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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 (for Mac and Windows) is the perfect all in one tool for designers. With version 11, CorelDRAW offers symbol support, roughen and smudge brushes, 3-point ellipse, rectangle and curve tools, to name just a few. The suite contains all the necessary tools for graphic design, page layout, photo editing and vector based animation including: CorelDRAW 11, Corel Photo-Paint 11, R.A.V.E. 2, CorelTRACE 11, Corel Capture 11, ten thousand professional clip-art images, fourteen hundred photos, one thousand TrueType I Fonts and more. Click on one of the movie topics below to start learning!


Introduction to Programs
Introduction
CorelDRAW 11
Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11
Corel R.A.V.E 2.0
CorelTRACE
Corel CAPTURE && Font Navigator (PC only)

Program Interface - All Programs
Launching Programs
The Windows
Toolbars
Customizing Toolbars
Adding Commands to Toolbars
Toolbar
Property Bar
Dockers && Pallets
Guides
Status Bar

Page Setup
Page Set-Up DRAW
R.A.V.E 2.0
PHOTO-PAINT - Introduction
PHOTO-PAINT - 1 bit Bitmap
PHOTO-PAINT - Grayscale
PHOTO-PAINT - Color
Adding Pages
Templates - DRAW

Viewing - DRAW/PHOTO-PAINT/R.A.V.E
Viewing Modes
Zooming
Panning
Navigator
Viewing Multiple Windows
Preview

Selecting && Moving - DRAW/R.A.V.E
Selecting
Marquee Select
Selecting Multiple Objects
Toggling Selections
Selecting Hidden Objects (PC Only)
Selecting within a Group
Moving
Constraining Movement
Nudging
Positioning Using the Property Bar
Positioning Transformation Docker pt. 1
Positioning Transformation Docker pt. 2
Undo

Masks - PHOTO-PAINT
Introduction to Masks
Mask Overlays
Mask Selection Options
Freehand Mask Tool
Removing && Inverting
Selecting && Moving
Magic Wand
Lasso Mask Tool
Magnetic Mask Tools
Brush Mask Tool
Color Mask
Image Cutout
Mask Options
Feathering
Masks from Paths

Transforming - DRAW/R.A.V.E
Sizing Objects
Modifying Options
Sizing Using Property Bar
Rotating
Skewing
Mirror

DRAWing - DRAW/R.A.V.E
Introduction to DRAWing Tools
Freehand Tool
Bezier Tool
3 Point Curve
Artistic Media - Presets
Artistic Media - Brush
Artistic Media - Sprayer
Artistic Media - Calligraphic Pen
Artistic Media - Pressure Sensitive
Pen && Polyline Tools
Interactive Connector Tool (DRAW)
Dimension Tools (DRAW)
Rectangles && Ovals
Shaping Rectangles
Shaping Ovals
Polygons
Perfect Shapes

DRAWing - PHOTO-PAINT
Rectangle && Ellipse
Polygon
Line
Path Tool

Editing Tools - DRAW/R.A.V.E
Introduction
Shaping Lines
Direction of Curves
Straight vs. Curved
Breaking Apart
Reducing Complexity
Knife Tool
Eraser
Smudge
Roughen Brush
Free Transform

Fills - DRAW/R.A.V.E/PHOTO-PAINT
Introduction
Pallets
Uniform Colors
Fountain Fills
Pattern Fill - 2 Color
Pattern Fill - Full Color
Pattern Fill - Bitmap Fills
Pattern Fill - Options
Textured Fills
PostScript Fills - DRAW
Color Pallet
Using Fills in PHOTO-PAINT
Interactive Fill Tool - DRAW/R.A.V.E
Interactive Fill Tool - PHOTO-PAINT
Mesh Tool - DRAW/R.A.V.E

Outlines - DRAW/R.A.V.E
Adding Outlines
Adding Outlines to Text
Line Styles
Corners && End Caps
Scale with Image
Calligraphy

Objects - PHOTO-PAINT
Introduction
Creating New Objects
Objects from Existing
Objects from Background
Grouping Objects
Combining Objects
Locking Transparency
Merge Mode && Opacity

Arranging Objects - DRAW/R.A.V.E
Align
Distribute
Combine
Break Apart
Weld/Trim && Intersect
Simplify/Trimming Back/Front
Order of Objects
Grouping && Ungrouping
Editing within Groups
Locking Objects

Text - DRAW/R.A.V.E (PHOTO-PAINT)
Introduction
Paragraph vs. Artistic Text
Artistic Text
Paragraph Text
Editing Basics
Converting Text
Importing Text
Font Formatting
Alignment
Resizing Text
Paragraph Frames
Text in Columns
Bullets && Tabs
Drop Caps
Copying Attributes
Change Case
Text Wrap
Text on a Path
Text on a Circle
Text in an Object

Text - PHOTO-PAINT
Creating Text
Filling Text
Fitting Text to Path

Interactive Tools - DRAW/R.A.V.E
Introduction
Blend pt. 1
Blend pt. 2
Contour
Distortion - Push-Pull
Distortion - Zipper
Distortion - Twister
Envelope pt. 1
Envelope pt. 2
Extrusion pt. 1
Extrusion pt. 2
Drop Shadows
Transparency Tool
Perspective

Miscellaneous DRAW/R.A.V.E
Power Clip
Editing a Power Clip
Symbols
Barcodes
Editing Bitmaps
Eyedropper && PHOTO-PAINT Bucket
Importing
Scrapbook
Exporting

Editing Images - PHOTO-PAINT
Introduction
Cropping
Stitching
Rotating
Flipping
Changing Resolution
Paper Size
Revert to Saved/Duplicates

Retouching - PHOTO-PAINT
Removing Moiré
Removing Red Eye
Removing Dust && Scratches
Cloning pt. 1
Cloning pt. 2
Cloning pt. 3
Eraser
Effects

Color Changes - PHOTO-PAINT
Color Modes
Adjusting Photos
One Touch Adjustment
Tone Curve pt. 1
Tone Curve pt. 2
Brightness/Contrast Intensity
Hue Saturation && Lightness
Desaturate
Lens

Filters
Introduction
3D Effects
Art Strokes
Blur && Sharpen
Camera
Textures
Repeat

Brushes
PHOTO-PAINT Brush
Image Sprayer
Undo Brush
Replace Color Brush

R.A.V.E
Introduction
Warning
Stage Set-Up
Timeline
The Span of Objects
Tweening pt. 1
Tweening pt. 2
Attaching to Curve
Repeating Animations
Type Sequencing
Sprites
Rollovers
Export Flash

Printing - DRAW/PHOTO-PAINT/R.A.V.E
Basic Printing
Printing Layout
Separations
Problems
PDF

CorelTRACE
Introduction
TRACE pt. 1
TRACE pt. 2
TRACE pt. 3
TRACE pt. 4

PC Only Programs
Corel CAPTURE
Font Navigator - Introduction
Navigator - Finding Fonts
Navigator - Installing
Navigator - Groups
Navigator - Previewing Fonts

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