CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to add or delete components in a CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 installation

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1. Close all applications.
2. On the Windows taskbar, click Start Control panel.
3. If your operating system is Windows 2000, click Start Settings Control Panel.
4. Double-click Add or remove programs.
5. In the Add or remove programs dialog box, choose CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 from the list, and click Change.
6. In the InstallShield wizard, click the Modify button .
7. Follow the instructions that appear.
8. Well done!
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CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 applications

The following CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips & Tricks post, have a title 'CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 applications'. We hope by learning this CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips & Tricks post below will useful and helpful for all CorelDRAW users to know the secret of CorelDRAW and improve their CorelDRAW skills. Here are the CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks:

The installation wizard makes it easy to install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 applications and components. It lets you:

• install any applications included in your software package
• add and delete components in the current installation
• repair the current installation by reinstalling all application features
• uninstall CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3

Repairing an installation is useful when you encounter problems in using the application or when you suspect that the installation is corrupt. Before repairing an installation, try resetting the current workspace to the default settings by holding down F8 while starting the program.

Here are the steps on this 'CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 applications':

1. Close all applications.
2. Insert CD 1 in the CD drive.
3. If the installation wizard does not start automatically, click Start on the Windows taskbar, and click Run.
4. Type D:\CGS13\Setup, where D is the letter that corresponds to the CD drive.
5. Follow the InstallShield wizard instructions for installing the software.
6. You can also activate the installation wizard by clicking Start on the Windows taskbar, clicking Run, and typing D:\autorun.
7. Well done!
   

CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Know What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3

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What’s new in CorelDRAW
New features and enhancements in the following areas will boost your productivity by helping you complete many tasks more easily and in less time.

Shaping
• The Crop tool lets you remove unwanted areas from vector objects and bitmaps. For more information, see "Cropping, splitting, and erasing objects."
• You can now shape curve objects much more easily. Using the freehand marquee selection mode, you can select multiple nodes in the most complex curves. The newly designed control handles can also help you in selecting and editing nodes. In addition, you can move line segments more easily. For more information, see "Shaping curve objects."
• You can reduce the number of nodes in curve objects, which can help in the output of your projects to devices such as vinyl cutters, plotters, and rotary engravers. For more information, see "To reduce the number of nodes in a curve object."
• You can shape objects by filleting, scalloping, or chamfering their corners. For more information, see "Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners."
• You can automatically create a path around selected objects to create a boundary. This boundary can be used for creating outlines, keylines, or cut lines. For more information, see "Creating a boundary around selected objects."

Tracing
You can trace (vectorize) bitmaps, such as photos, or scanned images and drawings, directly in CorelDRAW, converting them to editable and scalable vector graphics. You can then easily integrate the vector graphics into your designs. Preset styles let you achieve optimum results for any bitmap that you want to trace. In addition, you can easily preview and edit traced results by using the controls in Corel® PowerTRACE. For more information, see "Tracing bitmaps and editing traced results."

Effects and Fills
• Bevel effects let you add three-dimensional depth to graphic and text objects. Bevel effects can contain both spot and process (CMYK) colors, so they are ideal for printing. For more information, see "Creating bevel effects."
• The Smart fill tool lets you apply fills to areas created by overlapping objects. Unlike other fill tools, which fill only objects, the Smart fill tool detects the edges of an area and creates a closed path, so that the area can be filled. For more information, see "Applying fills to areas."

Copying objects
• When duplicating objects, you can easily specify the distance between the original object and the object’s duplicate. For more information, see "To duplicate an object."
• You can create multiple copies of objects and specify their position. For example, you can distribute object copies horizontally, to the left or right of the original object. For more information, see "To create copies of an object at a specified position."

Drawing stars
The Star and Complex star tools let you draw stars quickly. For more information, see "Drawing polygons and stars."

Changing the order of objects
The enhanced Arrange > Order command lets you easily change the stacking order of objects on a layer or page. For more information, see "To change the order of an object."

Formatting text
• The Paragraph formatting and Character formatting dockers give you easy access to commonly used text formatting options. In addition, the new commands on the Text menu let you easily add tabs, columns, bullets, and drop caps and insert formatting codes, such as em dashes and nonbreaking spaces.
• You can fit text to any path by using the dynamic preview, which helps you position the text. After fitting text to a path, you can further adjust the text’s position. For example, you can easily offset the text from the path and mirror the text horizontally or vertically, or both.
• You can easily choose the right fonts for your project. In addition to previewing selected text with different fonts applied, you can now quickly view a list of the available font families and identify the fonts and styles available within each family.
• You can insert optional hyphens, which let you specify where to break the word when it is at the end of a line. You can also create custom definitions for optional hyphenation, which allows you to specify where a hyphen is inserted in a specific word whenever that word is entered in CorelDRAW.
• You can choose to import black text as CMYK black. For more information, see "Adding and formatting text."

Spot colors
Support for spot colors has been greatly enhanced. You can import, export, and preview files that contain spot colors. Vector effects, such as bevels, drop shadows, transparency, mesh fills, and blends, can now contain both process and spot colors, which makes them ideal for printing. In addition, spot colors beneath vector effects are now preserved rather than converted to process colors.

Simulating overprinted colors
You can preview a simulation of how overprinted colors will mix by using the Enhanced with overprints viewing mode. This feature is useful for proofing your projects. For more information, see "Choosing viewing modes."

Correcting bitmaps
The Image Adjustment Lab lets you correct the color and tone of photos and other bitmaps quickly and easily, in one location. For more information, see "Adjusting color and tone quickly in the Image Adjustment Lab."

PDF security
You can set security options to protect the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files that you create. Security options let you control whether, and to what extent, a PDF file can be accessed, edited, and reproduced when viewed in Adobe Acrobat. You can also open and import PDF files protected by a password.

File compatibility
• CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 provides improved file compatibility with many industry-standard file formats, such as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), PostScript (PS or PRN), Corel DESIGNER, Adobe Illustrator (AI), Portable Document Format (PDF), and Paint Shop Pro (PSP). For more information, see "File formats."
• RawShooter essentials 2005, an application included in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3, lets you open and edit raw camera files, and save them as TIFF or JPEG files. For more information, see "Raw camera file formats."

CorelDRAW Design Collection
The CorelDRAW Design Collection provides you with ready-to-use professional templates developed around several design styles. Combining layouts and design styles, you can create effective and original flyers, brochures, letterheads, envelopes, business cards, and labels.

Features introduced in earlier versions of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
Features that were new in earlier versions of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite — from versions 9 to 12 — are easy to identify once you start the program. You can highlight all menu commands and tools that were new for a specific version by clicking Help > Highlight what’s new. This feature is especially useful if you are upgrading from an earlier version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.

Learning tools
• Hints help you master each tool in the toolbox as you are using the tool.
• In Insights from the Experts, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite experts from diverse graphics industries share with you their ideas, approaches, tips, and methods.
For more information about these new learning tools, see "Getting help."

CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Set Options for the Freehand and Bézier Tools of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3

Below here, you can find and read our short and useful CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Set Options for the Freehand and Bézier Tools of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3. This CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Set Options for the Freehand and Bézier Tools of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 are very useful for all CorelDRAW users, especially for CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3. Let's follow the steps to set options for the Freehand and Bézier tools in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3:

1. Click Tools Options.

2. In the Workspace list of categories, click Toolbox, and then click Freehand/Bézier tool.

3. Move the Freehand smoothing slider to set the default smoothness for curved lines.

4. Higher values produce smoother curves.

5. Double-click the Freehand or Bézier tool to display the Freehand/Bézier page in the Options dialog box.

CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Curve by Specifying Width and Height in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3

Now you can see our short and useful - CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Curve by Specifying Width and Height in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3. This CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Curve by Specifying Width and Height in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 below are very useful for all CorelDRAW users. Here are the steps to draw a curve by specifying width and height in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3:

1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the 3 point curve tool.

2. Click where you want to start the curve, and drag to where you want the curve to end.

3. Release the mouse button, and click where you want the center of the curve to be.

CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Line by Using the Pen Tool of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3

Now let's see our - CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Line by Using the Pen Tool of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3. This CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks are very useful for all CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 users to draw a line by using the Pen tool. Below here are the steps to draw a line by using the Pen tool in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3:

1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Pen tool.

2. Do one of the following:

- To draw a curved segment, click where you want to place the first node, and drag the control handle to where you want to place the next node. Release the mouse button, and drag the control handle to create the curve you want.

- To draw a straight segment, click where you want to start the line segment, and click where you want to end it.

- You can add as many segments as you want and alternate between curved and straight segments. For more information about alternating curved and straight segments, see "To draw a line by using the Bézier tool."

3. Double-click to finish the line. You can also:

- Preview a line while drawing.
Enable the Preview mode button in the property bar. Click on the drawing page, and release the mouse button. Move the mouse, and click to finish the line.

- Add a node to a line.
Enable the Auto add-delete button on the property bar. Point to where in the line you want to add a node, and click when the pointer changes to the Add node state.

- Delete a node from a line.
Point to a node, and click when the pointer changes to the Delete node state.

CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Line by Using the Bézier Tool of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3

Here's our - CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Line by Using the Bézier Tool of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3. This CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks are very beneficial for all CorelDRAW users to draw a line by using the Bézier tool in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3. Now let's follow the steps to draw a line by using the Bézier tool in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 below:

1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Bézier tool.

2. Do one of the following:

- To draw a curved segment, click where you want to place the first node, and drag the control handle to where you want to place the next node. Release the mouse button, and drag the control handle to create the curve.

- To draw a straight segment, click where you want to start the line segment, and click where you want to end it.

- You can add as many segments as you want.

3. Press the Spacebar to finish the line. You can also:

- Draw a curved segment followed by a straight segment.
Draw a curved segment, double-click the end node, and click where you want the straight segment to end.

- Draw a straight segment followed by a curved segment.
Draw a straight segment. Click the endpoint of the segment, drag to where you want, and release the mouse button. Drag to draw a curve.

- Change curve angle to preset increments as you draw.
While holding down Ctrl, drag a control handle.

CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Line by Using the Freehand Tool of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3

Here's our - CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Line by Using the Freehand Tool of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3. This CorelDraw tutorial, tips, and tricks below, will explain about on how to draw a line by using the Freehand tool, especially in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3. Here are the steps:

1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Freehand tool.

2. Perform a task from the following to do list:

• To Draw a curved line, Click where you want to start the curved line, and drag.
• To Draw a straight line, Click where you want to start the line, and then click where you want the line to end.
• To Control the smoothness of a curved line, Type a value in the Freehand smoothing box on the property bar. Higher values produce smoother curves.
• To Add line segments to an existing line, Click the end node of a selected line, and click where you want the new segment to end.
• To Create a closed shape from two or more connected lines, In a line that contains two segments, click the end node, and then click the start node.

CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Line by Using the Polyline Tool of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3

Now it's time to see our - CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks to Draw a Line by Using the Polyline Tool of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3. This CorelDRAW Tutorial, Tips, and Tricks, especially used in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3, are very beneficial for all CorelDRAW users to draw a line by using the Polyline tool. Here are the steps to draw a line by using the Polyline tool in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3:

1. Open the Curve flyout , and click the Polyline tool.

2. Do one of the following:

- To draw a straight segment, click where you want to start the line segment, and then click where you want to end it.

- To draw a curved segment, click where you want to start the segment, and drag across the drawing page.

- You can add as many segments as you want and alternate between curved and straight segments.

3. Double-click to end the line.

- You can erase a portion of a curved line by holding down Shift and dragging backward over the line before releasing the mouse button.

- You can close an open object by clicking the Auto-close curve button on the property bar.

Using the 3-point curve tool in CorelDRAW® 12

The 3-point curve tool lets you draw smooth, precise curves quickly and easily, eliminating the need to worry about nodes and node-editing. You can also use this tool to trace bitmaps.

Each of these curves was created with two clicks of the 3-point curve tool.

To draw a curve with the 3-point curve tool, simply specify the start point, end point, and middle point (apex) of the curve. You can preview the curve and adjust its shape while drawing.

To draw a curve with the 3-point curve tool

1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the 3-point curve tool.

The 3 point curve tool is located in the toolbox, on the Curve flyout.

2. Click where you want to start the curve, drag to where you want the curve to end, and release the mouse button.
   
   
3. Move the pointer to where you want the apex of the curve to be. A dynamic preview of the curve appears, helping you make adjustments on the fly. Click when the curve is the shape you want.
   The resulting curve contains only two nodes - a start node and an end node.

Drawing a 3-point curve

Source: Corel.com