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This program is a graphic program that makes any type of creative Logo,

poster, pamphlet, banner, handling and all other types of ID visiting and
marriage cards.

This is a special Program created by the Coral Company. The program


was invented in 1989 by the Coral Company, Which has been used by large
and small graphics companies. There are various versions like Corel Draw 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Coral Draw X3, X6, X7, X8 and all
other versions whose table diagram can be below Viewed, release date is
also given.

Most of the tasks in this program are done through


tools. It has a variety of tools.
1. Pick Tool - Through this tool all types of text
and objects created on the page are selected
and move after selecting the object.
2. Shape Tool (F10) uses the shape tool to
make any type of design created on the page
into another shape. After converting the
shape or text to a curved one, you can use
the options like delete ad and curve by right
clicking the mouse.
3. Knife Tool- Uses it to cut any graphics in any
form.
4. Eraser Tool (X)- Uses it to erase the graphic
and convert to curved text on the page.
5. Smudge Tool- Any graphic and text is used
to spread with the help of a brush.
6. Roughen Tool- It is used to give any object a thorny or toothed design.
7. Free Transform Tool It is used to transform any shape into another angle.
8. Virtual Segment Delete Through this, we use to remove any graphic from
the page during selection.
9. Zoom Tool (Z) We use this to enlarge the page. After taking this tool, the
part on which the draw will take place will zoom. You can also zoom in and
zoom out by clicking it. If you click the left mouse button, it will zoom out. If
you click the right button, it will zoom out.
10. Hand Tool (H) It is used to move (Resettlement) the page as well as
zoom in and out. Double clicking the left button of the mouse zooms in
(big) and the right button is double click to zoom out (small).
11. Free Hand tool (F5) Through this tool you can draw any type of line
design in any angle.
12. Bezier Tool With this tool, you can design any type of line in different
ways such as burning lamp, tree leaves and other shapes.
13. Artistic Media Tool (I) By this tool Coral is used to draw the default shape
and design in draw, in this you can use different types of Brush like preset,
sprayers, such as calligraphy, and other graphic etc.
14. Pen Tool With this tool, you can create any type of design in any angle
and make any shape with your mouse.
15. Polyline Tool The polyline tool is also used like a pen tool and you can
also use it like a free hand tool, both of which are given in the same tool.
16. Interactive Connector Tool Through this tool, 2 objects created on the
page are used to connect them together.
17. Dimension Tool Use it to measure any graphic created on the page. In
this, we can measure the object of any angle.
18. Smart Drawing Tool (S) Through this you can draw any type of line by
drawing smooth line and straight line.
19. Rectangle Tool (F6) Rectangle tool is used to draw objects. Pressing the
Ctrl button and drawing will make your object the same size from all four
sides, to create exactly the right rectangle.
20. 3 Point Rectangle Tool It is also used to draw a rectangular object
(Rectangle) but first a straight line is drawn in it, after which your rectangle
will be ready when the mouse is moved in the other direction.
21. Ellipse Tool (F7) It is used to draw circular shapes, with this you can
make shapes like circles and ovals. Exactly (precisely) To draw Ellipse,
pressing the Ctrl button and drawing will keep your object equal in size
from all four sides.
22. Graph Paper (D) Graphs are used to place one or more tables on a page.
23. Polygon Tool (Y) By this, you can create polygons with different types of
arms, if needed to reduce or increase the arm, you can set the number of
point polygons in the property bar.
24. Spiral Tool (A) Used to draw the curved LINE through it.
25. Basics Shape With the help of the basic shape, the rectangular triangle
and all other shapes are used to draw. To change the shape style, you can
draw by changing the shape by going to the Perfect shape option in the
Properties bar.
26. Arrow Shapes Use the arrow shape to draw an object like arrow. To
change the arrow style, you can change the shape and draw by going to
the Perfect shape option in the Properties bar.
27. Flowchart Shapes With the help of flowchart, cylinders are used to draw
shapes like triangles etc. To change the style, you can draw by changing
the shape by going to the Perfect shape option in the Properties bar.
28. Star Shapes Stars like shapes are used to draw. To change the style, you
can draw by changing the shape by going to the Perfect shape option in
the Properties bar.
29. Callout Shapes With the help of its tool, it is used by any person to show
things, it is used more in cartoons. You can also write information related to
this shape. To change the style, you can draw by changing the shape by
going to the Perfect shape option in the Properties bar.
30. Text Tool (F8) Use it to write any kind of text, after taking this tool you
can write text even by drawing but after drawing you have to convert to
artistic text whose shortcut key is (Ctrl + F8). If you do not want to convert,
after taking these tools, click anywhere on the page and start writing direct.
Your text will already be converted. Font style or related settings will be
found in the properties bar.
31. Interactive Blend Tool Through this tool, two objects on the page are
used to blend together. You will find related settings in the Properties bar.
32. Interactive Contour Tool Through this option you use any type of circle
and square to give a framing effect. You will find related settings in the
Properties bar.
33. Interactive Distortion Tool Use any selected object to create an
opposite design or shape. You will find related settings in the Properties
bar.
34. Interactive Drop Shadow Used to apply shadow to any selected object
or text. You will find related settings in the Properties bar.
35. Interactive Envelope Tool Used to extend and maintain any created
shape or object in different types of angles. It works just like a Shape tool.
If you select the shape on which you have used this tool and take the
shape tool, you will still get the envelope tool.
36. Interactive Extrude Tool Use any object or text to make 3D, you will find
related settings in the Properties bar.
37. Interactive Transparency Tool Used to make any color object
transparent. You will find related settings in the Properties bar.
38. Eye Drop Tool With the help of this tool, we use to pick the color of some
other object. This can be filled in other objects with the help of paint bucket.
39. Paint Bucket With the help of the Eye Drop Tool, one or more objects use
the captured color to fill in another object.
40. Outline Tool (F12) The outer lines of any object are used to thin or
thicken and fill color, as well as setting the corner and line caps.
41. Fill Tool (F11) With this help, the selected text or object is used to fill the
solid color.
42. Fountain Color With the help of this tool, we use double color for any text
or object. Going into custom, you can fill many colors simultaneously in any
object. If you want a pre-made color, you can select any color by going to
the Presets option and you can also change the color as per your choice.
43. Interactive Fill Tool Through this tool, any type of color can be filled in
any object, including fountain color, texture, uniform etc. Just like you get
when you open the fill tool, you will find it in the file type in the properties
bar.
44. Interactive Mesh Fill Tool It is also used for coloring but in this the color
is filled with the help of grids. To increase the grid reduction, we will
customize the grid size in the Properties bar. In this, after applying the grid,
you can click anywhere on the object to fill any color, which will be like a
fountain, the only difference is that it has a grid and it is simple.

Using Menu Bar


Description of File Menu Option
1. New This option is used to get a new blank page.
2. New From Template Through this, we use to take the
default template design which is already given to us in
the Corel draw by Corel company.
3. Open This option is used to open a CDR file previously
saved to a hard disk.
4. Close This option is used to close Active current page of
Corel Draw.
5. Close All This option is used to close all open pages.
6. Save this option is used to save CorelDraw file in the
computer Hard disk.
7. Save As Through this, we save the already saved
document in a different name and can also be saved in
any other format.
8. Revert Through this, after taking the file which we have already created,
there is some mistake while editing, then use it again to make it like new.
9. Acquire Image With the help of a camera or scanner, ACQUIRE IMAGE is
used to insert any type of image in Corel Draw.
10. Import Use some kind of image and some other file to fetch in CorelDraw.
11. Export In this option you can export your graphic into any other format.
12. Export for Office This option is used to export your graphics into png
format and send it to MS office.
13. Send to The files created through this option are used for any other Drive,
Mail, Zipped file and fax.
14. Prepare for service Bureau This option is mostly used when sending a
design created in Corel Draw from one server to another. It is used by
people whose work is mostly to design and send online designs. In this,
when you save the file, then you can save the pdf in addition to cdr and
also which font you have used, this information is also saved. You can also
save the font if needed.
15. Publish to the Web Used to publish any design in HTML or Flash file on
internet.
16. Publish to the PDF It uses any type of graphics to create a PDF file.

Description of Edit Menu

1. Undo uses this to do a step backwards.

2. Redo uses it to do a step forward, it only goes ahead


when undo is high.

3. Repeat can repeat a task using it. You can also use
Ctrl+R.

4. Cut is used to cut (transfer) any selected graphics or text.

5. Copy uses this to copy the selected text or a graphic.

6. Paste is used to paste cut or copied objects or text.

7.Paste Special paste properly or properly when objects or


text copied from another software are pasted under Paste
Special.

8. Delete is used to erase any selected text or guides.

9. Symbol uses any graphics on the page as symbols to be


kept in a hard disk forever.

10. Duplicate use to copy any object

11. Copy Properties From Within any object created through it, the filtered
color and the outline color are used to fill the same color on the other object.

12. Over Print Out It is mostly used to print outlines of any type of object
accurately.

13. Over Print Fill It is used to properly print the color filled in any object.

14. Select All uses to select any text, object, guides, nudge through it.

15. Find and Replace use it to search for a graphic or text after converting.

16. Insert Barcode is used for inserting any type of barcode through it.

17. Insert New Object is used to draw files from any other software in Corel
Draw and after creation.

18. Object When a PDF file is imported into Corel Draw then it shows the
option. This option contains a link that will open from your PDF Acrobat or
through software that will be installed in your computer.
19. Links

20. Properties use to bring Docker through it which is related to the feel,
outline, and link.

Description of View Menu


Note: In this menu all options are used to show and hide.

1. Simple Wire frame/ Wire Frame Used to display the


outline of a graph drawn on any pixel.

2. Draft/ Normal/ Enhanced Used to display any graph


created on a pixel in actual form.

3. Full Screen Preview (F9) Through this, all graphics


created on the page are used to view in full screen mode.

4. Preview Selected Only Through this, we use only to view


the selected object in full screen mode.

5. Page Sorter View Used to display all inserted pages in


the same window.

6. Rulers It is used to hide and show the ruler.

7. Grid It is used to hide and show the grid.

8. Guideline It is used to hide and show the guideline.

9. Show In this, you will find options related to the page in which settings
related to the border, bleed, printable area, etc. of the page will be found.

10. Enable Rollover Used to turn on rollover.

11. Snap to Grid/Snap to Guidelines/Snap to Object/Dynamic Guides It is


used to turn all these options on and off. Its function is used to see its angle
point while drawing any object. It only appears when an object or line is
drawn.

12. Grid and Ruler Setup/Guidelines Setup/Snap to Objects


Setup/Dynamic Guides Setup All these are used to change the settings.

Description of Layout Menu


1. Insert Page It uses to insert more than one
page.

2. Delete Page Use to delete a page that has


been inserted.

3. Rename Page By this, we use to rename a


page and write the name of the page.

4. Go To Page Let's use it to go to a page. It is


mostly used to visit a single page when there
are more pages.

5. Switch Page Orientation Using it, you can make the page Portrait or
landscape.

6. Page Setup Using this option we can edit page sizes.

7. Page Background Through this, they are used to give solid color and the
effect of an image on any page like a Background.

Description Of Arrange Menu


1. Transformation The position size of any object
can give the effect of angle and all other things, that
is, it can set its rotation according to itself.

2. Clear Transformation Use to eradicate the


effect applied with the help of transformation.

3. Align and Distribute Used to set any object from


another object to the left right center and other
distributes.

If after selecting any two objects, what will work


on pressing the button according to the image
below is written in the left side.

Note- If you want to use for an object, then


first select the object you want to Align,
then select the second object with the
Shift button between which to Align, then
use the shortcut keys.
4. Order With the help of this option, you can
set your selected object up and down and can be
read in detail below-
1. To Front Used to top the selected object from all the objects at once.
2. To Back Used to lower the selected object from all the objects at once.
3. Forward One The selected object is used to top all the objects one by
one.
4. Back One Used to lower the selected object from all the objects one by
one.
5. In Front of Use the selected object to move above any other object. As
soon as you select this option, your cursor will become an arrow and your
object will be above the object you click that arrow.
6. Behind It is also like the In front of mentioned above but it is used to rear
an object.
7. Reverse Reverse means that like you have drawn 5 objects which have
been drawn first, it will be at the bottom as soon as you select everyone
and reverse it will just reverse.

5. Combine Used to combine one or more objects in parallel.

6. Break Apart Used to un-combine a combined object.

7. Lock Object Used to lock any object, it keeps that object in its place.

8. Unlock Used to unlock a locked object. You can also unlock it by pressing
the right button of the mouse and clicking on the unlock option.

9. Convert To Curve After using rectangular, circle and all other objects to
convert them to curve, it is used to create different design with shape tool.

10. Convert Outline to object After breaking the outline of any object, use
the outline to use it as an object.

11. Close Path To make a drawn line a complete line, we use a closed path.
So that the two ends of the line join together. Or you can also say that after
drawing a single line, you can use it as an object.
Description of Effect Menu
1. Adjust jpg, jpeg, png, bmp and others use various
types of effects on image files like contrast, enhanced,
Tone Curve Colors balance Hue saturation

2. Transform In this also, color effects on any Png and


JPG files are used to color the opposite.

 DeInterlace (lets you remove lines from scanned


or interlaced images ) Sometimes while scanning
an image, the effect starts coming like a lining,
using the same line to remove it with the help of it,
although more or less it becomes a mild mesh.
You can set it according to the odd and even line.
 Invert Use it to opposite the color of your image,
you can also call it negative.
 Posterize lets you reduce the number of tonal
values in an image. Posterize removes gradations
and creates larger areas of flat color.

3. Correction Used to reduce scratches and dust on any


Bmp, Jpg, Png file.

4. Artistic Media Artistic media is used to set the brush,


as soon as you take a shape, the artistic brush will
immediately turn into Artistic and you will see the last used brush at the top as
soon as you open it.

5. Blend Use of it has been told in the tool box itself, however, if you open
from here, a docker will open in which you can blend according to the number
of steps.

6. Contour Its use has also been mentioned in the tool box, on opening it, the
docker will open in which after selecting To Center, Inside, Outside, you write
to keep the offset in inches, and other steps in it, the layer you need It is
written as it is. If you want to use it without this docker, after selecting it from
your tool box, after going to the property bar and setting a point, the object on
which you drag it will come with a Framing Effect.

7. Envelope Like Blend, Contour mentioned above, it will also open in this,
after selecting any object you have to use it like a Shape tool, but if you are
using Docker. Then you will get the option of Add New and Add Preset in
which you can create your own shape with the help of Add New and using the
pre-made shape with the help of Add Preset. Which the company keeps
adding to it at the time of software development.
8. Extrude It has been told to you in the tool box that if you want to use from
here, on opening, a docker will open in which after selecting the object or text,
you can click on the edit button and apply the vanishing point by applying the
3D effect. And you can also see its preview. After applying all the effects, the
effect is applied to the text or object.

9. Lens It is used as a layer that shows the trailing object or text in effect while
any trailing object makes a difference. As soon as Frozen is clicked, it is
copied and added to the layer above it. Which you can re-group and add your
effect or any color. In this, you will get a lot of effects, whose name is-

Brighten, Color Add, Color Limit Custom Color Map, Fish Eye, Heat Map,
Invert, Magnify, Tinted Gray Scale, Transparency, Wire Frame.

10. Add Perspective It is used on converted artistic text. By applying it on any


shape, it feels like it is stuck. While using it, you will see four nudges in which
you use to apply it according to the shape.

11. Power Clip Inside It is used to place text or photos inside any shape. You
can also drag it with the right button of the mouse, in this you will get the
power clip inside which is used for most images. If you want to use any
change in the image after applying it to reduce the size, then right-click on it,
after editing the content, adjust the image and right-click again and click on
Finish Editing. Or click on the power clipped image with Ctrl After editing, click
on any empty part of the page with Ctrl.
12. Add Rollover With this help, we use to add hyperlinks to any object.
Which you have to use while staying in the coral draw. After applying it, you
have to right click and click on Jump to Hyperlink in Browser, which will open
the hyperlink you have added to the Internet Explorer.

13. Clear Effect Used to remove the effect applied.

14. Copy Effect/Clone Effect With the help of these two, we use the effect to
copy. It is used by taking a simple shape and if you select the shape with the
effect applied and go to this option, then it will look like a head. Just like you
have taken two objects and have written some text for both, give a
Perspective effect on one while nothing on the other. Now you can click on the
simple text and select that text by clicking on the perspective from the copy
effect from the effect menu. If you click on the effect, as soon as you click,
your simple text will also be changed to the same effect as before.

Description of Text Menu


1. Format Text It is mostly used to create selected
text or paragraphs in style and model.

2. Edit Text Use to edit certain letters or text in any


text or paragraph written.

3. Insert Character Use any type of outline word or


a symbol to insert.

4. Fit Text To Path It uses the object to place the


converted text on any object on the object's outline,
or drag and hold the text on the object with the right
button of the mouse and then release the mouse, an
option opens. In which you can apply text by
selecting Fit Text to Path.

5. Fit Text to Frame Any paragraphs that are not


converted to artistic are used to fit their text frame,
which automatically sets the font size.

6. Align To Baseline Any paragraph, word is used below the shape tool to
set it in a line.

7. Straighten Text If any paragraph, word is slanted with the shape tool,
then use it to straighten it.
8. Writing tool With the help of its option, you use any paragraph to write it
accurately and set the spelling as a whole.
9. Encode With the help of this option, you can use it to change the
encoding of the typed text, but keep in mind that when you use this option,
then you will select another font then there is little chance of changing the
font style.

10. Change Case Through this option, you can change the case of written
text in which Sentence case, lowercase, UPPERCASE, Title Case,
tOGGLE cASE.

11. Web text Compatible When you select this option, you can change the
text style in HTML to Publish to the Web document.

12. Convert To Artistic Text Through this, the text written in the text frame
is used to convert it into artistic text which you can then resize according to
your own.

13. Text Statistics Through this option, you can see how many words
have been written in your entire page, which font has been written from it,
you can also see the artistic text in it.

14. Show Non-Printing Character Selecting any text and clicking on this
option will show you the character that will not print, such as space and
inter (change paragraph).

15. Link\ Unlink Use to convert and break one or


more text boxes into a single box, or drag the text to
another text box by pressing and dragging it with
the right button of the mouse, then releasing the
mouse will open an option in which You can keep
the text according to yourself.
Description of Tools Menu
1. Options / Customization Use these two to change the
settings, commands, etc. in the software. And through this
you can also assign your command to run from shortcut
key.
2. Color Management Through this colors are managed
and color can be selected according to the quality. RGB,
HSB, CMYK are the main ones.
3. Save Settings As Default It is used to change the
changed settings in the software as before.

 Note Save Settings as default followed by 7 options


which are Object Manager, Object Data Manager,
View Manager, Link Manager, Undo Docker, Internet
Bookmarks Manager, Color Style. All these are used
to bring Docker. And after bringing Docker you can
control the tools and settings.
4. Palette Editor Through this, you use to change the color in Corel Draw and with
this you can set the preset as well.

5. Graphic and Text Styles It is used for text style. In this, you have to apply the
settings after selecting the text. Similarly, we can apply any object.

6. Scrapbook Through this, you use to insert any clipart and insert any clipart
through the Internet.

7. Create Inside it you will find 3 options Arrow, Character, Pattern, all three are
used separately. Arrow uses any shape drawn on the page through it to create an
arrow. You have to use it in an arrow option in a straight line or smooth line.
Character also has the same function as Arrow but it will only apply to the font you
have created.

8. Run Script It is used for script code that is related to binary systems.

9. Visual Basic Visual Basic This is a small VBS software that is very useful, you
also get it in MS Office. It is used in the Developer menu to record the current work,
as soon as you start the record this VBA program. It will run and is recording the
command you are doing, after all the work is done you have to stop by clicking the
stop button again. If you want to run and then you have to go to play and select your
recorded macro and press the run button, as soon as you press the button your
graphic will be created by taking a small load.

Note VBA is like a command which has a different code. The macro you record is
recorded as a code as you can see in the image below.
Description of Window Menu
1. New Window It is used to use an existing page in two windows. By
doing this, nothing is deleted from the page but both remain the same.

2. Cascade/Tile horizontally/Tile Vertically These


three are used to view one or more pages, in which
you will get to see different previews of all three.

3. Arrange Icons

4. Color Palettes It is used to add or replace a color


box.

5. Dockers Use to fetch and remove any Docker.

6. Toolbars Use any tool to fetch and hide. For this,


you can also use this option by right clicking on the
menu bar or status bar.

7. Close Use to close the currently opened page.

8. Close All It is used to close all the open pages in


Corel Draw.

9. Refresh Window It is used to refresh the Corel Draw.

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