CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 13: Sign Making | 177

Give it a try

1 Select a bitmap image.

2 Do one of the following:

• In CorelDRAW, click Bitmaps ` Image
  adjustment lab.


• In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, click Adjust `
  Image adjustment lab.

3 Experiment with the temperature, tint,
brightness, contrast, and other settings.

4 Click the Create snapshot button to save
a temporary copy of the image.
Snapshots appear as thumbnails below the
image. You can use these thumbnails to
compare different settings.

Getting client approval

Before sending your completed sign project for
fabrication, you can send a soft proof (usually
a PDF) to your client for final approval. By using
the color proofing features in CorelDRAW, you
can provide your clients or colleagues with a
file that is an accurate representation of the
colors that will appear on the fabricated sign.

Color Proof Settings docker

CorelDRAW

You can create an accurate proof by exporting
a file that contains the color profile of the
output device. In addition, you can enable
color proofing for your document, which lets
you preview how different color profiles will
affect the colors in your document.

Give it a try

1 Click Tools ` Color proof settings.

The Color proof settings docker appears.

2 In the Color proof settings docker,
enable the Proof colors check box.

An icon on the right side of the status bar

indicates whether proof colors are turned

on or off.

3 From the Simulate environment list box

in the Color proof settings docker,

choose the color profile for your output.

The display of the document colors on your

monitor changes dynamically to let you

preview the colors of the final output.

4 Click the Export soft proof button to save

a file with the proof colors.

For more information about color settings

and soft proofing, see “Color management

settings in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6”

on page 94 and “Soft proofing” on

page 98.

The Color proof settings docker lets you choose an

output color profile and preview the results.

PDF export

CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT

When you are ready to send your work for

approval, you can export your CorelDRAW

document to a PDF file, and then e-mail the

PDF file to your client. When you export a file,

your original CorelDRAW document is

unaffected, and a separate copy of your project

is created in the selected file format.