COREL DRAW

COREL DRAW

CorelDraw is a comprehensive vector base programme or package, which makes it easy to create a professional art work from simple logo to technical illustration.

It is use to create logos, letter headed papers, birthday card, complementary card, I.D card, invoice etc.

VERSIONS OF CORELDRAW.

We have different versions of Corel draw like versions 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 depending on when this handout was produced.

HOW TO LOAD CORELDRAW

Click on start button.

Select program.

Select any CorelDraw version.

Click on it.

Select new graphics.

FEATURES OF COREL DRAW

TITLE BAR:

This is the uppermost bar that displays the name of the package you are currently working with. It also displays the name you gave saving a file

MENU BAR:

This shows all the menu’s that are used for working in CorelDraw. E.g. file, edit, view, layout, arrange, effect, text, window, and help.

FORMATTING BAR.

It displays all the formatting tools that enables us to change the orientation of  text and graphics. E.g. font style, font size, bold, italic, underline, etc.

STANDARD BAR:

This contains some shortcut items on the menu bar. E.g. save, open, print, etc.

COLOUR PALLETE:

This contains all the colours which enables us to colour our text and graphics

TOOL BOX:

This contains all the tools that are used to work in CorelDraw. E.g. pick tool, text tool, shape too, etc.

PRINTABLE PAGE:

This is the area where we create our drawings.

CONTENT OF TOOL BOX

PICK TOOL

It is used to select items, move, turn and screw, stretch items.

Steps:

§     To select items

Click on pick tool

Click on items

§     To select group of items       

click on pick tool

move the moue pointer into word space then click and drag to cover area to select.

§     To move items

Click on pick tool

Click on the item and drag to desired position

§     To turn items

Click on pick tool

Click twice on the item such that arrows appear on the item

Move the pointer to nay of the arrows at the bottom or top position such that it changes the sign then click and drag to the desired shape

§     To stretch items

Click on pick tool

Click on item

Move the mouse pointer to any of the nodes such that it changes to the sign then click and drag to desired size.

SHAPE TOOL

This is used to transform items to give them a special effect.

Steps:

Click on “shape tool”

Click on the nude and drag to desired shape

ZOOM TOOL

This is used to magnify/reduce the appearance of items in a page.

Steps:

Click on “zoom tool”

Move the pointer to the working space

Click and drag to cover the area to view

PAM

It helps to move the graphic environment to any place on wants, in other words it can be used in place of scroll bar.

Steps:

Click on “pam tool”

Move pointer to graphic page then press down and move to desired position.

FREEHAND TOOLS

This is used to draw a straight line and also for freehand drawing.

Steps:

Click on freehand tool

Move the pointer to the work space click once to start the line then move the pointer to where the line is to end and click once to end.

BEZIER TOOL

The Bezier tool lets you draw lines and curves by placing each node with the mouse.

Steps:

§     To draw curves with the breezier tool.

Open the curves fly out, and click the breezier tool.

Click where you want to place the first node and drag the control point in the direction you want the curve to bend.

Position the curve where you want to place the next move and drag the control point to create the curves you want.

Note: The position and angle of the control point affects the shape of the segment you’ve just created and the segment you add (if you add one)

Repeat step3 to add node to the curves

Press SPACEBAR to finish the curves.

§     To draw a straight line with the Bezier tool

Open the curves fly out, and click the breezier tool.

Click where you want to place the first node

Click where you want the next node

Repeat step 3 for every node you want to add

Press spacebar to finish the curves

To draw a close shape with the Bezier tool

Follow step 1-4 of the “to draw curves with the Bezier tool” or the “to draw a straight line with the Bezier tool” procedure

Position the cursor over the next nude and click once.

ARTISTICMEDIA TOOL

It is used for artistic write-ups such as brush mode. Calligraphy mode, brush stroke etc.

 Steps:

§     To draw curves in preset mode

Open the curve flyout and click the “artistic media tool”

Click the brush button on the property bar

Click the freehand smoothing box and move the pop-up slider to select smoothness settings

 Move the slider to the right for maximum smoothness, to the left for no smoothness

Type a width in the artistic media tool width box on the property bar, and then press ENTER

The width you set’s here represent the curve’s maximum width

Chooses a preset curve shape from the preset list box

Position the cursor where you want the curves to start

Drag to draw the curves.

§     To draw a curve in brush mode

Open the curve flyout and click the “artistic media tool”

Click the brush button on the property bar

Click the freehand smoothing box and move the pop-up slider to select smoothness settings

 Move the slider to the right for maximum smoothness, to the left for no smoothness

Type a width in the artistic media tool width box on the property bar, and then press ENTER

The width you set’s here represent the curve’s maximum width

Chooses a preset curve shape from the preset list box

Position the cursor where you want the curves to start

Drag to draw the curves.

§     To create brush stroke

Open the curve flyout and click the “artistic media tool”

Click the brush button on the property bar

Select the graphic or text object you use as a brush with the artistic media tool.

Click the save button from the property bar.

In the name dialogue box, type a name for the brush stroke in the file name box, and click save.

§     To create a curve in calligraphy mode

Open the curve flyout and click the “artistic media tool”

Click the calligraphy button from the property bar.

Click the freehand smoothing box and move the pop-up slider to select smoothness settings

Move the slider to the right for maximum smoothness, to the left for no smoothness

Type a width in the artistic media tool width box on the property bar, and then press ENTER

The width you set’s here represent the curve’s maximum width

Type an angle on the calligraphy angle box on the property bar, then press ENTER

DIMENSION TOOL

 The dimension tool let you draw vertical, horizontal, slanted dimension line.

§     To draw vertical, horizontal, slanted dimension line.

Open the Curve Flyout, and click the Dimension tool.

Vertical Dimension Tool, Horizontal Dimension Tool, Slanted Dimension Tool.

Click where you want to begin measuring

If you want the dimension line to be linked with an object, click on one of the objects snap points

Click where you want to finish measuring

Click where you want to place the dimension text.

CONNECTOR LINE TOOL

The connector line tool lets you draw lines that connects objects in your drawing.

Steps:

To draw a connector line between two objects .

Open the Curve Flyout, and click the connector line tool

Click a snap point on the second object

When a mouse is over a snap point the snap point is highlighted.

Click a snap point on the second object

RECTANGLE TOOL

This is used to draw rectangles, boxes or square shaped.

Steps:

Click on rectangle tool

Move the pointer to the work space

Click and drag to desired size

ELLIPSE TOOL

This is used in drawing circles and oval-shape object.

steps

Click on ellipse tool

Move the pointer to the work space

Click and drag to desired size

POLYGON TOOL

This is used to draw objects with many sides and stars

Steps:

Click on the polygon tool

Click and drag to form the desired shape

Drawing of star

Double click on polygon tool

Enter the desired number required for star

Click Ok

SPIRAL TOOL

The spiral tool lets you draw spiral shapes

Steps:

Open the Object flyout, and click the spiral tool.

Type a number in the Spiral Revolution box on the Property Bar to indicate the number of revolution you want for the spiral.

Position your cursor where you want the spiral to appear.

Drag diagonally to draw the spiral

GRAPH PAPER

The Graph Paper tool lets you draw a grid pattern. This pattern is formed by series of grouped rectangles arranged in rows and columns.

Steps
type the number of columns you want in the column number box in the graph paper

Columns and rows box on the property bar.

Type the number of rows you want in the rows number box in the graph paper.

Columns and rows box on the property bar.

Position the cursor where you want the spiral to appear and drag diagonally to draw the grid.

ARTISTIC TEXT TOOL

It is used to type and create paragraphed text. It is also used to highlight text after typing.

Steps:

Click on Artist Text tool

Click on the graphic paper

Type in your text.

INTERACTIVE FILL TOOL

It is used to apply two colour effects to items

Steps:

Select text/item

Click on interactive fill tool

Move the pointer to the text or item then click and drag.

Select desired colour for fill

INTERRACTIVE TRANSPARENCY

This is used to apply transparency to items filled with colour.

Steps:

Select the object/text

Click on transparency tool

Click the object/text and drag to your desired shape and position.

INTERACTIVE DROP SHADOW

It is used to apply shadow to text or object

Steps:

Click on interactive drop shadow tool

Click the object/text and drag to your desired position

OUTLINE PEN TOOL

It is used to apply an outline to text/object

Steps:

Select the object/text

Click on outline pen tool and choose pen dialogue by clicking on it.

In the outline pen dialogue box select colour, width, style, and click Ok.

FILL TOOL

This is used to apply different colour backgrounds to text/object. E.g. fountain fill, texture fill and pattern fill.

Steps:

Select the text/object

Click on fill colour and choose either (fountain, pattern and texture)

In the fill colour dialogue box, select the colour, click ok.

(note: more information on colour fill)

CREATING A NEW GRAPHIC SHEET

This is used to display fresh graphic/document on the paper.

Steps:

Open file menu

Choose new

OPENING AND RETRIEVING FILES

This is used to display on the screen already placed graphic

Steps:

Click on file menu

Select open

Click the name of the graphic click Ok.

SAVING OF GRAPHIC WORK

This is used in storing contents of graphics permanently on the memory of the hard disk.

Steps:

Click on file menu.

Select save as.

Type the name of the file

Click save

The dialogue box, type the file name and also specify the save in (e.g. 3.5 floppy disk)

Click ok

RECALLING OF LAST SAVED GRAPHIC

This is used to recall last saved version of a graphic.

REVERSING OF UNWANTED ACTIONS (CTRL Y)

This is used to restore changes reversed by the undo command

STEPS:

Open edit menu and choose REDO

MOVING OF ITEMS TO OTHER PROGRAMS

This is used to move items to other programs

Steps:

Open edit menu and choose cut.

DUPLICATING OF ITEM (CTRL C)

This is used to make duplicate of item in graphic worksheet

Steps:

 Open edit menu and choose copy

PLACING OF ITEM (CTRL V)

This is used to place item from the keyboard in the graphic sheet(i.e items that have been either copy or cut)

Steps:

Open edit menu, choose paste.

SPECIAL PLACING OF ITEMS.

This is used to place items copied or cut from other programs to Corel draw graphics.

Steps:

Cut or copy

Special placing of items from another program e.g. Ms Word.

Open edit menu in Corel draw and choose paste special

In the dialogue box select desired format and click ok

DELETING OF ITEM (DEL)

This is used to erase selected item in the graphic

Steps:

Select item

Open edit menu and choose delete

DUPLICATING OF ITEMS (CTRL D)

This is used to make exact copy of item/text.

Steps:

Open edit menu and choose duplicate.

DISPLAYING ITEMS/OBJECTS IN FULL SCREEN PREVIEW (F9)

This is used to display items in full screen, view hiding bars

Open view menu

Choose full screen preview

To return back to normal click “f9”

PREVIEWING OF SELECTED ITEMS ONLY

This will display the selected items only on the screen

Steps:

Open view menu and choose preview only selected

Go to edit and click full screen preview

DISPLAYING/HIDING OF COLOUR PALETTE

This is used to display or hide the colour palette from display on screen

Steps:

Open view menu, and choose tool bars.

In the dialogue box, click on desired tool and click.

ADDING MORE PAGES TO OUR GRAPHIC SHEET

This is used to put additional pages in a graphics.

Steps:

Open layout menu and choose insert page

In the insert page dialogue box, specify number of pages to insert and click Ok.

REMOVING OF GRAPHICS PAGE

This is used to remove an entire page with all it’s content

Steps:

Position insertion pointer on page to remove /delete

Open layout menu and choose delete page

In the dialogue box type page number and click Ok.

MOVING FROM PAGE TO PAGE

This is used move from one graphics page to another.

Steps:

Open layout menu and choose Go to

In the dialogue box specify number and click ok.

RENAMING OF GRAPHIC PAGE

This is used to change the name of a page.

Steps:

Position insertion pointer on the page

Open layout menu and choose Rename.

In the dialogue box , type desired name and click Ok.

SETTING OF PAGE

This is used to select page size, (i.e. A4), and orientation (i.e. portrait or landscape)

NOTE: what ever page setup that is affected must also be affected on the print setup.

Steps:

Open layout menu, select page setup.

In the dialogue box select desired paper size, i.e. A4 also select the orientation i.e. portrait or landscape

And click Ok.

USING ALLIGN COMMAND

This is used to position item either on the centre, top or bottom, left or right, center and top, top and left, bottom and right, centre and centre or centre and bottom of a page or other item.

Steps:

Select item.

Open arrange menu and select align object.

In the dialogue box, select the desired position and click ok.

USING ORDER COMMAND

This is used to place overlapping items either to the front or back, forward on or back on position of another item.

Steps:

Select item

Open Arrange menu and choose Order

In the dialog   box,  specify   desire  option   i.e. to front  ( SH + Pgup),  to  back 

(SH + Pgdown)

Forward one (Ctrl + Pgup), back one (Ctrl + Pgdown)

GROUPING OF ITEMS (CTRL G)

This is used to join two or more items together

Steps:

Select items

Open arrange menu, and choose group.

UNGROUPING OF ITEMS

This is used to separate grouped items

Steps:

Select items

Open arrange menu, ad choose ungroup

HOW TO COMBINE ITEMS

This command is used to join two or more items to form one item

Steps:

Select items

Open arrange menu, and choose combine.

BREAK OBJECT APART

This will help you to split text or object inserted from symbol or items combined into component parts

Steps:

Selects the items

Open Arrange Menu and choose Break Apart

INTERSECTION TO OBJECT

This is used to intersect two object

Steps:

Select the objects

Open Arrange Menu, and choose intersection

TRIMMING OF OBJECT

This is used to reshape adjacent intersection of object such that the shape of the

 Object is merged at a target.

Steps:

Select the items

Open Arrange Menu, select shaping, and choose Trim

WELDING OF OBJECTS

This command is used to join two or more objects to form one object dynamically

Linked together.

Steps:

Select the text or objects

Open Arrange Menu, select shaping and choose weld

APPLYING TRANSFORMATION

This is used to position, rotate, resize, scale and skew items.

Short cuts:  (a)    position (Alt+7)                              (b)       Rotate (Alt+F8)

                  (c)      Size (Alt+F10)                                (d)       Scale and Mirror (Alt+F9)

                 (e)       Skew (F11)

Steps:

Open arrange menu

Choose transformation, select either position, rotate, scale, size or screw

In the roll-up specify the desire number and click.

UNDO TRANSFORMATION

This is used to clear all the transformation applied to items.

 Steps:

Select all items

Open arrange menu, and select clear transformation.

ADJUSTING THE COLOUR OF ITEMS

This is used to adjust the colour of an item or object

Steps:

Open the effect menu, select power Clip, and click the frame

(note: you need to position the picture well)

Note: other tools in the effect menu are already on the tool box.

APPLYING BITMAP EFFECTS

These are special effects that create a different beauty to your work

Steps:

  To resample by changing the size of a bitmap

Select the object with a pick tool. Click Bitmaps, click Resample

Choose a unit of measurement from the unit’s list box.

In the image size type values in the width and height box

  To resample by changing the resolutio0n of a bitmap

Follow step 1 & 2 from the previous procedure

Enable the maintain original size check box

Disable the maintain aspect ratio and the identical values check box to enter different values for the resolution.

In the resolution section type values, in the horizontal and vertical box.

If you enable the maintain aspect ratio check, typing one value adjusts the other automatically.

Enable the anti-alias check to produce a smother bitmap

To edit bitmap

Select the object with the pick tool. Click Bitmap, Edit Bitmap

Edit the Bitmap in Corel photo paint.

To trace a bitmap automatically

Select the bitmap with the pick tool.

Open the curve fly-out, and click the freehand tool or the Bezier tool.

The point changes to auto trace pointer

Position the auto trace pointer on the bitmap and click.

A close curve object enclose the contours of the bitmap

Repeat step 3 until you have finished selecting areas of the bitmap

With the pick tool, click outside one of the close curves of the bitmap.

Press delete to delete the bitmap and view your work.

To open Bitmap Colour Mask

Click Bitmap, Click Bitmap Colour mask, Click open mask button

In the files of type box, choose the files you want to open.

From the look in list box, choose the drive and folder where the file is stored.

Double-click on the folder to open it.

Double click the file to open the bitmap colour mask

To change the colour of the bitmap colour mask

Click bitmaps, click bitmaps colour mask, choose a colour from the list of colours.

Click edit colour

Use the controls in the select colour dialogue to edit the colour

Click Ok

To save a bitmap colour mask

Click Bitmaps, click Bitmaps Colour Mask,. Click the save Mask button

From the look in list box, choose the drive and folder where you want to save the current colour mask.

Type a name for the files in the files name box.

Click save.

To apply the 3D rotate effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, 3D Rotate.

Change the vertical and horizontal values to rotate and position the 3D model.

Enable the best fit check box to ensure that the bitmaps stays within the boundary of the drawing page.

 To apply the cylinder effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, 3D effects, Cylinder.

Enable horizontal or vertical

Move the percentage slider to the set the direction of the wrapping and then Click o0n apply.

To apply the Page Curl Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, 3D Effects, Page Curl

Click a page corner button to select a corner

Move the width and height sliders to set the curl size.

Click the colour pickers to choose for the curl and background, then Click Apply.

To Apply the Perspective Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, 3D Effect, Perspective.

Enable perspective or shear.

Drag one of the nodes that appears in the preview window, and Click Apply

To drag the Pinch Punch Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, 3D Effect, pinch punch

Click the set centre button.

Move the pinch/punch (-/+) slider to set the intensify of the effect.

Click apply.

To apply the Sphere Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, 3D Effect, Sphere.

Move the percentage slider to set the wrapping

Click apply

To apply the Charcoal Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Charcoal.

Move the size slider to set the size of the charcoal.

Move the edge slider to set the emphasis of the image edges.

Click apply.

To apply the Conte Crayon Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Conte Crayon.

Enable either black or white or sanguine or sepia or bistre

Click the colour picker and choose a paper colour.

Move the pressure slider to set the brush pressure

Move the texture slider to set the amount of granularity, and Click ok.

To apply the Crayon Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Crayon.

Move the size slider to set the crayon size

Move the outline slider to set the Crayon outline details. And click ok.

To apply Cubist Effect.

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Cubist

Move the size slider to set the size of the Cubist.

To apply Impressionist Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Impressionist.

Move the horizontal and vertical sliders to set the number of pixels that are displayed horizontally and vertically.

Enable the lock button to set the horizontal value equal to the vertical value. Then click Ok.

To apply the Palette Knife Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Palette Knife.

Move the blade size slider to set the size of the brush strokes

Move the soft edges slider to set the amount of smudging

Click the angel dial to specify the direction of the brush strokes and then click ok.

To apply the Pastels Effect.

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Pastels

In the pastels types section, enable either soil or oil.

            Move the stroke size indicator to set the thickness of each line.

            Move the Hue variation indicator to set the colour in the image. Then click Ok.

To apply the pen and Ink Effect.

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Pen and ink

Enable either crosshatch or stippling.

Move the density slider to set the density of the strokes or dots.

Move the ink pools slider to set the amount of ink in the drawing. Then click Ok.

To apply the Pointillist Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Pointillist

Move the size indicator to set the point size

Move the brightness indicator to set the colour in your image. Then click Ok.

To apply the Scraper Board Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Scraper Board

In the scrape section, enable wither colour white

Move the size slider to set the density of the brush stroke

Move the size slider to set the size of the brush stroke. Then Click Ok.

To apply the Sketch Pad Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Sketch Pad

In the pencil type section, enable either Graphite or colour

Move the styles slider to set the placements or the pixels

Move the lead slider to set the pencil types

Move the outline slider to set the industry of the contours.

 To apply the water colour effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Watercolor

Move the brush size slider to set the size of the brush stroke

Move the granulation slider to set the granularity of the brush strokes

Move the water slider to set the amount of water in the brushstrokes

Move the bleed slider to set the bleed rate of the brushstrokes

Move the brightness slider to set the amount of light in the image.

To apply the Water Maker Effect

 Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Water Maker

Move the Brush Size slider to set the size of the brush.

Move the Granulation slider to set the granularity of the brush stroke

Move the water slider to set the amount of water in the brushstrokes

Move the bleed slider to set the bleed rate of the brushstrokes

Move the brightness slider to set the amount of light in the image.

To apply the Marker Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Water Maker

In the variations section, enable either default or order or random.

Move the colour variations slider to set the contrast between the brushstrokes

Move the size slider to set water nib size.

  To apply Wave Paper Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Art Strokes, Wave Paper

In the brush colour section, enable either colour black or white.

Move the pressure indicator to set pressure exerted on the strokes

  To apply the Directional Smooth Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, blur, Directional Smooth

Move the percentage slider to set the intensity of the effect.

  To apply the Gaussian Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, blur, Gaussian

Move the radius slider to set the intensify of the effect. Click Ok.

  To apply the Low Pass Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, blur, Low Pass

Move the percentage slider to set the intensify of the effect

Move the radius slider to set the number of pixels that are successively selected and evaluate when you apply the effect. Click Ok

 To apply the Radial Blur Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, blur, Radial Blur

Click the set centre button, Click on the bitmap to set a centre point around which the radial blur originates.

Move the Amount Slider to set the intensify of the effect. Click Ok.

  To apply the Smooth Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, blur, Smooth

Move the percentage slider to set the intensify of the smoothing effect. Click Ok

  To apply the Soften Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, blur, Soften

Move the slider to set the crystal fragment. Click Ok

  To apply the Zoom Planes Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, blur, Zoom

Click the set centre button.

Move the following slider to set the dimension of the glass blocks (block width or block height)

  To apply Mosaic Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Creative, Mosaic

Move the size slider to set the size of the colored piece

From a background color, a background color from the choice of colours

Enable the vignette check box if you want to create a frame around the mosaic. Click Ok.

  To apply the particles effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Creative, Particles

Enable one of the following style button; (stars or bubbles)

Move any of the following sliders (Size, density, coloration or transparency)

Click the angle dial to set the direction of the light. Click Ok.

  To apply the Scatter Effect.

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Creative, Scatter

Move the horizontal slider to scatter pixels left to right

Move the vertical slider to scatter pixels top to bottom.

  To apply the Smoked Glass Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Creative, Smoked Glass

Move the horizontal slider to scatter pixels left to right

Move the vertical slider to scatter pixels top to bottom.

  To apply the Stained Glass Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Creative, Stained Glass

Move the size slider to set the size of the stained glass fragments.

Move the light intensify slider to set amount of light in the effect.

Click the solder colour to choose a colour for the edges

Type a value in solder width box to the width of the edges

If you want to create three dimensions light enable 3d lightning check box

Click Ok

  To apply the Vignette Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Creative, Vignette

In the colour selection enable one of the following buttons (White, Black, Other)

In the shape selection enable one of the following buttons (Ellipse, circle, rectangle, square)

Move the offset slider to set the size of the centre of the frame

Move the slider to the transition between the frame and the bitmap

Click Ok

  To apply the Weather Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click Bitmap, Creative, Weather

In the forecast section, enable one of the following buttons (Snow, rain, fog)

Move the size slider to set the size of the effect

Move the strength slider to set the intensify of the effect

Set the direction of the effect by moving the direction dial.

If you want to randomly after the pixel placement, click the randomize button

Click Ok.

  To apply the Offset Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, distort, offset.

Move the horizontal and vertical slider to control the amount of Bitmap shifting along the horizontal and vertical plans.

Enable shift values as % of dimension check one of the following option: (Warp around/repeat edges/colour)

  To apply the ripple effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, distort, Ripple

In the primary wave section, move the following sliders: (Period/Amplitude)

If you want to create a perpendicular wave, enable the perpendicular wave check box.

Move the perpendicular wave amplitude slider to set the intensify of the perpendicular wave.

If you want to create waves with jagged edges, enable the distort ripple check box.

Click the angle dial to set the angle of the waves. Click Ok.

  To apply the swirl effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, distort, Swirl

Enable one of the following buttons (clockwise or counterclockwise)

Click the set center button

Position the cursor over the bitmap, and click to set the centre point around which the images swirl

Move the whole rotations slider to set the number of rotations that the swirl completes.

Move the additional degrees slider to set additional degrees of rotation more precisely.

Click Ok.

  To apply the Tile effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, distort, Tile

Move the horizontal Tiles slider to set the number of tile column

Move the vertical tiles slider to set the number of tiles rows. Click Ok.

  To apply the Wet Paint Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, distort, Wet Paint
move the percent slider to set the size of the drips

Move the wetness slider to determine which colour drip. Click ok.

  To apply wind effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, distort, Distort Wind

Move the strength slider to set the intensify of the wind

Move the opacity to set the transparency of the effect

Click the angle dial to set the direction of the wind. Click ok

  To apply the Add Noise Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, noise, add noise

In the noise section, enable one of the following buttons. (Gaussian/Spike)

Move the level slider to set the intensify of the noise.

Move the density slider to set the amount of noise pixels per Inc.

Enable one of the following colour mode buttons (intensive/random/single)

To add a randomly coloured noise texture, enable the colour noise check box.

Click ok.

  To apply the Diffuse Effect

  Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, noise, Diffuse

Move the level slider to set the intensify of the effect. Click Ok.

  To Apply The Dust And Scratch Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, noise, Dust and Scratch

Move the threshold slider to reduce the image noise.

Move the radius slider to set the range of pixels used to produce the effect. Click Ok

  To Apply The Remove Noise Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, noise, Remove Noise

Do one of the following: Enable the auto check box or disable the auto check box.

Move the percentage slider to determine the level (the pixels value) at which to remove noise.

Click Ok.

 To apply the Adaptive Unsharp

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, sharpen, Adaptive Unsharp

Move the percentage slider to determine the degree of sharpening. Click Ok.

  To apply the Directional Sharpen Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, sharpen, Directional Sharpen Effect

Move the percentage slider to determine the degree of sharpening. Click Ok

  To apply High Pass Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, sharpen, High Pass

Move the percentage slider to set the intensify of the effect

Move the radius slider to specify how far colour bleed outward from the edges.

Click Ok

  To apply the Sharpen Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, sharpen, Sharpen

Move the edges level (%) slider to set the intensity for the tracing from edges in the Bitmap.

Move the threshold slider to determine how much of the bitmap remains after edges detection.

Click Ok

To apply the UnSharp mask Effect

Select the bitmap with the pick tool, click bitmap, sharpen, Unsharp Mask.

Move the percentage slider to determine the degree of edges accentuation and the degree of sharpening applied to smooth areas in a bitmap.

Move the radius slider to control the number of pixels that are successively selected and evaluated.

Click the threshold slider to determine how much of the bitmap remains after edge detection.

Click Ok

  HOW TO FORMAT A TEXT

This command helps you to apply font style, font size colour or effects on your text.

Steps:

Open text menu and choose character

In the dialogue box, choose font style, font size, colour, bold, italic, normal and other effect

  HOW TO EDIT TEXT

This is used to type apply font size, other effect to text. It is also used to format a text.

Steps:

Open text menu and choose Edit text

In the dialogue box, type the text

To apply other effects on the text

Click CHARACTER

In the character dialogue box, select all necessary effect. Click Ok

  HOW TO APPLY FIT TEXT TO PATH

This is used to fit the base line item with the outline of non-text item which can either be circles, rectangle or curve lines

Steps:

Select both the text & object just by windowing them

Open text menu

Choose fit text to path

Make amendments when necessary from the property bar

To remove the second object from the text

Select the object

Open arrange menu and choose separate or break apart

Click on anywhere on the graphic page and the separate them

 To Straight Them

This is used to remove all fit text to path effects from items

Steps:

Select text

Open text menu and choose straighten text

  Using Convert To Curve Command

This will takes the selected eclipse, rectangle or text string and reduce it to a single curve/line object so that you can use the shape to freely customize the shape.

Steps:

Draw a shape using your rectangle or oval tool

Select the object

Open arrange menu and choose convert to curve

Double click the line of the shape for the node dialogue box to appear

In the dialogue box click on “convert to curve”

Then use your shape tool to reshape the object

  Add Perspective

It will enable you to create one and two point perspective views of an object

Steps:

Select the object

Open effect menu and choose Add Perspective

A box with four small handles appear around the selected objects

Click on the handles, hold the mouse button, the objects will redraw in it’s new perspective

  Enveloping of Object

This is used to apply special effect on text and also distort the shape of the objects by using box around it.

Steps:

Select the object

Open effect menu and choose Envelop Roll-up

Do one of the following

Click the add new button to put envelop around the object

Click the add preset button to display a selection of preset envelops

Select one of the editing nodes you want to use by clicking the appropriate button.

Select one of the handles and drag it in the desired direction.

  Blending of Objects

This is used to merge one object with another through a series of intermediate shapes.

Steps:

Select the two objects

Open effect menu

Choose blend

In the dialogue box, type the number of steps you want

To specify the colour

Click on the colour wheel icon and click on “Rainbow”

Click apply.

  To Apply Extrude Effect

This is used to apply three dimensional object

Steps:

Select the object

Open effect menu and choose extrude roll-up

From the dialogue box choose an extrusion.

Set the depth of the Extrude surfaces

Select the colour by clicking on the colour wheel

Click on apply.

  CONTOURING OBJECT

This is use to apply combination of colour that radiate either from centre or across on object/item

Steps:

Select object

Open effect menu and choose contour

In the dialogue box, specify either centre, inside or outside and also specify the offsets and steps

Click on apply

  Inserting Object From Other Programme

This command will assist you to bring objects from other programme to Corel draw

Steps:

Open edit menu and choose Insert Object

Select Microsoft word picture or other packages

  How To Insert Symbol And Special Characters

This is used to insert symbols and special characters.

Steps:

Click text menu and choose symbols and special characters

Select webbing and wingding

Click the symbol and select insert

Click close

  How To Print

This is the act of producing hard copy from output device

Steps:

Click on file menu and select print

In the dialogue box

Printer: select desired printer name

Print range: specify desired range

Number of copies: specify the desired number of copies

Paper size: select desired paper size. E.g. A4

Click print.

  HOW TO INSERT PICTURES FROM OTHER PACKAGE

This is used to insert picture or link Corel draw to other packages.

Steps:

Click on insert menu and choose insert new object

Choose from the list e.g. Microsoft word picture

It will take you to word environment

Bring out your picture and click close

The picture will finally appear on the Corel draw environment

  WORKING WITH COLOUR

This is the assigning of colours to items.

Colour Mixing

This involves the use of more than one colour. E.g. fountain, texture & pattern fill.

Steps:

Select the item

Click on fill tool

In the dialogue box click “fountain fill”

In the fountain dialogue box, choose custom.

In the custom show colour, double click the node at the right or left end side colour box to produce more nodes.

Also choose the type. E.g. conical, racial, linear & square.

Fill each node with different colours as desired.

Then click Ok.

Texture Filling of Colour.

This is used to apply colour that look like cloud, water, sky, sun, flame e.t.c.

Steps:

Select the text or object

Click on fill tool and select “texture fill”

In the dialogue box, specify the desired texture library list

Then apply the suitable colour. Click ok

Pattern Fill of Colour

This is the act of transferring graphic image/ pictures from the scanner to the computer.

Steps:

Switch on the scanner by pressing the button

Click on file menu

Select acquire image and choose acquire

Then set the image and choose scan.