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User Guide Copyright © 2018 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. CorelDRAW® 2018 User Guide Product specifications, pricing, packaging, technical support and information (“specifications”) refer to the retail English version only. The specifications for all other versions (including other language versions) may vary. Information is provided by Corel on an “as is” basis, without any other warranties or conditions, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantable quality, satisfactory quality, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or those arising by law, statute, usage of trade, course of dealing or otherwise. The entire risk as to the results of the information provided or its use is assumed by you. Corel shall have no liability to you or any other person or entity for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or damaged data or other commercial or economic loss, even if Corel has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or they are foreseeable. Corel is also not liable for any claims made by any third party. Corel's maximum aggregate liability to you shall not exceed the costs paid by you to purchase the materials. Some states/countries do not allow exclusions or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you. Corel, the Corel logo, the Corel balloon logo, Corel DESIGNER, CorelDRAW, the CorelDRAW balloon logo, Corel Font Manager, CAPTURE, CONNECT, LiveSketch, PaintShop, PaintShop Pro, Painter, PerfectShapes, PHOTO-PAINT, PowerClip, PowerTRACE, Presentations, Quattro, Quattro Pro, VideoStudio and WordPerfect are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in Canada, the U.S. and/or other countries. Other product, font and company names and logos may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Patents: www.corel.com/patent 218018 Contents Getting started.................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.................................................................................................................................................... 21 System requirements.......................................................................................................................................................................21 Preparing for installation................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications...........................................................................................................................22 Installation options......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Modifying and repairing installations..............................................................................................................................................24 Uninstalling CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.......................................................................................................................................... 25 Frequently Asked Questions............................................................................................................................................................25 Corel accounts and services..................................................................................................................................................................27 Authenticating CorelDRAW Graphics Suit.e..................................................................................................................................... 27 Checking account settings.............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Updating Corel products................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Changing user credentials...............................................................................................................................................................28 Corel Support Services.................................................................................................................................................................... 29 About Corel....................................................................................................................................................................................29 What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite?..........................................................................................................................................31 Creative.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Productive.......................................................................................................................................................................................35 Innovative....................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Finding out what was new in previous versions............................................................................................................................. 42 Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................43 Getting help................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Using the Help and tooltips........................................................................................................................................................... 44 Using Hints.....................................................................................................................................................................................45 Welcome screen............................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Quick Start Guide........................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Insights from the Experts................................................................................................................................................................46 Video learning resources.................................................................................................................................................................47 Community website for developers.................................................................................................................................................47 Contents | 1 Network deployment guide............................................................................................................................................................ 47 Web-based resources......................................................................................................................................................................47 Starting and setting up........................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Starting and quitting CorelDRAW...................................................................................................................................................49 Changing the language.................................................................................................................................................................. 49 Changing startup settings...............................................................................................................................................................50 CorelDRAW basics................................................................................................................................................................................ 51 Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps...................................................................................................................................51 Starting and opening drawings...................................................................................................................................................... 52 Scanning images............................................................................................................................................................................ 55 Working with multiple drawings.................................................................................................................................................... 56 Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions....................................................................................................................................... 57 Zooming, panning, and scrolling....................................................................................................................................................58 Previewing drawings.......................................................................................................................................................................60 Choosing viewing modes................................................................................................................................................................62 Working with views........................................................................................................................................................................63 Saving drawings............................................................................................................................................................................. 64 Working with locked files............................................................................................................................................................... 67 Backing up and recovering files......................................................................................................................................................67 Adding and accessing drawing information....................................................................................................................................68 Closing drawings............................................................................................................................................................................ 69 Exploring basic tasks.......................................................................................................................................................................69 CorelDRAW workspace tour..................................................................................................................................................................71 CorelDRAW terms...........................................................................................................................................................................71 Application window....................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Standard toolbar............................................................................................................................................................................ 75 Exploring the toolbox..................................................................................................................................................................... 77 Property bar....................................................................................................................................................................................93 Dockers...........................................................................................................................................................................................93 Status bar.......................................................................................................................................................................................96 Choosing a workspace....................................................................................................................................................................96 2 | CorelDRAW 2018 User Guide Finding and managing creative tools and content................................................................................................................................99 Acquiring applications, plug-ins, and content.................................................................................................................................99 Finding content with the CONNECT docker.................................................................................................................................. 100 Accessing content.........................................................................................................................................................................103 Browsing and searching for content.............................................................................................................................................105 Viewing content........................................................................................................................................................................... 108 Using content...............................................................................................................................................................................108 Installing fonts..............................................................................................................................................................................111 Managing content........................................................................................................................................................................111 Syncing trays with OneDrive.........................................................................................................................................................112 Changing content locations..........................................................................................................................................................114 Content types............................................................................................................................................................................... 115 Touch-enabled devices and wheel devices.......................................................................................................................................... 117 Using touch..................................................................................................................................................................................117 Using wheel devices..................................................................................................................................................................... 119 Lines, shapes, and outlines................................................................................................................................................................125 Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes...................................................................................................................................127 Drawing lines................................................................................................................................................................................127 Drawing calligraphic and preset lines........................................................................................................................................... 136 Sketching naturally with intelligent stroke adjustment.................................................................................................................. 138 Formatting lines and outlines....................................................................................................................................................... 144 Adding arrowheads to lines and curves........................................................................................................................................149 Copying, converting, and removing outlines.................................................................................................................................151 Applying brushstrokes.................................................................................................................................................................. 153 Applying brushstrokes that respond to pen pressure, tilt, and bearing......................................................................................... 154 Spraying objects along a line........................................................................................................................................................156 Drawing connector and callout lines............................................................................................................................................ 158 Drawing dimension lines.............................................................................................................................................................. 161 Using pressure-sensitive pens and devices.................................................................................................................................... 164 Drawing shapes..................................................................................................................................................................................167 Drawing rectangles and squares...................................................................................................................................................167 Contents | 3 Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes.............................................................................................................................. 170 Drawing polygons and stars......................................................................................................................................................... 172 Drawing spirals.............................................................................................................................................................................174 Drawing grids...............................................................................................................................................................................174 Drawing predefined shapes.......................................................................................................................................................... 175 Drawing by using shape recognition............................................................................................................................................ 176 Shaping objects.................................................................................................................................................................................. 179 Using curve objects...................................................................................................................................................................... 180 Selecting and moving nodes........................................................................................................................................................ 181 Aligning and distributing nodes................................................................................................................................................... 183 Manipulating segments................................................................................................................................................................ 190 Joining curves...............................................................................................................................................................................191 Copying and cutting segments..................................................................................................................................................... 192 Adding, removing, and joining nodes.......................................................................................................................................... 193 Using node types..........................................................................................................................................................................195 Transforming nodes...................................................................................................................................................................... 196 Breaking the path of curve objects...............................................................................................................................................196 Mirroring changes in curve objects...............................................................................................................................................197 Skewing and stretching objects.................................................................................................................................................... 198 Smudging and smearing objects.................................................................................................................................................. 200 Roughening objects......................................................................................................................................................................203 Smoothing objects........................................................................................................................................................................204 Shaping objects by attracting or pushing away nodes..................................................................................................................206 Applying distortion effects............................................................................................................................................................207 Adding twirl effects......................................................................................................................................................................209 Shaping objects by using envelopes............................................................................................................................................. 210 Cropping and erasing objects.......................................................................................................................................................218 Splitting objects............................................................................................................................................................................222 Trimming objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 224 Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners................................................................................................................................ 226 Welding and intersecting objects..................................................................................................................................................228 4 | CorelDRAW 2018 User Guide Creating PowerClip objects........................................................................................................................................................... 230 Setting options for nodes, handles, and previews........................................................................................................................ 235 Symmetrical drawing.......................................................................................................................................................................... 239 Creating symmetry groups............................................................................................................................................................240 Editing symmetry groups..............................................................................................................................................................242 Fusing curves in symmetry groups................................................................................................................................................ 247 Removing symmetry and breaking symmetry links........................................................................................................................ 248 Objects, symbols, and layers............................................................................................................................................................. 251 Working with objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 253 Selecting objects...........................................................................................................................................................................254 Transforming objects.................................................................................................................................................................... 257 Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects................................................................................................................................... 260 Creating objects from enclosed areas........................................................................................................................................... 263 Creating a boundary around selected objects............................................................................................................................... 263 Using object coordinates to draw and modify objects.................................................................................................................. 264 Copying object properties, transformations, and effects............................................................................................................... 272 Cloning objects.............................................................................................................................................................................273 Positioning objects........................................................................................................................................................................274 Aligning and distributing objects..................................................................................................................................................276 Applying object hinting................................................................................................................................................................ 279 Snapping objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 279 Using dynamic guides.................................................................................................................................................................. 283 Using alignment guides................................................................................................................................................................286 Changing the order of objects......................................................................................................................................................291 Sizing and scaling objects............................................................................................................................................................ 292 Rotating and mirroring objects.....................................................................................................................................................293 Using the Object Properties docker to modify objects.................................................................................................................. 295 Fitting objects to a path...............................................................................................................................................................297 Grouping objects..........................................................................................................................................................................302 Combining objects........................................................................................................................................................................303 Locking objects.............................................................................................................................................................................305 Contents | 5 Finding and replacing objects.......................................................................................................................................................305 Hiding and displaying objects.......................................................................................................................................................306 Constraining objects..................................................................................................................................................................... 307 Inserting bar codes.......................................................................................................................................................................308 Inserting and editing QR codes.......................................................................................................................................................... 309 Inserting QR codes....................................................................................................................................................................... 309 Editing QR codes..........................................................................................................................................................................310 Validating QR codes..................................................................................................................................................................... 312 Working with layers............................................................................................................................................................................315 Creating layers..............................................................................................................................................................................315 Changing layer properties.............................................................................................................................................................319 Moving and copying layers and objects........................................................................................................................................322 Working with symbols........................................................................................................................................................................325 Creating, editing, and deleting symbols........................................................................................................................................325 Using symbols in drawings...........................................................................................................................................................327 Managing collections and libraries............................................................................................................................................... 329 Reference: Working with symbols.................................................................................................................................................330 Linking and embedding objects..........................................................................................................................................................333 Inserting linked or embedded objects...........................................................................................................................................333 Editing linked or embedded objects............................................................................................................................................. 334 Managing and tracking projects.........................................................................................................................................................335 Setting up the project database................................................................................................................................................... 335 Assigning and copying object data...............................................................................................................................................336 Viewing an object data summary................................................................................................................................................. 337 Tracking project time.................................................................................................................................................................... 338 Color, fills, and transparencies...........................................................................................................................................................345 Working with color............................................................................................................................................................................ 347 Understanding color models.........................................................................................................................................................347 Understanding color depth...........................................................................................................................................................349 Choosing colors............................................................................................................................................................................350 Using the Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................356 6 | CorelDRAW 2018 User Guide Creating and editing custom color palettes.................................................................................................................................. 359 Organizing and displaying color palettes...................................................................................................................................... 362 Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries............................................................................................................. 363 Setting the properties of color palettes........................................................................................................................................ 365 Applying fills to objects......................................................................................................................................................................367 Applying uniform fills................................................................................................................................................................... 367 Applying fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................. 368 Applying vector and bitmap pattern fills...................................................................................................................................... 373 Applying two-color pattern fills.................................................................................................................................................... 378 Applying texture fills.....................................................................................................................................................................380 Applying PostScript fills................................................................................................................................................................ 381 Applying mesh fills....................................................................................................................................................................... 382 Applying fills to areas...................................................................................................................................................................386 Working with fills......................................................................................................................................................................... 387 Changing the transparency of objects................................................................................................................................................ 389 Applying uniform transparency.....................................................................................................................................................390 Applying fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................... 391 Applying pattern transparency......................................................................................................................................................394 Applying texture transparency...................................................................................................................................................... 397 Copying, freezing, and removing transparencies...........................................................................................................................397 Applying merge modes................................................................................................................................................................ 398 Finding, managing, and saving fills and transparencies...................................................................................................................... 403 Finding and viewing fills and transparencies.................................................................................................................................403 Managing fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................ 406 Saving fills and transparencies......................................................................................................................................................408 Using color management................................................................................................................................................................... 409 Understanding color management............................................................................................................................................... 409 Getting started with color management in CorelDRAW................................................................................................................413 Installing, loading, and embedding color profiles......................................................................................................................... 416 Assigning color profiles................................................................................................................................................................ 418 Converting colors to other color profiles...................................................................................................................................... 418 Contents | 7 Choosing color-conversion settings............................................................................................................................................... 419 Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................419 Working with color management presets..................................................................................................................................... 422 Working with color management policies.....................................................................................................................................423 Managing colors when opening documents.................................................................................................................................424 Managing colors when importing and pasting files......................................................................................................................425 Managing colors for print............................................................................................................................................................ 425 Using a safe CMYK workflow....................................................................................................................................................... 426 Managing colors for online viewing............................................................................................................................................. 426 Special effects....................................................................................................................................................................................427 Using lenses with objects................................................................................................................................................................... 429 Applying lenses.............................................................................................................................................................................429 Editing lenses............................................................................................................................................................................... 431 Adding 3D effects to objects..............................................................................................................................................................433 Contouring objects....................................................................................................................................................................... 433 Applying perspective.....................................................................................................................................................................436 Creating extrusions....................................................................................................................................................................... 439 Creating bevel effects................................................................................................................................................................... 443 Creating drop shadows................................................................................................................................................................ 445 Adding block shadows................................................................................................................................................................. 448 Blending objects........................................................................................................................................................................... 451 Creating mosaics................................................................................................................................................................................ 457 Creating vector mosaics with the Pointillizer effect....................................................................................................................... 457 Creating bitmap mosaics with the PhotoCocktail effect................................................................................................................ 461 Adding movement and focus............................................................................................................................................................. 465 Adding impact effects.................................................................................................................................................................. 465 Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................473 Adding and manipulating text............................................................................................................................................................475 Importing and pasting text...........................................................................................................................................................475 Adding artistic text....................................................................................................................................................................... 477 8 | CorelDRAW 2018 User Guide

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User Guide Copyright © 2018 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. CorelDRAW® 2018 User Guide Product specifications, pricing, packaging, technical support and information (“specifications”) refer to the retail English version only. The specifications for all other versions (including other language versions) may vary. Information is provided by Corel on an “as is” basis, without any other warranties or conditions, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantable quality, satisfactory quality, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or those arising by law, statute, usage of trade, course of dealing or otherwise. The entire risk as to the results of the information provided or its use is assumed by you. Corel shall have no liability to you or any other person or entity for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or damaged data or other commercial or economic loss, even if Corel has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or they are foreseeable. Corel is also not liable for any claims made by any third party. Corel's maximum aggregate liability to you shall not exceed the costs paid by you to purchase the materials. Some states/countries do not allow exclusions or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you. Corel, the Corel logo, the Corel balloon logo, Corel DESIGNER, CorelDRAW, the CorelDRAW balloon logo, Corel Font Manager, CAPTURE, CONNECT, LiveSketch, PaintShop, PaintShop Pro, Painter, PerfectShapes, PHOTO-PAINT, PowerClip, PowerTRACE, Presentations, Quattro, Quattro Pro, VideoStudio and WordPerfect are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in Canada, the U.S. and/or other countries. Other product, font and company names and logos may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Patents: www.corel.com/patent 218018 Contents Getting started.................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.................................................................................................................................................... 21 System requirements.......................................................................................................................................................................21 Preparing for installation................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications...........................................................................................................................22 Installation options......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Modifying and repairing installations..............................................................................................................................................24 Uninstalling CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.......................................................................................................................................... 25 Frequently Asked Questions............................................................................................................................................................25 Corel accounts and services..................................................................................................................................................................27 Authenticating CorelDRAW Graphics Suit.e..................................................................................................................................... 27 Checking account settings.............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Updating Corel products................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Changing user credentials...............................................................................................................................................................28 Corel Support Services.................................................................................................................................................................... 29 About Corel....................................................................................................................................................................................29 What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite?..........................................................................................................................................31 Creative.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Productive.......................................................................................................................................................................................35 Innovative....................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Finding out what was new in previous versions............................................................................................................................. 42 Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................43 Getting help................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Using the Help and tooltips........................................................................................................................................................... 44 Using Hints.....................................................................................................................................................................................45 Welcome screen............................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Quick Start Guide........................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Insights from the Experts................................................................................................................................................................46 Video learning resources.................................................................................................................................................................47 Community website for developers.................................................................................................................................................47 Contents | 1 Network deployment guide............................................................................................................................................................ 47 Web-based resources......................................................................................................................................................................47 Starting and setting up........................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Starting and quitting CorelDRAW...................................................................................................................................................49 Changing the language.................................................................................................................................................................. 49 Changing startup settings...............................................................................................................................................................50 CorelDRAW basics................................................................................................................................................................................ 51 Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps...................................................................................................................................51 Starting and opening drawings...................................................................................................................................................... 52 Scanning images............................................................................................................................................................................ 55 Working with multiple drawings.................................................................................................................................................... 56 Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions....................................................................................................................................... 57 Zooming, panning, and scrolling....................................................................................................................................................58 Previewing drawings.......................................................................................................................................................................60 Choosing viewing modes................................................................................................................................................................62 Working with views........................................................................................................................................................................63 Saving drawings............................................................................................................................................................................. 64 Working with locked files............................................................................................................................................................... 67 Backing up and recovering files......................................................................................................................................................67 Adding and accessing drawing information....................................................................................................................................68 Closing drawings............................................................................................................................................................................ 69 Exploring basic tasks.......................................................................................................................................................................69 CorelDRAW workspace tour..................................................................................................................................................................71 CorelDRAW terms...........................................................................................................................................................................71 Application window....................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Standard toolbar............................................................................................................................................................................ 75 Exploring the toolbox..................................................................................................................................................................... 77 Property bar....................................................................................................................................................................................93 Dockers...........................................................................................................................................................................................93 Status bar.......................................................................................................................................................................................96 Choosing a workspace....................................................................................................................................................................96 2 | CorelDRAW 2018 User Guide Finding and managing creative tools and content................................................................................................................................99 Acquiring applications, plug-ins, and content.................................................................................................................................99 Finding content with the CONNECT docker.................................................................................................................................. 100 Accessing content.........................................................................................................................................................................103 Browsing and searching for content.............................................................................................................................................105 Viewing content........................................................................................................................................................................... 108 Using content...............................................................................................................................................................................108 Installing fonts..............................................................................................................................................................................111 Managing content........................................................................................................................................................................111 Syncing trays with OneDrive.........................................................................................................................................................112 Changing content locations..........................................................................................................................................................114 Content types............................................................................................................................................................................... 115 Touch-enabled devices and wheel devices.......................................................................................................................................... 117 Using touch..................................................................................................................................................................................117 Using wheel devices..................................................................................................................................................................... 119 Lines, shapes, and outlines................................................................................................................................................................125 Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes...................................................................................................................................127 Drawing lines................................................................................................................................................................................127 Drawing calligraphic and preset lines........................................................................................................................................... 136 Sketching naturally with intelligent stroke adjustment.................................................................................................................. 138 Formatting lines and outlines....................................................................................................................................................... 144 Adding arrowheads to lines and curves........................................................................................................................................149 Copying, converting, and removing outlines.................................................................................................................................151 Applying brushstrokes.................................................................................................................................................................. 153 Applying brushstrokes that respond to pen pressure, tilt, and bearing......................................................................................... 154 Spraying objects along a line........................................................................................................................................................156 Drawing connector and callout lines............................................................................................................................................ 158 Drawing dimension lines.............................................................................................................................................................. 161 Using pressure-sensitive pens and devices.................................................................................................................................... 164 Drawing shapes..................................................................................................................................................................................167 Drawing rectangles and squares...................................................................................................................................................167 Contents | 3 Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes.............................................................................................................................. 170 Drawing polygons and stars......................................................................................................................................................... 172 Drawing spirals.............................................................................................................................................................................174 Drawing grids...............................................................................................................................................................................174 Drawing predefined shapes.......................................................................................................................................................... 175 Drawing by using shape recognition............................................................................................................................................ 176 Shaping objects.................................................................................................................................................................................. 179 Using curve objects...................................................................................................................................................................... 180 Selecting and moving nodes........................................................................................................................................................ 181 Aligning and distributing nodes................................................................................................................................................... 183 Manipulating segments................................................................................................................................................................ 190 Joining curves...............................................................................................................................................................................191 Copying and cutting segments..................................................................................................................................................... 192 Adding, removing, and joining nodes.......................................................................................................................................... 193 Using node types..........................................................................................................................................................................195 Transforming nodes...................................................................................................................................................................... 196 Breaking the path of curve objects...............................................................................................................................................196 Mirroring changes in curve objects...............................................................................................................................................197 Skewing and stretching objects.................................................................................................................................................... 198 Smudging and smearing objects.................................................................................................................................................. 200 Roughening objects......................................................................................................................................................................203 Smoothing objects........................................................................................................................................................................204 Shaping objects by attracting or pushing away nodes..................................................................................................................206 Applying distortion effects............................................................................................................................................................207 Adding twirl effects......................................................................................................................................................................209 Shaping objects by using envelopes............................................................................................................................................. 210 Cropping and erasing objects.......................................................................................................................................................218 Splitting objects............................................................................................................................................................................222 Trimming objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 224 Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners................................................................................................................................ 226 Welding and intersecting objects..................................................................................................................................................228 4 | CorelDRAW 2018 User Guide Creating PowerClip objects........................................................................................................................................................... 230 Setting options for nodes, handles, and previews........................................................................................................................ 235 Symmetrical drawing.......................................................................................................................................................................... 239 Creating symmetry groups............................................................................................................................................................240 Editing symmetry groups..............................................................................................................................................................242 Fusing curves in symmetry groups................................................................................................................................................ 247 Removing symmetry and breaking symmetry links........................................................................................................................ 248 Objects, symbols, and layers............................................................................................................................................................. 251 Working with objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 253 Selecting objects...........................................................................................................................................................................254 Transforming objects.................................................................................................................................................................... 257 Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects................................................................................................................................... 260 Creating objects from enclosed areas........................................................................................................................................... 263 Creating a boundary around selected objects............................................................................................................................... 263 Using object coordinates to draw and modify objects.................................................................................................................. 264 Copying object properties, transformations, and effects............................................................................................................... 272 Cloning objects.............................................................................................................................................................................273 Positioning objects........................................................................................................................................................................274 Aligning and distributing objects..................................................................................................................................................276 Applying object hinting................................................................................................................................................................ 279 Snapping objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 279 Using dynamic guides.................................................................................................................................................................. 283 Using alignment guides................................................................................................................................................................286 Changing the order of objects......................................................................................................................................................291 Sizing and scaling objects............................................................................................................................................................ 292 Rotating and mirroring objects.....................................................................................................................................................293 Using the Object Properties docker to modify objects.................................................................................................................. 295 Fitting objects to a path...............................................................................................................................................................297 Grouping objects..........................................................................................................................................................................302 Combining objects........................................................................................................................................................................303 Locking objects.............................................................................................................................................................................305 Contents | 5 Finding and replacing objects.......................................................................................................................................................305 Hiding and displaying objects.......................................................................................................................................................306 Constraining objects..................................................................................................................................................................... 307 Inserting bar codes.......................................................................................................................................................................308 Inserting and editing QR codes.......................................................................................................................................................... 309 Inserting QR codes....................................................................................................................................................................... 309 Editing QR codes..........................................................................................................................................................................310 Validating QR codes..................................................................................................................................................................... 312 Working with layers............................................................................................................................................................................315 Creating layers..............................................................................................................................................................................315 Changing layer properties.............................................................................................................................................................319 Moving and copying layers and objects........................................................................................................................................322 Working with symbols........................................................................................................................................................................325 Creating, editing, and deleting symbols........................................................................................................................................325 Using symbols in drawings...........................................................................................................................................................327 Managing collections and libraries............................................................................................................................................... 329 Reference: Working with symbols.................................................................................................................................................330 Linking and embedding objects..........................................................................................................................................................333 Inserting linked or embedded objects...........................................................................................................................................333 Editing linked or embedded objects............................................................................................................................................. 334 Managing and tracking projects.........................................................................................................................................................335 Setting up the project database................................................................................................................................................... 335 Assigning and copying object data...............................................................................................................................................336 Viewing an object data summary................................................................................................................................................. 337 Tracking project time.................................................................................................................................................................... 338 Color, fills, and transparencies...........................................................................................................................................................345 Working with color............................................................................................................................................................................ 347 Understanding color models.........................................................................................................................................................347 Understanding color depth...........................................................................................................................................................349 Choosing colors............................................................................................................................................................................350 Using the Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................356 6 | CorelDRAW 2018 User Guide Creating and editing custom color palettes.................................................................................................................................. 359 Organizing and displaying color palettes...................................................................................................................................... 362 Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries............................................................................................................. 363 Setting the properties of color palettes........................................................................................................................................ 365 Applying fills to objects......................................................................................................................................................................367 Applying uniform fills................................................................................................................................................................... 367 Applying fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................. 368 Applying vector and bitmap pattern fills...................................................................................................................................... 373 Applying two-color pattern fills.................................................................................................................................................... 378 Applying texture fills.....................................................................................................................................................................380 Applying PostScript fills................................................................................................................................................................ 381 Applying mesh fills....................................................................................................................................................................... 382 Applying fills to areas...................................................................................................................................................................386 Working with fills......................................................................................................................................................................... 387 Changing the transparency of objects................................................................................................................................................ 389 Applying uniform transparency.....................................................................................................................................................390 Applying fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................... 391 Applying pattern transparency......................................................................................................................................................394 Applying texture transparency...................................................................................................................................................... 397 Copying, freezing, and removing transparencies...........................................................................................................................397 Applying merge modes................................................................................................................................................................ 398 Finding, managing, and saving fills and transparencies...................................................................................................................... 403 Finding and viewing fills and transparencies.................................................................................................................................403 Managing fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................ 406 Saving fills and transparencies......................................................................................................................................................408 Using color management................................................................................................................................................................... 409 Understanding color management............................................................................................................................................... 409 Getting started with color management in CorelDRAW................................................................................................................413 Installing, loading, and embedding color profiles......................................................................................................................... 416 Assigning color profiles................................................................................................................................................................ 418 Converting colors to other color profiles...................................................................................................................................... 418 Contents | 7 Choosing color-conversion settings............................................................................................................................................... 419 Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................419 Working with color management presets..................................................................................................................................... 422 Working with color management policies.....................................................................................................................................423 Managing colors when opening documents.................................................................................................................................424 Managing colors when importing and pasting files......................................................................................................................425 Managing colors for print............................................................................................................................................................ 425 Using a safe CMYK workflow....................................................................................................................................................... 426 Managing colors for online viewing............................................................................................................................................. 426 Special effects....................................................................................................................................................................................427 Using lenses with objects................................................................................................................................................................... 429 Applying lenses.............................................................................................................................................................................429 Editing lenses............................................................................................................................................................................... 431 Adding 3D effects to objects..............................................................................................................................................................433 Contouring objects....................................................................................................................................................................... 433 Applying perspective.....................................................................................................................................................................436 Creating extrusions....................................................................................................................................................................... 439 Creating bevel effects................................................................................................................................................................... 443 Creating drop shadows................................................................................................................................................................ 445 Adding block shadows................................................................................................................................................................. 448 Blending objects........................................................................................................................................................................... 451 Creating mosaics................................................................................................................................................................................ 457 Creating vector mosaics with the Pointillizer effect....................................................................................................................... 457 Creating bitmap mosaics with the PhotoCocktail effect................................................................................................................ 461 Adding movement and focus............................................................................................................................................................. 465 Adding impact effects.................................................................................................................................................................. 465 Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................473 Adding and manipulating text............................................................................................................................................................475 Importing and pasting text...........................................................................................................................................................475 Adding artistic text....................................................................................................................................................................... 477 8 | CorelDRAW 2018 User Guide

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