CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

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Chapter 1: Welcome | 5

including workspace tours that describe the
main tools in each application.


Chapters 6 through 9 provide a review of
fundamental color concepts and show you
how to work with color and text as well as
format objects by using styles and style sets.


Chapters 10 through 12 provide information
about working with Corel CONNECT and
introduce the available content, such as clipart,
photos, and fonts.


Chapters 13 through 15 give you useful tips
about the specific workflows for sign making,
illustration, and page layout.


Chapters 16 through 18 present tutorials by
graphic design professionals from diverse
industries who use CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
in their everyday work. In these chapters, the
authors share how the software helps them
express their creativity and artistic freedom as
they create a sports team logo, furniture
design, and concept painting.


To access the tutorials as individual PDFs,
click Help ` Insights from the experts.

A stunning collection of artwork, created in
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite by professional
designers and illustrators, is included in this
last part of the guidebook.


To access this guidebook in PDF format,
click Help ` Guidebook.

Guidebook conventions


The following conventions make it easy to
locate information in the guidebook.

References to the application interface


References to elements of the application
interface, such as menu commands, are
indicated by bold formatting. For example,
“Click File ` Open” refers to clicking File on
the menu bar and then clicking the Open
command.

Tips


The guidebook contains brief tips, which may
highlight portions of your workflow, offer
creative ideas that you can try out, or provide
information about performing a task. These
tips are indented and marked by a special icon
for easy reference.

Color-coded pages


Each part of the guidebook is coded for easy
reference with a distinctive band of color in the
upper-left or upper-right area of the page.

Cross-references


If you want to learn more about a specific
subject, you can use the cross-references. Two
types of cross-references are used in this
guidebook:


  • cross-references to the Help in an
    application

  • cross-references to a specific page in the
    Guidebook


If a cross-reference points to the Help, you can
access the information by starting the specific

Part Three: Color, Type, and Styles


Part Four: Guide to Digital Content


Part Five: Tips and Techniques


Part Six: Insights from the Experts


Part Seven: Gallery

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