Curriculum

Module 1. CorelDRAW Basics And Interface

1. Getting Started

• Exploring the CorelDraw Screen
• File Management   
• Setting Up the Page

2. Moving Around and Viewing Drawings

• Moving Around the Current Page  
• Viewing Modes
• Inserting and Deleting Pages
• Changing Page  

3. Customizing Options  

• Using Multiple Workspaces
• Customizing the Toolbars
• Using Shortcuts
• Saving Defaults
• Setting File Backups   

Module 2 Objects- Creation And Manipulation

1. Drawing and Shaping Objects

• Drawing and Shaping Tools
• Using the Freehand Tool  
• Drawing Lines and Polylines
• Drawing Freehand Polygons
• Drawing Perfect Shapes   
• Reshaping Lines and Polylines
• Drawing Curves
• Reshaping Curves
• Drawing Rectangles
• Drawing Circles  

2. Selecting & Manipulating Objects  

• Selecting and Deselecting Objects  
• Moving Objects
• Copying and Deleting Objects
• Deleting Objects
• Sizing Objects  

  3. Transforming Objects  

• Mirroring Objects  
• Rotating and Skewing Objects
• Using Transform Docker  

4. Outlining & Filling Objects

• Eyedropper and Paint bucket Tools
• The Outline Tool
• Choosing Outline Thickness
• Choosing Outline Colors
• Using Fill Tool
• Uniform Fill, Fountain Fill, Pattern Fill
• Interactive Mesh fill
• Copying Attributes
• Setting Outline and Fill Defaults

5. Arranging Objects

• Arranging Objects  
• Grouping and Ungrouping Objects  
• Using Guidelines
• Using Dynamic Guides
• Using Snap To
• Aligning Objects
• Group and Child Objects
• Combining and Breaking Objects
• Welding Objects
• Using Intersection
• Using Trim  

6. Using Layers  

• About Layers
• Editing Layers
• Setting Up a Master Layer
• Moving, Copying, and Locking Layers
• Reordering Layers
• Using the Object Manager

Module 3.  Working With Special Effects And Texts

1. Special Effects

• Drawing With the Artistic Media Tool
• Shaping an Object with an Envelope
• Extruding an Object
• Blending Two Objects
• Using the Lens Effect
• Adding Perspectives  
• Using Power Clips
• Applying Contours
• Applying Drop Shadows
• Using Interactive Fills
• Applying Distortions
• Using Interactive Transparencies
• Applying Mesh Fills  

2. Working with Text

• The Text Tool
• Creating Artistic Text
• Editing Text
• Formatting Text
• Setting Text Options
• Creating Paragraph Text
• Choosing Paragraph Options
• Setting Indents Using the Ruler
• Importing Text
• Using the Spell Checker  

3. Working With Paragraph

• Text Implementing Color Management
• Creating Custom Color Palettes
• Choosing a Color Using Color Harmonies
• Applying Colors Using the Color Docker
• Automatically Creating Color Styles
• Importing and Sizing Paragraph Text
• Flowing Text Between Frames
• Formatting Paragraph Frames  
• Wrapping Paragraph Text Around Objects
• Applying Drop Caps
• Typing Text Into Objects

4. Special Text Effects  

• Fitting Text to a Path
• Converting Text to Curves
• Creating Blended Text Shadows
• Special Text Effects  
• Jumpy Text
• Neon Text
• Glowing Text
• Chrome Text
• Bevel Text
• Creating Enveloped Text  

5. Using Symbols and Clipart

• Inserting Text Symbols
• Adding Clipart  
• Modifying Clipart

  6.  Working With Bitmaps

• What is a Bitmap
• Importing Bitmap Options  
• Adjusting Color
• Hiding Certain Colors in a Bitmap
• Applying Special Bitmap Effects
• Creating Web Images
• Advanced GIF Options  

Module 4.  Page Layout, Printing, Exporting and Advanced Features

1. Special Page Layouts

• Creating a Greeting Card
• Print Previewing the Layout
• Creating Labels  

    2. Printing

• Print Options
• Print Previewing

3. Exporting Drawings  

• Exporting to Graphic Formats
• Copy and Pasting Into Other Applications

       4. Using Styles and Templates

• About Styles and Templates  
• Creating a Style
• Applying a Style
• Copying Properties  

                 5. Custom Creation Tools  

• Creating Custom Patterns
• Managing and Using Symbols     

6. Using Corel Trace  

• Types of Graphic Formats
• About Corel Trace
• Tracing Images
• Importing Traced Files into CorelDraw
• Special Trace Effects  

       7. Using Corel R.A.V.E.

• About Corel RAVE
• Playing sample RAVE animations
• Performing the five steps necessary to create RAVE animations
• Working with the Timeline Docker
• Tweening objects to create animation
• Exporting to Macromedia Flash format
• Publishing to the web Create web rollovers
• Inserting hyperlinks
• Creating sprites and adding behaviors  
• Creating interactive movies