I am very happy to announce the immediate availability of the second update to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6. With X6.2, which is a free update to anyone with a Standard Membership (which is free to anyone who purchase CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6), we are delivering stability improvements, enhanced support for digital camera RAW formats (new cameras supported include the  Canon G1-X, 1D-X, 5D Mark III and EOS 650D, the Fuji X-Pro1, X-S1, the Samsung NX20, and the Sigma SD1) as well as general performance updates.

Premium Members get access to exclusive new features that will be available more generally with X7. Here is the list of the main new features that require a Premium Membership to use:

  • Alignment and Dynamic Guides: View, set up and modify alignment guides and dynamic guides more easily and as adjustments are made, the custom Dynamic Guides update in real-time
  • Guidelines Docker: The new Guidelines docker adds the ability to precisely position, rotate and edit guidelines
  • Color Styles and Harmonies: Apply a rule to a color harmony to shift all colors according to predetermined logic and create various color combinations - includes six harmony rules and the ability to create a color harmony from scratch
  • Viewing Color Styles: Page sorter view and hint view are now available in the Color styles docker to work with styles more easily
  • Previewing styles and style sets: Choose what style or style set to apply to an object by pointing to them in the Object styles docker and then preview the object attributes that will be applied
  • PHOTO-PAINT Alignment Guides: The new Alignment guides docker helps to align objects as they're created, resized or moved in relation to other nearby objects
  • Displaying rulers in PHOTO-PAINT: Rulers can now be displayed by default on new documents
  • Setting up Guidelines in PHOTO-PAINT: The new Guidelines docker allows for more precision and is an easier way to add, manage and modify guidelines including locking them in place
  • Premium Content: Extra clipart, digital photos, vector patterns, fonts and more

You will be notified in the next few days within CorelDRAW / Corel PHOTO-PAINT that Update 2 is available to install alternatively, you can check for updates from the Help menu in the next few hours or download it from Corel.com/support.

Happy CorelDRAWing!