CorelDRAW 10 - Level 2

Overview

This manual is for students who have some experience using the CorelDRAW 10 graphics program. This course explores beyond the basics of CorelDRAW 10 and looks at the Advanced features of DRAW (60%), Trace (10%), and R.A.V.E. (30%).

Learning Method

Instructor Led

Duration

2 Days

Schedule

Group Bookings Only - All States and Territories of Australia

Outline

Lesson 1: Introduction
- Course Objectives
- How to Use the Manual
- How to Install the Exercise Files
- CorelDRAW Screen Elements

Lesson 2: Customizing Options
- Using Multiple Workspaces
- Customizing the Toolbars
- Using Shortcuts
- Saving Defaults
- Setting File Backups

Lesson 3: Working With Paragraph Text
- Implementing Color Management
- Creating Custom Color Palettes
- Choosing a Color Using Color Harmonies
- Applying Colors Using the Color Docker
- Automatically Creating Color Styles

Lesson 4: Working With Paragraph Text
- Importing and Sizing Paragraph Text
- Flowing Text Between Frames
- Formatting Paragraph Frames
- Wrapping Paragraph Text Around Objects
- Applying Drop Caps
- Typing Text Into Objects

Lesson 5: Special Text Effects
- Converting Text to Curves
- Creating Blended Text Shadows
- Special Text Effects
- Jumpy Text
- Neon Text
- Glowing Text
- Chrome Text
- Bevel Text
- Creating Enveloped Text

Lesson 6: Special Page Layouts
- Creating a Greeting Card
- Print Previewing the Layout
- Creating Labels

Lesson 7: Arranging Objects
- Arranging Objects
- Group and Child Objects
- Combining and Breaking Objects
- Welding Objects
- Using Intersection
- Using Trim

Lesson 8: Using Layers
- About Layers
- Editing Layers
- Setting Up a Master Layer
- Moving, Copying, and Locking Layers
- Reordering Layers
- Using the Object Manager

Lesson 9: Using Styles and Templates
- About Styles and Templates
- Creating a Style
- Applying a Style
- Copying Properties

Lesson 10: Special Effects
- Using Interactive Fills
- Applying Distortions
- Using Interactive Transparencies
- Applying Mesh Fills

Lesson 11: Custom Creation Tools
- Creating Custom Patterns
- Creating Symbols
- Using the Scrapbook
- Working With Scripts and Presets

Lesson 12: Working With Bitmaps
- What is a Bitmap
- Importing Bitmap Options
- Adjusting Color
- Hiding Certain Colors in a Bitmap
- Applying Special Bitmap Effects
- Creating Web Images
- Advanced GIF Options

Lesson 13: Using Corel Trace
- Types of Graphic Formats
- About Corel Trace
- Tracing Images
- Importing Traced Files into CorelDRAW
- Special Trace Effects

Lesson 14: Using Corel R.A.V.E.
- About Corel RAVE
- Playing sample RAVE animations
- Performing the five steps necessary to create RAVE animations
- Working with the Timeline Docker
- Tweening objects to create animation
- Exporting to Macromedia Flash format
- Publishing to the web Create web rollovers
- Inserting hyperlinks

Lunch

Lunch is provided for students for the duration of the course