CorelDRAW X7: The Official Guide, 11th Edition

The Only Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW X7

CorelDRAW X7: The Official Guide shows you how to create photorealistic illustrations, lay out text and graphics, import and edit photos, add special effects to vector art and photos, and transform 2D objects into 3D artwork. You’ll also get expert tips for printing work that matches what you’ve designed on your monitor. Step-by-step tutorials based on downloadable sample files let you learn by doing.

• Explore and master CorelDRAW’s menus, palettes, and dockers
• Add Paragraph Text, Artistic Text, and custom-shaped text to your designs
• Explore the new Content Exchange for access to new, exciting patterns and other fills
• Create the illusion of 3D objects with the Perspective and Extrude tools
• Dramatically edit objects with the Smear, Twirl, Attract, Repel, and Distortion tools
• Add elements of photorealism to your drawings with lens effects, transparency, shadows, glows, and bevels
• Combine photos with vector graphics in CorelDRAW, and perform advanced editing in PHOTO-PAINT

Table of Contents

Part I: Student Orientation Weekend
Chapter 1 Welcome! What’s in Store, and What’s New
Chapter 2 The Roadmap to Features and Productivity in CorelDRAW
Chapter 3 Diving into CorelDRAW! Your First Professional Composition

Part II: Getting Started with CorelDRAW X7
Chapter 4 Working with Single- and Multi-page Documents
Chapter 5 Creating Basic Shapes and Applying Transformations
Chapter 6 Arranging and Organizing Objects

Part III: Working with Object Tools for Art and for Business
Chapter 7 Choosing (and Understanding) the Right Path Tools
Chapter 8 Exploring Special Shapes, Connectors, and Other Office Automation Helpers
Chapter 9 Editing Objects and Rearranging Paths

Part IV: Working with Text in a Composition
Chapter 10 Paragraph Text, Artistic Text, and When (and How) to Use Them
Chapter 11 Intermediate Desktop Publishing and Proofing Tools

Part V: Attributes for Objects and Lines
Chapter 12 Options for Filling Objects
Chapter 13 Applying Strokes to Paths
Chapter 14 Using Blends and Contours
Chapter 15 Mixing and Matching with Digital Color Models

Part VI: Creating the Illusion of a 3D Composition
Chapter 16 The Perspective and Extrude Effects
Chapter 17 Using the Envelope Tool, Lens Effects, and Bevels

Part VII: Special Effects in CorelDRAW
Chapter 18 The Shape Editing Tools and Distortions
Chapter 19 Transparencies and Shadows

Part VIII: Bitmaps and Photos and How to Use CorelDRAW Graphics Suite to Work with Them
Chapter 20 Working with Bitmap Images in CorelDRAW
Chapter 21 Understanding and Working with Pixel-Based Images in CorelDRAW
Chapter 22 Common Image-Editing Techniques Using PHOTO-PAINT

Part IX: Getting Your Work in the Public Eye
Chapter 23 Professional Output: A Primer on Prepping Your Work for
Chapter 24 Basic HTML Page Layout and Publishing