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Unit 6: Introduction to CorelDraw

Self Assessment Notes

Fill in the blanks:
6. Tools containing a small triangle in the corner produce a ……………………
7. …………………… Tool converts the freehand strokes you draw to basic shapes and
smoothed curves.
8. The …………………… Tool allows you to merger objects together through a series of
steps.

9. …………………… shows the fill pattern, outline, location, movement and absolute
coordinates of a selected object.
10. …………………… dialog helps us customize our toolbars.

6.3 Menus in CorelDraw

It is similar to any of the standard menu bars you usually see in CorelDraw. It consists of file,
edit, view, layout, arrange, effects, bitmaps, text, table, tool, windows and help menu. Each of
these menus have further sub menus that defines its use and effect on your graphics.

Example: File menu may contain sub menus to open a new file, close a file, save a
file, etc.

6.3.1 File

This menu contains options related to a file. It can be accessed via the keyboard shortcut Alt+F.
The submenus of the file command includes-
New: Creates a new drawing, represented by a blank Drawing page. If you already have a
drawing open, the new drawing opens over top current drawing. The new drawing uses the
same program settings that were in effect for the previous drawing.
New from Template: Open a New File Graphic Document with readymade designs.
Open: Opens the Open Drawing dialog box, which allows you to select a file which has been
created earlier. If you already have a drawing open, the drawing opens over to of the current
drawing.
Close: Closes the current drawing. If you’ve made any changes since you last saved your file,
CorelDraw prompts you to save the file before closing.

Save: Saves your drawing under the name displayed in the Title Bar. If you have not saved the
drawing yet, the Save Drawing dialog box appears, prompting you to enter a name.
Revert: Removes all changes to the active Graphic Document since you last saved it. Use this
command when you want to undo all changes you have made since you last saved the drawing
including turning, deleting or inserting pages, printing and or pasting object to the Clipboard.
Export: To copy the picture in the new format.

Steps to Export a Corel Draw drawing
1. Select the drawing
2. Click on file to Export

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