic Line .........................................................................60
Drawing a Pressure-Sensitive Line.................................................................61
Drawing a Preset Line ..................................................................................62
Working with Outlines.......................................................................................63
Defining Outline Settings..............................................................................64
Adding an Arrowhead ..................................................................................66
Editing an Arrowhead ..................................................................................68
Working with Creative Shape Tools ...................................................................70
Using the Smooth Tool .................................................................................70
Using the Smear Tool...................................................................................72
Using the Twirl Tool .....................................................................................73
Using the Attract Tool ...................................................................................75
Using the Repel Tool ....................................................................................76
Modifying Shapes and Lines ..............................................................................78
Applying the Convert to Curves Command on Objects .................................78
Splitting a Line .............................................................................................79
Performing Advanced Operations on Objects ....................................................81
Using the Fillet Tool .....................................................................................81
Using the Scallop Tool .................................................................................82
Using the Chamfer Tool ...............................................................................83
Using the Graph Paper Tool.........................................................................84
Using the Envelope Tool...............................................................................85
Altering the Mapping Mode ..........................................................................90

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Chapter 3  Managing Objects in CorelDRAW X7 93

Working with Objects ........................................................................................93

Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Objects .........................................................94
Duplicating an Object ..................................................................................95
Exploring the Object Styles Docker in CorelDRAW X7.........................................96
Copying the Properties of an Object ..................................................................99
Copying the Fill Property from One Object to Another ..................................99
Copying the Size of One Object to Another ............................................... 102
Copying the Effects from One Object to Another........................................ 104
Transforming Objects..................................................................................... 107
Moving an Object ..................................................................................... 107
Scaling an Object ..................................................................................... 108
Rotating an Object .................................................................................... 109
Creating a Mirror Object........................................................................... 111
Changing the Order of an Object ............................................................. 113
Combining and Breaking Objects .................................................................. 114
Combining Objects ................................................................................... 114
Breaking Apart Combined Objects ............................................................ 115
Grouping Objects .......................................................................................... 116
Adding an Object to a Group.................................................................... 116
Removing an Object from a Group ........................................................... 117
Editing a Single Object in a Group ............................................................ 118
Ungrouping Objects.................................................................................. 119
Aligning and Distributing Objects ................................................................... 121
Aligning an Object with Other Objects ...................................................... 121
Distributing Objects .................................................................................. 123

Chapter 4  Colors and Bitmaps 125

Using the Default Palette ................................................................................ 126

Displaying and Organizing the Document Palette ........................................... 126
Creating a Custom Color Palette .................................................................... 128
Creating a Custom Color Palette by Selecting Colors Manually .................. 128
Creating a Color Palette from an Object ................................................... 132
Creating a Color Palette from a Document ................................................ 134
Editing a Custom Color Palette ....................................................................... 136
Working with Different Types of Fills ............................................................... 139
Applying Uniform Fills ............................................................................... 140
Applying Fountain Fills .............................................................................. 141
Applying Pattern Fills ................................................................................. 145
Applying a Bitmap Pattern Fill.................................................................... 148
Applying Texture Fills ................................................................................ 149

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Applying Mesh Fills ................................................................................... 152

Applying a Fill to Areas .................................................................................. 153
Understanding the QR Code .......................................................................... 155
Working with Bitmap Images.......................................................................... 155
Importing a Bitmap ................................................................................... 156
Converting Vector Images into Bitmap Images in a Drawing ...................... 157
Converting Vector Images into Bitmaps While Exporting............................. 159
Transforming a Bitmap ............................................................................. 161
Applying Special Effects to Bitmap Images ................................................. 167

Chapter 5  Working with Text in CorelDRAW X7 173

Exploring Text Types in CorelDRAW X7 ........................................................... 174

Creating Artistic Text ................................................................................. 174
Creating Paragraph Text ........................................................................... 175
Previewing Fonts with the Font Playground...................................................... 176
Converting Text from One Type to Another ..................................................... 177
Changing the Appearance of Text .................................................................. 178
Changing the Font Style and Font Size....................................................... 178
Changing the Font Color of Text ............................................................... 179
Changing Alignment ................................................................................. 180
Changing the Text Spacing ....................................................................... 181
Finding and Replacing Text ............................................................................ 182
Finding Text .............................................................................................. 182
Replacing Text........................................................................................... 185
Applying Effects to Text................................................................................... 186
Applying the Drop Cap Effect .................................................................... 186
Applying the Outline Effect to Text ............................................................. 188
Applying the Mirror Effect .......................................................................... 190
Wrapping Paragraph Text around Objects...................................................... 191
Fitting Text to an Object Path.......................................................................... 192
Moving Text Between Frames or Text Objects.................................................. 192
Working with Complex Script Types in CorelDRAW X7 .................................... 193
Using the Convert to Curves Command ......................................................... 194
Breaking Apart the Text ............................................................................. 195
Converting a Table to Text ........................................................................ 196
Font Embedding ............................................................................................ 198

Chapter 6  Using Layers 201

Exploring the Object Manager Docker ............................................................ 202

Creating a Layer ............................................................................................ 203
Modifying Layer Properties ............................................................................. 205

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Showing or Hiding a Layer ........................................................................ 205

Setting the Properties of Layers .................................................................. 206
Changing the Position of a Layer in the Stacking Order ............................. 207
Moving Objects between Layers ..................................................................... 209
Deleting a Layer............................................................................................. 210
Working with Rulers, Grids, and Guidelines .................................................... 212
Setting Ruler Options ................................................................................ 212
Setting the Distance Between Grid Lines..................................................... 213
Snapping an Object to the Grid ................................................................ 215
Snapping an Object to Guidelines ............................................................. 216

Chapter 7  Brushes, Object Styles, and Special Effects 219

Working with Brush Strokes ............................................................................ 219

Using a Preset Brush Stroke ....................................................................... 220
Creating a Custom Brush Stroke................................................................ 221
Working with Styles and Styles Sets ................................................................. 222
Creating a Style Set from an Object........................................................... 222
Applying a Style Set to an Object............................................................... 224
Editing a Style Set...................................................................................... 225
Working with Symbols .................................................................................... 226
Inserting a Symbol .................................................................................... 227
Creating a Symbol .................................................................................... 229
Editing a Symbol ....................................................................................... 230
Using the Insert Character Docker ............................................................. 233
Creating Special Effects .................................................................................. 237
Using the Envelope Tool............................................................................ 237
Using the Distort Tool................................................................................ 239
Using the Blend Tool ................................................................................. 241
Using the Contour Tool ............................................................................. 242
Using the Transparency Tool ..................................................................... 244
Applying the Perspective Effect................................................................... 246
Creating a PowerClip Effect....................................................................... 248
Using the Drop Shadow Tool..................................................................... 250
Using the Extrude Tool .............................................................................. 251

Chapter 8  Printing and Exporting a Drawing 253

Printing a Document ...................................................................................... 253

Setting Printer Properties............................................................................ 254
Previewing a Document............................................................................. 257
Using the Collect For Output Wizard ......................................................... 258

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CorelDRAW Web Graphics ............................................................................ 262

Creating Rollover Buttons .......................................................................... 263
Adding Bookmarks and Hyperlinks to a Document .................................... 266
Adding Hotspots to Objects ....................................................................... 270
Exporting a Document.................................................................................... 274
Exporting to PDF ....................................................................................... 274
Exporting for the Web ............................................................................... 276
Exporting for Office ................................................................................... 278

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