Listed below is the planned curriculum for learning CorelDRAW by Subject.
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Learn CorelDRAW
Learning CorelDRAW Arranged by Subject…
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1-Computer Art Basics
- Lesson 101 – Computer Art Basics – Complete
2-Welcome to CorelDRAW
- Lesson 201 – Overview of…The New & Improved Welcome Screen
- Lesson 202 – Selecting a Workspace
- Lesson 203 – Starting a New Project
- 203-1 – Setting a Color Profile for the project
4-Customizing The Workspace
- Lesson 401 – Basic Customization – Includes…
- Creating a New Workspace
- Setting icon size for Command Bars
- Setting well size for Color Palettes
- Displaying more than one Color Palette
- Lesson 405 – Working with Command Bars – Includes…
- Displaying Standard Command Bars
- Adding & Removing Command Bar Commands
- Creating a New Command Bar
- Lesson 406 – Dockers Overview
- Lesson 407 – Rearranging How Dockers are Displayed
- Lesson 408 – Adding & Removing Dockers
- Lesson 409 – Adding & Removing Tools in the Toolbox
- Lesson 410 – How to Set Keyboard Shortcut Commands
5-Drawing Basics
- Lesson 501 – How CorelDRAW Draws
- Lesson 502 – Drawing Aids
- 502-1 – Introduction to the Grid
- 502-2 – Introduction to Guidelines
- 502-3 – Introduction to Snap to Objects
- 502-4 – The Constrain Key
- 502-5 – Drawing Closed Objects…
Drawing from the Center Out - 502-6 – How to re-size a Vector object
- 502-7 – How to re-size a Bitmap object
- 502-8 – How to set page origin
- Lesson 503 – Objects within CorelDRAW
- 503-1 – Basic Objects – Bitmap & Vector
- 503-2 – Higher Level Objects – Rectangles, Ellipses, Polygons, Text, etc.
- 503-3 – Object Combinations – Groups & Combinations
6-Text Basics
- Lesson 601 – Bitstream Font Navigator
- 601-1 – Cataloging Fonts
- 601-2 – Exploring Fonts
- 601-3 – Creating Font Groups
- 601-4 – Installing and Uninstalling Fonts
- 601-5 – Linking Navigator’s catalog to CorelDRAW
- Lesson 602 – Manipulating Text
- 602-1 – Artistic Text
- 602-2 – Text on a Path
- 602-3 – Paragraph Text
- 602-4 – Text in a Container
- 602-5 – How to change text kerning
- 602-6 – How to change line spacing
7-Object Outlines
- Lesson 701 – Vector Object Outlines
- 701-1 – Outline weight
- 701-2 – Outline Nib Shape
- 701-3 – Outline Style
- 701-4 – Outline Location, Inside, On the Line, Outside
- 701-5 – Outline Location with relation to fill
- 701-6 – Open Outline Ends
- Lesson 702 – Monochrome Bitmap Outline Colors
8-Object Fills
- Lesson 801 – Vector Object Fills
- 801-1 – Uniform fills
- 801-2 – Fountain fills
- 801-3 – Vector pattern fills
- 801-4 – Bitmap pattern fills
- 801-5 – Two color pattern fills
- Lesson 802 – Monochrome Bitmap Fill Color
- Lesson 803 – PowerClip fills.
9-Working with Color
- Lesson 901 – Introduction to Color Harmonies
10-Finding Photos & Clipart
- Lesson 1001 – Introduction to Corel Connect
- 1001-1 –
Finding Graphic Objects - 1001-2 – The Clip Bin
- 1001-3 – Transferring Objects into CorelDRAW
- 1001-4 – Transferring Objects into Corel PHOTO-PAINT
- 1001-1 –
11-Photo Basics
- Lesson 1101 – Digital Camera & Scanning Basics
- 1101-1 – Capturing Photos
- 1101-2 – Resolution Recommendations
- Lesson 1102 – Working With Photos in CorelDRAW X7
- 1102-1 – Simple Photo Retouching
- 1102-2 – Removing the Background
- 1102-3 – Shaping a Photo to Fit a Product
- 1102-4 – Feathering the Edges of a Photo
12-Working with Templates
- Lesson 1201 – Introduction to Templates
- Lesson 1202 – Using, Creating, and Saving Templates
13-Working with Layers
- Lesson 1301 – The Active Layer
- Lesson 1302 – Layer Characteristics
- Lesson 1303 – Turning Layers On & Off
- Lesson 1304 – Master Layers
- Lesson 1305 – Layer Order
14-Working with Pages
- Lesson 1401 – Creating and Deleting Pages
- Lesson 1402 – Naming Pages
- Lesson 1403 – Setting Page specific page sizes
- Lesson 1404 – Setting Page specific Guidelines
- Lesson 1405 – The interaction of pages with master layers
- Lesson 1406 – Sorting Pages
15-Toolbox Tools
This Section will expand as new videos are added.
Ultimately, all tools in the Toolbox will be covered.
- Lesson 1501 – Pick tool
- Lesson 1502 – Shape tool
- Lesson 1503 – Crop tool
- Lesson 1504 – Zoom tool
- Lesson 1505 – Freehand Drawing tool
- Lesson 1506 – Artistic Media tool
- Lesson 1507 – Rectangle tool
- Lesson 1508 – Ellipse tool
- Lesson 1509 – Polygon tool
- Lesson 1510 – Text tool
- More Coming…
16-CorelDRAW – Dockers
This Section is arranged by groups.
Groups of Dockers were first defined in CorelDRAW’s Quick Customize List.
Ultimately, all the Dockers will be covered.
Group 16-01 – Object Dockers…
- Lesson 1 – Object Properties
- Lesson 2 – Object Manager
- Lesson 3 – Object Data Manager
- Lesson 4 – Object Styles
- Lesson 5 – Object Coordinates
- Lesson 6 – Symbol Manager
Group 16-02 – Guides Dockers…
- Lesson 1 – Alignment and Dynamic Guides
- Lesson 2 – The Guidelines Docker
Group 16-03 – Transformations…
Group 16-05 – Effects…
- Lesson 1-Artist Media
- Lesson 2-Blend
- Lesson 3-Contour
- Lesson 4-Extrude
- Lesson 5-Bevel
- Lesson 6-Envelope
- Lesson 7-Lens
- Lesson 8-Bitmap Color Mask
Group 16-06 – Text…
Group 16-07 – Color…
- Lesson 1-Color
- Lesson 2-Color Proof Settings
- Lesson 3-Color Palette Manager
- Lesson 4-Color Styles
Group 16-08 – Connect…
- Lesson 1-Connect
- Lesson 2-Tray
Group 16-09 – Help…
- Lesson 1-Hints
Group 16-10 – Miscellaneous…
- Lesson 1-Internet
- Lesson 2-Links and Bookmarks
- Lesson 3-Undo Manager
- Lesson 4-View Manager
- Lesson 5-Macro Manager
Group 16-11 – Sharing…
- Lesson 1-ConceptShare