CorelDRAW! 8
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CorelDRAW! 8

Intro To Corel 8

Intro to Corel
The Corel Window
Menus
Toolbars
Property Bar
Dockers
Roll-Ups
Color Palettes
Status Bar
Customizing Corel
Customizing Toolbars
Opening & Saving Files
Reverting

Page Setup

Document Set-Up
Rulers
Grids
Guidelines
Adding and Deleting Pages

Viewing

Viewing Modes
Zoom Tool
Marquee Zoom
Zoom Toolbar
Panning
Previewing Documents
Viewing Multiple Windows
View Manager

Selecting And Moving

Selecting
Multiple Selecting
Selecting Filled & No Fill Objects
Toggling Between Selections
Selecting Hidden Objects
Selecting Within a Group
Moving Objects
Constraining Movement
Customizing the Constraint Key
Nudging
Moving with the Property Bar
Moving with the Transform Roll-Up I
Moving with the Transform Roll-Up II
Undo and Revert

Transforming Objects

Sizing Objects
Using Ctrl & Shift When Sizing
Sizing Using the Property Bar
Sizing Using the Transform Roll-Up
Rotating Objects
Rotating with Precision
Skewing Objects
Putting it Togetherr

Drawing Tools

Intro to Drawing Tools
Ovals and Rectangles I
Ovals and Rectangles II
Shaping Ovals and Rectangles
Drawing Polygons
Editing Polygons
Drawing Spirals
Grid Tool
Drawing Lines - Freeform
Drawing Straight Lines
Drawing Lines - Bezier
Natural Pen Tool
Dimensions Lines
Connector Tool

Copying And Deleting

Cut
Using the Plus Key
Duplicate
Move and Duplicate
Clone
Copying Properties
Delete

Editing Tools

Introduction to the Shape Tool
Shape Tool - Curves
Shape Tool - Adding & Deleting
Shape Tool - Auto Reduce
Shape Tool And Text
Knife Tool
Eraser Tool
Free Transform
Auto Trace

Arranging Objects

Aligning Objects I
Aligning Objects II
Distributing Objects I
Distributing Objects II
Combine
Intersect
Trim
Weld
Order of Objects I
Order of Objects II
Grouping I
Grouping II
Locking Objects
Intro to Object Manager
Managing 0bjects
Changing Order with Object Manager
Intro to Layers
Creating Layers
Organizing Objects on Layers
Editing Across Layers
Master Layers

Text

Artistic Vs. Paragraph Text
Converting Text
Creating Artistic Text
Creating Paragraph Text
Changing Font & Size
Formatting Style
Letter & Line Spacing
Text Columns
Setting Tabs & Indents
Resizing Paragraph Text
Paragraph Styles
Changing Styles
Automatic Spell Check
Spell Check
Type Assist
Thesaurus
Changing Case
Fitting Text to a Path I
Fitting Text to a Path II
Text Wrap

Fills

Choosing a Pallet
Using the Color Pallet
Types of Fills
Interactive Fill Tool
Fill Tool Vs Dialog Boxes
Fountain Fills I
Types of Fountain Fills
Custom Fountain Fills I
Custom Fountain Fills II
Patterned Fills I
Patterned Fills II
Creating Patterns
Textured (Fractal) Fills
Customizing Textured Fills
Postscript Fills
Changing Default Colors
Copying Fills

Outlines

Applying an Outline
Changing Outline Width
Behind Fill
Scale Outline with Image
Corners & End Caps
End Styles
Line Styles

Special Effects

Interactive Transparency
Blend I
Blend II
Interactive Distortion Tools I
Interactive Distortion Tools II
Interactive Envelop I
Interactive Envelope II
Interactive Extrude
Extrude Coloring
Extrude & Bevels
Extrudes & Lighting
Rotating Extrudes
Drop shadow I
Drop shadow II
Drop Shadow Resolution
Perspective
Contour
Lens
Powerclips I
Powerclips II

Working with Bitmaps

Single Bit Bitmaps
Converting to Bitmap
Editing Bitmaps
Bitmap Color Mask
Using the Shape Tool
Color Adjustment
Special Effects

The Internet

Intro
Creating HTML I
Creating HTML II
Bookmarks & URLs I
Bookmarks & URLs II
Note on HTML Text

Importing and Exporting

Importing Photo CDs
Opening & Importing Clip Art
Editing Imported Clip Art
Exporting to a Word Processor
Exporting to a File

Printing

Printing Basics
Print Preview
Printing Separations

Bits and Pieces

Symbols
Scripts & Presets
Recording Scripts
Scrapbook

01 Intro To Corel 8
0101 Intro to Corel
0102 The Corel Window
0103 Menus
0104 Toolbars
0105 Property Bar
0106 Dockers
0107 Roll-Ups
0108 Color Palettes
0109 Status Bar
0110 Customizing Corel
0111 Customizing Toolbars
0112 Opening & Saving Files
0114 Reverting

02 Page Setup
0201 Document Set-Up
0202 Rulers
0203 Grids
0204 Guidelines
0205 Adding and Deleting Pages

03 Viewing
0301 Viewing Modes
0302 Zoom Tool
0303 Marquee Zoom
0304 Zoom Toolbar
0305 Panning
0306 Previewing Documents
0307 Viewing Multiple Windows
0308 View Manager

04 Selecting And Moving
0401 Selecting
0402 Multiple Selecting
0403 Selecting Filled & No Fill Objects
0404 Toggling Between Selections
0405 Selecting Hidden Objects
0406 Selecting Within a Group
0407 Moving Objects
0408 Constraining Movement
0409 Customizing the Constraint Key
0410 Nudging
0411 Moving with the Property Bar
0412 Moving with the Transform Roll-Up I
0413 Moving with the Transform Roll-Up II
0414 Undo and Revert

05 Transforming Objects
0501 Sizing Objects
0502 Using Ctrl & Shift When Sizing
0503 Sizing Using the Property Bar
0504 Sizing Using the Transform Roll-Up
0505 Rotating Objects
0506 Rotating with Precision
0507 Skewing Objects
0508 Putting it Togetherr

06 Drawing Tools
0601 Intro to Drawing Tools
0602 Ovals and Rectangles I
0603 Ovals and Rectangles II
0604 Shaping Ovals and Rectangles
0605 Drawing Polygons
0606 Editing Polygons
0607 Drawing Spirals
0608 Grid Tool
0609 Drawing Lines - Freeform
0610 Drawing Straight Lines
0611 Drawing Lines - Bezier
0612 Natural Pen Tool
0613 Dimensions Lines
0614 Connector Tool

07 Copying And Deleting
0701 Cut
0702 Using the Plus Key
0703 Duplicate
0704 Move and Duplicate
0705 Clone
0706 Copying Properties
0707 Delete

08 Editing Tools
0801 Introduction to the Shape Tool
0802 Shape Tool - Curves
0803 Shape Tool - Adding & Deleting
0804 Shape Tool - Auto Reduce
0805 Shape Tool And Text
0806 Knife Tool
0808 Eraser Tool
0809 Free Transform
0810 Auto Trace

09 Arranging Objects
0901 Aligning Objects I
0902 Aligning Objects II
0903 Distributing Objects I
0904 Distributing Objects II
0905 Combine
0907 Intersect
0908 Trim
0909 Weld
0910 Order of Objects I
0911 Order of Objects II
0912 Grouping I
0913 Grouping II
0914 Locking Objects
0915 Intro to Object Manager
0916 Managing 0bjects
0917 Changing Order with Object Manager
0918 Intro to Layers
0919 Creating Layers
0920 Organizing Objects on Layers
0921 Editing Across Layers
0922 Master Layers

10 Text
1001 Artistic Vs. Paragraph Text
1002 Converting Text
1003 Creating Artistic Text
1004 Creating Paragraph Text
1005 Changing Font & Size
1006 Formatting Style
1007 Letter & Line Spacing
1008 Text Columns
1009 Setting Tabs & Indents
1010 Resizing Paragraph Text
1011 Paragraph Styles
1012 Changing Styles
1013 Automatic Spell Check
1014 Spell Check
1015 Type Assist
1016 Thesaurus
1017 Changing Case
1018 Fitting Text to a Path I
1019 Fitting Text to a Path II
1020 Text Wrap

11 Fills
1101 Choosing a Pallet
1102 Using the Color Pallet
1103 Types of Fills
1104 Interactive Fill Tool
1105 Fill Tool Vs Dialog Boxes
1106 Fountain Fills I
1107 Types of Fountain Fills
1108 Custom Fountain Fills I
1109 Custom Fountain Fills II
1110 Patterned Fills I
1111 Patterned Fills II
1112 Creating Patterns
1113 Textured (Fractal) Fills
1114 Customizing Textured Fills
1115 Postscript Fills
1116 Changing Default Colors
1117 Copying Fills

12 Outlines
1201 Applying an Outline
1202 Changing Outline Width
1203 Behind Fill
1204 Scale Outline with Image
1205 Corners & End Caps
1206 End Styles
1207 Line Styles

13 Special Effects
1301 Interactive Transparency
1302 Blend I
1303 Blend II
1304 Interactive Distortion Tools I
1305 Interactive Distortion Tools II
1306 Interactive Envelop I
1307 Interactive Envelope II
1308 Interactive Extrude
1309 Extrude Coloring
1310 Extrude & Bevels
1311 Extrudes & Lighting
1312 Rotating Extrudes
1313 Drop shadow I
1314 Drop shadow II
1315 Drop Shadow Resolution
1316 Perspective
1317 Contour
1318 Lens
1319 Powerclips I
1320 Powerclips II

14 Working with Bitmaps
1401 Single Bit Bitmaps
1402 Converting to Bitmap
1403 Editing Bitmaps
1404 Bitmap Color Mask
1405 Using the Shape Tool
1406 Color Adjustment
1407 Special Effects

15 The Internet
1501 Intro
1502 Creating HTML I
1503 Creating HTML II
1504 Bookmarks & URLs I
1505 Bookmarks & URLs II
1506 Note on HTML Text

16 Importing and Exporting
1601 Importing Photo CDs
1602 Opening & Importing Clip Art
1603 Editing Imported Clip Art
1604 Exporting to a Word Processor
1605 Exporting to a File

17 Printing
1701 Printing Basics
1702 Print Preview
1703 Printing Separations

18 Bits and Pieces
1801 Symbols
1802 Scripts & Presets
1803 Recording Scripts
1804 Scrapbook

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