This document provides an introduction to Corel Draw, a vector graphics software package. It outlines the objectives of understanding various graphics software and tools in Corel Draw. It describes Corel Draw as a powerful professional graphics program for creating artwork from logos to illustrations. The document discusses various graphics programs, getting started in Corel Draw by opening a template for a design project, and the basic interface layout including tools, property bars, and dockers. It also summarizes how to use basic drawing tools, color objects, work with text, import graphics, and apply effects.

1. Introduction to
Corel Draw
Ms. T. K. Anusuya
Assistant Professor/ Department of CS
Bon Secours College for Women, Thanjavur

2. Corel Draw
 Objectives
 Understand various Graphics Software
 Use various Graphics tools of Corel Draw
 Use various text tools and docker tools

3. Introduction
 CorelDraw is a very powerful professional vector graphics package that makes it
easy to create professional artwork from simple logos to intricate technical
illustrations
 It provides tools and effects that make it possible to work effectively to produce
high-quality graphics. Corel Draw supports windows shortcuts
 The image quality of a drawing is a high quality resolution
 Bitmap
 Pixels

4. Various Graphics Programs
 Corel Draw
 Corel Photo Paint
 Adobe Photoshop
 Adobe Illustrator
 Macromedia

5. Getting Started with CorelDraw
 CorelDraw is one of the most popular and powerful graphics programs and
produce designs . Designing is the day-to-day demands of working designers.
 Map Design
 Rough Drawing
 Flyer Design
 Certificate Design
 Invitation / Brochure Design
 ID Card

6. How to Start and open a Corel Draw
 To Start and select coreldraw
 A new window open
 The available templates included the following categories
 Page (Working Area)
 Label
 Booklet
 Side Fold
 Web Browse

7. Corel Draw Window Screen Layout

8.  Menu Bar – Menu Contains pull down options
 Standard Toolbar-It contains shortcut to menus and other commands
 Property Bar –It is context sensitive toolbar that shows commands relating the active tool or object
 Tool Box- - tools for Creating, filling and modifying objects in a drawing
 Drawing Page –Workspace/ Work-area
 Document Navigator – controls for moving between and adding pages.
The Window Screen Layout

9.  Rulers : Horizontal and vertical borders that are used to determine the size and
position of objects in a drawing.
 Drawing Window – Outside of the drawing window
 Navigator Button – Open a smaller display to help pan around a drawing page
 Status Bar – information about object properties such as type, size, color, fill and
resolution,. It also shows the current mouse position.
 Color Palette-Color swatches
 Docker – available commands and settings relating toa specific tools, effect or task
The Windows Screen Layout

10. Basic Tools

11. Drawing Basics
 There are 4 basic tools used to create shapes
 Freehand Tool
 Rectangle Tool
 Ellipse Tool
 Polygon Tool

12. Coloring Objects
 Fill and Outlines Tools
 Color Palatte / Picker Window
 Filling with Gradients
 Pattern Fill
 Texture Fill
 Postscript Fill

13. Dockers
 Docker is a type of dialogue box that can reside on the screen to all you quick
access to commands, provide information about your work , modify your work and
control your drawing in many ways.

14. Working with Text
 Creating Artistic and Paragraph Text
 Editing the font
 Assigning font, style and size
 Coloring Text
 Editing shapes and letters
 Line Spacing
 Paragraph Text Options
 Spell check and Grammar

15. Working with Graphics
 Importing images
 Tracing with the Drawing Tools
 Blend tool
 Envelope tool
 Drop Shadow Tool
 Transparency Tool
 Mesh Fill / Interactive Fill Tool