Im new to coreldraw, always use Photoshop, but am now producing a monthly mag (which is why im not having to use corel).
Few things im getting stuck on, probably very simple, but I cant work it out quickly...
1. When i make a text box and enter text in it. i want to drag the outer corners to make the text the width of the page for example. can this be done? or do i have to keep selecting / highlighting the text and then select the size at the top of the screen.?
2. I have an image, and i want to crop, where is the option to do so?
3. When i make a new document, is the pixels settings defaulted at 300 dpi?
4. Bleed - is it correct that i just manually make the A4 page size + 3mm and then i can drag in the guidelines? is there a way of when i set the guidelines for the tops and sides (so i know my limits within the page) - for these guides to be duplicated onto every page?
Thank you for suggestions and help,
just two little quick questions -
on photoshop there is the colour picker /eyedropper tool - so i already have a colour on my image on screen - then maybe i make some text and i want it a colour from on screen - isnt there a simple/ quick way of picking a colour from screen to apply to the text? as at the moment im picking the colour - getting its hex number, and then filling the text with a colour and amending its number...
and also - like on photoshop if i want to delete the background from an image i use the magic wand tool - is there any function like this in Coral?
It seems some of the newbies are confusing themselves with CorelDRAW (DRAW) & CorelPhotoPaint (PAINT). Paint is for editing the bitmap images while DRAW is for vector images and composing the artworks.
It is required to set certain options in the applications that are used. I have never used any application other than DRAW and PAINT so I will not comment on the settings in other applications. I find it convenient to work on single platform i.e. Corel (DRAW & PAINT) for the compatibility issues. Once the options are set correctly in Corel (As whole) it has always worked well for me.
Most of the questions are from the users of other applications and seem to be related with the compatibilities between the used application and Corel. Almost every function, task or effects that can be done in other similar applications is possible to be done in DRAW and PAINT. Its just a matter of practice & patience. Understanding the Corel terminology, names of the tools and patience to learn is the only workaround I can see. One cannot achieve the results if proper tools are not used. And this applies to all applications.
BTW answer to Charlottecyprus's question : This can be done in PAINT and the tool in PAINT to do it is also called Magic Wand.
charlottecyprus said:like on photoshop if i want to delete the background from an image i use the magic wand tool - is there any function like this in Coral?
charlottecyprus said:and also - like on photoshop if i want to delete the background from an image i use the magic wand tool - is there any function like this in Coral?
First, it's Corel, not coral but Corel it's the Company's name. CorelDRAW is only one of the programs of the company, like others (CorelPainter, Corel PhotoPaint. CorelVentura, ,,,)
Second, if you want to use a program similar to Photoshop, you must use a photo editor: Corel PhotoPaint (included in the CorelDRAW suite), Corel PaintShopPro, Corel PhotoImpact or CorelPainter. The easiest way is to open in PhotoPant, the "selection tools" of Photoshop are named "Mask Tools" in PhotoPaint. It's very similar, almost the same. Of course, you have a MagicWand tool. The "Layers" of Photoshop in CorelPhotoPaint are called "Objects". Different name, same function
and also, if you want to do this in CorelDRAW (remember: it's a vector software) you can find some ways to delete the background:
- in the Bitmap menu / Bitmap color mask, you can select one or more uniform colors and remove
- you can draw a contour, and place the bitmap inside as a Powerclip (effects menu/powerclip/place inside container). This is a vectorial mask. For edit content, ctrl+click to open, and ctrl+click outside objects to close.
- yo can select the bitmap or photo with the Shape tool (F10) and move nodes, add, sustract, convert segments to line or curve, and move, to reshape the image.