MODULE 1

Getting started with Corel Draw

• Introduction to Corel Draw
• Features of Corel Draw
• Corel Draw Interface
• Tool Box
• Moving from Adobe Illustrator to Corel Draw
• Common Tasks

MODULE 2

Introduction to CorelDRAW

• Vector graphics and bitmaps
• Start and open drawings
• Work with multiple drawings
• Undo, redo and repeat actions
• Zoom, pan, and scroll
• Preview drawings
• Viewing modes
• Save drawings
• Locked files
• Back up and recover files
• Add and access drawing information
• Close drawings
• Edit while printing, saving and exporting documents

MODULE 3

Creative Tools and Content

• Content types
• Change content locations
• Acquire applications, plug-ins and content
• Find clipart and other images with the connect content inspector
• Use and manage images with the connect content inspector

 

MODULE 4

Lines, Shape and Outlines

• Lines, outlines and brushstrokes
• Lines
• Parallel drawings
• Calligraphies and preset lines
• Livesketch
• Format lines and outlines
• Add arrowheads to lines and curves
• Copy , convert, remove and replace outlines
• Brushstroke
• Brushstrokes and styles input
• Spray objects along a line
• Connector and callout lines
• Dimension lines
• Pressure – sensitive pens and devices

MODULE 5

Shapes

• Rectangle and squares
• Ellipses , circle , arcs and pie shapes
• Polygons and stars
• Spirals
• Grids
• Predefined shapes
• Use shape recognition

MODULE 6

Shapes Objects

• Curve objects
• Select and move nodes
• Align and distribute nodes
• Manipulate segments
• Join curves
• Copy and cut segments
• Add, remove and join nodes
• Node types
• Transform nodes
• Break the path of curve objects
• Mirror changes in curve objects
• Skew and stretch objects
• Smudge and smear objects
• Roughen objects
• Smooth objectsattract orpush away nodes to shape
• Apply distortion effects
• Add twirl effects
• Shape objects by using envelopes
• Crop and erase objects
• Split objects
• Trim objects
• Fillet , scallop and chamfer corners
• Weld and intersect objects
• Powerclip objects
• Options for nodes, handles and previews

MODULE 7

Symmetrical Drawings

• Create symmetry
• Edit symmetry
• Fuse curves in symmetry groups
• Remove symmetry and break symmetry links

MODULE 8

Objects , Symbols And Layers

• Objects
• Select objects
• Transform objects
• Copy , duplicate and delete objects
• Create objects from enclosed areas
• Create a boundary around objects
• Feather objects edges
• Use object coordinates to draw and modify objects
• Copy object properties, transformations and effects
• Clone objects
• Position objects
• Align and distribute objects
• Apply object hinting
• Snap objects
• Dynamic guides
• Alignment guides
• Change the order of objects
• Size and scale objects
• Modify objects with the properties inspector
• Group objects
• Combine objects
• Lock objects
• Find and replace objects

MODULE 9

QR Codes

• Insert QR codes
• Edit QR codes
• Validate QR codes

MODULE 10

Layers

• Create layers
• View layers ,pages and objects
• Change layer properties
• Find , move and copy layers and objects

MODULE 11

Symbols

• Create , edit and delete symols
• Use symbols in drawings
• Symbol collections and libraries
• Reference symbols

MODULE 12

Color, Fills and Transparencies

• Color models
• Color depth
• Choose colors
• Find and replace colors
• Document palette
• Create and edit color palettes
• Organize and show color palettes
• Show or hide color palettes

MODULE 13

Fills

• Uniform fills
• Fountain fills
• Vector and bitmap pattern fills
• Two color pattern fills
• Texture fills
• Postscript fills
• Mesh fills
• Apply fills to areas
• Work with fills

MODULE 14

Objects Transparency

• Uniform transparency
• Fountain transparency
• Pattern transparency
• Texture transparency
• Copy , freeze and remove transparencies
• Merge modes

MODULE 15

Find, Manage and Save Fills and Transparency

• Find and view fills and transparencies
• Manage fills and transparencies
• Save fills and transparencies

MODULE 16

Color Management

• About color management
• Get starts with color management
• Install, load and embed color profiles
• Assign color profiles
• Convert colors to other color profiles
• Color conversion- setting
• Soft proofing
• Color management presets
• Manage color when opening documents
• Manage colors when importing and pasting files
• Manage colors for print
• Use a safe cmyk workflow
• Manage colors for online viewing

MODULE 17

Special Effects

• Vector and bitmap effects
• Bitmap effects
• Vector effects
• Apply bitmap effects
• 3d
• Art strokes, Blur
• Camera , Color transform
• Contour, Creative, Custom
• Distort, Noise
• Sharpen, Texture

MODULE 18

Lenses

• Apply lenses
• Edit lenses

MODULE 19

Mosaics

• Vector mosaics (pointillzer effect)
• Bitmap mosaics (Photo cocktail effect)

MODULE 20

Add 3D effects

• Contour objects
• Apply perspective
• Create extrusions
• Create bevel effects
• Add drop shadows and inner shadows
• Add block shadows
• Blend objects
• Impact effects

MODULE 21

Text

• Add and manipulate text
• Import and paste text
• Artistic text, Paragraph text
• Add columns to text frames
• Combine and link paragraph text frames
• Align text to the baseline grid
• Select text
• Find, edit, and convert text
• Shift, rotate, mirror, and flip text
• Move text, Wrap text, Fit text to a path
• Special characters, symbols, and glyphs
• Embed graphics
• Legacy text

 

MODULE 22

Format text

• Choose typefaces and fonts
• Format characters
• Change text color
• Kern a range of characters
• Change text case and capitalization
• OpenType features
• Variable fonts
• Adjust character and word spacing
• Adjust line and paragraph spacing
• Create bulleted and numbered lists
• Drop caps
• Change character position and angle
• Align text            
• Add tabs and indents
• Text styles
• Hyphenate text
• Formatting codes
• Nonprinting characters

MODULE 23

Work with text in different languages

• Format Asian text
• Line-breaking rules for Asian text
• OpenType support for Asian text
• Format multilingual text
• Display text correctly in any language

MODULE 24

Manage fonts

• Change the default font
• Substitute fonts
• View fonts
• Filter fonts
• Search for fonts
• Acquire more fonts
• Choose fonts
• Corel Font Manager

 

MODULE 25

Writing tools

• Quick Correct
• Spell Check and Grammatik
• Thesaurus
• Work with languages
• Customize the writing tools
• Checking styles
• Word lists
• Check statistics
• Reference: Writing tools

MODULE 26

Templates and styles

• Templates
• Use templates
• Find templates
• Manage templates
• Create templates
• Edit templates 

MODULE 27

Styles and style sets

• Create styles and style sets
• Apply styles and style sets
• Edit styles and style sets
• Manage and apply default object properties
• Export and import style sheets
• Find objects that use a specific style or style set
• Break the link between objects and styles or style sets

MODULE 28

Color styles

• Create and apply color styles
• Edit color styles
• View color styles
• Export and import color styles
• Break the link between a color style and an object

 

MODULE 29

Pages and layout

• Pages and layout tools
• Page layout
• Page background
• Add, duplicate, rename, and delete pages
• Insert page numbers
• Rulers
• Document grid and pixel grid
• Baseline grid
• Set up guidelines
• Modify guidelines
• Drawing scale

MODULE 30

Tables

• Add tables
• Select, move, and navigate table components
• Insert and delete table rows and columns
• Resize table cells, rows, and columns
• Format tables and cells
• Text in tables
• Convert tables to text   
• Merge and split tables and cells
• Manipulate tables as objects
• Add images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables
• Import tables

MODULE 31

Bitmaps

• Work with bitmaps
• Convert vector graphics to bitmaps
• Place bitmaps, Crop bitmaps
• Bitmap dimensions and resolution, Straighten bitmaps
• Correct perspective distortions
• Remove artifacts and noise from JPEG images
• Remove dust and scratch marks from bitmaps
• Change and mask colors in bitmaps, Image Adjustment Lab
• Adjust color and tone, Tone Curve filter
• Transform color and tone, Bitmap color modes
• Change the color mode of bitmaps
• Change bitmaps to black-and-white
• Change bitmaps to duotones

MODULE 32

Trace

• Trace bitmaps
• PowerTRACE controls
• Preview traced results
• Fine-tune traced results
• Adjust colors in traced results
• Default tracing options
• Tips for tracing bitmaps

MODULE 33

RAW camera files

• Use RAW camera files
• Import RAW camera files in CorelDRAW
• Adjust the color and tone of RAW camera files
• Sharpen RAW camera files and reduce noise
• Preview RAW camera files and obtain image information

MODULE 34

Printing

• Print basics
• Print your work
• Lay out print jobs
• Preview print jobs
• Print styles
• Fine-tune print job
• Print colors accurately
• Print to a PostScript printer
• Print merge
• Preflight summaries

MODULE 35

Prepare files for print service providers

• Prepare for a print service provider
• Imposition layouts
• Printers’ marks
• Maintain OPI links
• Color separations
• Color trapping and overprinting
• In-RIP trapping settings
• Print to film
• Work with a print service provider

MODULE 36

Web graphics

• Create objects for the web
• Create pixel-perfect graphics for the web
• Export bitmaps for the web
• Export and upload bitmaps to WordPress
• Save and apply web presets
• Export objects with transparent colors and backgrounds
• Web-compatible text
• Rollovers
• Bookmarks and hyperlinks
• Add hotspots and alternate text to objects

MODULE 37

File formats

• Import and export files
• Import files
• Export files
• Export to PDF
• Export to PDF
• PDF hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails
• Reduce PDF file size
• Text and fonts in PDF files
• Encode PDF files
• View options for EPS files
• PDF color management options
• PDF security options
• Optimize PDF files
• PDF preflight summaries
• Prepare PDF files for a print provider