CoreIDRAW 12 Quick Start Guide What's New in CoreIDRAW 12? p. 3 Higher Productivity and Better Performance p. 4 Object Handling p. 4 New and Enhanced

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1 Foreword p. xxvii Acknowledgments p. xxix Introduction p. xxxi CoreIDRAW 12 Quick Start Guide What's New in CoreIDRAW 12? p. 3 Higher Productivity and Better Performance p. 4 Object Handling p. 4 New and Enhanced Tools p. 9 A Few New Creature Comforts p. 11 Importing and Exporting p. 12 Interfacing with CoreIDRAW 12 p. 15 Window Anatomy p. 16 Specifying Toolbar and Dialog Values p. 18 Working with Dockers p. 21 Using the Toolbox p. 23 Working with Toolbars p. 24 Using the Color Palette p. 25 Opening and Saving Files p. 27 CoreIDRAW 12's Welcome Dialog p. 28 Opening Your First New Document File p. 28 Opening Document Files p. 29 Closing and Saving Documents p. 31 Working with Templates p. 37 Clipboard Commands p. 39 Undoing and Redoing Editing Changes p. 40 Using Scrapbooks p. 42 Importing and Exporting Files p. 46 Importing Files and Setting Options p. 46 Exporting Files and Choosing Options p. 49 Choosing Export File Formats p. 51 Getting Started with CoreIDRAW 12 Controlling Documents and Pages p. 57 Setting Up Your Document Page p. 58 Naming Pages p. 64 Page Commands p. 67 Examining Drawings and Objects p. 71 Measuring and Drawing Helpers p. 73 Using the Ruler p. 74 Using Grids p. 80 Working with Dynamic Guides and Guidelines p. 86 Using Dynamic Guides p. 86

2 Controlling the Guides Layer p. 92 Zooming and Viewing p. 97 Setting View Mode p. 98 Zooming and Panning Pages p. 101 Specialized View Modes p. 105 Using the View Navigator p. 108 Using the View Manager Docker p. 109 Essential Object Commands p. 113 Basic Object Selection p. 114 Moving Objects p. 120 Transforming Objects p. 121 Applying Precise Transformation p. 126 Controlling the Order of Things p. 130 Working with Object Tools Creating Basic Shapes p. 135 CorelDRAW 12's New Smart Drawing Tool p. 136 Using the Rectangle Tool and Property Bar p. 138 Using the Ellipse Tool and Property Bar p. 141 Using Polygons and the Property Bar p. 144 Using the Spiral Tool p. 147 Using the Graph Paper Tool p. 148 Using Perfect Shape Tools p. 150 Using the Convert Outline to Object Command p. 153 Drawing with Line Tools p. 155 Mastering CorelDRAW 12's Line Tools p. 156 Using the Artistic Media Tool p. 157 Drawing with Freehand and Polyline Tools p. 162 Drawing Arcs with the 3-Point Curve Tool p. 164 Using the Bezier and Pen Tools p. 165 Editing Bezier Paths p. 168 Controlling Freehand and Bezier Tool Behavior p. 172 What Are Compound Paths? p. 174 Using the Dimension Line Tool p. 176 Using the Interactive Connector Tool p. 180 Cutting, Shaping, and Reshaping Objects p. 183 CorelDRAW 12's Shape Resources p. 184 Shaping and Reshaping Object Shapes p. 184 Real-Life Shaping Strategies p. 188 Knife Tool p. 190 Using the Eraser Tool p. 192 Using the Smudge Tool p. 195

3 Using the New Virtual Segment Delete Tool p. 198 Arranging and Organizing Objects p. 201 Using Group Commands p. 202 Locking and Unlocking Objects p. 203 Copying, Duplicating, and Cloning Objects p. 204 Creating Object Symbols p. 207 Using the Repeat Command p. 211 Aligning and Distributing Objects p. 212 Grasping CorelDRAW's Layer Concept p. 217 Exploring the Object Manager p. 217 Finding and Replacing Objects by Their Properties p. 225 Using Graphic Styles p. 229 Using the Object Data Docker p. 235 CoreIDRAW 12's Text Arsenal Mastering Text Properties p. 239 Choosing Between Artistic and Paragraph Text p. 240 Introducing CorelDRAW's Text Tool p. 241 Formatting Text with the Property Bar p. 243 The Format Text Dialog p. 243 Changing the Case of Text p. 253 Working with Artistic Text p. 253 Working with Paragraph Text p. 256 Embedding Objects into Text p. 259 Text and Styles p. 260 Wrapping Text Around Other Shapes p. 261 Managing Fonts p. 262 Working with Text in Other Languages p. 263 Selecting Any Character from a Font p. 264 Linking Text to Objects p. 265 Linking Paragraph Text Frames p. 266 Fitting Text Around a Path p. 270 Path Text and Pick and Shape Tools p. 277 Linking Text Inside Closed Paths p. 280 Resources for Perfect Writing p. 283 Using CorelDRAW's Writing Tools p. 284 Setting Spell Checker Options p. 286 Using Grammatik p. 290 Using the Thesaurus p. 292 Using QuickCorrect p. 293 Finding and Replacing Text p. 295 Finding and Replacing Text Properties p. 296

4 Applying Color Fills and Outlines Mastering Object Outline Properties p. 301 Applying Outline Pen Properties p. 302 Outline Pen Options and the Property Bar p. 302 Using the Outline Tool p. 303 Exploring the Outline Pen Dialog p. 303 Outline Pen Object Properties Dialog p. 314 Applying Color Fills p. 317 Browsing Fill Types p. 318 Applying Fills to Shapes p. 319 Applying a Uniform Color Fill p. 319 Applying a Fountain Fill p. 320 Applying Pattern Fills p. 328 Applying Texture Fills p. 333 Applying PostScript Fills p. 336 Applying Mesh Fills p. 338 CorelDRAW 12's World of Color p. 343 Pick a Color--Any Color p. 344 Using Color-Related Dockers p. 344 About Color Models p. 351 Using Color Viewers p. 352 Using Color Mixers p. 353 Using Fixed and Custom Palettes p. 356 Adjusting and Transforming Color p. 359 Organizing Objects and Applying Effects Envelope and Distortion Effects p. 365 The Theory Behind Envelopes p. 366 Creating Envelope Effects p. 367 Constraining Single Arc Envelopes p. 374 Using Envelope Shapes Between Objects p. 376 Mastering Distortion Effects p. 378 Using the Interactive Distortion Tool and Property Bar p. 378 Using Distortion Presets p. 386 Using the Roughen Brush p. 387 The Power of Blends and Contours p. 391 Comparing Blend and Contour Effects p. 392 Using CorelDraw's Blend Effect p. 392 Real-World Blending p. 392 The Interactive Blend Tool and Property Bar p. 394 Creating a Typical Blend Effect p. 394 Anatomy of a Blend p. 395

5 Editing Blend Effects p. 396 Using the Blend Docker p. 409 Understanding Contour Effects p. 410 Exploring Draw's Contour Effects p. 411 Using the Interactive Contour Tool and Property Bar p. 412 Controlling Contour Acceleration p. 419 Using Contour Presets p. 421 Using the Contour Docker p. 421 Applying Lens and Transparency Effects p. 423 Understanding Lens Effects p. 424 Using the Lens Docker p. 424 Exploring Lens Effects p. 425 Using Lens Options p. 434 Grasping CorelDRAW's Transparency Effects p. 437 Using the Interactive Transparency Tool and Property Bar p. 438 Setting Transparency Properties p. 440 Using Transparency Operations (Merge Modes) p. 444 Applying Transparency to Fills and Outlines p. 446 Using Transparency Freeze p. 447 Copying Transparency Effects p. 447 Applied Transparency Effects p. 448 Creating Depth with Shadows p. 451 How CorelDRAW 12's Drop Shadow Effect Works p. 452 Using the Interactive Drop Shadow Tool and Property Bar p. 452 Anatomy of a Drop Shadow Effect p. 454 Using Flat Drop Shadow Options p. 456 Controlling Shadow Perspective p. 460 Using Drop Shadow Presets p. 465 Adopting Smart Drop Shadow Strategies p. 466 Drawing and PowerClips p. 469 Mastering Draw's PowerClip Feature p. 470 PowerClipping an Object p. 472 Controlling PowerClip Behavior p. 474 Working in 3D Creating Depth with Perspective Effects p. 483 How Perspective Effects Work p. 484 Applying Perspective p. 486 Editing a Perspective Effect p. 487 Enhancing a Perspective Effect p. 489 Limitations of Draw's Perspective Effects p. 491 Copying and Clearing Perspective p. 491

6 Extruding Vector Objects p. 493 How Extrude Works p. 494 Choosing and Applying Extrude p. 496 Anatomy of an Extrusion p. 497 Using the Interactive Extrude Tool and Property Bar p. 498 Using Vector Extrude Presets p. 512 Using the Extrude Docker p. 513 Controlling Extrude Complexity Using Facet Size p. 515 Beyond the Basics Applying Bitmap Commands p. 521 CorelDRAW 12's Bitmap Resources p. 522 Transforming Bitmaps p. 529 Essential Bitmap Operations p. 532 Using the Bitmap Color Mask Docker p. 537 Externally Linked Bitmaps and the Link Manager p. 539 Inflating Bitmaps p. 542 Using CorelDRAW's Bitmap Filter Dialogs p. 543 Under the Hood of the Print Engine p. 547 Printing a Simple Document p. 548 Setting Print Options p. 550 Previewing Your Printed Document p. 568 Setting Printing Preferences p. 574 Corel's Double-Sided Printing Wizard p. 579 Using the Prepare for Service Bureau Wizard p. 579 Print Merge p. 580 CorelDRAW 12's Web Resources p. 585 Using the Web Connector Docker p. 586 Using the Internet Toolbar p. 587 Setting Web Page Properties p. 594 Publishing Web Documents p. 596 Setting Web Publishing Preferences p. 602 Web Image Optimizer p. 605 Introduction to Corel R.A.V.E. 3.0 p. 607 Take Control Through Customization p. 613 Top Customization Tips p. 614 Using CorelDRAW's Workspace Resources p. 626 Adventures with VBA and Scripting p. 633 What's Possible with VBA? p. 634 What's New in Version 12 p. 635 Some Terms Defined p. 635 Introducing the VBA Editor p. 636

7 Recording and Playing Macros p. 641 Developing Solutions with VBA p. 645 Distributing Macros p. 652 Example Code p. 652 Where to Go for More Information p. 657 Shortcut Keys p. 659 Index p. 669 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.