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   Course Description
CorelDRAW! 9 is a great page layout and vector illustration software from Corel, simplifying the design process for users creating for the Web or for print. This Virtual Training Company tutorial, led by Brian White, teaches users about bitmap versus vector design, artistic media tools, how to select and move objects, and more. Learn how to work with special effects, including lenses and power clips and how to import photos and clip art, too. You can begin learning about CorelDRAW 9 immediately- just click on the selection of your choice below.

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Intro to CorelDRAW 9
  Intro To CorelDraw (02:33)
  Launching CorelDraw (01:37)
  The CorelDraw Window (01:46)
  Toolbars (02:27)
  Customizing Toolbars I (04:09)
  Customizing Toolbars II (02:28)
  Property Bar I (04:08)
  Property Bar II (02:54)
  The Toolbox (02:13)
  Color Palettes (02:26)
  Customizing Pallets (02:46)
  Dockers (02:44)
  Status Bar (03:50)
  Customizing The Workspace (02:06)
  Vector vs Bitmap (02:30)
Page Setup
  Opening A New And Existing Documents (02:05)
  Document Set-up I (01:53)
  Document Set-up II (02:59)
  Rulers (03:22)
  Grids (02:35)
  Guidelines I (03:04)
  Guidelines II (01:57)
  Adding And Deleting Pages (02:34)
  Saving Files (01:36)
  Using Templates (01:26)
  Missing Fonts (02:07)
Viewing
  Viewing Modes I (02:24)
  Viewing Modes II (01:13)
  Zoom Tool I (02:02)
  Zoom Tool II (02:14)
  Marquee Zoom (01:43)
  Panning (01:18)
  Customizing The Zoom (01:27)
  Previewing Documents (01:07)
  Viewing Multiple Windows (00:54)
  View Manager (01:26)
Selecting And Moving
  Selecting (00:52)
  Multiple Selecting (02:22)
  Deselection Within Multiple Objects (01:39)
  Selecting Filled & Not Filled objects (02:32)
  Toggling Between Selections (04:21)
  Selecting Hidden Objects (01:34)
  Selecting Within A Group (02:22)
  Moving Objects (03:06)
  Constraining Movement (01:24)
  Customizing The Constraint Key (01:20)
  Nudging (02:30)
  Moving With The Property Bar (00:46)
  Moving With The Transformation Docker I (02:20)
  Moving With The Transformation Docker II (01:17)
  Transformation Docker In Action (01:25)
  Undo And Revert (02:28)
Transforming Objects
  Sizing Objects (02:21)
  Using Ctrl & Shift When Sizing (02:09)
  Sizing Using The Property Bar (02:04)
  Sizing Using The Transformation Docker (02:14)
  Rotating & Skewing (03:00)
  Constraining Rotation (01:48)
  Rotating With The Property Bar (01:05)
  Free Transform Tool (04:24)
  Rotating & Skewing Using The Transformation Docker (04:24)
  Putting It Together (02:11)
Drawing Tools
  Intro To Drawing Tools (00:56)
  Ovals And Rectangles (02:52)
  Circles & Squares (02:13)
  Shaping Ovals And Rectangles (03:21)
  Drawing & Editing Polygons (02:39)
  Drawing Spirals (02:50)
  Graphpaper Tool (01:15)
  Drawing - Freeform (01:37)
  Drawing Lines and Polygons (01:55)
  Drawing Straight Lines (01:39)
  Drawing ETH Bezier (02:13)
  Artistic Media Tool - Presets (01:11)
  Artistic Media Tool ETH Brush (04:57)
  Artistic Media Tool ETH Sprayer I (04:02)
  Artistic Media Tool ETH Sprayer II (01:48)
  Artistic Media Tool ETH Sprayer III (02:18)
  Artistic Media Tool ETH Calagraphic Pen (01:20)
  Artistic Media Tool ETH Pressure Pen (03:03)
  Connector Tool (01:18)
  Intreactive Connector Tool (01:01)
  Switching Between Tools (00:55)
Copying and Deleting
  Cut, Copy And Paste (01:56)
  Duplicate (01:48)
  Duplicating With The Plus key (00:42)
  Move, Duplicate & Repeat (01:51)
  Mirror (02:45)
  Clone (03:10)
  Copying Properties (02:47)
  Delete (02:07)
Editing Tools
  Intro To The Shape Tool (01:27)
  Shape Tool Curves I (02:44)
  Shape Tool Case Study I (06:58)
  Shape Tool Case Study II (03:00)
  Knife Tool (01:25)
  Eraser Tool (01:33)
  Auto Trace (01:32)
Arranging Objects
  Aligning Objects I (03:50)
  Aligning Objects II (01:28)
  Distributing Objects (02:32)
  Combine (03:59)
  Break Apart (03:38)
  Weld (02:07)
  Trim (01:08)
  Intersect (00:52)
  Order of objects I (02:27)
  Order of objects II (01:58)
  Grouping I (02:38)
  Grouping II (01:59)
  Locking objects (01:30)
  Intro to Layers (02:26)
  Creating Layers (03:36)
  Organizing layers (02:25)
  Editing across Layers (02:42)
  Master Layers (01:59)
  Special Layers (02:25)
  Renaming & Deleting Layers (01:07)
  Object Manager I (02:13)
  Object Manager II (01:19)
Text
  Artistic vs. Paragraph Text (03:49)
  Creating Text (01:29)
  Converting Text (02:30)
  Editing And ImportingText (03:12)
  Changing Font (02:24)
  Type Alignment (01:59)
  Resizing, Fitting, And Linking (05:44)
  Applying Fills & Outlines (02:10)
  Letter & Line spacing ETH Interactive (02:03)
  Letter & Line spacing ETH By The Numbers/Kerning (04:56)
  Text Columns (02:35)
  Adding Bullets (02:50)
  Setting Tabs & Indents (01:49)
  Copying Text Properties (00:58)
  Paragraph Styles (03:30)
  Spell Check (01:52)
  Type Assist (03:36)
  Changing Case And (03:05)
  Fitting Text To A Path I (02:09)
  Fitting Text To A Path II (03:39)
  Fitting Text To A Path III (02:57)
  Fitting Text In An Object (02:31)
  Text Wrap (01:30)
Fills
  Choosing A Pallet (01:54)
  Using The color Pallet (02:30)
  Setting The Default Color (01:54)
  Interactive Fill Tool (04:06)
  Types Of Fills (02:00)
  Fountain Fills I (02:34)
  Fountain Fills II (01:40)
  Fountain Fills III (01:40)
  Custom Fountain Fills I (01:54)
  Custom Fountain Fills II (03:10)
  Patterned Fills I (03:19)
  Patterned Fills II (01:48)
  Creating Patterns Fills (01:24)
  Textured (Fractal) Fills (01:56)
  Customizing Textured Fills (01:41)
  Postscript Fills (01:50)
  Mesh Tool (04:05)
  Eydropper & Paintbucket Tools (02:37)
Outlines
  Applying Outlines To Objects (02:23)
  Aplying Outlines To Curves (01:09)
  Scale Outline With Image (01:08)
  Line Styles (00:54)
  Corners & End Caps (01:39)
  End Styles (01:38)
  Behind Fill (02:09)
Interactive Tools
  Transparency (02:18)
  Transparency - Fill options (02:32)
  Blend (06:21)
  Blending Similar Shapes (03:20)
  Countor Tool I (03:56)
  Countor Tool II (02:28)
  Distortion ETH Push Pull (02:14)
  Distortion ETH Zipper (02:39)
  Distortion ETH Twister (02:25)
  Envelope I (03:33)
  Envelope II (02:32)
  Extrude (03:23)
  Extrude Draping Fills (01:35)
  Extrude Color (01:26)
  Extrudes Vanishing Point (02:26)
  Extrudes Rotating (01:26)
  Extrudes Bevel (01:56)
  Extruded Lighting (02:09)
  Etruded Bitmaps (02:50)
  Drop Shadow I (01:53)
  Drop Shadow II (02:46)
  Copying & Deleting Effects (01:47)
Special Effects
  Lens (02:42)
  Lens II (02:01)
  Perspective (01:40)
  Powerclips (02:07)
  Powerclips - Editing (02:09)
Working With Bitmaps
  Intro To Bitmaps (03:07)
  Converting To Bitmap (04:17)
  Editing Bitmaps (01:32)
  Bitmap Color Mask (02:42)
  Croping and Resampling Bitmaps (04:30)
  Creating Masks (01:54)
  Color Adjustment ETH Brightness Contrast (02:17)
  Color Adjustment ETH Curves (02:40)
  Special Effects (01:30)
  Special Effects ETH Page Curl (01:35)
  Special Effects ETH Artistic Efects (01:43)
  Special Effects ETH Unsharp Mask (01:38)
Importing and Exporting
  Importing Clip Art (02:44)
  Importing Photos (02:24)
  Linking Photos (01:50)
  Exporting To A Word Processor (01:28)
  Exporting To A file (02:10)
  Exporting To EPS (03:21)
Printing
  Simple Printing (01:54)
  Printing & Object (01:07)
  Print orientation (00:58)
  Pre-Flighting Documents (02:59)
  Printing Separations (03:59)
  Printing Impositions (01:52)
Bits and Pieces
  Symbols (02:16)
  Creating labels (01:48)
  Using Scripts & Presets (02:16)
  Creating Scripts (01:55)
  Font Manager (03:13)
  Scrapbook (02:51)
Credits
  About this Author (00:30)