Unit I Introduction to CorelDRAW X5

Lesson 1: Introduction to CorelDRAW X5

Lesson 2: CorelDRAW Toolbox

Lesson 3: Creating New Drawing

Lesson 4: Grids, Rulers and Guidelines

Lesson 5: Zooming and Panning

Lesson 6: Previewing a DrawingUnit I Introduction to CorelDRAW X5This PPT is prepared by Marlon L. LalagunaCopyright 2013What is CorelDRAW?CorelDRAW is a vector-based drawing program that makes it easy to create professional artwork from simple logos to intricate technical illustrations. The enhanced text handling capabilities and writing tools of CorelDRAW allow you to create text-intensive projects such as brochures and reports with great ease than ever before.Use of CorelDRAWPoster art; high contrast graphicSimple architectural plansLine drawingsProduct designsBusiness graphicsGraphic illustrationsTraditional logos with sharp and crisp edgeLESSON 1 : INTRODUCTION TO CORELDRAW X5

In 1987,Corelhired software engineers Michel Bouillon and Pat Beirne to develop a vector-based illustration program to bundle with their desktop publishing systems. That program, CorelDraw, was initially released in 1989. CorelDraw 1.x and 2.x runs under Windows 2.x and 3.0. CorelDraw 3.0 came into its own with Microsoft's release of Windows 3.1. CDR file format is aproprietaryfile formatdeveloped by Corel Corporation and primarily used for vector graphic drawings. There is no publicly available CDR file format specification.The latest version of CorelDRAW currently is CorelDRAW X5.

History of CorelDRAWExploring the area of CorelDRAW

When you create a new drawing in CorelDRAW, the large white portion of the screen is the Drawing Window. The rectangle in the center with the drop shadow represents the Drawing Page. Usually, only the part of your drawing that falls within the Drawing Page is printed. You can think of the remaining space in the Drawing Window as your workspace in which you can keep your tools and pieces of your illustration handy. Parts of the CorelDRAW interfaceThe application commands available through the Menu Bars can also be accessed through toolbars and flyouts. The Property Bars and Docker window allow you quick access to frequently used functions. Property Bars, is accessible as you work on your document, enable you to access commands that are relevant to the active tool or the task you're currently performing. The Docker window is a new feature in CorelDRAW that can be docked to the side of the application window. Parts of the CorelDRAW interfaceTitle bar - displays the title of the open document.

Toolbox - a floating bar with tools for creating, filling, and modifying objects in the drawing.

Drawing window - The area outside the drawing page bordered by the scroll bars and application controls.

Drawing page - The rectangular area inside the drawing window. It is the printable area of your work area.

Rulers - Used to determine the size and position of objects in a drawing.

Standard toolbar - A detachable bar that contains shortcuts to menu and other commands, such as opening, saving and printing.

Property bar - A detachable bar with commands that relate to the active tool or object. Parts of the CorelDRAW interfaceDocker - A window containing available commands and settings relevant to a specific tool or task.

Color palette - A dockable bar that contains color swatches.

Document palette - A palette specific to the current open document.

Navigator - A button at the lower-right corner that opens a smaller display to help you move around a drawing.

Document navigator - The area at the bottom left of the application window that contains controls for moving between pages and adding pages.

Status bar - Contains information about object properties such as type, size, color, fill and resolution. The status bar also shows the current mouse position. Parts of the CorelDRAW interfaceLESSON 2 : CORELDRAW TOOLBOX

PICK TOOLSHAPE EDIT TOOL FLYOUTCROP TOOL FLYOUTHAND/ZOOM TOOL FLYOUTFREE HAND TOOL FLYOUTSMART TOOL FLYOUTRECTANGLE TOOL FLYOUTELLIPSE TOOL FLYOUTOBJECT TOOL FLYOUTBASIC SHAPES TOOL FLYOUTTEXT TOOLTABLE TOOLLESSON 2 : CORELDRAW TOOLBOX

DIMENSION TOOL FLYOUTSTRAIGHT LINE CONNECTOR T TOOL FLYOUTINTERACTIVE TOOLS FLYOUTEYEDROPPER TOOL FLYOUTOUTLNE TOOL FLYOUTFILL TOOL FLYOUTINTERACTIVE FILL TOOL FLYOUTExplore those flyout tools and it will show you the hidden tools that can help you with your drawing.

TIP: Do you want to know each tools name and function. Just simply mouse over with each tool and a yellow box will tell. The Pick tool lets you select and size, skew and rotate objects The Shape edit flyout lets you access the Shape, Smudge brush, Roughen brush and Free transform tools. The Crop tool flyout lets you access the Crop, Knife, Eraser and Virtual seament delete tools. The Zoom/Hand flyout lets you access the Zoom and Hand tools The Freehand flyout lets you access the Freehand, 2-Point line, Bezier, Artistic media, Pen, B-spline, Polyline and the 3-Point curve. The Smart tools flyout lets you access the Smart fill and Smart drawing tools. The Rectangle flyout lets you access the Rectangle and 3-Point Rectangle tools. The Ellipse flyout lets you access the Ellipse and 3-Point Ellipse tools. The Object flyout lets you access the Polygon, Start, Complex Star, Graph paper, and Spiral tools. The Basic Shapes flyout lets you access the Basic shapes, Arrow shapes, Flowchart shapes, Banner shapes and Callout shapes tools.

LESSON 2 : CORELDRAW TOOLBOXThe Text tool lets you type words directly on the screen as artistic or paragraph text. The Table tool lets you draw and edit tables. The Dimension tool lets you draw Parallel, Vertical, Horizontal Angular, Segment and 3-Point callouts. Straight Line Connector tool lets you access the Straight Line, Right Angle, Right Angle Rounded and Edit Anchor tool. The Interactive tools flyout lets you access the Interactive blend, Interactive Contour, Interactive distortion, Interactive drop shadow, Interactive envelope, Interactive extrude, and Interactive transparency tools. The Eyedropper flyout lets you access the Color eyedropper and the Attributes eyedropper tools. The Fill flyout lets you access the Fill color, Fountain fill, Pattern fill, Texture fill and PostScript fill dialog boxes, indicate no fill and the Color Docker. The Interactive Fill flyout lets you access Interactive fill and Interactive mesh fill tools. LESSON 2 : CORELDRAW TOOLBOXTo create a new drawing, do one of the following:

Click the New Graphic icon on the Welcome to CorelDRAW screen. Click File, New. Click the New button. Press CTRL + N.

Select desired a layout size, or custom size such as height and width. Select unit desired and color mode. Click OK.

LESSON 3 : CREATING NEW DRAWINGThe Create New Document Window

LESSON 3 : CREATING NEW DRAWING

To Open a Drawing do one of the following: Click File, Open. Click the Open button. From the Look In list box choose the drive where the file is stored. Double-click the folder where the file is stored. Double-click the filename. To Open a Recently Opened Drawing:Click File. A list of the last four opened files appears at the bottom of the menu. Click the file you want to open.

LESSON 3 : CREATING NEW DRAWINGTo Save a New Drawing:Click File, Save or Save As. Choose a drive and folder where you want to save your drawing from the Save In list box. Type a name in the File Name box. Click Save. To Save a Drawing that has been saved before:Click File, Save. Click the Save button on the menu bar.

LESSON 3 : CREATING NEW DRAWINGPreset Page Size

By default CorelDRAW X5 has A4 as its page size, but you can change it to other preset page size (e.g. Letter).Page OrientationPortrait the default page orientation. The vertical dimension is greater than horizontal dimension.Landscape the horizontal dimension is greater than the vertical dimension.Layout Style

Setting up the page

GRID is like a graph paper. It is an excellent visual reference for scaling and aligning objects vertically and horizontally.RULERS in CorelDRAW look like physical ruler with major spacing (in inches) and minor spacing (1/4, 3/4).GUIDELINES appear as vertical and horizontal dashed lines created by dragging from the rulers.

LESSON 4 : GRIDS, RULERS AND GUIDELINES

CorelDRAW interface with rulers, grids and guidelinesTo Reposition the Rulers Do one of the following: Hold down SHIFT, and drag the ruler to a new position. Hold down SHIFT, and drag the ruler intersection point to move both rulers simultaneously.

To Return a Ruler to its Previous Position Hold down SHIFT, and double-click the ruler.

USING RULERSTo Display Grids:Click View from Menu Bar.Click Grid.

To Set Grid Parameters: To set the distance between grid dots Click Tools, Options. In the list of categories, click Document, Grid or Guidelines. Click one of the following buttons: Frequency, to set the grid spacing as a number of dots per inch Spacing, to specify the distance you want between each grid dot Type values in the Horizontal and Vertical boxes. You can also set your grid as lines or dots in Options window.USING GRIDSTo add a Horizontal or Vertical guideline using the mouse Click the Pick tool. Click the Horizontal or Vertical ruler. Drag the guideline to the Drawing Window. To position a guideline using the mouse Select the guideline with the Pick tool. Drag the guideline to a new position. To select guideline, just click on it using Pick Tool. A selected guideline is in red color, while it is blue if not selected. Just hit DELETE key on your keyboard to delete a selected guideline.USING GUIDELINESZOOMING is increasing or decreasing the magnification level of a drawing page.PANNING is sliding the view just like using the scrollbars at the bottom of the document.

LESSON 5 : ZOOMING AND PANNING

Zoom Tool a tool used to magnify the drawing page.Pan Tool a tool used to slide the view and move around a magnified object or page.ZOOM TOOL OPTIONS

ZOOM TOOL OPTIONS

Zoom LevelsZoom InZoom OutZoom to SelectedZoom to All ObjectsZoom to PageZoom to Page WidthZoom to Page HeightTo Set the Full-Screen Preview View Quality Click Tools, Options. In the list of categories, click Workspace, Display. Enable one of the following: Use Normal View button, to specify the Normal view quality Use Enhanced View button, to specify the Enhanced view quality Use Enhanced View button and the Show PostScript Fills In Enhanced View check box, to display PostScript Fills

PREVIEWING A DRAWINGDIFFERENT KINDS OF VIEWS

Simple wireframe displays an outline of the drawing by hiding fills, extrusions, contours, drop shadows, and intermediate blend shapes; also displays the bitmaps in monochrome. This mode lets you quickly preview basic elements in a drawing.

Wireframe displays a drawing in simple wireframe mode plus intermediate blend shapesDraft displays fills and bitmaps with a low resolution. This mode eliminates some detail to allow you to focus on the color balances in a drawing.DIFFERENT KINDS OF VIEWS

Wireframe displays a drawing in simple wireframe mode plus intermediate blend shapesNormal displays a drawing without PostScript fills or high-resolution bitmaps. This mode refreshes and opens slightly faster than the Enhanced mode.Enhanced displays a drawing with PostScript fills, high-resolution bitmaps, and anti-aliased vector graphics.Pixels displays a pixel-based rendition of the drawing which allows you to zoom in on an area of an object, then position and size the object more precisely. This view also lets you see what the drawing will look like when it is exported to a bitmap file format.To View a Full-Screen Preview of the Current Page

Click View, Full-Screen Preview.

To View a Full-Screen Preview of Selected Objects only

Select the objects you want to preview. Click View, and enable the Preview Selected Only command.

The command is enabled when it has a check mark beside it.

Click View, Full-Screen Preview.

To Return to the Drawing Window from any Full-Screen Preview

Right-click or press any key.

WAYS TO FULL-SCREEN PREVIEW