it s the first time i work with coreldraw, i wanted to use an arrow, but i don't have the common shape tool
My common shapes tool is completely missing from my Corel 2019 application. I only realized this when I went to create an arrow and couldn't find any option for it. My coworkers all have theirs but mine is missing, not just grayed out or unavailable. Has anyone had this issue and corrected it?
Sounds like a corrupt (imported?) workspace.Right click the toolbox, then from the pop up menu Customize > Toolbox Toolbar > Reset to default.
after uninstalling and reinstalling was done by our system admin, and I started from scratch and made a whole new workspace, the issue is still persistent (and is not the only one, go figure). Is there a good way to gut my machine of any traces of my old workspace/ setup/ configurations for Corel? Or in your experience does the uninstall also clear all of those types of issues out as well?
What you showed in your screenshot looks like what I see if I activate the "Page Layout" workspace.
The Common Shapes command is not present in the Page Layout workspace. If you like using that particular workspace, but you also want Common Shapes, then you could add it using workspace customization.
If you activate the Default workspace, then Common Shapes should already be there in that flyout.
Hi, I have this same issue, and I do not have a default workspace option. Really need those common shapes to come back. Where do you find the default workspace option. My options are AI, Illustration, Lite, Page Layout and Touch. Thank you.
Ellen said:Where do you find the default workspace option. My options are AI, Illustration, Lite, Page Layout and Touch.
That's not a problem that I have ever experienced personally.
For a start, I would suggest that you look at the folder where your workspaces are stored. For me, with the username "eskimo", that folder is: C:\Users\eskimo\AppData\Roaming\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019\Draw\Workspace.
Your "AppData" folders are normally hidden in Windows. A shortcut way to get to your AppData\Roaming folder is to enter %appdata% into the navigation bar in Windows File Explorer, and then navigate further down from there.
When you get to the folder where those workspace .CDWS files are stored, see if there is one there named _default.cdws.
If there is a file there with that name, then try deleting it (do this with CorelDRAW not open). Then, start CorelDRAW.
The normal behavior is that, if that file is deleted, CorelDRAW automatically creates a new copy the next time it is started.