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Delve headlong into Corel Graphic Suite X4 and discover the possibilities! VTC author, Geoff Blake, begins by giving you a foundational understanding of raster and vector graphics and teaching you techniques for navigating through the many options provided by the CorelDraw interface. He will then guide you through using shapes, custom objects, fills, fill effects, and more. Geoff then demonstrates key techniques for achieving amazing effects and building flexible files using layers, multiple pages, and threaded text frames. Finally, you will learn how to optimize your work for output both online and in print. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
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Welcome to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
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| Course Overview | (01:43) | T | |
| Raster vs. Vector | (03:10) | T | |
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Getting Started with CorelDraw
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| The Welcome Screen | (05:26) | T | |
| Setting Up New Files pt. 1 | (04:28) | T | |
| Setting Up New Files pt. 2 | (04:09) | T | |
| Setting Page Options from the Properties Bar | (02:21) | T | |
| Opening Files | (03:01) | T | |
| Touring the CorelDraw Interface pt. 1 | (04:00) | T | |
| Touring the CorelDraw Interface pt. 2 | (05:43) | T | |
| Touring the CorelDraw Interface pt. 3 | (04:02) | T | |
| A Closer Look at Dockers | (04:38) | T | |
| Zooming & Navigating pt. 1 | (04:32) | T | |
| Zooming & Navigating pt. 2 | (04:45) | T | |
| Using Different View Modes | (04:10) | T | |
| Saving & Exporting | (06:56) | T | |
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Drawing Shapes & Objects
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| Rectangles | (04:55) | T | |
| More Rectangle Techniques | (04:38) | T | |
| Ovals | (05:09) | T | |
| Polygons | (03:27) | T | |
| Stars & Complex Stars | (05:16) | T | |
| Spirals & Graphs | (03:29) | T | |
| Perfect Shapes | (03:14) | T | |
| More Shapes in CorelDraw | (04:33) | T | |
| Using the 3-Point Tools | (04:07) | T | |
| Using the Rulers | (04:49) | T | |
| Setting Up the Grid | (03:25) | T | |
| Guides | (06:40) | T | |
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Managing & Editing Objects
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| Selecting & Arranging Objects | (06:49) | T | |
| Moving & Resizing | (04:44) | T | |
| Understanding Stacking Order | (06:18) | T | |
| Rotating & Manipulating | (02:35) | T | |
| Duplicating Objects | (03:44) | T | |
| Step & Repeat | (02:58) | T | |
| Aligning Objects | (04:43) | T | |
| Aligning & Spacing Objects | (06:33) | T | |
| Using the Transformations Docker | (03:35) | T | |
| Using the Transform Tool | (03:08) | T | |
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Further Object Editing
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| Understanding Groups | (05:48) | T | |
| Locking Shapes & Objects | (02:15) | T | |
| Editing Shape Nodes | (03:29) | T | |
| Shape Nodes & Control Lines | (03:03) | T | |
| Distorting Shapes | (03:59) | T | |
| Applying Fillet Scallop & Chamfer | (04:21) | T | |
| Welding Shapes Together | (03:38) | T | |
| Creating 3D Objects | (03:32) | T | |
| Trimming & Intersecting Shapes | (05:39) | T | |
| Minus Back & Minus Front | (04:53) | T | |
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Applying Color
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| Filling Shapes with Solid Colors | (03:55) | T | |
| Using the Uniform Fill Dialog Box | (04:57) | T | |
| Changing the Outline Color of an Object | (03:50) | T | |
| Setting Outline Options | (05:18) | T | |
| Using the Outline Pen Dialog | (04:36) | T | |
| About CMYK/RGB/Spot Colors | (06:55) | T | |
| Mixing & Saving Colors | (04:06) | T | |
| Adding a Pantone Ink | (02:23) | T | |
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Additional Fill & Outline Options
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| Filling Shapes with Fountain Fills pt. 1 | (04:53) | T | |
| Filling Shapes with Fountain Fills pt. 2 | (04:20) | T | |
| Adjusting Fountain Fills | (04:19) | T | |
| Creating Multi-Colored Fountain Fills | (05:52) | T | |
| Filling with Patterns | (04:08) | T | |
| Postscript Fills | (04:03) | T | |
| Filling with a Texture | (04:02) | T | |
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Working with Artistic Text
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| Working with Artistic Type | (05:15) | T | |
| Formatting Artistic Type | (03:50) | T | |
| Using the Character Formatting Docker | (05:50) | T | |
| Using the Edit Text Dialog | (04:06) | T | |
| Typing along a Path | (04:35) | T | |
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Working with Paragraph Text
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| Creating Paragraph Type | (03:34) | T | |
| Importing Text | (03:07) | T | |
| Using Multiple Text Frames pt. 1 | (04:24) | T | |
| Using Multiple Text Frames pt. 2 | (05:59) | T | |
| Formatting Paragraph Type | (05:16) | T | |
| Setting Up Indents | (02:22) | T | |
| Text Flows in the Edit Text Dialog | (05:08) | T | |
| Inserting Special Characters | (06:37) | T | |
| Setting Up Multiple Columns | (02:51) | T | |
| Creating Bulleted Lists | (04:24) | T | |
| Wrapping Text around an Object | (06:37) | T | |
| Using Shapes as Text Frames | (05:42) | T | |
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Creating Special Effects
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| Creating Blends | (07:28) | T | |
| Applying Interactive Contours | (04:19) | T | |
| Envelope & Distort Effects | (05:27) | T | |
| Drop Shadows & 3D Text | (06:33) | T | |
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Layers & Pages
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| Getting Started with Layers | (04:51) | T | |
| More about Layers | (03:50) | T | |
| Setting Layer Properties | (03:33) | T | |
| Multiple Pages & the Master Layer | (06:16) | T | |
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Outputting from CorelDraw
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| Printing | (04:58) | T | |
| Creating a Custom Print Style | (04:00) | T | |
| Saving a Layout for the Web | (05:33) | T | |
| Saving for the Web pt. 1 | (05:16) | T | |
| Saving for the Web pt. 2 | (02:53) | T | |
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Conclusion
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| Wrap Up | (01:42) | T | |
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Credits
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| About the Author | (00:52) | T | |
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| Course: | CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 |
| Author: | Geoff Blake |
| SKU: | 34117 |
| ISBN: | 1-936334-23-2 |
| Release Date: | 2010-05-10 |
| Duration: | 7 hrs / 94 tutorials |
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| Captions: | Available on CD and Online University |
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