CorelDRAW X4 : the official guide / Gary David Bouton.
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi : Tata McGraw-Hill, 2008Description: xxxii, 892 p., [8] p. ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780070248779
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Includes index.
• CONTENTS
• Foreword Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• PART I CorelDRAW X4 Quick Start Guide
• CHAPTER 1 What¿s New in CorelDRAW X4?
• Page Layout Enhancements
• Independent Layers 4
• Interactive Tables 5
• Live Text Preview 6
• Easy Font Identification 6
• Mirroring Paragraph Text 7
• Quotation Marks Support for Different Languages 7
• New Fonts 7
• Camera Raw and Third-Party Application Support 7
• Camera Raw File Support 7
• Enhanced Color Management Support 8
• Compatibility with Today¿s Applications 8
• Simplified Searches and Print Merging 10
• Extended Search Functions 10
• Search Capability When Saving and Opening Files 10
• Improved Print Merging 10
• Templates and Extras 11
• Templates and Search Capability for Templates 11
• Extras 11
• New Corel PowerTRACE Features 11
• CorelDRAW ConceptShare: Collaborating Online 12
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• CHAPTER 2 Exploring Your Workspace 17
• The CorelDRAW X4 Workspace 18
• CorelDRAW X4¿s Application Window 18
• Drawing Windows 20
• Specifying Toolbar and Dialog Values 23
• Working with Dockers 27
• Opening, Moving, and Closing Dockers 27
• Nested (Grouped) Dockers 28
• Using the Toolbox 30
• Working with Toolbars 31
• Using the Color Palette 32
• Viewing Palette Colors 32
• Changing Palette Options 34
• CHAPTER 3 Examining the Palettes, Cruising the Menus 37
• CorelDRAW X4¿s Welcome Dialog 38
• Opening Your First New Document File 40
• Opening Document Files 41
• When to Change the Code Page 43
• Opening Files from Other Applications 43
• Warning Messages 44
• Saving and Closing Documents 45
• Saving Your First Document 45
• Saving Files with User Info 45
• Advanced Save Drawing Options 47
• Save As Command 47
• Using File Backup Options 48
• Working with Templates 50
• Opening Templates 50
• Opening and Saving Templates 51
• Clipboard Commands 52
• Copying vs Cutting 52
• Paste vs Paste Special 53
• Undoing and Redoing Editing Changes 54
• Basic Undo Commands 55
• Using the Undo Docker 55
• Scrapbooks, An Old Favorite 57
• Revealing the CorelDRAW Scrapbook 57
• Importing and Exporting Files 57
• Importing Files and Setting Options 58
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• Contents ix
• Exporting Files and Choosing Options 61
• Export 62
• Exporting a Design 63
• Choosing Export File Formats 64
• Export for Office 66
• CHAPTER 4 The X4 Test Drive 71
• Begin a Design with a Concept 72
• Setting Up the Page for the Logo 73
• Setting Up Guidelines 73
• Using the Polygon Tool to Design a Gear Shape 74
• Creating and Modifying a Polygon 75
• Using Shaping Operations to Massage the Design 77
• Shaping the Polygon 77
• A Brief Excursion into Gradient Fills 79
• Creating a Metallic Finish Using Fountain Fills 80
• Going 3D 81
• Using the Interactive Extrude Tool 81
• Making a Logo into a 3D Logo 82
• Adding Text to the Logo 84
• Creating an Envelope Shape 85
• Making a Headline/Enveloping the Headline 85
• Fitting Text to a Path 89
• Running Text Along a Circle 90
• Align, Group, Scale, Flip, and Print 91
• Getting Your Logo Design into the Real World 91
• The Test Drive Cross-Reference 93
• PART II Getting Started with CorelDRAW X4
• CHAPTER 5 Working with Single- and Multi-Page Documents 97
• Setting Up Your Document Page 98
• Page Viewing Options 98
• Tutorial: Creating Your Own Bleed Designs
• Using Your Home Printer 101
• Controlling Page Size and Orientation 102
• Controlling Page Background Color 103
• Using Layouts and Labels 105
• Naming Pages 109
• Using the Rename Page Command 110
• Using the Object Properties Docker 110
• Using the Object Manager 111
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• CorelDRAW X4: The Official Guide
• Page Commands 112
• Inserting Pages and Setting Options 112
• Deleting Pages 113
• Moving and Duplicating Pages 113
• Using the Page Sorter 113
• CHAPTER 6 Measuring and Drawing Helpers 117
• Using the Ruler 118
• Accessing Rulers and Ruler Properties 118
• Setting the Ruler Origin 120
• Two Inches to the Right, Please 120
• Setting Unit Measure 121
• Setting Ruler Options 122
• Editing Drawing Scales 124
• Drawing a Building to Scale 125
• Calibrating Ruler Display 127
• Introducing the Indispensable CorelDRAW Grids 129
• Setting Grid Properties 129
• Display Grid as Lines or Dots 131
• Using Snap To Commands 131
• Snapping To It 132
• Setting Snap Behavior 134
• Working with Guidelines, Dynamic Guides, and Guide Layers 136
• Using Guidelines 136
• Working with Dynamic Guides 140
• Controlling the Guides Layer 143
• Make an Object a Guideline 144
• Using Guideline Presets 145
• CHAPTER 7 Views, Zooming, Navigating Your Work 149
• Setting View Mode 150
• Wireframe and Simple Wireframe 151
• Getting a Draft View 151
• Using Normal View 152
• Using Enhanced View 153
• Enhanced with Overprints 153
• Zooming and Panning Pages 153
• Using the Zoom Tool and Property Bar 154
• Using the Mouse Wheel for Zooming 157
• Using the Hand Tool 159
• Special View Modes 161
• Page Sorter View 161
• Full Screen Preview 162
• Previewing Selected Only 163
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• Using the View Navigator 163
• Using the View Manager Docker 164
• Exploring View Manager Commands 164
• Making and Taking a Structured View of a Document 165
• Using Page and Zoom Options 166
• CHAPTER 8 Moving, Scaling, Rotating: Basic Transformations 167
• Basic Object Selection 168
• Pick Tool Selections 168
• Object Selection Techniques 170
• Selecting Objects by Type 172
• Moving Objects 174
• Using the Pick Tool 174
• Using Nudge Keys 175
• Transforming Objects 176
• Transforming Objects Using the Cursor 176
• Using the Free Transform Tool 179
• Applying Precise Transformation 181
• Using the Transformation Docker 182
• Common Transformation Options 185
• Controlling the Order of Things 186
• PART III Working with Object Tools
• CHAPTER 9 Creating Basic Shapes 191
• CorelDRAW X4¿s Smart Drawing Tool 192
• CAD: CorelDRAW-Assisted Drawing 193
• Reshaping a Perfect Shape 194
• Using the Rectangle Tool and Property Bar 195
• Drawing a Rectangle 195
• Setting Rectangle Corner Roundness 196
• Creating 3-Point Rectangles 197
• Using the Ellipse Tool and Property Bar 198
• Drawing an Ellipse 200
• Round One with the Ellipse Tool 200
• Controlling Ellipse States 200
• Creating 3-Point Ellipses 201
• Using Polygons and the Property Bar 202
• Drawing and Editing Polygons 203
• Reshaping a Polygon 203
• Stars and Complex Stars 204
• Using the Spiral Tool 208
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• Using the Graph Paper Tool 210
• Power-Drawing a Grid with Graph Paper 210
• Using Perfect Shape Tools 211
• Creating Perfect Shapes 212
• Creating Perfect Objects 212
• Editing Glyph Nodes 213
• Using the Convert Outline To Object Command 215
• CHAPTER 10 Using the Pen Tools 217
• Introducing CorelDRAW X4¿s Line Tools 218
• Using the Artistic Media Tool 220
• Applying Presets to Lines 221
• Painting with a Drawing Program 221
• Drawing with Brushes 222
• Creating and Saving your Own Brush Stroke 223
• Applying the Sprayer 223
• Working with Artistic Media 225
• Calligraphy and Pressure Pens 225
• Drawing with Freehand and Polyline Tools 226
• Drawing Arcs with the 3-Point Curve Tool 228
• Using the Bézier and Pen Tools 229
• The Science of Béziers 230
• Drawing with the Bézier and Pen Tools 232
• Drawing curves and Straight Line Segments 232
• Editing Bézier Paths 233
• Editing Paths with The Shape Tool 237
• Controlling Freehand and Bézier Tool Behavior 239
• Working with Compound Paths 240
• Combining Objects 241
• Breaking Paths Apart 242
• Converting Objects to Curves 242
• Using the Dimension Line Tool 243
• Using Dimension Tool Modes 243
• Measuring with Dimension Lines 245
• Dimension Tools and the Property Bar 245
• Setting Dimension Tool Defaults 246
• Using the Connector Tool 247
• Getting Connected 248
• Editing Angled Connector Lines 249
• CHAPTER 11 Editing Objects 251
• Reshaping Things Up 252
• Shaping and Reshaping Object Shapes 252
• Shaping Commands and the Property Bar 252
• Using the Shaping Docker 257
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• Working Examples of Object Shaping 259
• The Knife Tool 261
• Types of Cuts with the Knife Tool 262
• Setting Knife Tool Behavior 264
• Using the Eraser Tool 264
• Working with Eraser Operations 265
• Power Erasing 265
• Setting Eraser Tool Properties 266
• Using the Virtual Segment Delete Tool 268
• Cropping an Illustration 268
• Using the Smudge Brush 269
• Applying Smudge to Shapes 270
• Choosing Smudge Brush Property Bar Options 270
• Using the Transform Tool 272
• The Roughen Brush 273
• CHAPTER 12 Arranging and Organizing Objects 275
• Using Group Commands 276
• Locking and Unlocking Objects 278
• Copying, Duplicating, and Cloning Objects 279
• Creating Quick Object Copies 279
• Using the Duplicate Command 280
• Cloning Objects 281
• Creating Clone Objects 281
• Creating Object Symbols 283
• Creating and Storing a Symbol 283
• Editing Symbols 285
• Working with Symbol Libraries 285
• Creating a Symbol Library 286
• Using the Repeat Command 288
• Step And Repeat 289
• Aligning and Distributing Objects 289
• Using Align Command Options 290
• Using Distribute Command Options 294
• Working with CorelDRAW Layers 296
• Exploring the Object Manager 296
• Navigating Pages, Objects, and Layers 297
• Navigating and Mastering Layers 297
• Using Object Manager Editing and View States 300
• Controlling Layer Properties 301
• Working with Master Page Layers 302
• Working with Master Page Items 302
• Finding and Replacing Objects by Their Properties 304
• Finding Objects and Selecting Objects 305
• Finding Objects 305
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• Replacing Object Properties 308
• Changing Object Properties with the Wizard 308
• Using Graphic Styles 309
• Using Graphic Style Commands 310
• Applying Object Styles 310
• Using the Graphic and Text Docker 311
• Experimenting with the Graphics And Text Docker 312
• Using Graphic And Text Docker Options 314
• Using the Object Data Docker 316
• PART IV Working with Text
• CHAPTER 13 Typography Rules and Conventions 321
• Font Families and Font Styles 322
• Styles and Types of Typefaces 322
• Other Types of Typefaces 323
• Distant Cousins in Typeface Families 324
• The Anatomy of a Font 326
• Finding the Font You Need 327
• Working with Font Navigator 328
• Looking Up a Font 330
• Font Foundries 333
• The Last Word on Accessing Installed Fonts 333
• Finding Fonts on the Web 334
• Finding and Saving Important Characters 336
• Using the Insert Character Docker 337
• Using the Symbol Manager 338
• Font Etiquette: Using Fonts with Style and Appropriateness 340
• Font Appropriateness and Very Basic Layout Rules 340
• CHAPTER 14 Working with Text 345
• CorelDRAW¿s Text Tool 346
• Entering and Editing Artistic Text 346
• Character Formatting 351
• Artistic Text and the Shape Tool 352
• Combining and Breaking Apart Artistic Text 354
• Converting Artistic Text to Curves 355
• Entering and Editing Paragraph Text 355
• Creating Linked Paragraph Text Frames 358
• Web-Compatible Paragraph Text 359
• Editing Text: The Comprehensive Tour 359
• The Text Bar and Special Paragraph Formatting 361
• Drop Caps and Bulleted Lists Formatting 361
• Adding a Drop Cap to Your Paragraph Text 362
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• Creating a Bullet Motif 364
• Working with Columns 365
• Columns Settings 366
• Formatting Paragraph Text 367
• Paragraph Alignment 368
• Spacing 368
• Formatting Tabs 370
• Using the Ruler to Set Tabs 371
• Creating Leader Tabs for a Price List 372
• Wrapping Text Around Other Shapes 373
• Fitting Text to Curve 375
• Creating a Round Text Frame 375
• Text Along a Curve 377
• Embedding Objects into Text 378
• Changing and Proofing Formatted Text 378
• Changing Text Case 378
• Converting Paragraph Text to Curves 379
• Text and Styles 379
• Creating and Editing Styles 380
• Editing Text Styles 380
• CHAPTER 15 Creating Your Own Font 381
• Basic Setup Rules and a Custom Template 383
• Making a Template for a Digital Typeface 383
• Refining and Resaving the Template 386
• Creating More Guidelines 386
• Drawing a Centerline, Not an Outline 387
• Using Artistic Media on a Centerline for Characters 389
• Creating the Centerline Characters 390
• Drawing the Characters 390
• Side Bearings: Where to Position Your Characters 392
• The Fun Part: Applying Artistic Media 393
• Stroking a Character Path 394
• Exporting your Typeface 397
• Converting Artistic Media Strokes to Objects 397
• Exporting your Finished Font 398
• Exporting a Character to a Digital Font 399
• Creating a Logo Font 401
• Cutting Your Logo in Two 402
• Exporting the Two Logo Pieces 402
• Exporting a Two-Part Logo Font, Part 1 403
• Exporting a Two-Part Logo Font, Part 2 404
• Installing Your Font 405
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• CHAPTER 16 Getting Your Words Perfect 407
• Using CorelDRAW¿s Writing Tools 408
• Assigning Language Codes 408
• Why Language Codes Are Important 409
• Using the Proofing Tools 410
• Common Buttons 410
• Setting Spell Checker Options 412
• Setting the Checker¿s Language 412
• Using Word Lists 413
• Using Main Word Lists 414
• Setting Options in User Word Lists 414
• Other Spell Checking Options 417
• Main Spell Checking Options 417
• Using Grammatik 418
• Checking and Correcting Grammar 418
• Turning Grammatik¿s Rules On and Off 419
• Using the Thesaurus 420
• Setting Thesaurus Options 421
• Using QuickCorrect 421
• How QuickCorrect Works 422
• Setting QuickCorrect Options 422
• Finding and Replacing Text and Special Characters 424
• Finding Text 424
• Replacing Text 425
• Finding and Replacing Text Properties 425
• Finding Text Properties 425
• A Simple Text Hunt Based on Object Properties 426
• Replacing Text Properties 427
• Tables 428
• Creating a Table 428
• Using the Proper Tool for the Job 428
• Table Options When the Pick Tool Is Active 428
• Table Options When the Shape Tool Is Active 430
• Editing a Table When the Table Tool Is Active 432
• Working with Text and Graphics in a Table 432
• Converting a Table to Text 432
• Converting an Existing Text to a Table 433
• Importing a Table from Another Application 433
• PART V Attributes for Objects and Lines
• CHAPTER 17 Filling Objects 437
• Examining the Fill Types 438
• Using the Color Palette 439
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• CHAPTER 18
• From Uniform to Non-Uniform Shape Filling 440
• Filling an Object, Setting Fill Properties 441
• Uniform Color Fill Options 442
• Setting Uniform Fill Options 442
• Applying a Fountain Fill 443
• Creating Fountain-Filled Objects 443
• Controlling Fountain Fills Interactively 445
• Using Custom Fountain Fills 450
• Editing a Fountain Fill In-Place 450
• Setting Fountain Fill Dialog Options 451
• Saving Your Own Fill as a Preset 453
• Applying Pattern Fills 453
• Controlling Pattern Fills Interactively 455
• Customizing a Pattern Fill 455
• Using Pattern Fill Dialog Options 457
• Create Your Own Two-Color and Full-Color Patterns 458
• Applying Texture Fills 460
• Setting Texture Fill Options 463
• Creating and Saving Texture Samples 464
• Applying PostScript Fills 464
• Applying Mesh Fills 466
• Blending Colors Using the Mesh Fill 467
• Mesh Fill Control Handles 468
• Mesh Fill Advanced Editing Techniques 469
• Outline Attributes 471
• Applying Outline Pen Properties 472
• Outline Pen Options and the Property Bar 472
• Going Long and Wide 473
• Using the Outline Tool 474
• Exploring the Outline Pen Dialog 475
• Setting Outline Color 475
• Choosing Outline Styles 476
• Creating and Editing Outline Styles 477
• Drawing a Dotted Line Style 478
• Setting Outline Arrowheads 479
• Drawing and Saving an Arrowhead Style 481
• Setting Corner Shape 483
• Setting Line Cap Shape 484
• Outline Pen Calligraphic Effects 486
• Scaling and Behind Fill Options 487
• Turning an Outline into an Object 489
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• CHAPTER 19 Digital Color Theory Put to Practice 491
• Digital Color Terms and Definitions 492
• Subtractive and Additive Color Models 494
• Using Color-Related Dockers 501
• Using the Color Docker 501
• Using the Color Palette Browser Docker 503
• Accessing Color Palettes 505
• Using the Color Styles Docker 505
• Saving a Color as a Style 506
• Building a Parent-Child Relationship 507
• Sampling and Saving Colors from a Document 510
• Moving from Color Models to Other Ways to Define Color 510
• Using Color Mixers 510
• Experimenting with Color Harmonies 512
• Mixing with Color Blend 514
• Using the Color Blend Mixer 515
• Using Fixed and Custom Palettes 516
• Using Fixed Palettes 516
• Choosing Predefined Colors for Print 516
• Loading and Creating Custom Palettes 519
• Editing Color Palettes 520
• Color Transformations Through Lens Effects 521
• Dramatic Color Changes with Lens Effects 521
• PART VI Creating Special Effects
• CHAPTER 20 Envelope and Distortion Effects 525
• What Does an Envelope Do? 526
• Creating Envelope Effects 527
• Using the Interactive Envelope Tool and Property Bar 527
• The Envelope, Please 528
• Using the Envelope Docker 529
• Creating Envelopes via the Docker 530
• Envelope Tool Cursor States 530
• Choosing an Envelope Mode 531
• Saving and Applying Envelope Presets 533
• Creating and Using an Envelope Preset 534
• Choosing Envelope Mapping Options 534
• Constraining Single Arc Envelopes 537
• Using Envelope Shapes Between Objects 537
• Copying Properties from Other Envelopes 538
• Envelopes Based on Existing Envelopes 538
• Creating Envelopes from Objects 538
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• Clearing an Envelope Shape 539
• Copying Envelopes with the Eyedropper
• and Paintbucket Tools 539
• Mastering Distortion Effects 540
• Using the Interactive Distort Tool and the Property Bar 541
• Choosing Distortion Modes 542
• Push and Pull Distortion 542
• Zipper Distortion 543
• Twister Distortion 546
• Getting Hands-On with the Distortion Tool Markers 547
• Using Distortion Presets 550
• Exploring Distortion Presets 550
• CHAPTER 21 Blends and Contours 551
• Blend and Contour Effects: Similarities with Distinctions 552
• Blending as Illustration Shading 552
• The Interactive Blend Tool and Property Bar 555
• Creating a Simple Blend Effect 556
• A Basic Blend Between Very Different Shapes 556
• Looking at the Components of a Blend 557
• Editing Blend Effects 558
• Setting Blend Options 558
• Creating Extraordinary, Complex Blend Effects 564
• Splits and Blends: The Fun Never Ends! 564
• Assigning a Blend Path 567
• Blending Objects Along a Path 568
• Working with Multi-Object Blends 571
• Copying and Cloning Blends 573
• Copying Blend Effects with the Eyedropper
• and Paintbucket Tools 573
• Copying a Blend Through the Toolbox 574
• Using the Blend Docker 574
• Tapping into Contour Effects 575
• Exploring CorelDRAW¿s Contour Effects 576
• Using the Interactive Contour Tool and Property Bar 577
• Applying a Contour Effect 578
• Editing Contours Interactively 579
• Choosing Contour Direction 580
• Setting Contour Colors 582
• Creating Special Effects with Contours 583
• Controlling Contour Acceleration 585
• Using Contour Presets 587
• Using the Contour Docker 588
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• CHAPTER 22
• CHAPTER 23
• Lens Effects and Transparency 589
• What¿s Behind a Lens Effect 590
• Using the Lens Docker 590
• Working with a Lens Effect 591
• Exploring the Lens Effects 592
• Brighten Lens Effect 592
• Color Add Lens Effect 592
• Color Limit Lens Effect 592
• Custom Color Map Lens Effects 593
• Fish Eye Lens Effect 596
• Heat Map Lens Effect 596
• Invert Lens Effect 597
• Magnify Lens Effect 598
• Tinted Grayscale Lens Effect 599
• Transparency Lens Effect 600
• Wireframe Lens Effect 601
• Using Lens Options 603
• Using the Frozen Option 603
• Changing a Lens Viewpoint 603
• Using the Remove Face Option 604
• Clearing Things Up with the Interactive Transparency Tool 606
• Using the Interactive Transparency Tool and Property Bar 607
• Creating a Dimensional Drawing Through Transparency 608
• Setting Transparency Properties 610
• Setting Transparency Types 610
• Using Transparency Operations (Merge Modes) 614
• Creating Multi-Stage Transparencies 619
• Pattern and Texture Transparencies 619
• Applying Transparency to Fills and Outlines 621
• Using Transparency Freeze 621
• Copying Transparency Effects 622
• Embellishments: Bevels, PowerClips, and Shadows 623
• Using the Bevel Effect 624
• Creating Soft Edge Bevel Effects 626
• Making a Fancy Beveled Logo 630
• Using the Drop Shadow Effect 633
• Using the Interactive Drop Shadow Tool and Property Bar 634
• Working the Property Bar and Shadow-Making
• Interactive Markers 635
• Manually Adjusting a Drop Shadow Effect 637
• Using Flat Drop Shadow Options 637
• Feathering Direction 638
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• PowerClipping Your Way to Advanced Design Work 641
• Mastering DRAW¿s PowerClip Feature 641
• A PowerClip Composition 642
• Creating a Photorealistic Button with PowerClips 643
• Interactive Clipping and Positioning 645
• PowerClipping Images to Text 647
• PART VII Creating the Illusion of 3D Objects
• CHAPTER 24 Working with Perspective 653
• The Optical Principle of Perspective 654
• What Is Normal? 654
• Getting a Perspective on Perspective 655
• Experiments in Perspective 657
• Creating One-Point Perspective 657
• Working with Two-Point Perspective 659
• Creating a 3D Ground Plane 659
• Copying Perspective and Creating a 3D Scene 661
• Perspective Scenes via Copying 661
• Mirroring Perspective Control Handles 664
• Pre-Visualizing Designs in Perspective 664
• Pre-Visualizing a Design on a Product 665
• CHAPTER 25 Extruding Objects 667
• How Extrude Works 668
• Choosing and Applying an Extrude Effect 670
• Navigating the Interactive Markers 671
• Getting Deep with the Interactive Extrude Tool 671
• Using the Interactive Extrude Tool and Property Bar 672
• Interactive Extrude Tool States 672
• Setting Extrusion Shape 673
• Setting 3D Rotation 677
• Putting a New Spin on an Extruded Object 680
• Adding Lights 681
• Working with Extrude Light Options 682
• Setting Extrude Color 684
• Speak of the Bevel! 687
• Using Vector Extrude Presets 688
• Working with Extrude Preset Options 689
• Using the Extrude Docker 689
• Controlling Extrude Complexity Using Facet Size 690
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• PART VIII Thinking Outside the (Tool)Box
• CHAPTER 26 Bitmap Boot Camp: Working with Photographs 697
• The Properties of a Pixel-Based Image 698
• Pixel Artwork vs Vector Artwork 698
• Bytemaps and Pixels 700
• Importing Bitmaps into a Document 704
• Working with Raw Images 710
• Raw Image Color Correction 711
• Integrating a Photograph into a Layout 715
• Working in the Image Adjustment Lab 716
• Adjusting a JPEG in the Lab 716
• Photo Transformations 719
• Rotating a Photograph in a CorelDRAW Composition 719
• Exporting Your Composition to Bitmap Format 720
• Saving a Bitmap Copy of Your CorelDRAW Composition 721
• CHAPTER 27 Image-ination: Advanced Photography Techniques 723
• Cropping a Placed Photograph 724
• Nondestructive Cropping 725
• Using the Shape Tool to Crop 725
• Masking Through Nondestructive Cropping 726
• Trimming Away Unwanted Image Areas 726
• Background Removal, Technique 1 726
• Boolean Operations as a Trimming Technique 729
• Background Removal, Technique 2 729
• Creating the Composition 731
• Composing a Design Using Vector and Image Shapes 731
• Working with Alpha Channels and Image Transparency 734
• Image Information Channels 734
• Using CorelDRAW¿s Bitmap Color Mask 737
• Removing White from Around a Subject 738
• Working with Partial Transparency 740
• Creating a Photorealistic Glass Effect 741
• Adding Transparency to Transparency 743
• Using Transparency Styles and Merge Modes on a Bitmap 744
• Bitmaps to Vector Art: Using PowerTRACE 745
• Bitmap Conversion for Repairs 745
• PowerTRACE to the Rescue 746
• Bitmap Conversions for Alterations 748
• Reworking a Logo Using Vectors 748
• CHAPTER 28 Printing: Professional Output 753
• Printing a Document to a Personal Printer 754
• Printing Single- and Multiple-Page Documents 754
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• CHAPTER 29
• Setting Print Options 757
• Setting General Options 757
• Using Print Styles 759
• Saving a Print File 760
• Choosing a Layout 761
• Printing Separations 764
• Setting Prepress Options 770
• Choosing PostScript Options 772
• Miscellaneous Printing Options 774
• CorelDRAW X4¿s Printing Issues Tab 776
• Previewing Your Printed Document 777
• Browsing and Viewing Previews 778
• Print Preview Tools and the Property Bar 780
• Setting Printing Preferences 783
• General Printing Preferences 784
• Driver Compatibility 786
• Printing Issues Warning Options 787
• Corel¿s Double-Sided Printing Wizard 788
• Using the Prepare for Service Bureau Wizard 788
• Print Merge 790
• Basic HTML Page Layout and Publishing 795
• Web Page Navigation Buttons and Hotspots 796
• CorelDRAW¿s Internet Toolbar 796
• Creating Rollover Buttons 797
• Creating Different Looks for Rollover States 798
• Setting Internet Object Behavior 800
• Creating Bookmark Links 803
• Web Properties and the Object Properties Docker 804
• Using the Bookmark Manager Docker 804
• Inserting Internet Objects 806
• Setting Web Page Properties 807
• Assigning a Document Page a Title 807
• Giving Your Document Page an HTML Filename 808
• Entering Page Information 808
• Applying a Page Background 809
• Publishing Web Documents 810
• Setting General Options 811
• Examining Web Page Details 811
• Reviewing Web Images 811
• Setting Advanced HTML Options 812
• Browsing the Web Page Export Summary 812
• Preflight Web Issues 814
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• APPENDIX
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• Setting Web Publishing Preferences 815
• Image Handling 815
• Specifying Web Text Export Options 816
• HTML Link Colors 817
• Web Image Optimizer 819
• Choosing Web Image Optimizer Settings 820
• Saving a Transparent GIF Using the Web Image Optimizer 822
• Making a Transparent GIF Image 823
• Using the Web Connector Docker 823
• Automating Tasks and Visual Basic for Applications 827
• What¿s Possible with VBA? 828
• What¿s New in Version X4 829
• Upgrading VBA Macros from Version X3 to X4 829
• Working with Existing Macros 829
• Installing an Existing Macro 830
• Running an Existing Macro 831
• Global vs Local Projects 831
• Recording a Macro 832
• Recording a Macro: Filling a Page with Confetti 832
• Saving Undo Lists as VBA Macros 835
• Playing Back Recorded or Saved Macros 835
• Writing a Macro 835
• Programming Term Definitions 836
• Introducing the VBA Editor 837
• The VB Editor Layout 838
• Recording and Playing Macros 842
• Customizing Macros into the User Interface 842
• Looking at the Macro Code 843
• Creating a Macro for a Rectangle 843
• Solving Macro Needs with VBA 844
• Viewing Macro Code 844
• Taking a Look and Understanding the DrawRectangle Code 845
• Analyzing RedFill_BlueOutline 847
• Extending RedFill_BlueOutline 849
• Conditional Loops¿Putting It All Together 851
• Developing from Scratch 852
• Where to Go for More Information 853
• Newsgroups and Forums 853
• Corel Websites 853
• Visual Basic Websites 853
• Shortcut Keys 855
• Index 865
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