CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 5: Corel PHOTO-PAINT Basics | 49

The following list describes the main
components of the Corel PHOTO-PAINT
application window.

•The toolbox contains tools for editing,
creating, and viewing images, as well as
the color control area, which lets you
choose colors and fills.

•The menu bar contains drop-down
menus of related commands.

•The standard toolbar contains shortcuts
to basic menu commands, such as
opening, saving, and printing. Additional
toolbars contain shortcuts for more
specific tasks.

To access a toolbar, click Window `

Toolbars, and click a toolbar name.

•The property bar contains controls that
change according to the active tool. For
example, when you use the Zoom tool,
the property bar changes to display
controls for zooming.

•The image window is the area where the
active image appears.

•The Image palette lets you keep track of
the colors that are used in an image.

•The status bar displays information about
the active image, the active tool, the
available memory on your computer, and
the color proofing status. The status bar
also displays tips related to the active tool.

•The Navigator pop-up button lets you
find and focus on a specific area of the
image. This feature is available only when
the entire image is too large to be viewed
all at once.

•A docker lets you access additional
commands and image information.

Dockers can be kept open while you work

on an image. They can also be attached

(docked) to either side of the application

window, or floated (undocked) and moved

to wherever you need them as you work.

Dockers can also be minimized to save

valuable screen space.

To open a docker, click Window `

Dockers, and click a docker.

•A color palette is a collection of color

swatches. You can change the foreground

and fill colors by using the default color

palette, which appears on the right side of

the application window.

To access additional color palettes, click

Window ` Color palettes, and click a

color palette.

Toolbox

The toolbox contains tools for editing,

creating, and viewing images. Some tools

belong to flyouts, which are groups of related

tools. A small arrow in the lower-right corner

of a toolbox button indicates that the tool

belongs to a flyout. The last-used tool in the

flyout appears on the button. You can access

the tools in a flyout by clicking the flyout arrow.

Example of a flyout

The following section briefly describes the tools

that are located in the toolbox.