Publisher: Corel

Version: 8
Length: 1 day
Course-ID: 050328

Course Overview

Students will learn how to create a wide range of designs containing both text and graphics, how to use CorelDraw’s advanced facilities, and how to import and export graphics files between software packages.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of the PC and Windows.

Benefits

Students will learn how to create and edit a drawing; add text; enhance drawings and text with shading and colour; create specialised drawings; and incorporate files from other applications.

Target student

Students should understand basic Windows techniques and be able to use a mouse.


The User Interface
  • Toolbars
  • The Toolbox
  • Scroll Bars
  • Setting User Preferences (Tools Menu, Options)
Page Setup
  • Page layout
  • Rulers and Grids
Drawing elements
  • Use of Rectangle, Ellipse and Polygon tools
Editing tools
  • Selecting, moving and re-sizing objects
  • Duplicating, cloning and copying objects
  • Grouping and combining objects
  • Rotating and Skewing objects
Using the Outline Pen and Fill Tools
Bezier curves
  • Using the FreeHand and Bezier tools
  • Using the Shape tool
  • Creating bezier objects
  • Using the Knife and Eraser tools
Working with text
  • Entering and editing Artistic and Paragraph text
  • Changing text attributes
  • Typographical controls
  • Converting text curves
  • Wrapping text around graphics
  • Fitting text in irregular shapes frames
  • Fitting text to a path
Importing and Exporting
  • Importing Clipart
  • Importing bitmaps
  • Importing text
  • Exporting artword for use in other applications
Using Templates
  • Loading Templates With and Without Artwork
  • Creating and Using Styles
  • Editing Styles
The Envelope Feature
  • Creating Envelopes of Text and Graphics
  • Using the Various Envelope Options
  • Envelopes in Conjunction with Other Special Effects
Perspective
  • Drawing Graphics and Text to Perspective
  • Using the Various Perspective Options
  • Creating One-point and Two-point perspectives
Additional topics
  • Blend
  • Text on a Path
  • Extrude
  • Contour
  • PowerLines
  • Lens effect
  • Creating pattern fills
  • Creating symbols
  • Extract and merge-back
  • Inserting Bar Codes & memos