CorelDRAW 

is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel

Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite. Its latest version,
named X5 (actually version 15), was released in February 2010.Corel is committed to providing you
with the support you need to make the most of your software experience

 In addition to tutorials, Tips & Tricks and integrated Help files within our products

PHOTOGRAPHER-Corel's top-quality photo-editing software is ideal for hobbyists and professional

photographers who need to take their pictures to the next level

Artist
For hobbyists who seek artistic release, or professional artists who need the latest tools to advance their craft,
this lineup of creative software lets you express yourself in exciting new ways

Graphic Designer
Corel's full line of graphic design software provides all the creative and professional tools you need for drawing,
logo design, page layout, illustration, image editing and more

Movie Maker
Whether you shoot video with a digital camera or a high-definition camcorder, Corel has the software to help you
easily edit, share and preserve your video moments

Movie Lover
For movie fans and business travelers who just want an easy way to enjoy high-quality movies on your PC, Corel
brings you the world's #1 DVD playback software—Corel® WinDVD®

Memory Keeper
The memory keeper is the person who captures special moments on photo or video and preserves them for
everyone to enjoy.

Scrapbooker
Digital scrapbooking is a great way to capture and preserve your favorite memories in a decorated album or
scrapbook.

Household Manager
From budget planning and homework assignments, to keeping track of everyone's schedules, Corel helps you
take care of family business faster, so you have more time to enjoy the things that really matter

Office Productivity
Add major productivity improvements to your workflow with Corel office software. Designed to run your business
more efficiently and lower your software costs, it delivers all the tools you need to simplify everyday tasks.

Business Graphics
Reduce production costs, enhance productivity and improve the consistency of your communications by taking
ownership of your designs in-house. Professional design templates, learning materials and content help you
create your own professional-quality business graphics

File Compression, Encryption and Data Backup

WinZip is the world's #1 Zip utility for file compression, encryption, sharing and data backup*. Now supporting
Windows® 7, WinZip works the way you think, zipping and unzipping files effortlessly for quick, efficient and
secure uploading, downloading, email transmission and data archival*.
* WinZip Pro only
Video & DVD
More and more companies are using video to communicate, collaborate and entertain. Whether you’re making a
presentation, producing a video ad or posting video to the Web, Corel software will help you captivate your
audience and generate new revenue streams

Education
Equip your students with the vital technology skills to help them build a successful future. Learn about solutions
that offer administrators an easy and affordable way to deploy software throughout your school

Government
Empower government employees and public servants with cost-effective software solutions that improve
efficiency, streamline communications and enhance document security. Learn how Corel's custom software
solutions can help you operate and serve constituents more effectively

Legal
Create, review, distribute and protect important documents with software solutions that are tailored to the legal
workflow. Learn how your organization can improve office efficiency, secure sensitive information and lower
overall costs.

Printing & Publishing

Reduce the cost of printing jobs, increase production efficiency and deliver the highest-quality output. Corel's full-
service solutions can help you address quality control issues and meet industry standards under fast-paced
deadlines

Apparel & Decoration

Work more efficiently through every stage of the design process with Corel software solutions for the apparel
industry. Learn how to reduce development time and costs with tools that simplify pattern design, collaboration
with colleagues and clients, production and marketing design

APPLICATIONS

Creativeink is a busy, full

service creative agency,

offering their customers

everything from signs, Web

and graphic design to full

color print services. Owner

Doug Downey and his team

of creative professionals

use one software package

for pretty much everything

they do – CorelDRAW

Graphics Suite 12.

Characteristic features

Several innovations to vector-based illustration originated with CorelDRAW: a node-edit tool that
operates differently on different objects, fit text-to-path, stroke-before-fill, quick fill/stroke color
selection palettes, perspective projections, mesh fills and complex gradient fills.[citation needed]

CorelDRAW differentiates itself from its competitors in a number of ways:

The first is its positioning as a graphics suite, rather than just a vector graphics program. A full range
of editing tools allow the user to adjust contrast, color balance, change the format
from RGB to CMYK, add special effects such as vignettes and special borders to bitmaps. Bitmaps
can also be edited more extensively using Corel PhotoPaint, opening the bitmap directly from
CorelDRAW and returning to the program after saving. It also allows a laser to cut out any drawings.

CorelDRAW is capable of handling multiple pages along with multiple master layers. Multipage
documents are easy to create and edit and the Corel print engine allows for booklet and other
imposition so even simple printers can be used for producing finished documents. One of the useful
features for single and multi-page documents is the ability to create linked text boxes across
documents that can be resized and moved while the text itself resets and flows through the boxes.
Useful for creating and editing multi-article newsletters etc.

Smaller items, like business cards, invitations etc., can be designed to their final page size and
imposed to the printer's sheet size for cost-effective printing. An additional print-merge feature (using
a spreadsheet or text merge file) allows full personalization for many things like numbered raffle
tickets, individual invitations, membership cards and more.

CorelDRAW's competitors include Adobe Illustrator and Xara Xtreme. Although all of these are vector-
based illustration programs, the user experience differs greatly between them. While these programs
will read their native file types and vice versa, the translation is rarely perfect. CorelDRAW can
open Adobe PDF files: Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Publisher and Word, and other programs can
print documents to PDF using the Adobe PDFWriter printer driver, which CorelDRAW can then open
and edit every aspect of the original layout and design. CorelDRAW can also open PowerPoint
Presentations and other Microsoft Office formats with little or no problem.[6]

INTRODUCTION

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is an impressive collection of powerful design software that can tackle all sorts of design
jobs. Included in the package are: CorelDRAW, the main application for vector design and layout; Corel PHOTO-
PAINT, for editing and retouching photos, Corel CAPTURE, for screengrabs; ConceptShare, a collaboration service;
and the Bitstream Font Navigator. There are also a bevy of smaller utilities such as a bar-code wizard and an app for
helping users optimize two-sided printouts.

With a suite that includes that many programs and features, it's essential to have solid in-program help, and
CorelDRAW is loaded with dynamic hints, video product tours, and hands-on project tutorials that will have you
designing elements in no time. Expert advice from professional designers walks users through specific practices such
as airbrushing logos and creating textile patterns.

The templates for professionals are diverse and presented in a nifty interface that provides all sorts of useful
information. You can sort templates by type--such as brochures, posters/signs, business cards, and newsletters--or by
industry, although that list was empty except for "Landscaping." The interface also includes a space for accessing your
own saved CDT templates, which can be created easily through the File menu.

ADVANTAGES

Tutorials and techniques for creating a original art and popular special effects in CorelDRAW. Includes tips for
drawing, painting, coloring, cartooning and adding enhancements to original artwork.

DISADVANTAGE

The main disadvantages are that it's not usually the standard graphics program for printers and
businesses. Most businesses use PhotoShop for most of their graphics applications, so if you
practiced all of your career with Corel Draw then you wouldn't know the industry standard that well,
which could put you at a disadvantage if you're trying to land a job.

I've also been told that Corel Draw has problems interfacing with certain models ofWacom tablets, in
particular the Cintiq, but that's just what I've been told.

Introduction

CorelDRAW®

11 gives you a comprehensive graphics solution for all your creative needs. Based

on extensive customer feedback and research, CorelDRAW 11 has been specifically designed to

make your work more enjoyable by streamlining the process of creating, editing, and reusing

graphics. CorelDRAW 11 dares to do the unexpected — give designers powerful, industry-leading

tools that are also intuitive and easy to use.

CorelDRAW 11 features a wide array of new features and enhancements designed to increase

ease of use while also extending the creative possibilities available to you. Coupled with existing,

intuitive drawing tools and vector effects, CorelDRAW 11 has a tool suited for any design challenge

you might face.

CorelDRAW 11 gives you the power to create a wide range of superb documents. Whether it’s

powerful text-handling features or support for multiple-page drawings, CorelDRAW 11 gives you

the options you need.

The creative professional will find CorelDRAW 11 a great addition to their workflow. Whether

you’re creating for the Web, PDF, or print, CorelDRAW 11 can output your work effectively.

Creative professionals will also enjoy the freedom to tailor the workspace to suit their working

style, the intuitive color management, and the outstanding ability of CorelDRAW 11 to work with

more vector, bitmap, and text file formats than any other graphics application.

As part of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11, you’ll also have at your disposal an integrated bitmap

editor, Corel PHOTO-PAINT®

11, and a user-friendly vector animation program, Corel R.A.V.E.™ 2.

PHOTOSHOP VS CORELDRAW

A logo can be designed in other software but one may have to face some problems
while designing a Logo. Photoshop, which is widely used for designing websites, can be
used for making a stunning logo but it can generate some problems while enlarging its size.
If a person wants to print a logo, it is advisable not to design it in Photoshop. There are other
causes too why a large section of logo designers are opting for Corel Draw software.

For example, a logo designer will find it extremely difficult to increase the size of logo without
distorting its shape or color. However, in Corel Draw, this is simple. The size of a logo can be
increased or decreased according to the requirement without compromising with the quality.

Some of the main advantages of Corel Draw are enumerated below:

 Fully customizable shortcuts and interface, allows a person to change what ever he
likes according to his requirement.
 It is, no doubt, cheaper than other Logo designing software packages.
 It does not take much time to load and its files do not consume much space of hard
disk.
 Corel Draw files can be converted into PDF format.

The developers of Corel Draw have incorporated some extra features for making this software
more user-friendly

The major advantage of Corel Draw is that one can continue working with other software
while designing a logo in Corel Draw. One can switch from one document to another
document very easily by using tabs. Texts, shapes, frames etc can be added to a composition
in Corel Draw. One can edit commands by clicking on menu bar as well. Icons are used with
commands for making it easier for a designer to create a unique logo.
The advantage is that Corel is much cheaper than the Adobe suite of products. Corel is certainly
versitile.

Advantages:
- it's cheaper and you can do the same stuff with it that you could do with Illustrator.
- comes along with a Photoshop equivalent bundled in
- its interface/shortcuts are fully customizable, so if you are used to other ones, you can change
almost everything.
- cleaner interface than Illustrator's
- less steps to tackle the same chores
- quick to load and produces small-weighted files
- if your pre-press bureau doesn't handle native draw files, just convert to PDF
- you can generate basic ttf, ot or t1 font files with it
- more export and import filters than Illustrator

 the templates let you carry the same theme across your letters, envelopes, business cards, labels, flyers,
and brochures. After you choose a layout and design style, you can easily make your documents unique by
customizing them with CorelDRAW

CorelDRAW is really exceptional at handling the multitude of file formats thrown at it. It does have its own image format

Easy color management

CorelDRAW X5′s improved Connector and Dimension tools also include a new tool, Segment Dimension, that can
detect the sides of an object and generate dimension markings for separate sides. Interior designers, architects and
technical illustrators will find these tools very useful

FEATURES

Create frames of animated masterpiece

Selecting and manupilating objects

Drawing and shaping objects

Arranging objects

Working with text

Outlining and filling objects

Using symbols and clip art

Transforming objects

Special effects

Printing and exporting

DISADVANTAGE

The big disadvantage with it is that it's not an Adobe product. Illustrator, InDesign, and Photohop (The
3 industry standard graphics programs) have really come together in the last couple of versions.
(Versions CS2 and CS3) There is no need to convert files to import because they all work seamlessly
together. (An InDesign file will accept an Illustrator file and a Photoshop file without any conversion
needed. PDF's can even be imported in without conversion) This makes your workflow go smoother
and faster. With programs like Quark and Corel draw, you still have to take that extra step to convert a
file to something your other programs can use. It doesn't take that much time, but it adds up and in
business time is money

Disadvantages:
- PhotoPaint has been neglected in the last few versions.
- The improvements in the last version (X3) were few.
INTRODUCTION

CorelDraw is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel

Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite. Its latest
version, named X5 (actually version 15), was released in February 2010.Corel is committed
to providing with the support one needs to make the most of the software experience.

It gives a comprehensive graphics solution for all creative needs; CorelDraw has been
specifically designed to make your work more enjoyable by streamlining the process of
creating, editing, and reusing graphics. CorelDraw dares to do the unexpected — give
designers powerful, industry-leading tools that are also intuitive and easy to use. Corel draw
can compete with any design challenge that might be faced by a user; it gives one the power
to create a wide range of superb documents. A creative professional will find CorelDraw a
great addition to their workflow. Whether it is creating for the Web, PDF, or print,
CorelDraw can output one’s work effectively. They will also enjoy the freedom to tailor the
workspace to suit their working style, the intuitive colour management, and the outstanding
ability of CorelDraw to work with more vectors, bitmap, and text file formats than any other
graphics application. Corel draw also consists of an integrated bitmap editor and a user
friendly vector animation program.

FEATURES AND USE

CorelDraw differentiates itself from its competitors in a number of ways. There are number
of features which make the functioning of this software easy and user friendly.

Corel draw is essentially used to make logos, print advertisements, 3Daimations, cartoons,
drawings, and line compositions, various kinds of moving figures and shapes with the
addition of special effects and value added features. It creates frames of animated
masterpiece, selects and manipulates objects, arranges objects, works with text outlining
and filling objects, uses symbols and clip art, helps in transforming objects and printing and
exporting.

The templates for professionals are diverse that provides all sorts of useful information. One
can sort templates by type--such as brochures, posters/signs, business cards, and
newsletters--or by industry. It also includes a space for accessing one’s own saved CDT
templates, which can be created easily through the File menu.

Corel draw is positioned as a graphics suite, rather than just a vector graphics program. It’s
full range of editing tools allow the user to adjust contrast, colour balance, change the
format from RGB to CMYK, add special effects such as vignettes and special borders to
bitmaps. Bitmaps can also be edited more extensively using Corel Photo Paint, It also allows
a laser to cut out any drawings.
CorelDraw is capable of handling multiple pages along with multiple master layers which is
easy to create and edit. It is helpful in creating and editing multi article newsletters and
sending complete documents for print. One of the useful features for single and multi-page
documents is the ability to create linked text boxes across documents that can be resized
and moved while the text itself resets and flows through the boxes..There is an additional
print-merge feature (using a spreadsheet or text merge file) which allows full
personalization for many things like numbered raffle tickets, individual invitations,
membership cards and more.

COMPETITION

CorelDraw’s competitors include Adobe Illustrator and Xara Extreme. Although all of these

are vector-based illustration programs, the user experience differs greatly between them.
While these programs will read their native file types and vice versa, the translation is rarely
perfect. CorelDraw can open Adobe PDF files: Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Publisher and
Word, and other programs can print documents to PDF using the Adobe PDF Writer printer
driver, which CorelDraw can then open and edit every aspect of the original layout and
design. CorelDraw can also open PowerPoint Presentations and other Microsoft Office
formats with little or no problem.

Photoshop, which is widely used for designing websites, can be used for making a stunning
logo but it can generate some problems while enlarging its size. If a person wants to print a
logo, it is advisable not to design it in Photoshop. For example a logo designer might find it
difficult to increase the size of its logo or picture without distorting the colour, but in
CorelDraw it is simple and easy to make recommendations like this without compromising
on the quality.

APPLICATIONS ANS USEFUL TO WHOM

Photographer’s- Corel's top-quality photo-editing software is ideal for hobbyists and

professional photographers who need to take their pictures to the next level

Artist- For hobbyists who seek artistic release, or professional artists who need the latest
tools to advance their craft.

Graphic Designer- Corel's full line of graphic design software provides all the creative and
professional tools one need for drawing, logo design, page layout, illustration, image editing
and more.

Movie Maker and lovers- Corel helps to view edit, share and preserve videos shot through
any kind of camera, may it be digital or high definition camcorder

Scrap booker- Digital scrapbooking is a great way to capture and preserve one’s favourite
memories in a decorated album or scrapbook.
Household Manager- From budget planning and homework assignments, to keeping track
of everyone's schedules, Corel helps to take care of family business faster.

Office Productivity- Add major productivity improvements to workflow with Corel office
software. Designed to run business more efficiently and lower the software costs.

Business Graphics- Reduce production costs enhance productivity and improve the
consistency of communications by taking ownership of designs in-house. Professional design
templates, learning materials and content help to create one’s own professional-quality
business graphics

Video & DVD- More and more companies are using video to communicate collaborate and
entertain. Whether it’s making a presentation, producing a video ad or posting video to the
Web, Corel software will help to captivate the audience and generate new revenue streams

Education- Equip the students with the vital technology skills to help them build a
successful future.

Government- Empower government employees and public servants with cost-effective

software solutions that improve efficiency, streamline communications and enhance
document security.

Legal- Create, review, distribute and protect important documents with software solutions
that are tailored to the legal workflow. To learn how the organization can improve office
efficiency, secure sensitive information and lower overall costs.

Printing & Publishing- Reduce the cost of printing jobs, increase production efficiency and
deliver the highest-quality output. Corel's full-service solutions can help address quality
control issues and meet industry standards under fast-paced deadlines

Apparel & Decoration- Work more efficiently through every stage of the design process
with Corel software solutions for the apparel industry. It is useful to reduce development
time and costs with tools that simplify pattern design, collaboration with colleagues and
clients, production and marketing design

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Fully customizable shortcuts and interface Photo paint has been neglected in the last
few versions
Cheaper than other logo designing The improvements in the last version(x3)
software’s were few
Does not take much time and space to load It is not an Adobe product
User friendly Creates difficulty in the conversion of files
for easy access
Can continue working with other software’s Not standard graphics for printers
 and switch from one document to another
easily
Availability of extra features
Less steps to tackle various chores
Can be converted to PDF
Same theme can be carried across letters,
brochures, envelopes, cards and flyers
Easy colour management

To conclude with Corel draw is a software which can be learnt and accepted by many and
has become a must for professionals who need it for their daily lives.
 COREL DRAW
ASSIGNMENT

BY:ANSHU GOWLI
ROLL NO:207