CorelDRAW 12: the Official Guide

Name: CorelDRAW 12: the Official Guide
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ISBN: 9780072231915

ISBN-10: 0072231912

ISBN-13: 9780072231915

Edition: 2004

Authors: Steve Bain

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Learn to use the streamlined product improvements in the latest version of CorelDRAW and make the most of the software's strengths to create compelling graphical presentations for print and the Web.

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 1/28/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 736
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.146

Foreword	p. xxvii
Acknowledgments	p. xxix
Introduction	p. xxxi
CoreIDRAW 12 Quick Start Guide
What's New in CoreIDRAW 12?	p. 3
Higher Productivity and Better Performance	p. 4
Object Handling	p. 4
New and Enhanced Tools	p. 9
A Few New Creature Comforts	p. 11
Importing and Exporting	p. 12
Interfacing with CoreIDRAW 12	p. 15
Window Anatomy	p. 16
Specifying Toolbar and Dialog Values	p. 18
Working with Dockers	p. 21
Using the Toolbox	p. 23
Working with Toolbars	p. 24
Using the Color Palette	p. 25
Opening and Saving Files	p. 27
CoreIDRAW 12's Welcome Dialog	p. 28
Opening Your First New Document File	p. 28
Opening Document Files	p. 29
Closing and Saving Documents	p. 31
Working with Templates	p. 37
Clipboard Commands	p. 39
Undoing and Redoing Editing Changes	p. 40
Using Scrapbooks	p. 42
Importing and Exporting Files	p. 46
Importing Files and Setting Options	p. 46
Exporting Files and Choosing Options	p. 49
Choosing Export File Formats	p. 51
Getting Started with CoreIDRAW 12
Controlling Documents and Pages	p. 57
Setting Up Your Document Page	p. 58
Naming Pages	p. 64
Page Commands	p. 67
Examining Drawings and Objects	p. 71
Measuring and Drawing Helpers	p. 73
Using the Ruler	p. 74
Using Grids	p. 80
Working with Dynamic Guides and Guidelines	p. 86
Using Dynamic Guides	p. 86
Controlling the Guides Layer	p. 92
Zooming and Viewing	p. 97
Setting View Mode	p. 98
Zooming and Panning Pages	p. 101
Specialized View Modes	p. 105
Using the View Navigator	p. 108
Using the View Manager Docker	p. 109
Essential Object Commands	p. 113
Basic Object Selection	p. 114
Moving Objects	p. 120
Transforming Objects	p. 121
Applying Precise Transformation	p. 126
Controlling the Order of Things	p. 130
Working with Object Tools
Creating Basic Shapes	p. 135
CorelDRAW 12's New Smart Drawing Tool	p. 136
Using the Rectangle Tool and Property Bar	p. 138
Using the Ellipse Tool and Property Bar	p. 141
Using Polygons and the Property Bar	p. 144
Using the Spiral Tool	p. 147
Using the Graph Paper Tool	p. 148
Using Perfect Shape Tools	p. 150
Using the Convert Outline to Object Command	p. 153
Drawing with Line Tools	p. 155
Mastering CorelDRAW 12's Line Tools	p. 156
Using the Artistic Media Tool	p. 157
Drawing with Freehand and Polyline Tools	p. 162
Drawing Arcs with the 3-Point Curve Tool	p. 164
Using the Bezier and Pen Tools	p. 165
Editing Bezier Paths	p. 168
Controlling Freehand and Bezier Tool Behavior	p. 172
What Are Compound Paths?	p. 174
Using the Dimension Line Tool	p. 176
Using the Interactive Connector Tool	p. 180
Cutting, Shaping, and Reshaping Objects	p. 183
CorelDRAW 12's Shape Resources	p. 184
Shaping and Reshaping Object Shapes	p. 184
Real-Life Shaping Strategies	p. 188
Knife Tool	p. 190
Using the Eraser Tool	p. 192
Using the Smudge Tool	p. 195
Using the New Virtual Segment Delete Tool	p. 198
Arranging and Organizing Objects	p. 201
Using Group Commands	p. 202
Locking and Unlocking Objects	p. 203
Copying, Duplicating, and Cloning Objects	p. 204
Creating Object Symbols	p. 207
Using the Repeat Command	p. 211
Aligning and Distributing Objects	p. 212
Grasping CorelDRAW's Layer Concept	p. 217
Exploring the Object Manager	p. 217
Finding and Replacing Objects by Their Properties	p. 225
Using Graphic Styles	p. 229
Using the Object Data Docker	p. 235
CoreIDRAW 12's Text Arsenal
Mastering Text Properties	p. 239
Choosing Between Artistic and Paragraph Text	p. 240
Introducing CorelDRAW's Text Tool	p. 241
Formatting Text with the Property Bar	p. 243
The Format Text Dialog	p. 243
Changing the Case of Text	p. 253
Working with Artistic Text	p. 253
Working with Paragraph Text	p. 256
Embedding Objects into Text	p. 259
Text and Styles	p. 260
Wrapping Text Around Other Shapes	p. 261
Managing Fonts	p. 262
Working with Text in Other Languages	p. 263
Selecting Any Character from a Font	p. 264
Linking Text to Objects	p. 265
Linking Paragraph Text Frames	p. 266
Fitting Text Around a Path	p. 270
Path Text and Pick and Shape Tools	p. 277
Linking Text Inside Closed Paths	p. 280
Resources for Perfect Writing	p. 283
Using CorelDRAW's Writing Tools	p. 284
Setting Spell Checker Options	p. 286
Using Grammatik	p. 290
Using the Thesaurus	p. 292
Using QuickCorrect	p. 293
Finding and Replacing Text	p. 295
Finding and Replacing Text Properties	p. 296
Applying Color Fills and Outlines
Mastering Object Outline Properties	p. 301
Applying Outline Pen Properties	p. 302
Outline Pen Options and the Property Bar	p. 302
Using the Outline Tool	p. 303
Exploring the Outline Pen Dialog	p. 303
Outline Pen Object Properties Dialog	p. 314
Applying Color Fills	p. 317
Browsing Fill Types	p. 318
Applying Fills to Shapes	p. 319
Applying a Uniform Color Fill	p. 319
Applying a Fountain Fill	p. 320
Applying Pattern Fills	p. 328
Applying Texture Fills	p. 333
Applying PostScript Fills	p. 336
Applying Mesh Fills	p. 338
CorelDRAW 12's World of Color	p. 343
Pick a Color--Any Color	p. 344
Using Color-Related Dockers	p. 344
About Color Models	p. 351
Using Color Viewers	p. 352
Using Color Mixers	p. 353
Using Fixed and Custom Palettes	p. 356
Adjusting and Transforming Color	p. 359
Organizing Objects and Applying Effects
Envelope and Distortion Effects	p. 365
The Theory Behind Envelopes	p. 366
Creating Envelope Effects	p. 367
Constraining Single Arc Envelopes	p. 374
Using Envelope Shapes Between Objects	p. 376
Mastering Distortion Effects	p. 378
Using the Interactive Distortion Tool and Property Bar	p. 378
Using Distortion Presets	p. 386
Using the Roughen Brush	p. 387
The Power of Blends and Contours	p. 391
Comparing Blend and Contour Effects	p. 392
Using CorelDraw's Blend Effect	p. 392
Real-World Blending	p. 392
The Interactive Blend Tool and Property Bar	p. 394
Creating a Typical Blend Effect	p. 394
Anatomy of a Blend	p. 395
Editing Blend Effects	p. 396
Using the Blend Docker	p. 409
Understanding Contour Effects	p. 410
Exploring Draw's Contour Effects	p. 411
Using the Interactive Contour Tool and Property Bar	p. 412
Controlling Contour Acceleration	p. 419
Using Contour Presets	p. 421
Using the Contour Docker	p. 421
Applying Lens and Transparency Effects	p. 423
Understanding Lens Effects	p. 424
Using the Lens Docker	p. 424
Exploring Lens Effects	p. 425
Using Lens Options	p. 434
Grasping CorelDRAW's Transparency Effects	p. 437
Using the Interactive Transparency Tool and Property Bar	p. 438
Setting Transparency Properties	p. 440
Using Transparency Operations (Merge Modes)	p. 444
Applying Transparency to Fills and Outlines	p. 446
Using Transparency Freeze	p. 447
Copying Transparency Effects	p. 447
Applied Transparency Effects	p. 448
Creating Depth with Shadows	p. 451
How CorelDRAW 12'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. 454
Using Flat Drop Shadow Options	p. 456
Controlling Shadow Perspective	p. 460
Using Drop Shadow Presets	p. 465
Adopting Smart Drop Shadow Strategies	p. 466
Drawing and PowerClips	p. 469
Mastering Draw's PowerClip Feature	p. 470
PowerClipping an Object	p. 472
Controlling PowerClip Behavior	p. 474
Working in 3D
Creating Depth with Perspective Effects	p. 483
How Perspective Effects Work	p. 484
Applying Perspective	p. 486
Editing a Perspective Effect	p. 487
Enhancing a Perspective Effect	p. 489
Limitations of Draw's Perspective Effects	p. 491
Copying and Clearing Perspective	p. 491
Extruding Vector Objects	p. 493
How Extrude Works	p. 494
Choosing and Applying Extrude	p. 496
Anatomy of an Extrusion	p. 497
Using the Interactive Extrude Tool and Property Bar	p. 498
Using Vector Extrude Presets	p. 512
Using the Extrude Docker	p. 513
Controlling Extrude Complexity Using Facet Size	p. 515
Beyond the Basics
Applying Bitmap Commands	p. 521
CorelDRAW 12's Bitmap Resources	p. 522
Transforming Bitmaps	p. 529
Essential Bitmap Operations	p. 532
Using the Bitmap Color Mask Docker	p. 537
Externally Linked Bitmaps and the Link Manager	p. 539
Inflating Bitmaps	p. 542
Using CorelDRAW's Bitmap Filter Dialogs	p. 543
Under the Hood of the Print Engine	p. 547
Printing a Simple Document	p. 548
Setting Print Options	p. 550
Previewing Your Printed Document	p. 568
Setting Printing Preferences	p. 574
Corel's Double-Sided Printing Wizard	p. 579
Using the Prepare for Service Bureau Wizard	p. 579
Print Merge	p. 580
CorelDRAW 12's Web Resources	p. 585
Using the Web Connector Docker	p. 586
Using the Internet Toolbar	p. 587
Setting Web Page Properties	p. 594
Publishing Web Documents	p. 596
Setting Web Publishing Preferences	p. 602
Web Image Optimizer	p. 605
Introduction to Corel R.A.V.E. 3.0	p. 607
Take Control Through Customization	p. 613
Top Customization Tips	p. 614
Using CorelDRAW's Workspace Resources	p. 626
Adventures with VBA and Scripting	p. 633
What's Possible with VBA?	p. 634
What's New in Version 12	p. 635
Some Terms Defined	p. 635
Introducing the VBA Editor	p. 636
Recording and Playing Macros	p. 641
Developing Solutions with VBA	p. 645
Distributing Macros	p. 652
Example Code	p. 652
Where to Go for More Information	p. 657
Shortcut Keys	p. 659
Index	p. 669
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