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INTRODUCTION TO CORELDRAW

Corel Draw is a comprehensive vector-based drawing program that makes it easy to create professional
artwork. Corel Draw provides tools and effects that let you work efficiently to produce high-quality graphics.

Interface
Corel Draw program window looks as show in figure.

Printable Page
The rectangle with the drop shadow in the drawing window represents the Printable Page, of Drawing
Page. You can draw beyond the borders of the Drawing Page, but whatever you have drawn beyond the
printable page will not get printed.
Rulers
Rulers are displayed along the top and left side of the drawing window. The rulers are useful for sizing and
positioning objects in a drawing. You can pull gridlines onto the screen by dragging vertically or horizontally
from the rulers. Dragging diagonally from the spot where the rulers meet brings out a set of crosshairs.

Toolbox
Displayed along the left side of the Corel Draw screen for quick access to the tools used to create, edit and
view objects.

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Pick Tool
Pick tool lets you select objects or groups of objects. After you select an object, you can use commands in
the menus or the toolbox to change its appearance.
You can also use the Pick Tool to interactively move, stretch, scale, rotate, and skew objects.
You can select an object in either view by dragging a marquee box around it.
When an object is selected, a highlighting box with eight handless appears.

Shortcuts
 Pressing the Space Bar while using any of the drawing tools except the text tools activates the Pick
Tool.
 Pressing the Ctrl+Space Bar while using the text tools activates the Pick Tool.
 Pressing the Space Bar while the Pick Tool is selected activates the last drawing tool used.
 Double-clicking on the Pick Tool selects all objects in the drawing.
 Pressing the Esc key deselects all objects in the drawing.

Shape Tool
The function of the Shape Tool varies depending on the type of object selected.
Object Type Function
Line/Curve Changing the shape by moving nodes and control points and using the Node
Edit Roll-Up
Text Editing character attributes and interactive kerning.
Bitmaps Cropping.
Rectangle/Square Rounding corners.
Ellipse/Circles Creating arcs and pic wedges.
Shortcut
Pressing F10 selects the Shape Tool.

Knife Tool
The Knife tool lets you cut through objects.

Zoom Tool
Opens a flyout menu with six viewing icons.
Zoom In Magnifies a portion of the screen.
Zoom Out Zooms out by a factor of two each time you click or returns to the view you were
at before the last zoom-in.
Actual Size Displays the drawing at the size at which it will print.
Zoom to Selected Zooms in on selected objects.
Fit in Window Brings all objects in the drawing into view.
Show Page Displays the entire Printable Page.

Pencil Tool
Draws lines, curves and dimension lines. You can also use the Pencil tool to trace bitmaps. Holding the
mouse button down on the Pencil tool opens a flyout that lets you choose the drawing mode and the type
of dimension line you want to draw.

Used to
Select Freehand mode—a click and drag style of drawing similar to the way you move a pencil on paper.
Select Bezier mode—a connect-the dots style of drawing where you specify the start and end
points of the line/curve you want to draw which Corel Draw then connects.
Draw vertical dimension lines.
Draw horizontal dimension.
Draw angular dimension lines.

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Draw callouts.
Shortcut
F5 selects the Pencil Tool.

Rectangle Tool
Draws rectangles and squares. Objects drawn with the Rectangle tool are assigned the current default Fill,
Outline Pen and Outline Color attributes.
Shortcut
Pressing F6 selects the Rectangle Tool.

Ellipse Tool
Draws ellipses and circles. Objects drawn with the Ellipse tool are assigned the current default Fill, Outline
Pen and Outline Color attributes.
Shortcut
Pressing F7 selects the Ellipse Tool.

Text Tool
Adds text and symbols. Holding the mouse button down on the Text tool opens a flyout with two icons.
Lets you enter text directly on the screen as strings of Artistic text. Entering text as Artistic text
allows you to fit the text to a path and create special effects using commands in the Effects menu.
Lets you enter text directly on the screen in blocks of Paragraph text. Paragraph text is intended for
text-intensive applications such as ads and brochures.
Shortcuts
Pressing F8 selects the Artistic Text Tool.
Pressing Shift+F8 selects the Paragraph Text Tool.
Double-clicking the Text Tool opens the Text Roll-Up.

Outline Pen Tool

Opens a flyout from which you choose pre-set outline thickness and colors. Also provides access to dialog
boxes for specifying custom outline thickness, patterns, pen shapes, and colors.
Shortcuts
Pressing F12 with an object selected opens the Outline Pen dialog box.
Pressing Shift+F12 with an object selected opens the Outline Color dialog box.

Fill Tool
Opens a flyout with icons for specifying an object's fill. You can fill an object with a uniform color, fountain
fill, pattern, texture, shade of gray, or leave it empty.
Choosing any of the Fill Tool icons with no object selected opens a dialog box for assigning the
default fill for new objects.
Shortcuts
Pressing Shift+F11 with an object selected opens the Uniform Fill dialog box.
With no object selected, pressing Shift+F11 opens the Default Fill dialog box.

On-Screen Color Palette

You can display a color palette for choosing outline and fill colors. To display the Color Palette select Color
Palette command from View menu.
 To select a fill color, click on it with the left mouse button.
 To select an outline color, click on it with the right mouse button.
Clicking on the arrows at the ends of the palette with the left mouse button scrolls the colors one at a time.
 Clicking on the arrows with the right mouse button scrolls a screen-width of colors.
 Clicking on the arrow with the left mouse button enlarges the color palette.

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 Clicking on the button at the left end of the palette removes the object's fill if you click with the left
mouse button, or outline if you click with the right button.

Machine Room Exercise

1. Open Corel Draw in you PC and study the interface of Corel.
2. Use pencil tool and write "Corel Draw". Use the color palette to write it in different colors.
3. Choose text tool to write the same text. Change its color to the same color as in the previous
question.
Drawing and Shaping Objects
Drawing Various Shapes
Corel Draw provides drawing tools for drawing basic shapes, such as rectangles, ellipses, polygons, stars,
grids, and spirals. To draw a shape with one of these tools, drag diagonally in any direction until the shape
is the size you want. For each tool, the Status Bar displays the dimensions of the shape as you draw it.

Drawing a Rectangle or Square

The Rectangle tool lets you draw rectangles and squares.
To Draw a rectangle :
1. Click the Rectangle Tool
2. Position the cursor where you want the rectangle to appear.
3. Drag diagonally to draw the rectangle.
To Draw a square :
Hold down Ctrl and drag diagonally.

Drawing an Ellipse or a Circle

The Ellipse tool lets you draw ellipses and circles.
To draw an ellipse :
1. Click the Ellipse tool.
2. Position the cursor where you want the ellipse to appear.
3. Drag diagonally to draw the ellipse.
To draw a circle :
Hold down Ctrl and drag diagonally.

Drawing a Polygon
The polygon tool lets you draw polygons and stars. A polygon is a closed shape having three or more
sides.
To draw a polygon :
1. Open the Object flyout, and click the Polygon tool.
2. Position the cursor where you want the polygon to appear.
3. Drag diagonally to draw the polygon.
4. If you want to change the number of sides on the polygon, type the appropriate number in the
Number of Points on Polygon box on the Property Bar, the Press Enter.

Drawing Spirals
The Spiral tool lets you draw spiral shapes. There are two types of spirals: symmetrical and logarithmic. In
a symmetrical spiral, the distance increases as the spiral progresses outward.
To draw a symmetrical spiral :

1. Open the Object flyout, and click the Spiral tool.

2. Type a number in the Spiral Revolutions box
on the Property Bar to indiacte the number of
revolutions you want for the spiral.

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3. Click the Symmetrical Spiral button on the property Bar.

4. Position the cursor where you want the spiral to appear.
5. Drag diagonally to draw the spiral.

SELECTING OBJECTS
Before you can move of shape an object, you must select it. When you select an object, a selection box
appears around the object. A selection box appears as an invisible rectangle having eight black squares,
called selection handles, arranged at the corners and midpoints, and a small "X" in the center.
You can select object with fills by clicking anywhere within the outline. If the object is without fills
you must click on the object's outline to select it.
If you are working with unfilled and filled objects that overlap, you may find it useful to select
objects by their outline.
To select an object :
 Click the object with the Pick tool.

To select all objects:

 Click Edit, Select All, Object.
You can also select all the objects in the active page by double- clicking the Pick tool.

Marquee selecting objects:

If you want to select several objects, you can drag a

marquee box around them.
To marquee select several objects, using the Pick tool,
drag the mouse diagonally until a marquee box encloses
all objects.

Moving Objects
The easiest way a move and position objects in your drawing is to drag and drop the object using the pick
tool or a drawing tool. To drag an object using a drawing tool, you must position the cursor over the small
"x" at the center of the selection box.
When you drag an object, Corel Draw indicates the new position of the selected object as you
drag.
To move an object by dragging and dropping
1. Select the object with the pick tool.
2. Drag the object to a new place in your drawing.

SHAPING OBJECTS
Once you have created basic objects, you can use a number of tools, buttons, and commands, to change
the shape of the object. For example, you can use the Shape tool to round the corners of a rectangle of
shape an ellipse into an arc or a pie-shape.

To round the corners of a rectangle

1. Select the rectangle with the Shape tool.
2. Drag one of the four corner nodes along the outline of the rectangle or squre.

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Drawing Lines and Curves

Besides the tools for drawing basic shapes, Corel DRAW also includes two tools for drawing simple lines
and curves. These are the freehand tool and the Bezier tool.
The Freehand tool lets you draw a line or
curve by dragging the mouse cursor across the page
like a pencil on paper.
The Bezier tool lets you draw smooth,
precise curves by placing nodes and adjusting the
curvature of the line between the nodes.
To draw a curve with the freehand tool:
1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Freehand tool.
2. Click the Freehand Smoothing box and move the pop-up slider to select a smoothness setting.
Move the slider to the right for maximum smoothing; move the slider to the left for no smoothing.
3. Position the cursor where you want the curve to start.
4. Drag to draw the curve.
To draw a straight line with the Freehand tool:
1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Freehand tool.
2 Click where you want the line to begin.
3 Click where you want the line to end.
To draw a curve or straight line connected to another curve or line:
 Position the Freehand tool over the node at the end of the existing line or curve, then draw a new
line or curve.
To draw a closed shape with the Freehand tool:
1. Open the Curve flyout and click the Freehand tool.
2. Click the Freehand smoothing box and move the pop-up slider to select a smoothness setting.
Move the slider to the right for maximum smoothing; move the slider to the lift for no smoothing.
3. Draw a curve or a series of connected straight lines that begins and ends at the same point.
If you're drawing a series of connected straight lines, double-click to create a node and click the
starting point to close the shape.
To draw a curve with the Bezier tool:
1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Bezier tool.
2. Click where you want to place the first node and drag the control point in the direction you want
the curve to bend.
3. Position the cursor where you want to place the next node and drag the control point to crrate
the curve you want.

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The position and angle of the control points affects the shape of the segment you've just created
and the next segment you add ( if you add one).
4. Repeat step 3 to add nodes to the curve.
5. Press SPACEBAR to finish the curve.
DRAWING WITH THE ARTISTIC MEDIA TOOL
The Artistic Media tool lets you apply various effects to a curve. The Artistic Media tool has five modes:

 Preset mode draws curves that change thickness based on preset line shapes you can choose
from a list box on the Property Bar.
 Brush mode applies text or shapes to the curve when you draw it.
 Object sprayer mode applies a series of images to a curve when you draw it.
 Calligraphic mode draws curves that change
thickness based on the direction of the curve.
This creates an effect similar to that of a
calligraphic pen.
 Pressure- sensitive mode draws curves that
change thickness based on feedback from a
pressure-sensitive pen or a keyboard.
To draw a curve in Preset mode
1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic Media tool.
2. Click the Preset button on the Property Bar.

3. Click the Freehand Smoothing box and move the pop-up slider to select a smoothness setting.
Move the slider to the right for maximum smoothing; move the slider to the left for no smoothing.
4. Type a width in the Artistic media Tool Width
box on the Property Bar, then press ENTER.
the width you set here represents the curve's
maximum width.
5. Choose a preset curve shape from the Preset
list box.
6. Position the cursor where you want the curve
to start.
7. Drag to draw the curve.
To draw a curve in Brush mode:
1 Open the curve flyout, and click the Artistic media
tool.
2 Click the Brush button on the Property Bar.
3 Click the Freehand smoothing box and move the pop-
up slider to select a smoothness setting.
Move the slider to the right for maximum smoothing;
move the slider to the left for no smoothing.

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4 Type a width in the Artistic Media Tool Width box on

the property Bar, then press ENTER
The Width you set here represents the curve's
maximum width.
5 Select a brush from the Brush list box.
6 Place the cursor where you want the curve to start.
7 Drag to draw the curve.

To draw a curve using the Object Sprayer:

1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic Media ool.
2 Click the Sprayer button on the Property Bar.
3 Click the Freehand Smoothing box and move the pop-up slider to select a smoothness setting.
Move the slider to the right for maximum smoothing; move the slider to the left for no smoothing.
4 Type a percentage value in the Size of Objects to be sprayed box on the Property Bar, then Press
ENTER.
The value you set here represents the size of the prayed object as a percentage of the original.

If you want the objects to increase of decrease along

the curve, click the Incremental Scaling button to
enable the Incremental Scaling box, type a percent
value, and then press ENTER.
6. Select a spray from the Spray list File list box.
7. Drag to draw the curve.

To draw a curve in Calligraphic mode:

1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic media tool.
2. Click the Calligraphic button on the Property Bar.
3. Click the Freehand Smoothing box and move the pop-up slider to select a smoothness setting.
Move the slider to the right for maximum smoothing; move the slider to the left for no smoothing.
4. Type a width in the Artistic Media Tool Width box on the Property Bar, then Press ENTER.
The width you set here represents the curve's maximum width.
5. Type an angle in Calligraphic Angle box on the Property Bar, then press ENTER.
The Calligraphic Angle box controls the angle of the pen nib. For example, type "o" if you want
narrow horizontal lines and thick vertical lines or "90" if you want thick horizontal lines and narrow
vertical lines.
6. Place the cursor where you want the curve to start.
7. Drag to draw the curve.

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To draw a curve in Pressure-sensitive mode:

1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic Media tool.
2. Click the Pressure button on the Property Bar.
3. Click the Freehand Smoothing box and move the pop-up slider to select a smoothness setting.
Move the slider to the right for maximum smoothing; move the slider to the lift for no smoothing.
4. Type a width in Artistic Media tool Width box on the Property Bar, then press ENTER. The width
you set here represents the curve's maximum width.
5. Position the cursor where you want the curve to start.
6. Drag to draw the curve.

FILLING AND OUTLINING OBJECTS

FILLING OBJECTS
Fill is the color or the pattern that covers an enclosed area. You can change the appearance of an object
by using a fill. To fill an object, you apply colors or patterns inside its borders. Corel DRAW includes
Uniform fills, Fountain fills, Pattern fills, Texture fills, and PostScript fills. You can apply fills to specific
objects or set defaults so that every object you draw has the same fill. You can also apply a mesh fill to an
object.
To apply a uniform fill using the Uniform Fill dialog box:
1. Select the object with the Pick tool.
2. Open the Fill Tool flyout, and click Fill Color Dialog.
3. Choose a color Bar and from the visual selector.

To apply a uniform fill using the interactive Fill tool:

1. Select the object with the Pick tool.
2. Open the Interactive Fill flyout, and click interactive Fill tool.
3. On the Property Bar, choose Uniform Fill from the fill type list box.
4. Choose a color model from the Uniform fill list box.
5. Adjust the color by typing values in the appropriate boxes, then press ENTER.

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To apply a uniform fill using the Color Palette:

1. Select the object with the Pick tool.
2. Click the color you want from the on-screen Color Palette.

Fountain Fills
A fountain fill causes two or more colors to flow into each other smoothly, letting you add depth and color
to your drawing. The fill can flow in a straight line across the object (Linear), in concentric circles from the
center of the object (Radial), in rays from the center of the object (Conical), or in concentric squares from
the center of the object (Square).
There ate two types of fountain fills: two- color and custom. Two- color fountain fills have a direct
blend from one color to another. Custom fills let you create a cascade of many colors. You can customize
fountain fills by changing the direction of the fill, adding intermediate colors, or changing the angle of the
fill.
To apply a two- color fountain fill using the fountain fill dialog box:
1. Select the object with the Pick tool.
2. Open the Fill Tool flyout, and click Fountain Fill Dialog.
3. In the Color Blend section, enable the Two Color button.
4. From the Type list box, choose one of the following fountain fill types:
 Linear
 Radial
 Conical
 Square
5. Open the From color picker, and click the color you want at the start of the color Progression.
6. Open the To color Picker, and click the color you want at the end of the color progression.
7. Move the Mid-Point slider to set the mid-point between the two colors.
8. Click one of the following buttons to set the direction:
 Direct determines the intermediate fill colors according to hue and saturation change along
a straight line, beginning at the From color and continuing across the Color Wheel to the To
color.
 Clockwise Color Path blends colors along a clockwise path around the Color Wheel.
 Counterclockwise Color Path blends colors along a counterclockwise path around the
color Wheel.

WORKING WITH PATTERN FILLS:

To apply a two-color pattern fill:
1. Select the object with the pick tool.
2. Open the fill Tool flyout, and click Pattern Fill Dialog.
3. Enable the 2-color button.
4. Click the Pattern picker, and click the pattern.
5. Open the Front color picker, and click a color for the bitmap pattern's foreground.
6. Open the Back color picker, and click a color for the bitmap pattern's background.

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OUTLINING OBJECTS
You can change the size, shape, and color of outlines. to apply an outline color using the Outline Color
dialog box.
1. Select the object with the Pick tool.
2. Open the Outline Tool flyout, and click Outline Color Dialog.
3. Choose a color model from the Model list.
4. Click a color from the Color Bar and visual selector.

MACHINE ROOM EXERCISE

1. Open a new document in Corel Draw. Draw a Circle and an ellipse .Apply two-color fountain fill.
2. Change the outline of above two objects.

TRANSFORMING OBJECTS

Once you have created objects in CorelDraw you may need to change it in various ways.
To transform any object first you must select it. You can transform all graphic and text objects in
the following ways without altering their basic shapes:
 Position moves the object to another area of the Drawing Window based on coordinates you
specify.
 Size changes the size of an object by an amount you specify in pixels, millimeters, inches or other
units, while maintaining its shape and relative proportions.
 Scale changes the size of an object by percentage value you specify, making it larger or smaller
either proportionally or non proportionally.

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 Stretch changes an object's relative horizontal or vertical proportions, making one larger compared
to the other.
 Rotate turns an object upside down or sideways, or tilts it by any degree you specify.
 Skew adds a slant to an object.
 Mirror creates a reflection of an object horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
You can perform multiple transformations on single objects, on multiple objects, and on combined
or trouped objects.

ROTATING OBJECTS
You can rotate an object by dragging its rotations handles with the mouse or by using the Free Rotation
tool.

To rotate an object using the mouse:

1. Double-click the object with the Pick tool.

The rotation and skewing handles appear as two-way arrows; the center of rotation maker
appears in the middle of the delectation box.
2 Click a rotation handle (the corner two-way arrows) and drag in a clockwise or counterclockwise
direction to rotate

Skewing object
You can skew objects interactively with the mouse by dragging the skewing handles. Skewing handles are
the straight horizontal and vertical arrows that appear at the midpoints of the object.
The Free Skew tool changes the slant and the position of the object.
To skew an object using the mouse:
1. Double- click the object with the Pick tool.
2. Do one of the following:
 Drag a horizontal skewing handle to skew the object left of right.
 Drag a vertical skewing handle to skew the object up or down.

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MIRRORING OBJECTS
You can mirror objects horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. By default, the mirror anchor point is in the
center of the object. When you use the Free Angle Reflection Tool or the Transformation Docker, you can
change the anchor point to specify the direction in which you want to mirror the object.
To mirror an object horizontally using the mouse:
1. Select the object with the Pick tool.
2. Hold down CTRL and drag the object's left or right selection
handles to the opposite side of the object.
An outline of the object appears when you reach the
opposite side of the object as shown in the figure.
3. Release the mouse button and then release CTRL
To mirror an object using the Free Angle Reflection Tool:
1. Open the shape Edit flyout, and click the Free Transform tool.
2. Click the Free Angle Reflection tool on the Property Bar.
3. Click the object you want to mirror.
4. Click anywhere in the Drawing Window to fix an anchor point.
5. Crag the mouse to create the line of reflection.

You can create a single curve object out of two or more objects. If the
objects overlap, the result is a single object with one outline. If the objects
don't overlap, they form a weld group in which the objects appear
separate but are actually treated as one object.
WELDING OBJECT
To weld objects using the Shaping Docker:
1. Select the objects with the pick tool.
2. Click Arrange, Shaping. Shaping docker will be displayed as shown in the figure.
3. In the Shaping Docker, click the Weld button.
4. Enable one of the following check boxes:
 Source Object (s) keeps a copy of the selected object after welding.
 Target Objects (s) keeps a copy of the target object (the object to which you're welding the
selected object) after welding.
5. Click the Weld To button.
6. Click the object you want to be the target object.
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Note:
 You can select multiple objects for both the source and the target of the weld operation by
holding down SHIFT while selecting them with the Pick tool, or by marquee selection
them.
 You can remove holes created after welding single objects with intersecting lines by deleting
the resulting interior subpaths.

To weld objects using the Property Bar:

1. Select the objects with the pick tool.
2. Click the Weld button on the Property Bar.
Note: If you marquee select the objects when welding using the property Bar, the welded object assumes
the outline and fill properties of the bottom- most selected object. If you use multiple selection, the welded
object takes on the properties of the object you selected last.

TRIMMING OBJECTS
Trimming creates new, irregularly shaped objects by removing the areas that overlap other selected
objects. Before you trim objects, you must decide which object you want to trim (the target object) and
which object (s) you want to use to trim it. The objects you use to trim must overlap or be overlapped by
the target object. You can trim single objects with one or more objects, and you trim multiple objects with
multiple object.
To trim an object using the Shaping Docker:
1. Using the Pick tool, select all the objects you want to use to trim the target object.
2. Click Arrange, Shaping.
3. In the Shaping Docker, click the Trim button.
4. Enable one of the following check boxes:
 Source Object (s) keeps a copy of the object you're using to trim.
 Target Object (s) keeps a copy of the object you're trimming.
5. Click the Trim button.
6. Click the target object.
To trim an object using the Property Bar:
1. Using the Pick tool, select the object you want to trim and the object(s) you want to use to trim
it.
2. Click the Trim button on the Property Bar.
Note: If you marquee select the objects, CorelDRAW trims the bottom-most selected object. If you use
multiple selection,
Corel DRAW trims the object you selected last.
To trim multiple objects with multiple objects:
1. Marquee select two or more objects that you have chosen to trim the target objects.
2. Click Arrange, Shaping.
3. In the Shaping Docker, click the Trim button.
4. Using the Pick tool, hold down SHIFT and select the objects you want to trim.
5. Release SHIFT.
IINTERSECTING OBJECTS:
Intersecting creates a new object from an area where two or more objects overlap. The result is one object
with the size and shape of this overlapping area. In addition to this new object, you can keep all, some, or
none of the original objects. The new object always uses the fill and outline attributes of the target object.
To intersect objects using the Shaping Docker:
1. Select the objects with the Pick tool.
2. Click Arrange, Shaping.
3. In the Shaping Docker, click the Intersection button.
4. Enable one of the following check boxes.
 Source Object(s) keeps a copy of all other selected objects (except the target object).

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 Target Object(s) keeps a copy of the target object.

5 Click the Intersect With button
6 Click the object that you want to be the target object.
To intersect objects using the Property Bar:
1. Select the objects with the Pick tool.
2. Click the Intersect button on the Property Bar.
Note: If you marquee select the objects, the new intersected object takes on the properties of the bottom-
most selected object. If you use multiple selections, the new intersected object takes on the properties of
the object you selected last.
To intersect multiple objects with multiple objects:
1. Marquee select two or more objects, that you have chosen to intersect with the target objects.
2. Click Arrange, Shaping.
3. In the Shaping Docker, click the Intersect button.
4. Using the Pick tool, hold down SHIFT and select the objects you want to intersect.
5. Release SHIFT.

Machine Room Exercise

1. Open a new document in Corel [Link] a Polygonal [Link] the rotation and skewing
option to change its appearance.
2. Intersect the above objects Shaping Docker tool.
WORKING WITH TEXT
Corel DRAW lets you create Artistic text and Paragraph text using the Text tool. Artistic text is best when
you're working with short lines of text because you can apply a large range of effects. For larger bodies of
text that have greater formatting requirements, you should create Paragraph text.
After adding of text to documents, you can change the text type (e.g., from Paragraph text to
Artistic text) or convert Artistic text to curves. Before you start any task, you must select the text. You can
enhance text by embedding graphics, and adding symbols and special characters. CorelDRAW lets you
edit text in the Drawing Window and the Edit Text dialog box.
Some formatting features apply to both Artistic text and Paragraph text. For example, spacing text and
applying bold formatting. Other formatting features apply only to paragraph text. For example, adding
columns and drop caps.
Clicking in the Drawing window and typing, creates Artistic text. Adding a Paragraph text frame first
and typing text in the frame, creates Paragraph text. Paragraph text frames are containers that hold text.
TO ADD PARAGRAPH TEXT IN FIXED-SIZED FRAM
1. Click the Text tool.
2. Click anywhere in the Drawing Window and drag away (in any direction) from this point to size
the Paragraph text frame.
The frame is created when you release the mouse button. The text cursor appears at the top
left corner of the frame if your default alignment is set to Left or None.
3. Type in the Paragraph text frame.
To add Paragraph text in automatically- sized frames:
1. Click Tools, Options.
2. In the list of categories, double-click Text, and click paragraph.
3. Enable the Expand And Shrink Paragraph Text Frame To Fit Text check box.
4. Click OK.
5. Follow all of the steps from the previous procedure.

TO ADD ARTISTIC TEXT

1. Click the Text tool.
2. Click anywhere in the Drawing Window, and type.
You can convert from one text type to another.

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To convert Paragraph text to Artistic text:

1. Select the Paragraph text frame with the Pick tool.
2. Click Text, Convert To Artistic Text..
To convert Artistic text to Paragraph text:
1. Select the Artistic text with the Pick tool.
2. Click Text, Convert To Paragraph Text.
You can convert Artistic text to curves to manipulate individual nodes to change the shape of
characters.
To convert Artistic text to curves:
1. Select the Artistic text with the pick tool.
2. Click Arrange, Convert To Curves.
3. Open the Shape Edit Flyout, and click the Shape tool.
4. Shape the text.

SHIFTING AND ROTATING CHARACTERS

Shifting individual and multiple Artistic text and Paragraph text objects vertically and horizontally can add
an intersecting effect to text. You can also rotate characters.
You can return characters you’ve shifted horizontally to the baseline and maintain a vertical shift or
rotation. You can also remove vertical shifts and rotations.
To shift a character horizontally:
1. Select a text character.
2. Click Text, Format Text.
3. Click the Align tab.
4. Type a value in the Horizontal box.

To shift a character vertically:

1. Follow steps 1 to 3 from the previous procedure.
2. Type a value in the Vertical box.

To rotate a character :
1. Select a character.
2. Click Text, Format Text.
3. Click the Align tab.
4. Type a value in the Rotation box.

FITTING TEXT TO A PATH

You can position a Artistic text along the path of an open object (e.g., a line) or closed object (e.g., a
square) as shown in the figure below.

To fit text to a path using the Fit Text To Path Command :

1. Using the Pick Tool, Select the Path.
2. Click the Text, Fit Text to Path.
3. Type along the path.

To fit text to a path interactively :

1. Select the path to which you want to fit the text.
2. Click the Text Tool.
3. Drag the cursor over the Path.
4. Click the Path when the cursor changes to the fit to patha cursor.
5. Type along the path.

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Machine Room Exercise

1. Open a new document in Corel Draw and create an artistic text.

2. Try the following changes :
I. Convert Artistic text to Paragraph text.
II. Shift and rotate characters in the text.
III. Copy and paste the same text that you have created in the beginning and then perform horizontal
and vertical shifting of characters.
CREATING SPECIAL EFFECTS
The special effects in Coreldraw let you alter the appearance of [Link] can distort objects,
add new elements to objects, and change the relationship between objects.
By blending two objects, you create a series of intermediate objects that show a transition in color,
shape, and size. Three distortion effects let you change the shape of objects: Push and Pull, Zipper and
Twister. You can also change the shape of any object by applying an envelope to it then shaping the
envelope. The object conforms to the shape of the envelope. By extruding an object, Coreldraw adds
surfaces to make it appear three dimensional. Adding one and two-point perspective lets you create the
illusion of depth and distance. You can create the illusion of depth between objects by adding drop
shadows. You can apply transparencies, which are grayscale masks to objects. Transparencies are
applied on top of the objects’s current fill, therefore the object’s color show through the transparency. The
lenses in Coreldraw let you change the appearance of objects you view through them. You can contour an
object,, creating the effect created by contour lines on a topographical map. When you create PowerClip
objects, you place an object inside another object. One object becomes the contents; the other object
becomes the container.
You can apply effects to both Paragraph text and Artistic text. However, some effects are exclusive
to Artistic text and others to Paragraph text and Artistic text. . However, some effects are exclusive to
Artistic text and others to Paragraph text because corel Draw treats the two text types differently.
Effects you can apply to Paragraph text frames include applying enevelopes, drop shadows, and
Power clip object.
Effects you can apply to Artistic text include extrusions, blends,contours, distortions, envelopes,
lenses, Powerclip objects, Prespectives, and drop shadows,

CREATING BLENDS:-
Corel Draw offers a variety of features for creating interesting blend effects, such as straight-line blends,
blending along a path, compound b lends, and copying and cloning blends.

Straight - line blends:-

The intermediate objects, in a straight-line blend, show a progression in shape and size between the
original objects. The outline and fill colors of the intermediate object progress on a straight path across the
color spectrum. Special fills( ie., fountain, pattern, and texture fills) show a Progression between the
object’s fills. The intermediate object’s outline show a gradual Progression

To create a straight-line blend:

1. Open the Interactive Tools flyout and click the Interactive Blend tool.

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2. Drag the end handle f one of the objects you want to blend over the other object you ant to blend.
The end handle appears after you start dragging the objects.

CREATING PUSH AND PULL DISTORTIONS:-

When you apply a Push distortion to an object, the objects nodes are forced towards its center thereby
rounding the object. The pull distortion drawn a object nodes away from its center, making the object
pointy.
When you create a Push or Pull distortion you like, you can copy it and s apply it to other selected
objects. If you don’t lime the distortion, you can remove it without deleting the objects.

To apply a Push distortion:

1. Open the Interactive Tools flyout, and click
the Interactive Distortion tool.
2. Enable the Push and Pull Distortion button
on the Property Bar. The button is enabled
when it appears Pressed.
3. Select the object to which you want to apply
the distortion and drag the mouse to the
right.
To remove a Push distortion:
1. Select the distorted object with the Pick tool,
2. Click Effects, clear Distortion.

WORKING WITH ENVELOPES

Envelopes Provide a powerful and simple way to shape objects. When you apply an envelope to an object
the envelope surrounds the objects and appears as a dotted red line with a series of squares at points
along its path. By dragging the nodes I any direction, you shape the envelope .In turn, as envelope
changes shape, the associated object automatically reshapes to conform to the envelope.
Additionally, you can continue to shape an envelope and the object it surrounds by editing the
envelope. For example, you can change an envelope’s line segments from line to curves.

To apply an envelope:

1. Open the Interactive Tools flyout , and click

the Interactive Envelope tool.
2. Select the object to which you want to
apply an envelope
Click one of the following buttons on the
property Bar to indicate the editing mode
you [Link] Line
 Single Arc.
 Double Arc.
 Unconstrained.

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4. Draw anode to change the shape of the envelope.

5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until the envelope is the shape you want.

MACHINE ROOM EXERCISE

1. Draw a rectangle on new document. Apply envelope to it and choose following editing modes :
Straight Line, Single Arc, Double Arc and Unconstrained , one by one.

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