CorelDRAW – Basic Course (CDR1)

Graphics, Corel

This CorelDRAW basic course teaches users how to work with the vector-based CorelDRAW application. Participants gain a clear grounding in graphic basics and practical skills for artistic text and layout to produce promotional materials.

Training covers the program interface, common tools and workflows, object and text editing, fills, curves and effects. It also explains file import/export and basic prepress steps so you can prepare artwork for print and digital use.

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• Introduction
1. Introduction to the world of graphics and CorelDRAW's role in modern DTP
2. Comparison with competing products like Adobe and Quark
3. Notes on compatibility with other editors and product version overview

• Getting to know the editor
1. General program description and overview of the work environment
2. Demonstration of basic workflows and common operations
3. Default workspace settings
4. Options for user customization

• Creating a new document
1. Setting page size
2. Configuring new file parameters

• Creating and editing basic graphic objects
1. Tools for rectangles, squares, ellipses and circles
2. Practical editing using shape handles and control points

• Working with text
1. Types of text: artistic (display) and paragraph text
2. Converting text to curves
3. Selection methods
4. Moving, resizing, rotating and skewing text
5. Color and other fill options for text

• Grouping and ungrouping objects
1. Grouping objects and dissolving groups
2. Editing objects inside a group

• Methods of copying objects
1. Copying
2. Duplicating
3. Cloning

• Advanced object handling
1. Mirroring and reflection
2. Alignment and distribution

• Object fills
1. Color gradients
2. Texture fills
3. PostScript fills

• Stroke (outline) definition
1. Adjusting stroke width, style and color

• Curves
1. Basic curve operations
2. Curve drawing methods
3. Editing curves with shape, knife, eraser and other tools
4. Splitting and joining curves

• Working with built-in CorelDRAW effects
1. Transparency, shadow, envelope, outline, lens, blend

• Extended text techniques
1. Placing text on a curve
2. Using text as an object fill

• Advanced fill techniques
1. Interactive fill
2. Mesh fill

• Introduction to PowerClip function

• Introduction to working with bitmaps within CorelDRAW

• Importing other file formats into CorelDRAW

• Exporting finished graphics to other formats, including formats compatible with competitors

• Basic introduction to PDF output

• Introduction to preparing documents for offset printing (prepress basics)

Assumed knowledge:

Basic knowledge of using the MS Windows operating system.

Recommended subsequent course:

CorelDRAW — Advanced (CDR2)

Schedule:

2 days (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM )

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