Correl Draw Complete-Training Class

To draw a Straight Line:

1. Open the Curve flyout

Draw a Straight Line Using Tool	Description
Free Hand tool	Click the Freehand tool . Click where you want to start the line, and click where you want to end it
Polyline tool	Click the Polyline tool. Click where you want to start the line segment, and click where you want to end the line segment. Double-click to end the line.
Bézier tool	click the Bézier tool . Double-click where you want to start the line. Click where you want to end the line. If you want to create a multi-segment line, double-click where you want the new line segment to end. Continue this process until the line has as many segments as you want. Double-click to finish the line.
Pen tool	click the Pen tool . Double-click where you want to start the line. Click where you want to end the line. If you want to create a jagged line, double-click where you want the new line segment to end. Continue this process until the line has as many segments as you want. Double-click to finish the line.

To Draw a Curved Line:

Open the Curve flyout

Draw Curved Lines Using Tool	Description
Free Hand tool	click the Freehand tool  Click where you want to start the curve, and drag to draw the line.
Polyline tool	click the Polyline tool. Click where you want to start the curve, and drag across the drawing page. Double-click to finish the curve.
Bézier tool	click the Bézier tool. Click where you want to place the first node, and drag the control point in the direction you want the curve to bend. Release the mouse button. Position the cursor where you want to place the next node, and drag the control point to create the curve you want. Double-click to finish the curve.
Pen tool	click the Pen tool. Click where you want to place the first node, and drag the control point in the direction you want the curve to bend. Release the mouse button. Position the cursor where you want to place the next node, and drag the control point to create the curve you want. Double-click to finish the curve.
Preview a line using the Pen tool	Click the Preview mode button in the property bar. Click on the drawing page, and release the mouse button. Move the mouse and click to finish the curve.

To Draw a Calligraphic Line:

1. Open the Curve flyout , and click the Artistic media tool.

2. Click the Calligraphic button on the property bar.
3. Type a value in the Calligraphic angle box on the property bar.

If you want to smooth the edges of the line, type a value in the Freehand smoothing box on the property bar.

4. Drag until the line is the shape you want.

If you want to set the width of the line, type a value in the Artistic media tool width box on the property bar.

To draw a Pressure-Sensitive Line:

1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic media tool .
2. Click the Pressure  button on the property bar.

If you want to smooth the edges of the line, type a value in the Freehand smoothing box on the property bar.

3. Drag until the line is the shape you want.

If you want to change the width of the line, type a value in the Artistic media tool width box on the property bar

To Specify Line and Outline Settings:

1. Select an object.
2. Open the Outline tool flyout, and click the Outline pen dialog button .
3. Specify the settings you want.

Line Style	Description
Create a line style	Click Edit style, and move the slider in the Edit line style dialog box. By clicking the boxes to the left of the slider, you can specify the placement and frequency of the dots in the new line style you create.
Edit a line style	Choose a line style from the Style list box, and click Edit style. Create a line style in the Edit line style dialog box, and click Replace.

To Copy Outline Color to another Object:

1. Open the Eyedropper flyout , and click the Eyedropper tool.
2. Choose Object attributes from the list box on the property bar.

3. Click the Properties flyout on the property bar, and enable the Outline check box.
4. Click the edge of the object whose outline you want to copy.
5. Open the Eyedropper flyout, and click the Paintbucket tool .
6. Click the edge of the object to which you want to copy the outline.

To Convert an Outline to an Object:

1. Select an object.
2. Click Arrange à Convert outline to object.

Applying Brush Strokes:

CorelDRAW lets you apply a variety of preset brush strokes, ranging from strokes with arrowheads to ones that are filled with rainbow patterns.

To Spray a Line:

1. Open the Curve flyout , and click the Artistic media tool .
2. Click the Sprayer button on the property bar.

3. Choose a spraylist from the Spraylist file list box on the property bar.

If the spraylist you want is not listed, click the Browse button on the property bar to select the folder in which the file is located.

4. Drag to draw the line.

Adjust the number of objects sprayed at each spacing point	Type a number in the top box of the Dabs/spacing of objects to be sprayed box on the property bar.
Adjust the spacing between tabs	Type a number in the bottom box of the Dabs/spacing of objects to be sprayed box on the property bar.
Set the spray order	Choose a spray order from the Choice of spray order list box on the property bar.
Adjust the size of spray objects	Type a number in the top box of the Size of objects to be sprayed box on the property bar.
Increase or decrease the size of the spray objects as they progress along the line	Type a number in the bottom box of the Size of objects to be sprayed box on the property bar.
Reset a spraylist to its saved settings	Click the Reset values button on the property bar.

Drawing Flow and Dimension Lines:

You can draw flow lines in flowcharts and organizational charts to connect chart shapes. Objects stay connected by these lines even when you move one or both objects

You can draw callout lines that label and draw attention to objects.

You can also draw dimension lines to indicate the distance between two points in a drawing or the size of objects. Dimension lines and the measurements shown on the lines change with an object. You can also set how dimension lines are displayed.

To Draw a Dimension Line:

Dimension lines can show the sizes of parts of an object.

1. Open the Curve flyout , and click the Dimension tool .
2. On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:

• Vertical dimension tool
• Horizontal dimension tool
• Slanted dimension tool
2. Click the start and end points of the dimension line.

Click where you want to place the dimension text.

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