This three-day course is designed to take a delegate from the Introduction to the Advanced level of CorelDRAW. A delegate will learn how to create publications, such as logos and brochures for use on the Web or in print. Skills include creating and transforming objects, adding text and color to drawings, creating and modifying symbols, work with bitmaps, import & export etc.
3 Days
The course has been designed for delegates who will create professional presentations, brochures, newsletters, etc.
Microsoft Windows: Introduction.
Module 1: CorelDRAW Basics | Start CorelDraw Creating New Drawings Opening Existing Drawings Viewing computer & document info Finding and Replacing Undoing & Redoing Actions Saving, Closing & Exiting |
Module 2: Setting Up Your Drawing | Setting up the Page Working in Multiple Documents Using Grid, Rulers & Guidelines Zooming & Panning Using the View Manager |
Module 3: Drawing & Shaping Objects | Drawing Basic Shapes Drawing Lines/Curves/Irregular Shapes Dimensions & Connector Lines Shaping Lines, Curves & Curve Objects Shaping Ellipses & Rectangles Shaping Polygons & Stars Splitting & Erasing Portions of Objects |
Module 4: Creating Special Effects | Blending Objects Contouring Objects Distorting Objects Working with Envelopes Extruding Objects Using Lenses Working with PowerClips Adding Perspective to Objects Adding Drop Shadows to Objects Using the Interactive Transparency Tool |
Module 5: Working with Bitmaps | Tracing & Coloring Bitmaps Inflating Bitmaps Converting Bitmaps Applying Special Effects to Bitmaps |
Module 6: Importing, Exporting & OLE | Importing & Exporting Files Object Linking & Embedding |
Module 7: Transforming Objects | Selecting Objects Positioning Objects Sizing, Stretching & Scaling Objects Rotating & Skewing Objects Mirroring Objects |
Module 8: Filling & Outlining | Working with Uniform & Fountain Fills Working with Different Pattern Fills Customizing Pattern Fills Working with Texture & PostScript Fills |
Module 9: Working with Color | Choosing colors Working with the On-Screen Color Palette Customizing Color Palettes |
Module 10: Organizing Objects | Copying & Deleting Ordering & Aligning & Distributing Locking & Unlocking Objects Grouping & Ungrouping Objects Combining Objects Welding, Trimming & Intersecting Objects Using the Object Manager |
Module 11: Working with Text | Adding & Selecting Text Editing & Formatting Text Applying Paragraph Formatting Working with Text Styles Using Writing Utilities Creating Three-Dimensional Text Creating Effects with Text |
Module 12: Using the Scrapbook | Browsing your computer using the Scrapbook Browsing clipart, photo’s & 3D models Browsing preset fills & outlines |
Module 13: Printing | Setting your print job Previewing, Sizing & Positioning Printing on a commercial press |