Status Bar
Status bar shows the fill pattern, outline location, movement and absolute coordinates
of selected object.
Colour Palette
The colour palette allows for the quick application of a colored fill or outline colour.
Selecting the scrollbar at the bottom of the palette opens an expanded color palette.
Page Counter
CorelDraw allows you to create drawings consisting of multiple pages. The total number
of pages is displayed in the page counter box along with arrows that allow you to page
forward or back in your document.
Standard Toolbar
Toolbar provides quick access to commonly used features. Almost all of these can be
accessed through the Menu Bar. CorelDraw provides a series of different toolbars for
your use. Additionally, toolbar are completely customizable. You can add buttons to
invoke just about any command that you regularly use.
NOTE: There are keyboard shortcuts that are often faster that toolbar usage. Once
memorized, you won’t need to waste precious time with a Toolbar button.
Ctrl + S = Save; Ctrl + P=Print; Ctrl + Z=Undo; Ctrl + X = Cut; Ctrl + C =Copy; Ctrl + V= Paste
CorelDraw Operational Tools
The operational tools are as follows:
The Toolbox
The toolbox provides you with operational tools. The basic categories of tools are:
Utility Tools
Diagramming Objects
Interactive Tools
Painting Tools
Utility Tools
The Pick Tool
For selecting objects.
For moving, sizing, rotating and skewing object.
The Shape Tool
For editing the shapes of the diagramming object and text.
The shape fly-out give access to knife tool, eraser tool, Free Transform tools.
The Zoom Tool
For changing views.
The zoom fly-out gives you access to the Panning tool.
Diagramming Object
The Freehand Tool
For drawing straight lines, curves.
For auto-tracking a bitmap images.
The freehand fly-out gives you access to the Bezier (curve) tool; Natural Pen tool;
Dimension line tool and connector line tool.
Rectangle Tool
For drawing rectangles and squares
Ellipse tool
For drawing ellipse and circles.
The polygon Tool
For drawing multi-sided shapes like stars or polygons.
The polygon fly-out gives access to the spiral tool and Graph paper tool.
The Text tool
For placing Artistic text and paragraph text.
Interactive Tools
Interactive fill Tool
For placing various fills on the page interactively.
Interactive Transparency Tool
For creating transparent effects interactively.
Interactive Blend tool
The interactive Blend fly-out gives you access to the new distorted tool; Interactive
envelop; Extrude and Drop shadow tools.
Painting Tool
Outline Tool
For setting outline thickness and color.
For creating line ending attributes.
For creating calligraphic effect.
For applying dash line patterns.
Fill Tool
For setting fill colors and screens.
For creating fountain fill.
For applying pattern tile fills.
For applying texture fills.
For applying special PostScript fills.
WEEK EIGHT
Graphical Package II
Designing Drawings
Loading CorelDraw Application
To access the CorelDraw application, take the following steps:
1. Click on the start button
2. Point to all Program
3. Point to CorelDraw Graphic Suite 12 (Depending on the version you are using)
4. Select CorelDraw
Exiting CorelDraw
To leave the CorelDraw environment, take the following actions;
1. Save your drawing (In CorelDraw your document is called drawing)
2. Click on File Menu and select exit.
Drawing Shapes
After loading application
On the tool bar, Click Shapes
At the drawing area, drag to create shape.
Add Colour to your Shapes
After drawing your shapes
Select the Drawing by clicking on it
On the Tool bar, Click on the Fill Colour
Convert your Writing to Curve
On your drawing area, type the text
Draw a circle shape beneath the text
Select all
On the Text Menu, Click on “Fit text to Path”
Click on the Circle Shape only and delete it
Practical Assignment
Design the following:
National Flag
School Logo/Badge
Coat of Arm
Complimentary Card
Letter Head
