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COREL DRAW 8

INTRODUCTION

• Discussing Corel applications and utilities 
• Drawing with the Bezier Pencil
• Utilising the Natural Pen tool
• The CorelDRAW! 8 screen 
• Manipulating nodes and paths
• Tool properties 
• Using default settings
• Using the Printable page 
• Adding the Blend effect
• Finding an intersection 
• Grouping objects
• Pivoting the guideline 
• Using the Polygon tool
• Changing units of measurement 
• Incorporating special effects
• Using a grid 
• Zooming and planning
• Aligning objects 
• Using the Interactive Fill tool
• Discussing workspace options 
• Applying transparencies
• Creating a new workspace 
• Creating depths
• Utilising the Properties bar 
• Importing ClipArt
• Using Roll-ups and Dockers 
• Viewing ClipArt categories
• Creating a graphic object


INTERMEDIATE

• The Drawing window 
• The Miscellaneous options
• The Eraser tool 
• Extrude Roll-up
• The Knife tool 
• Rotation
• The Free Transform tool 
• Extrude Lighting and Colour
• The Drop Shadow tool 
• The Contour Roll-up
• The Elastic mode 
• Grouping/ungrouping contours
• Push and Pull Distortion tools 
• Creating text
• The Twister Distortion tool 
• Fit Text to path roll-up
• The Zipper Distortion tool 
• Fit Text to Frame command
• Creating special effects 
• Converting text to curves
• The Add Perspective command 
• Creating a PowerClip
• The Envelope tool 
• The Object Manager Docker
• The Mapping mode 
• Creating/locking layers
• The Blend tool 
• Moving objects to other layers
• Accelerating blends 
• The Master layer


ADVANCED

• Calibrating the monitor 
• Using CorelDRAW 8 Scripts
• Calibrating a scanner 
• Importing bitmap images
• Calibrating the printer 
• Applying special effects to bitmap images
• Scanning with CorelSCAN 8 
• Converting bitmaps into vector graphics
• Scanning modes 
• Using Autotracing
• Prescanning 
• Manual tracing
• Importing an image from CorelSCAN 
• Converting vector images into bitmaps
• Acquiring a scan image 
• Using filters
• Applying lenses 
• Creating a Web page with CorelDRAW 8
• Advanced lens settings 
• Converting text into bitmaps
• Applying effects to an object 
• Converting paragraphs to HTML format
• Using the Presets Effects 
• Creating hotspots
• Creating a new Preset 
• Publishing a Web page


INTEGRATION

• Opening CorelSCRIPT Editor 
• Enlarging an object
• Script definitions 
• The Render Area button
• Checking script syntax 
• Creating an object
• The Ellipse tool 
• 3D Text
• Running a script 
• Creating a background
• The Preset Manager Docker 
• The Modelling Wizard
• The Dialog Editor 
• Ambient Light
• Importing images 
• Starting CorelTEXTURE 8
• Creating text 
• Using Textures
• Using Fancy Filters 
• Creating textures
• Animating graphics 
• Changing texture settings
• Creating a movie 
• The Shader layer
• Examining the Work Windows 
• Creating a bitmap 
• Viewing a Scene 
• CorelCAPTURE 8
• Rendering the Scene 

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