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CorelDRAW X8 The Official Guide Tutorial Files

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Download all the chapter tutorial files (about 228MB in one zip file)


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    Welcome! What’s New (and also Exciting) in CorelDraw Graphics Suite x8


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    The Roadmap to Features and Productivity in DRAW


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    Diving into DRAW!


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    Working with Single- and Multi-page Documents


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    Creating Basic Shapes, Applying Transformations


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    Arranging and Organizing Objects


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    Choosing (And Understanding) the Right Path Tools


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    Exploring Special Shapes, Connectors, and Other Office Automation Helpers


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    Editing Objects, Rearranging Paths, and Using Boolean Ops


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    Paragraph Text, Artistic Text, and When (and How) to Use them


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    Intermediate Desktop Publishing and Proofing Tools


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    Options for Filling Objects


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    Applying Strokes to Paths


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    Using Blends and Contours


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    Mixing and Matching with Digital Color Models


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    The Perspective and Extrude Effects


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    Using the Envelope Tool, Lens Effects, and Bevels


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    The Shape Editing Tools and Distortions


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    Transparencies and Shadows


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    Understanding and Working with Pixel-Based Images in CorelDRAW


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    Common Image-Editing Techniques using PHOTO-PAINT


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    Creating Animations in PHOTO-PAINT

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    Final Thoughts: Where Do We Go From here?

    There are no exercise files for this chapter.

About the Author

Gary David Bouton has been writing books on computer graphics for over 20 years, inlcuding eight books on CorelDRAW, four of which have been editions of the Official Guide. A professional illustrator—physical pen and ink and digital—Gary practices what he teaches, doesn’t believe in secrets, and shares what he knows in a user-friendly way. Mr. Bouton believes the reader wants results, and not necessarily five pages on where to find the Pen tool, so regardless of what he teaches, you’re in for the ride of your life, with results in less time than you know it.

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