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About the Author
Gary David Bouton (Central New York) is an award-winning CorelDRAW illustrator
and author of hundreds of expert design and drawing tutorials. He’s written almost
30 books on topics—this is his seventh on CorelDRAW—along with books on
Photoshop, vector illustration packages, and software programs used to edit video,
create and render 3D models, and produce Hollywood-style special effects. For
McGraw-Hill Education, Gary has written Xara Xtreme 5: The Official Guide and co-
authored Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps. He is a former Madison Avenue art director and
has been a professional illustrator for 35 years. He currently runs a full-service design
graphics firm where he designs logos, photorealistic product realization, and computer
animations. Gary has also served on Corel’s CorelDRAW feature review board and was
a finalist in the Corel World Design contest.
About the Technical Reviewer
William Schneider (Athens, Ohio) currently teaches computer graphics and digital
photography in the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University. He was a
finalist in the annual Corel World Design Contest on two occasions and has written
numerous magazine articles about photography and computer artwork. William’s
photographs and graphical designs have also been published in a number of venues,
including Italian Renaissance Art: A Source Book, for which he created hundreds of
illustrations and photographs. When not working at the computer or printing in the
darkroom, William likes to woodwork and ice skate.
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This one is for my mother, Eileen, who has always believed in me, even when I’ve done
less-than-wise things. Thanks, mom. Love you.
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Contents at a Glance
PART I Student Orientation Weekend
1 Welcome! What’s in Store, and What’s New ...........................3
2 The Roadmap to Features and Productivity in CorelDRAW .............29
3 Diving into CorelDRAW! Your First Professional Composition ...........51
PART II Getting Started with CorelDRAW X7
4 Working with Single- and Multi-page Documents .....................77
5 Creating Basic Shapes and Applying Transformations ................ 111
6 Arranging and Organizing Objects ................................133
PART III Working with Object Tools for Art and for Business
7 Choosing (and Understanding) the Right Path Tools ..................165
8 Exploring Special Shapes, Connectors, and
Other Office Automation Helpers ..............................187
9 Editing Objects and Rearranging Paths ............................209
PART IV Working with Text in a Composition
10 Paragraph Text, Artistic Text, and When (and How)
to Use Them ...............................................237
11 Intermediate Desktop Publishing and Proofing Tools .................265
PART V Attributes for Objects and Lines
12 Options for Filling Objects ......................................291
13 Applying Strokes to Paths ......................................321
14 Using Blends and Contours .....................................347
15 Mixing and Matching with Digital Color Models .....................375
PART VI Creating the Illusion of a 3D Composition
16 The Perspective and Extrude Effects ..............................405
17 Using the Envelope Tool, Lens Effects, and Bevels ...................431
PART VII Special Effects in CorelDRAW
18 The Shape Editing Tools and Distortions ...........................457
19 Transparencies and Shadows ....................................481
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PART VIII Bitmaps and Photos and How to Use CorelDRAW
Graphics Suite to Work with Them
20 Working with Bitmap Images in CorelDRAW .......................507
21 Understanding and Working with Pixel-Based
Images in CorelDRAW .......................................537
22 Common Image-Editing Techniques Using PHOTO-PAINT ............569
PART IX Getting Your Work in the Public Eye
23 Professional Output: A Primer on Prepping Your Work for Print ........591
24 Basic HTML Page Layout and Publishing ..........................625
Index ..................................................... 653
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Contents
Foreword ................................................. xxiii
Acknowledgments ........................................... xxv
Introduction .............................................. xxvii
Part I Student Orientation Weekend
CHAPTER 1 Welcome! What’s in Store, and What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
If You’re New to Vector Drawing Programs ............................. 3
What Vector Drawing Is and Isn’t ................................ 3
Corel CONNECT: Your First Stop ................................ 8
You’re Welcomed Before You Enter CorelDRAW .................... 8
The CorelDRAW Application Window ................................. 14
Corel CONNECT in the Workspace ................................... 19
Using Your Universal Connection ................................ 20
Tutorial: CONNECTing to Media Using Corel CONNECT ................. 21
So What Else Is New? .............................................. 24
The New Elliptical Fountain Fill ................................. 24
Color Node Pop-Ups .......................................... 25
The Smart Fill Tool ........................................... 26
Quick Response Codes in CorelDRAW ............................ 27
PDFs to Go .................................................. 27
CHAPTER 2 The Roadmap to Features and Productivity in CorelDRAW . . . . . . 29
The CorelDRAW Workspace ......................................... 29
The Page Shadow: It’s a Command Control ........................ 30
Tutorial: Defining and Saving a Custom Page Size ....................... 31
Page Options on the Property Bar ................................ 32
Can You Give Me a Hint? ...................................... 35
ctrl, alt, and shift Are Your Friends ............................. 36
Choosing Tones from the Color Wells ............................. 37
Surprises When You Right-Click and Use the Wheel ................. 38
Page Navigation: Panning and Zooming the Smart Way ............... 41
Not to Be Overlooked on the Standard Bar… ....................... 42
Shortcut Keys You’ll Want to Memorize ........................... 45
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