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CorelDRAW® X7 User Guide
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Contents
Getting started...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite...................................................................................................................................................... 3
System requirements.........................................................................................................................................................................3
Preparing for installation.................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications.............................................................................................................................4
Installation options........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Modifying and repairing installations................................................................................................................................................6
Uninstalling CorelDRAW Graphics Suite............................................................................................................................................ 6
Frequently Asked Questions..............................................................................................................................................................7
Corel memberships and services............................................................................................................................................................. 9
CorelDRAW memberships................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Using your account........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Updating Corel products................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Corel Support Services.................................................................................................................................................................... 10
About Corel....................................................................................................................................................................................11
What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7.?................................................................................................................................... 13
Get up and running easily..............................................................................................................................................................13
Work faster and more efficiently.................................................................................................................................................... 16
Design with creativity and confidence............................................................................................................................................ 20
Share and expand your experience................................................................................................................................................. 23
Finding out what was new in previous versions............................................................................................................................. 24
Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................25
Getting help................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Using the Help and tooltips........................................................................................................................................................... 26
Quick Start Guide........................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Insights from the Experts................................................................................................................................................................27
Video learning resources.................................................................................................................................................................27
Using Hints.....................................................................................................................................................................................28
Welcome screen............................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Tips and Tricks................................................................................................................................................................................29
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Macro programming guide............................................................................................................................................................ 29
Network deployment guide............................................................................................................................................................ 29
Web-based resources......................................................................................................................................................................29
Customized training and integration resources...............................................................................................................................29
Starting and setting up........................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Starting and quitting CorelDRAW...................................................................................................................................................31
Changing languages.......................................................................................................................................................................31
Changing startup settings...............................................................................................................................................................32
CorelDRAW basics................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps...................................................................................................................................33
Starting and opening drawings...................................................................................................................................................... 34
Scanning images............................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Working with multiple drawings.................................................................................................................................................... 37
Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions....................................................................................................................................... 38
Zooming, panning, and scrolling....................................................................................................................................................39
Previewing drawings.......................................................................................................................................................................41
Choosing viewing modes................................................................................................................................................................42
Working with views........................................................................................................................................................................44
Saving drawings............................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Working with locked files............................................................................................................................................................... 47
Backing up and recovering files......................................................................................................................................................47
Adding and accessing drawing information....................................................................................................................................48
Closing drawings............................................................................................................................................................................ 48
Exploring basic tasks.......................................................................................................................................................................49
CorelDRAW workspace tour..................................................................................................................................................................51
CorelDRAW terms...........................................................................................................................................................................51
Application window....................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Standard toolbar............................................................................................................................................................................ 54
Exploring the toolbox..................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Property bar....................................................................................................................................................................................68
Dockers...........................................................................................................................................................................................68
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Status bar.......................................................................................................................................................................................70
Choosing a workspace....................................................................................................................................................................70
Finding and managing content............................................................................................................................................................ 73
Exploring Corel CONNECT...............................................................................................................................................................73
Accessing content...........................................................................................................................................................................78
Browsing and searching for content...............................................................................................................................................80
Viewing content............................................................................................................................................................................. 82
Using content.................................................................................................................................................................................83
Installing fonts................................................................................................................................................................................85
Managing content..........................................................................................................................................................................85
Syncing trays with OneDrive...........................................................................................................................................................87
Content types................................................................................................................................................................................. 88
Collaborating........................................................................................................................................................................................ 91
Using ConceptShare....................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Lines, shapes, and outlines..................................................................................................................................................................93
Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes.....................................................................................................................................95
Drawing lines..................................................................................................................................................................................95
Drawing calligraphic, pressure-sensitive, and preset lines..............................................................................................................103
Formatting lines and outlines....................................................................................................................................................... 105
Adding arrowheads to lines and curves........................................................................................................................................108
Copying, converting, and removing outlines.................................................................................................................................110
Closing multiple line segments..................................................................................................................................................... 111
Applying brushstrokes.................................................................................................................................................................. 112
Spraying objects along a line........................................................................................................................................................113
Drawing connector and callout lines............................................................................................................................................ 115
Drawing dimension lines.............................................................................................................................................................. 118
Using a pressure-sensitive pen......................................................................................................................................................121
Drawing shapes..................................................................................................................................................................................123
Drawing rectangles and squares...................................................................................................................................................123
Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes.............................................................................................................................. 126
Drawing polygons and stars......................................................................................................................................................... 127
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Drawing spirals.............................................................................................................................................................................129
Drawing grids...............................................................................................................................................................................130
Drawing predefined shapes.......................................................................................................................................................... 130
Drawing by using shape recognition............................................................................................................................................ 131
Shaping objects.................................................................................................................................................................................. 135
Using curve objects...................................................................................................................................................................... 135
Selecting and moving nodes........................................................................................................................................................ 136
Manipulating segments................................................................................................................................................................ 138
Adding, removing, joining, and aligning nodes............................................................................................................................ 139
Using node types..........................................................................................................................................................................140
Transforming nodes...................................................................................................................................................................... 141
Breaking the path of curve objects...............................................................................................................................................142
Mirroring changes in curve objects...............................................................................................................................................143
Skewing and stretching objects.................................................................................................................................................... 144
Smudging and smearing objects.................................................................................................................................................. 146
Roughening objects......................................................................................................................................................................148
Smoothing objects........................................................................................................................................................................150
Shaping objects by attracting or pushing away nodes..................................................................................................................151
Applying distortion effects............................................................................................................................................................152
Adding twirl effects......................................................................................................................................................................154
Shaping objects by using envelopes............................................................................................................................................. 155
Cropping, splitting, and erasing objects....................................................................................................................................... 157
Trimming objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 161
Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners................................................................................................................................ 163
Welding and intersecting objects..................................................................................................................................................164
Creating PowerClip objects........................................................................................................................................................... 166
Objects, symbols, and layers............................................................................................................................................................. 173
Working with objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 175
Selecting objects...........................................................................................................................................................................176
Transforming objects.................................................................................................................................................................... 178
Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects................................................................................................................................... 181
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Creating objects from enclosed areas........................................................................................................................................... 184
Creating a boundary around selected objects............................................................................................................................... 184
Using object coordinates to draw and modify objects.................................................................................................................. 185
Copying object properties, transformations, and effects............................................................................................................... 192
Cloning objects.............................................................................................................................................................................193
Positioning objects........................................................................................................................................................................194
Aligning and distributing objects..................................................................................................................................................196
Applying object hinting................................................................................................................................................................ 199
Snapping objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 199
Using dynamic guides.................................................................................................................................................................. 202
Using alignment guides................................................................................................................................................................205
Changing the order of objects......................................................................................................................................................209
Sizing and scaling objects............................................................................................................................................................ 210
Rotating and mirroring objects.....................................................................................................................................................211
Using the Object Properties docker to modify objects.................................................................................................................. 212
Grouping objects..........................................................................................................................................................................213
Combining objects........................................................................................................................................................................214
Locking objects.............................................................................................................................................................................216
Finding and replacing objects.......................................................................................................................................................216
Constraining objects..................................................................................................................................................................... 217
Inserting bar codes.......................................................................................................................................................................217
Inserting and editing QR codes.......................................................................................................................................................... 219
Inserting QR codes....................................................................................................................................................................... 219
Editing QR codes..........................................................................................................................................................................220
Validating QR codes..................................................................................................................................................................... 221
Working with layers............................................................................................................................................................................223
Creating layers..............................................................................................................................................................................223
Changing layer properties.............................................................................................................................................................226
Moving and copying layers and objects........................................................................................................................................229
Working with symbols........................................................................................................................................................................231
Creating, editing, and deleting symbols........................................................................................................................................231
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Using symbols in drawings...........................................................................................................................................................233
Managing collections and libraries............................................................................................................................................... 235
Reference: Working with symbols.................................................................................................................................................236
Linking and embedding objects..........................................................................................................................................................239
Inserting linked or embedded objects...........................................................................................................................................239
Editing linked or embedded objects............................................................................................................................................. 240
Managing projects..............................................................................................................................................................................241
Setting up the project database................................................................................................................................................... 241
Assigning and copying object data...............................................................................................................................................242
Viewing an object data summary................................................................................................................................................. 243
Color, fills, and transparencies...........................................................................................................................................................245
Working with color............................................................................................................................................................................ 247
Understanding color models.........................................................................................................................................................247
Understanding color depth...........................................................................................................................................................249
Choosing colors............................................................................................................................................................................250
Using the Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................256
Creating and editing custom color palettes.................................................................................................................................. 258
Organizing and displaying color palettes...................................................................................................................................... 260
Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries............................................................................................................. 262
Setting the properties of color palettes........................................................................................................................................ 263
Filling objects......................................................................................................................................................................................265
Applying uniform fills................................................................................................................................................................... 265
Applying fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................. 266
Applying pattern fills.................................................................................................................................................................... 268
Applying texture fills.....................................................................................................................................................................272
Applying PostScript fills................................................................................................................................................................ 274
Applying mesh fills....................................................................................................................................................................... 275
Applying fills to areas...................................................................................................................................................................277
Working with fills......................................................................................................................................................................... 279
Changing the transparency of objects................................................................................................................................................ 281
Applying uniform transparency.....................................................................................................................................................281
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Applying fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................... 282
Applying pattern transparency......................................................................................................................................................284
Applying texture transparency...................................................................................................................................................... 286
Copying, freezing, and removing transparencies...........................................................................................................................287
Applying merge modes................................................................................................................................................................ 287
Managing and sharing fills and transparencies...................................................................................................................................291
Managing fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................ 291
Saving and sharing fills and transparencies.................................................................................................................................. 293
Using color management................................................................................................................................................................... 295
Understanding color management............................................................................................................................................... 295
Getting started with color management in CorelDRAW................................................................................................................299
Installing, loading, and embedding color profiles......................................................................................................................... 302
Assigning color profiles................................................................................................................................................................ 303
Converting colors to other color profiles...................................................................................................................................... 304
Choosing color-conversion settings............................................................................................................................................... 304
Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................305
Working with color management presets..................................................................................................................................... 308
Working with color management policies.....................................................................................................................................308
Managing colors when opening documents.................................................................................................................................310
Managing colors when importing and pasting files......................................................................................................................310
Managing colors for print............................................................................................................................................................ 311
Using a safe CMYK workflow....................................................................................................................................................... 311
Managing colors for online viewing............................................................................................................................................. 312
Special effects....................................................................................................................................................................................313
Using lenses with objects................................................................................................................................................................... 315
Applying lenses.............................................................................................................................................................................315
Editing lenses............................................................................................................................................................................... 317
Adding 3D effects to objects..............................................................................................................................................................319
Contouring objects....................................................................................................................................................................... 319
Applying perspective to objects.................................................................................................................................................... 322
Creating extrusions....................................................................................................................................................................... 323
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Creating bevel effects................................................................................................................................................................... 327
Creating drop shadows................................................................................................................................................................ 329
Blending objects........................................................................................................................................................................... 331
Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................337
Adding and manipulating text............................................................................................................................................................339
Importing and pasting text...........................................................................................................................................................339
Adding artistic text....................................................................................................................................................................... 341
Adding paragraph text................................................................................................................................................................. 341
Adding columns to text frames.................................................................................................................................................... 344
Combining and linking paragraph text frames..............................................................................................................................346
Aligning text by using the baseline grid....................................................................................................................................... 348
Selecting text................................................................................................................................................................................349
Finding, editing, and converting text............................................................................................................................................349
Shifting, rotating, mirroring, and flipping text..............................................................................................................................351
Moving text.................................................................................................................................................................................. 352
Wrapping text.............................................................................................................................................................................. 353
Fitting text to a path....................................................................................................................................................................354
Inserting special characters, symbols, and glyphs..........................................................................................................................356
Embedding graphics.....................................................................................................................................................................359
Working with legacy text..............................................................................................................................................................359
Formatting text...................................................................................................................................................................................361
Choosing typefaces and fonts.......................................................................................................................................................361
Formatting characters................................................................................................................................................................... 363
Changing text color......................................................................................................................................................................365
Kerning a range of characters...................................................................................................................................................... 366
Changing text case.......................................................................................................................................................................367
Working with OpenType features..................................................................................................................................................368
Adjusting character and word spacing......................................................................................................................................... 372
Adjusting line and paragraph spacing.......................................................................................................................................... 373
Adding bullets to text.................................................................................................................................................................. 375
Inserting drop caps.......................................................................................................................................................................376
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