CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 15: Page Layout | 213

If you want to center the image on the

page, press Enter.

To import multiple consecutive files, hold

down Shift, and click the first and last files.

To import multiple nonconsecutive files,

hold down Ctrl, and click the files

individually to select them.

Shape tool
CorelDRAW

With CorelDRAW, you can remove the
background from a bitmap image by using the
Shape tool. The Shape tool lets you reshape
the boundary of the bitmap to exclude areas
without deleting them.

Cutting out the background from an image
makes the foreground subject stand out and
can help integrate the graphic more effectively
within your page layout.

Give it a try

1 In the toolbox, click the Shape tool.

2 Select the bitmap.

3 Drag a corner node inward to reshape the
bitmap boundary.
The area outside the boundary is removed.

To add a node, double-click the bitmap

boundary. Having more nodes lets you

shape the image with greater precision.

Double-click a node to delete it.

To convert a straight line segment to a

curve, click the node, and click the

Convert to curve button on the property

bar. Drag the control handles to reshape

the curve around the bitmap image.

To restore the image area that was

removed, simply drag the nodes outward

to their original position.

To cut out parts of the image permanently

and reduce the file size of the bitmap, use

the Crop tool. For more information, see

“Cropping, splitting, and erasing objects”

in the Help.

The image background is removed by using the Shape

tool.

Per fect shapes

CorelDRAW

Using the Perfect Shapes collection, you can

draw predefined shapes, such as arrows,

banners, and callouts. Some shapes contain

diamond-shaped handles that are called

glyphs. You can use the glyphs to modify the

appearance of a shape.

Give it a try

1 In the toolbox, click one of the following

tools:

• Basic shapes


• Arrow shapes
  •Flowchart shapes