CorelDRAW – Basic Course

The course is intended for regular users who need to gain basic knowledge and experience with CorelDRAW.

• CorelDRAW interface control
• creation of basic objects
• creation and editing of curves
• transformation of objects
• formatting fills and outlines
• work with text
• inserting bitmap images
• export and print images

Basics of computer work.

Principles of vector and bitmap graphics

Introduction to CorelDraw

• description of the working environment
• toolbars
• property bar
• dockable panels
• Status Bar
• color palette

Creating and setting up a document

• page size
• units
• multi-page documents

Basic tools

• selection arrow
• magnifying glass

Creation of basic objects

• rectangle
• ellipse
• polygon
• star
• spiral
• graph paper
• other shapes
• convert shapes to curves

Curves

• manual mode
• Bézier mode
• Shape tool

Manipulation of objects

• duplication
• transformation
• size
• rotation
• mirroring
• bevel
• locking

Working with a group of objects

• alignment
• distribution
• grouping
• combining and dividing
• merge, crop, intersect

Object fills

• color models RGB, CMYK
• color selection
• gradient fill
• pattern fill
• textured fill

• contour width setting
• end of line
• Contour pen dialog
• converting a contour to an object

Text

• string text
• paragraph text
• text on the curve
• text inside the curve
• text formatting
• converting text to curves

Insert an image

• clipart
• raster images

Save and export the document

• file formats
• export to PDF
• export for Office
• export for web pages

Print a document

Next courses

CorelDRAW – Advanced Techniques [CDR2]

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