To apply a transparency, select an object with the Transparency tool
and drag across the object.
To change the appearance of the transparency, move the handles and slider.
You can create a mirror effect by using the Transparency tool.
First select the text […]
To apply an interactive fill, click the Interactive Fill tool.
Click the object and drag.
To change the colors of a fountain fill, drag colors from the color palette to the square handles
or to the fill path.
To adjust the direction and […]
Click the Envelope tool.
4 different modes of the tool are available on the property bar. The default mode is Unconstrained.
To apply an envelope to an object, click the object and drag any node.
Drag over multiple nodes to select them, […]
Click the Drop Shadow tool.
Drag from the object to where you want to place the drop shadow.
To change the direction of the drop shadow, drag the end handle.
To adjust the opacity of the drop shadow, move the slider.
To change […]
Click the Contour tool.
Drag away from the object to create an outside contour.
Drag towards the object’s center to create an inside contour.
To change the contour offset, drag the end handle.
To adjust the number of steps in the contour, move […]
To blend two objects, click the Blend tool, and drag from the first object to the other object.
Hold down Alt to draw a freehand path for the blend.
To adjust the distance and color progression of the blend simultaneously, move […]
To fill an object, drag a color from the color palette to the object.
To apply an outline to an object, drag a color from the color palette to the object’s outline.
To fill a selected object, click a color on […]
With the new Font list box in CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you can view, filter and find fonts easily. Click the Font List Options icon to group fonts by family or show recently used fonts. Access the Font List Options […]
You can use drawing tools to manually trace a bitmap.
Click the Bezier tool.
To start drawing, click in the drawing window.
To stop drawing, press the Spacebar twice.
Click the Pen tool.
To draw a curve, click and drag.
Release the mouse button, and […]
When photographing subjects that have many straight parallel lines or flat surfaces with texture, it can be difficult to ensure the lines and texture are preserved and not distorted by perspective, camera tilt, etc. With the Straighten Image dialog […]
To move an object, select the object with the Pick tool, and drag it.
To constrain the movement to the horizontal or vertical axis, hold down the Ctrl key while dragging.
To scale an object, select it, and drag a corner sizing […]
This video was recorded with the alignment guides turned on (View > Alignment Guides).
Using the Rectangle tool, the Ellipse tool, and the Polygon tool, drag to draw a rectangle, an ellipse, and a polygon.
Hold down Ctrl while dragging to […]
To add artistic text, click anywhere on the page, and start typing.
Drag the cursor across the text to select it.
Press Ctrl+B to bold the text.
To add paragraph text, drag to create a text frame, and type.
To type text along […]
You can upload your photos to sharing sites, such as Facebook, Flickr, and Google+, directly from PaintShop Pro when you are connected to the Internet.
In the Organizer palette (available from any workspace), select the photos that you want to […]
You can make text flow between pages by linking the text frames.
To make text flow from one page to another
1. Using the Text tool , create paragraph text frames on both pages.
2. Insert text in the frame on […]
You can add rings of light to an RGB image to simulate the flare that appears on a photograph when the camera is aimed towards a direct, bright light.
Before (left) and after (right) applying a lens flare effect.
To create […]
You can create a text frame from a closed object and then type text inside the frame.
To create a text frame from a selected object
Right-click the object, and choose Frame Type > Create Empty Text Frame from the context […]
You can draw connector lines between objects. Objects stay connected by these lines even when you move one or both objects.
To add a text label to a connector line
Click the Text tool , and point over a connector line. […]
Right-click a page tab to display commands for renaming, inserting, duplicating, and deleting pages.
Learn more about Working with pages and layout tools in the CorelDRAW Help.
Palette drawers float in the workspace. Docking attaches the palettes in a palette drawer to the vertical edge of the application window. You can dock palettes to the left or right edge of the application window.
To perform docking, you […]
