CorelDRAW 10: Advanced (Windows)
Course description
Overview: This course explores beyond the basics of CorelDRAW 10 and looks at the Advanced features of DRAW (60%), Trace (10%), and R.A.V.E. (30%).
Prerequisites: CorelDraw 10: Introduction or equivalent experience.
Section 1, Introduction
Course Objectives
How to Use the Manual
How to Install the Exercise Files
CorelDRAW Screen Elements
Section 2, Customizing Options
Using Multiple Workspaces
Customizing the Toolbars
Using Shortcuts
Saving Defaults
Setting File Backups
Section 3, Working With Paragraph Text
Implementing Color Management
Creating Custom Color Palettes
Choosing a Color Using Color Harmonies
Applying Colors Using the Color Docker
Automatically Creating Color Styles
Section 4, Working With Paragraph Text
Importing and Sizing Paragraph Text
Flowing Text Between Frames
Formatting Paragraph Frames
Wrapping Paragraph Text Around Objects
Applying Drop Caps
Typing Text Into Objects
Section 5, Special Text Effects
Converting Text to Curves
Creating Blended Text Shadows
Special Text Effects
Jumpy Text
Neon Text
Glowing Text
Chrome Text
Bevel Text
Creating
Enveloped Text
Section 6, Special Page Layouts
Creating a Greeting Card
Print Previewing the Layout
Creating Labels
Section 7, Arranging Objects
Arranging Objects
Group and Child Objects
Combining and Breaking Objects
Welding Objects
Using Intersection
Using Trim
Section 8, Using Layers
About Layers
Editing Layers
Setting Up a Master Layer
Moving, Copying, and Locking Layers
Reordering Layers
Using the Object Manager
Section 9, Using Styles and Templates
About Styles and Templates
Creating a Style
Applying a Style
Copying Properties
Section 10, Special Effects
Using Interactive Fills
Applying Distortions
Using Interactive Transparencies
Applying Mesh Fills
Section 11, Custom Creation Tools
Creating Custom Patterns
Creating Symbols
Using the Scrapbook
Working With Scripts and Presets
Section 12, Working With Bitmaps
What is a Bitmap
Importing Bitmap Options
Adjusting Color
Hiding Certain Colors in a Bitmap
Applying Special Bitmap Effects
Creating Web Images
Advanced GIF Options
Section 13, Using Corel Trace
Types of Graphic Formats
About Corel Trace
Tracing Images
Importing Traced Files into CorelDRAW
Special Trace Effects
Section 14, Using Corel R.A.V.E.
About Corel RAVE
Playing sample RAVE animations
Performing the five steps necessary to create RAVE animations
Working with the Timeline Docker
Tweening objects to create animation
Exporting to Macromedia Flash format
Publishing to the web Create web rollovers
Inserting hyperlinks
Appendix A, Publishing to PDF and the Internet
Appendix B, Keyboard Shortcuts
Appendix C, Additional Self-Check Exercises
Appendix D, Web Resources