Foreword | p. xxiii |
Introduction | p. xxv |
CorelDRAW 10 Quick Start Guide | |
Installing CorelDRAW and Finding Help | p. 3 |
Before You Install | p. 4 |
Slipping in the Disc | p. 6 |
Installation for the Typical User | p. 8 |
Navigating a Custom Installation | p. 8 |
Adding and Removing Components | p. 11 |
Refreshing Your CorelDRAW 10 Installation | p. 12 |
Using CorelTUTOR | p. 12 |
Helping Yourself to Help | p. 12 |
Using CorelDRAW Help | p. 14 |
Getting Help on the Web | p. 17 |
What's New in CorelDRAW 10? | p. 19 |
Onscreen Look and Feel | p. 20 |
Productivity and Performance | p. 23 |
Expanded Text Power | p. 26 |
Object Handling | p. 29 |
Tools | p. 32 |
Web Features | p. 35 |
Printing and PDF | p. 37 |
A Primer on Using CorelDRAW 10's Interface | p. 39 |
Window Anatomy | p. 40 |
Specifying Toolbar and Dialog Values | p. 44 |
Working with Dockers | p. 49 |
Using the Toolbox | p. 54 |
Working with Toolbars | p. 55 |
Using the Color Palette | p. 56 |
Opening and Saving Files | p. 61 |
CorelDRAW 10's Welcome Screen | p. 62 |
Opening Your First New Document File | p. 63 |
Opening Document Files | p. 65 |
Closing and Saving Documents | p. 68 |
Working with Templates | p. 77 |
Clipboard Commands | p. 79 |
Undo and Redoing Editing Changes | p. 82 |
Using Scrapbooks | p. 84 |
Getting Started with CorelDRAW 10 | |
Controlling Documents and Pages | p. 89 |
Evaluate Your Document Needs | p. 90 |
Setting Up Your Document Pages | p. 91 |
Naming Pages | p. 103 |
Page Commands | p. 106 |
Examining Drawings and Objects | p. 111 |
Measuring and Drawing Helpers | p. 113 |
Using the Ruler | p. 114 |
Using Grids | p. 123 |
Working with Guidelines | p. 128 |
Controlling the Guides Layer | p. 134 |
Zooming and Viewing | p. 141 |
Setting View Mode | p. 142 |
Zooming and Panning Pages | p. 146 |
Specialized View Modes | p. 154 |
Page Sorter View | p. 154 |
Using the View Navigator | p. 157 |
Using the View Manager Docker | p. 159 |
Essential Object Commands | p. 163 |
Selecting Objects | p. 164 |
Moving Objects | p. 171 |
Transforming Objects | p. 172 |
Applying Precise Transformation | p. 177 |
Setting Object Ordering | p. 182 |
Working with Object Tools | |
Basic Shape Creation | p. 187 |
Using the Rectangle Tool and Property Bar | p. 188 |
Using the Ellipse Tool and Property Bar | p. 191 |
Using Polygons and the Property Bar | p. 194 |
Using the Spiral Tool | p. 198 |
Using the Graph Paper Tool | p. 202 |
Using Perfect Shape Tools | p. 204 |
Using the Convert Outline To Object Command | p. 211 |
Drawing with Line Tools | p. 213 |
Grasping CorelDRAW 10's Line Tools | p. 214 |
Using the Artistic Media Tool | p. 216 |
Drawing with the Freehand Tool | p. 226 |
Drawing with the Bezier Tool | p. 228 |
Using Draw's Hidden Autotrace Feature | p. 238 |
Understanding Compound Paths | p. 241 |
Using the Dimension Line Tool | p. 244 |
Using the Interactive Connector Tool | p. 249 |
Cutting, Shaping, and Reshaping Objects | p. 255 |
CorelDRAW's Shape Resources | p. 256 |
Trimming, Welding, and Intersecting Object Shapes | p. 257 |
Applying Shaping Commands to Objects | p. 261 |
Real-Life Shaping Strategies | p. 263 |
Knife Tool | p. 266 |
Using the Eraser Tool | p. 269 |
Managing and Arranging Objects | p. 275 |
Viewing and Changing Object Properties | p. 276 |
Grasping CorelDRAW's Layer Concept | p. 278 |
Exploring the Object Manager | p. 279 |
Finding and Replacing Object Properties | p. 290 |
Using Graphic Styles | p. 296 |
Using the Object Data Docker | p. 305 |
Object Organization Resources | p. 309 |
Grouping and Ungrouping Selections | p. 310 |
Editing Grouped Objects | p. 312 |
Locking and Unlocking Objects | p. 313 |
Copying, Duplicating, and Cloning Objects | p. 315 |
Using the Repeat Command | p. 322 |
Aligning and Distributing Objects | p. 324 |
Organizing Objects and Applying Effects | |
Envelope and Distortion Effects | p. 335 |
Creating Envelope Effects | p. 338 |
Constraining Envelope Shapes | p. 352 |
Using Envelope Shapes Between Objects | p. 354 |
Grasping Distortion Effects | p. 358 |
Using the Interactive Distortion Tool and Property Bar | p. 360 |
Using Distortion Preset Commands | p. 370 |
The Power of Blends and Contours | p. 373 |
Comparing Blend and Contour Effects | p. 374 |
Using CorelDraw's Blend Effect | p. 374 |
Real World Blending | p. 375 |
The Interactive Blend Tool and Property Bar | p. 377 |
Creating a Typical Blend Effect | p. 379 |
Anatomy of a Blend | p. 379 |
Editing Blend Effects | p. 381 |
Using the Blend Docker | p. 399 |
Understanding Contour Effects | p. 400 |
Exploring Draw's Contour Effect | p. 401 |
Using the Interactive Contour Tool and Property Bar | p. 404 |
Controlling Contour Acceleration | p. 414 |
Using Contour Presets | p. 416 |
Using the Contour Docker | p. 417 |
Applying Lens and Transparency Effects | p. 419 |
Understanding Lens Effects | p. 420 |
Using the Lens Docker | p. 420 |
Exploring Lens Effects | p. 422 |
Using Lens Options | p. 432 |
Grasping CorelDRAW's Transparency Effects | p. 436 |
Using the Interactive Transparency Tool and Property Bar | p. 437 |
Setting Transparency Properties | p. 439 |
Using Transparency Operations (Merge Modes) | p. 443 |
Using Transparency Freeze | p. 446 |
Copying Transparency Effects | p. 447 |
Creating Depth with Shadows | p. 451 |
How CorelDRAW 10's Drop Shadow Effect Works | p. 452 |
Using the Interactive Drop Shadow Tool and Property Bar | p. 452 |
Anatomy of a Drop Shadow Effect | p. 455 |
Using Flat Drop Shadow Options | p. 456 |
Controlling Shadow Perspective | p. 461 |
Using Drop Shadow Presets | p. 468 |
Adopting Smart Drop Shadow Strategies | p. 469 |
Drawing and PowerClips | p. 473 |
Mastering Draw's PowerClip Feature | p. 474 |
PowerClipping an Object | p. 475 |
Controlling PowerClip Behavior | p. 478 |
Editing PowerClip Objects | p. 479 |
Real-World PowerClip Effects | p. 484 |
Working in 3D | |
Creating Depth with Perspective Effects | p. 489 |
How Perspective Effects Work | p. 490 |
Applying Perspective | p. 492 |
Editing a Perspective Effect | p. 494 |
Enhancing a Perspective Effect | p. 498 |
Limitations of Draw's Perspective Effects | p. 500 |
Copying and Clearing Perspective | p. 501 |
Extruding Vector Objects | p. 503 |
How Vector Extrude Works | p. 504 |
Choosing and Applying Vector Extrude | p. 506 |
Anatomy of a Vector Extrusion | p. 508 |
Using the Interactive Extrude Tool and Property Bar | p. 508 |
Using Vector Extrude Presets | p. 530 |
Using the Extrude Docker | p. 531 |
Controlling Extrude Complexity with Facet Size | p. 531 |
Applying Bitmap Extrude to Objects | p. 535 |
How Bitmap Extrude Works | p. 536 |
Bitmap Extrude and the Property Bar | p. 537 |
Exploring Bitmap Extrude Effects | p. 538 |
Anatomy of a Bitmap Extrude Effect | p. 539 |
Controlling Extrude Depth | p. 542 |
Using Bevels | p. 543 |
Lighting Your Extrusion | p. 546 |
Using Bitmap Extrude Presets | p. 550 |
Manipulating 3D Models | p. 553 |
Using Draw's 3D Model Tools | p. 554 |
Accessing 3D Models | p. 554 |
Changing Camera Viewpoints and Display | p. 557 |
Controlling Size and Lighting | p. 560 |
Working with Digital Images | |
Using Bitmap Commands | p. 569 |
A Bitmap Is Not a Vector Object | p. 570 |
CorelDRAW 10's Bitmap Resources | p. 570 |
Transforming Bitmaps | p. 579 |
Essential Bitmap Commands | p. 583 |
Using the Bitmap Color Mask Docker | p. 591 |
Using the Link Manager | p. 594 |
Inflating Bitmaps | p. 599 |
Tracing Bitmaps into Vectors | p. 600 |
Applying Bitmap Filter Effects | p. 611 |
Anatomy of CorelDRAW's Bitmap Filter Dialog | p. 612 |
3D Effects Filters | p. 615 |
Art Strokes Filters | p. 618 |
Blur Filters | p. 623 |
Color Transform Filters | p. 626 |
Contour Filters | p. 627 |
Creative Filters | p. 629 |
Distort Filters | p. 634 |
Noise Filters | p. 637 |
Sharpen Filters | p. 640 |
Working with Plug-Ins | p. 641 |
Beyond the Basics | |
Under the Hood of the Print Engine | p. 649 |
Printing a Document | p. 650 |
Choosing a Printer | p. 651 |
Previewing and Printing Your Document | p. 652 |
Setting Print Options | p. 678 |
Corel's Double-Sided Printing Wizard | p. 707 |
Prepare for Service Bureau Wizard | p. 707 |
Print Merge | p. 710 |
Troubleshooting Document Printing | p. 713 |
Import and Export Filters | p. 719 |
How Do Filters Work? | p. 720 |
How to Import a File | p. 721 |
How to Export a File | p. 723 |
Understanding Color Bits and Color Count | p. 724 |
Which Files Will Import, and Which Files Will Export? | p. 725 |
Specific Application Filters | p. 726 |
Combination Vector and Bitmap Filters | p. 735 |
Strictly Vector Filters | p. 737 |
Text Filters | p. 738 |
Bitmap Filters | p. 738 |
Specialized Files | p. 746 |
CorelDRAW 10's Web Resources: Introducing Corel R.A.V.E. | p. 747 |
Using the Web Connector Docker | p. 748 |
Creating Web Objects in CorelDRAW 10 and Corel R.A.V.E. | p. 749 |
Creating Animated Graphics | p. 757 |
Controlling Web-Specific Properties | p. 766 |
Controlling Web Page Properties | p. 766 |
Using CorelDRAW's New Flash Filter | p. 769 |
Saving Your Document as a Web Page | p. 769 |
Controlling Web Publishing Preferences | p. 774 |
Using the Web Image Optimizer | p. 775 |
Take Control Through Customization | p. 781 |
Top Customization Tips | p. 782 |
Using CorelDRAW's Workspace Resources | p. 797 |
Adventures with Scripts and VBA | p. 805 |
What's Possible with VBA? | p. 806 |
Recording and Playing Macros | p. 810 |
Introducing the VBA Editor | p. 817 |
Developing Advanced Macros from Recordings | p. 826 |
Distributing Your Own VBA Macros | p. 838 |
Example Macros | p. 839 |
Example Programs | p. 844 |
Where to Next? | p. 848 |
Appendix | |
What's on the CorelDRAW 10 Official Guide CD-ROM? | p. 853 |
CorelDRAW 10: The Official Guide Resources | p. 854 |
Index | p. 859 |
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