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CorelDraw 12

Overview: This course is designed to meet the needs of a huge range of people: art and design students, digital artists, illustrators, professional designers, Web site designers, art directors, and desktop professionals. While this course is focused toward creative aspects of CorelDraw 12's use, it will also be valuable to professionals who aren't entirely familiar with drawing or illustration techniques, such as those working in the related industries (technical documentation and commercial publishing) and service-based publishing industries (in-house print shops and service bureaus).

Level 1

Duration: 2 Days

Overview
In this course, students will use their knowledge of graphical design in conjunction with the basic features of CorelDRAW to create engaging and dynamic drawings.

Lesson 1:  Getting Started with CorelDRAW

• Starting CorelDRAW
• Working with Command Bars
• Opening and Navigating in a Drawing
• CorelDRAW Help
• Closing a Draw

Lesson 2:  Drawing Tools

• The Drawing Area
• Drawing Objects
• Drawing Lines
• Saving a Drawing
• Working with Text
• The Artistic Media Tool

Lesson 3:  Working with Objects

• Importing a File
• Modifying Objects
• Adding a Graphic Image
• Working with Text Objects-Copying

Lesson 4:  Formatting Objects

• Working with Fills
• Modifying Outlines
• Working with Drop Shadows
• Rotating an Object
• Fit Text to Path
• Additional Formatting Techniques

Lesson 5:  Working with Text

• Artistic and Paragraph Text
• Formatting Paragraph Text
• Wrapping Text

Lesson 6:  Customizing the Environment

• Customizing the Environment
• Customizing the Menu Bar and Standard Tool Bar
• Working with Workspaces

Lesson 7:  Working with Paragraph Text

• Creating and Modifying Paragraph Text
• Finding and Replacing Text
• Fitting Text
• Importing and Editing OCR Text

Lesson 8:  Creating and Modifying Styles and Templates

• Creating and Editing a Text Style
• Working with Templates

Lesson 9:  Drawing and Modifying Objects

• Drawing and Editing Curves and Lines
• Using Three Point Tools

Lesson 10:  Using Clipart, Special Characters, and Symbols

• Inserting and Editing ClipArt from the Web
• Inserting Special Characters
• Creating Special Characters

Lesson 11:  Using Advanced Printing Options

• Creating and Editing a Print Style
• Using the Print Merge Wizard

Level 2

Duration: 1 Day

Overview
In this course, students who are familiar with CorelDRAW 12 will use advanced drawing tools and advanced text features to create a professional, multi-page brochure.

Lesson 1:  Working With Layers

• Examining a Master Page
• Creating a Master Layer
• Working with Layers

Lesson 2:  Using Advanced Tools to Create a Technical Drawing

• Creating a Technical Drawing Using Advanced Tools
• Using Brush Tools and Adding Objects
• Working with Interactive Tools

Lesson 3:  Using Advanced Techniques for Text Manipulation

• Working with Paragraph Text
• The PowerClip Feature and the Envelope Tool
• Creating Bulleted Lists

Lesson 4:  Working with Vector and Bitmap Graphics

• Converting Vector Objects to Bitmaps
• Working with Bitmap Graphics
• Introduction to CorelTRACE

Lesson 5:  Advanced Output Options

• Preparing a Document for Printing
• Other Printing Options

Lesson 6:  VBA Macros

• Working with VBA Macros
• Creating VBA Macros
• Viewing VBA Codes

Lesson 7: Assembling a Web Page

• Viewing Page Settings
• Working with Objects
• Working with Backgrounds
• Publishing to the Web

Lesson 8:  Working with Photos

• Working with Photos
• Creating a Rollover

Lesson 9:  Using Corel R.A.V.E. 3

• What is Corel R.A.V.E. 3?
• Adding Objects to a Movie
• Animating Objects
• Exporting the Corel R.A.V.E. 3 File

Lesson 10:  Additional Animation Techniques

• Drawing
• Using Animation Effects
• Exporting Animations