Foreword | p. xxiii |
Introduction | p. xxv |
CorelDRAW 11 Quick Start Guide | |
What's New in CorelDRAW 11? | p. 3 |
Better Productivity and Performance | p. 4 |
Object Handling | p. 5 |
A Host of New Tools | p. 8 |
Importing and Exporting | p. 12 |
Interfacing with CorelDRAW 11 | p. 15 |
Window Anatomy | p. 16 |
Specifying Toolbar and Dialog Values | p. 19 |
Working with Dockers | p. 23 |
Using the Toolbox | p. 25 |
Working with Toolbars | p. 26 |
Using the Color Palette | p. 27 |
Important Macintosh Interface Differences | p. 29 |
Opening and Saving Files | p. 35 |
CorelDRAW 11 Welcome Dialog | p. 36 |
Opening Your First New Document File | p. 37 |
Opening Document Files | p. 38 |
Closing and Saving Documents | p. 40 |
Working with Templates | p. 46 |
Clipboard Commands | p. 48 |
Undoing and Redoing Editing Changes | p. 50 |
Using Scrapbooks | p. 53 |
Importing and Exporting Files | p. 54 |
Importing Files and Setting Options | p. 54 |
Exporting Files and Choosing Options | p. 57 |
Choosing Export File Formats | p. 59 |
Getting Started with CorelDRAW 11 | |
Controlling Documents and Pages | p. 65 |
Setting Up Your Document Page | p. 66 |
Naming Pages | p. 76 |
Page Commands | p. 80 |
Measuring and Drawing Helpers | p. 87 |
Using the Ruler | p. 88 |
Using Grids | p. 98 |
Working with Guidelines | p. 104 |
Controlling the Guides Layer | p. 110 |
Zooming and Viewing | p. 117 |
Setting View Mode | p. 118 |
Zooming and Panning Pages | p. 121 |
Specialized View Modes | p. 126 |
Using the View Navigator | p. 130 |
Using the View Manager Docker | p. 132 |
Essential Object Commands | p. 135 |
Selecting Objects | p. 136 |
Moving Objects | p. 143 |
Transforming Objects | p. 145 |
Applying Precise Transformation | p. 149 |
Setting Object Ordering | p. 154 |
Working with Object Tools | |
Creating Basic Shapes | p. 159 |
Using the Rectangle Tool and Property Bar | p. 160 |
Using the Ellipse Tool and Property Bar | p. 165 |
Using Polygons and the Property Bar | p. 169 |
Using the Spiral Tool | p. 174 |
Using the Graph Paper Tool | p. 177 |
Using Perfect Shape Tools | p. 179 |
Using the Convert Outline to Object Command | p. 184 |
Drawing with Line Tools | p. 187 |
Mastering CorelDRAW 11's Line Tools | p. 188 |
Using the Artistic Media Tool | p. 190 |
Drawing with Freehand and Polyline Tools | p. 197 |
Drawing Arcs with the 3-Point Curve Tool | p. 198 |
Using the Bezier and Pen Tools | p. 199 |
Editing Bezier Paths | p. 202 |
Using Draw's Hidden Autotrace Feature | p. 208 |
Understanding Compound Paths | p. 210 |
Using the Dimension Line Tool | p. 213 |
Using the Interactive Connector Tool | p. 217 |
Editing Angled Connector Lines | p. 219 |
Cutting, Shaping, and Reshaping Objects | p. 221 |
CorelDRAW's Shape Resources | p. 222 |
Shaping and Reshaping Object Shapes | p. 223 |
Real-Life Shaping Strategies | p. 228 |
Knife Tool | p. 230 |
Using the Eraser Tool | p. 233 |
Using the Smudge Tool | p. 236 |
Arranging and Organizing Objects | p. 241 |
Using Group Commands | p. 242 |
Locking and Unlocking Objects | p. 244 |
Copying, Duplicating, and Cloning Objects | p. 244 |
Creating Object Symbols | p. 248 |
Using the Repeat Command | p. 251 |
Aligning and Distributing Objects | p. 251 |
Grasping CorelDRAW's Layer Concept | p. 256 |
Exploring the Object Manager | p. 257 |
Finding and Replacing Object Properties | p. 265 |
Using Graphic Styles | p. 271 |
CorelDRAW 11's Text Arsenal | |
Mastering Text Properties | p. 281 |
Choosing Between Artistic and Paragraph Text | p. 282 |
Introducing CorelDRAW's Text Tool | p. 283 |
Creating Artistic Text | p. 286 |
Creating Paragraph Text | p. 286 |
Formatting Text with the Property Bar | p. 287 |
The Format Text Dialog | p. 288 |
Changing the Case of Text | p. 302 |
Working with Artistic Text | p. 303 |
Working with Paragraph Text | p. 306 |
Embedding Objects into Text | p. 311 |
Text and Styles | p. 312 |
Wrapping Text Around Other Shapes | p. 314 |
Managing Fonts | p. 315 |
Linking Text to Objects | p. 317 |
Linking Paragraph Text Frames | p. 318 |
Fitting Text Around a Path | p. 323 |
Path Text and Pick and Shape Tools | p. 330 |
Linking Text Inside Closed Paths | p. 335 |
Resources for Perfect Writing | p. 337 |
Using CorelDRAW's Writing Tools | p. 338 |
Setting Spell Checker Options | p. 342 |
Using Grammatik | p. 349 |
Using the Thesaurus | p. 355 |
Using QuickCorrect | p. 357 |
Finding and Replacing Text | p. 360 |
Finding and Replacing Text Properties | p. 361 |
Applying Color Fills and Outlines | |
Mastering Object Outline Properties | p. 367 |
Applying Outline Pen Properties | p. 368 |
Outline Pen Options and the Property Bar | p. 368 |
Using the Outline Tool | p. 369 |
Exploring the Outline Pen Dialog | p. 370 |
Applying Color Fills | p. 385 |
Browsing Fill Types | p. 386 |
Applying Fills to Shapes | p. 387 |
Applying a Uniform Color Fill | p. 388 |
Applying a Fountain Fill | p. 389 |
Applying Pattern Fills | p. 398 |
Applying Texture Fills | p. 405 |
Applying PostScript Fills | p. 409 |
Applying Mesh Fills | p. 411 |
CorelDRAW 11's World of Color | p. 415 |
Pick a Color--Any Color | p. 416 |
Using Color-Related Dockers | p. 416 |
About Color Models | p. 424 |
Using Color Viewers | p. 426 |
Using Color Mixers | p. 428 |
Using Fixed and Custom Palettes | p. 432 |
Adjusting and Transforming Color | p. 436 |
Organizing Objects and Applying Effects | |
Envelope and Distortion Effects | p. 441 |
The Theory Behind Envelopes | p. 442 |
Creating Envelope Effects | p. 443 |
Constraining Envelope Shapes | p. 453 |
Using Envelope Shapes Between Objects | p. 453 |
Mastering Distortion Effects | p. 456 |
Using the Interactive Distortion Tool and Property Bar | p. 456 |
Using Distortion Presets | p. 464 |
Using the New Roughen Brush | p. 465 |
The Power of Blends and Contours | p. 471 |
Comparing Blend and Contour Effects | p. 472 |
Using CorelDraw's Blend Effect | p. 472 |
Real-World Blending | p. 473 |
The Interactive Blend Tool and Property Bar | p. 474 |
Creating a Typical Blend Effect | p. 476 |
Anatomy of a Blend | p. 476 |
Editing Blend Effects | p. 478 |
Using the Blend Docker | p. 495 |
Understanding Contour Effects | p. 496 |
Exploring Draw's Contour Effects | p. 497 |
Using the Interactive Contour Tool and Property Bar | p. 498 |
Controlling Contour Acceleration | p. 507 |
Using Contour Presets | p. 508 |
Using the Contour Docker | p. 510 |
Applying Lens and Transparency Effects | p. 513 |
Understanding Lens Effects | p. 514 |
Using the Lens Docker | p. 514 |
Exploring Lens Effects | p. 516 |
Using Lens Options | p. 526 |
Grasping CorelDRAW's Transparency Effects | p. 530 |
Using the Interactive Transparency Tool and Property Bar | p. 531 |
Setting Transparency Properties | p. 532 |
Using Transparency Operations (Merge Modes) | p. 537 |
Applying Transparency to Fills and Outlines | p. 540 |
Using Transparency Freeze | p. 541 |
Copying Transparency Effects | p. 542 |
Applied Transparency Effects | p. 543 |
Creating Depth with Shadows | p. 545 |
How CorelDRAW 11's Drop Shadow Effect Works | p. 546 |
Using the Interactive Drop Shadow Tool and Property Bar | p. 546 |
Anatomy of a Drop Shadow Effect | p. 549 |
Using Flat Drop Shadow Options | p. 550 |
Controlling Shadow Perspective | p. 555 |
Using Drop Shadow Presets | p. 559 |
Adopting Smart Drop Shadow Strategies | p. 560 |
Drawing and PowerClips | p. 565 |
Mastering Draw's PowerClip Feature | p. 566 |
PowerClipping an Object | p. 567 |
Controlling PowerClip Behavior | p. 569 |
Working in 3D | |
Creating Depth with Perspective Effects | p. 579 |
How Perspective Effects Work | p. 580 |
Applying Perspective | p. 582 |
Editing a Perspective Effect | p. 584 |
Enhancing a Perspective Effect | p. 587 |
Limitations of Draw's Perspective Effects | p. 588 |
Copying and Clearing Perspective | p. 588 |
Extruding Vector Objects | p. 591 |
How Extrude Works | p. 592 |
Choosing and Applying Extrude | p. 594 |
Anatomy of an Extrusion | p. 595 |
Using the Interactive Extrude Tool and Property Bar | p. 596 |
Using Vector Extrude Presets | p. 612 |
Using the Extrude Docker | p. 614 |
Controlling Extrude Complexity with Facet Size | p. 615 |
Beyond the Basics | |
Applying Bitmap Commands | p. 621 |
CorelDRAW 11's Bitmap Resources | p. 622 |
Transforming Bitmaps | p. 629 |
Essential Bitmap Operations | p. 632 |
Using the Bitmap Color Mask Docker | p. 639 |
Using the Link Manager | p. 642 |
Inflating Bitmaps | p. 646 |
Using CorelDRAW's Bitmap Filter Dialogs | p. 648 |
Under the Hood of the Print Engine | p. 653 |
Printing a Simple Document | p. 654 |
Setting Print Options | p. 656 |
Previewing Your Printed Document | p. 676 |
Setting Printing Preferences | p. 685 |
Corel's Double-Sided Printing Wizard | p. 689 |
Using the Prepare for Service Bureau Wizard | p. 690 |
Print Merge | p. 691 |
CorelDRAW 11's Web Resources | p. 695 |
Using the Web Connector Docker | p. 696 |
Using the Internet Toolbar | p. 697 |
Setting Web Page Properties | p. 706 |
Publishing Web Documents | p. 709 |
Setting Web Publishing Preferences | p. 715 |
Using the Web Image Optimizer | p. 718 |
Introduction to Corel R.A.V.E. 2.0 | p. 721 |
Take Control Through Customization | p. 729 |
Top Customization Tips | p. 730 |
Using CorelDRAW's Workspace Resources | p. 746 |
Adventures with VBA and Scripting | p. 753 |
What's Possible with VBA? | p. 754 |
What's New in Version 11 | p. 755 |
Some Terms Defined | p. 757 |
Introducing the VBA Editor | p. 759 |
Recording and Playing Macros | p. 768 |
Developing Solutions with VBA | p. 774 |
Distributing Macros | p. 786 |
Example Macros | p. 787 |
Where to Go for More Information | p. 793 |
Shortcut Keys | p. 795 |
Index | p. 805 |
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