CorelDRAW X8: The Official Guide

by Bouton, Gary David

• ISBN13: 9781259860201
• ISBN10: 1259860205
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-02-06
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Table of Contents

Part 1: Student Orientation Weekend
Chapter 1: Welcome! What's in Store, and What's New
Chapter 2: The Roadmap to Features and Productivity in CorelDRAW
Chapter 3: Diving into CorelDRAW! Your First Professional Composition

Part 2: Getting Started CorelDRAW X8
Chapter 4: Working with Single- and Multi-page Documents
Chapter 5: Creating Basic Shapes and Applying Transformations
Chapter 6: Arranging and Organizing Objects

Part 3: Working with DRAWing Tools
Chapter 7: Choosing (And Understanding) the Right Path Tools
Chapter 8: Exploring Special Shapes, Connectors, and Other Office Automation Helpers
Chapter 9: Editing Objects and Rearranging Paths

Part 4: Working with Text in Composition
Chapter 10: Paragraph Text, Artistic Text, and When (and How)
Chapter 11: Intermediate Desktop Publishing and Proofing Tools

Part 5: Attributes for Objects and Lines
Chapter 12: Options for Filling Objects
Chapter 13: Applying Strokes to Paths
Chapter 14: Using Blends and Contours
Chapter 15: Mixing and Matching with Digital Color Models

Part 6: Creating the Illusion of 3D Composition
Chapter 16: The Perspective and Extrude Effects
Chapter 17: Using the Envelope Tool, Lens Effects, and Bevels

Part 7: Special Effects in CorelDRAW
Chapter 18: The Shape Editing Tools and Distortions
Chapter 19: Transparencies and Shadows

Part 8: Bitmaps and Photos and How to Use CorelDRAW Graphics Suite to Work with Them
Chapter 20: Working with Bitmap Images in CorelDRAW
Chapter 21: Understanding and Working with Pixel-Based Images in CorelDRAW
Chapter 22: Common Image-Editing Techniques using PHOTO-PAINT

Part 9: Getting Your Work in the Public Eye
Chapter 23: Professional Output: A Primer on Prepping Your Work for Print
Chapter 24: Basic HTML Page Layout Publishing