User manual PINNACLE COREL DRAW ESSENTIALS 2 QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] Table of Contents Welcome to CorelDRAW Essentials 2 About Corel Corporation . 2 2 2 4 4 5 6 7 CorelDRAW Essentials workspace tour Terminology and concepts . Exploring the basic features of CorelDRAW Essentials Working with templates . 33 Publishing your work Table of contents i Optimizing bitmaps for the World Wide Web . [. . . ] Press Tab until a selection box displays around the object you want to select. Click Edit } Select all } Objects. The status bar displays a description of each hidden object as you select it. You can also select one or more objects by dragging around the object or objects using the Pick tool. To deselect objects To deselect All objects A single object in multiple selected objects Do the following Click the Pick tool, and click a blank space in the drawing window. Hold down Shift, and click the object using the Pick tool. Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects CorelDRAW Essentials gives you two ways to copy objects. You can cut or copy an object to place it on the Clipboard and paste it into a drawing or another application, or you can duplicate an object. Cutting an object to the Clipboard removes it from the drawing; copying an object to the Clipboard leaves the original in the drawing; and duplicating an object places a copy directly in the drawing window, not the Clipboard. 26 CorelDRAW Essentials 2 Getting Started User Guide: Chapter 4 When you no longer need an object, you can delete it. To cut or copy an object 1 Select an object. 2 Click Edit, and click one of the following: Cut Copy You can also cut or copy an object by right-clicking the object and clicking Cut or Copy. To paste an object into a drawing Click Edit } Paste. To duplicate an object 1 Select an object. You can also delete an object by right-clicking the object and clicking Delete. Positioning objects You can position objects by dragging them to a new location. You can also position objects by nudging, or by specifying their horizontal and vertical position. For more information, see "Positioning objects" in the Help. Working with objects 27 To move an object Drag the X in the object's center to move the object to a new position in the drawing. You can move an object to another page by dragging the object over a page number tab and then dragging over the page. From here For more information about aligning, distributing, and snapping objects changing the order of objects sizing objects grouping objects combining objects shaping objects adding three-dimensional effects to objects In the Help index, see aligning order sizing groups combined objects shaping, objects three-dimensional effects 28 CorelDRAW Essentials 2 Getting Started User Guide: Chapter 4 Outlining and filling objects 5 CorelDRAW Essentials lets you format the outlines that surround objects, as well as add fills to the inside of objects. In this section, you'll learn about formatting lines and outlines applying uniform fills Formatting lines and outlines You can change the appearance of both lines and outlines. For example, you can specify their color, width, style, corner shape, and cap style. To specify line and outline settings 1 Select an object. , and click the Outline pen You can change the outline color of a selected object by choosing a color from the color picker in the Outline pen dialog box. You can remove a selected object's outline by opening the Outline tool flyout and clicking No outline . Applying uniform fills You can apply a uniform fill to objects. You can also apply fountain fills, pattern fills, and texture fills to objects. For more information, see the Help. Outlining and filling objects 29 To apply a uniform fill 1 2 3 4 Select an object. You can also fill a selected object by clicking a color on the color palette. You can mix colors in a uniform fill by selecting a filled object, pressing Ctrl and clicking another color on the color palette. You can remove the fill from a selected object by opening the Fill flyout and clicking the No fill button . From here For more information about working with lines, outlines, and brush strokes applying fountain fills applying pattern fills applying texture fills working with fills In the Help index, see lines fountain fills, applying pattern fills, applying texture fills, applying fills 30 CorelDRAW Essentials 2 Getting Started User Guide: Chapter 5 Adding and formatting text In this section, you'll learn about adding and selecting text changing the appearance of text 6 CorelDRAW Essentials lets you use text to create documents or annotate drawings. Adding and selecting text There are two types of text you can add to drawings -- artistic text and paragraph text. Artistic text can be used to add short lines of text to which you can apply a wide range of effects, such as drop shadows. [. . . ] To receive input from a TWAIN device, such as a video frame grabber or a TWAIN scanner, you must first set up your device. The operation of devices using TWAIN differs among manufacturers and products. For help using a TWAIN interface, see the documents supplied with the product. The TWAIN driver interface gives you access to scanners, video grabbers, and other data acquisition devices without requiring special drivers. To set up a TWAIN device 1 Click File } Device setup } Scanner. [. . . ]