Corel Training Description
CorelDRAW® 12: Level 1 (Windows)is designed for students with little or no experience using CorelDRAW® 12. Students will use their knowledge of graphical design in conjunction with the basic features of CorelDRAW to create engaging and dynamic drawings.
Corel Training Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following course or have equivalent knowledge:
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware /Software Requirements
- You will need:
- A Pentium II, 200 MHz or higher processor.
- A minimum of 128 MB of RAM (required for Windows XP).
- A minimum of 200 MB of hard disk space for CorelDRAW 12, after Windows XP is installed.
- Either a local CD-ROM drive or access to a networked CD-ROM drive.
- A mouse.
- A monitor with 1024 x 768 screen resolution.
- An Internet connection with access to the World Wide Web, which is necessary to complete a portion of the “Using Clipart, Special Characters, and Symbols” lesson. (Note: Internet access may require payment of a separate fee to a service provider; local charges may also apply.)
- A Typical installation of Windows XP Professional.
- A Typical installation of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12.
- A Typical installation of any browser (preferably Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher) and an Internet connection.
Performance-Based Objectives
- Identify the components of the CorelDRAW environment, open and close a drawing, and find information using Help.
- Set up a drawing page, draw shapes, lines, and arrows, add and format text, use the Artistic Media Sprayer tool, and save a drawing.
- Import a file, ungroup and modify objects, and add graphic images.
- Add fills to objects, modify outlines, add and clone drop shadows, rotate an object, fit text to a path, group objects, and add a background.
- Format text with bullets, modify paragraph spacing, wrap text around graphic objects, spell check text in a drawing, and preview and print a drawing.
- Customize the CorelDRAW environment.
- Create and edit paragraph text.
- Create and modify styles and templates.
- Draw and modify advanced objects.
- Work with clipart, special characters, and symbols.
- Set advanced printing options.
Corel Training Course duration
2 Days
Corel Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Getting Started with CorelDRAW
- Topic 1A: Starting CorelDRAW
- Topic 1B: Working with Command Bars
- Topic 1C: Opening and Navigating in a Drawing
- Topic 1D: CorelDRAW Help
- Topic 1E: Closing a Drawing
Lesson 2: Drawing Tools
- Topic 2A: The Drawing Area
- Topic 2B: Drawing Objects
- Topic 2C: Drawing Lines
- Topic 2D: Saving a Drawing
- Topic 2E: Working with Text
- Topic 2F: The Artistic Media Tool
Lesson 3: Working with Objects
- Topic 3A: Importing a File
- Topic 3B: Modifying Objects
- Topic 3C: Adding a Graphic Image
- Topic 3D: Working with Text Objects—Copying
Lesson 4: Formatting Objects
- Topic 4A: Working with Fills
- Topic 4B: Modifying Outlines
- Topic 4C: Working with Drop Shadows
- Topic 4D: Rotating an Object
- Topic 4E: Fit Text to Path
- Topic 4F: Additional Formatting Techniques
Lesson 5: Working with Text
- Topic 5A: Artistic and Paragraph Text
- Topic 5B: Formatting Paragraph Text
- Topic 5C: Wrapping Text
Lesson 6: Customizing the Environment
- Topic 6A: Customizing the Menu Bar and Standard Toolbar
- Topic 6B: Working with Workspaces
Lesson 7: Working with Paragraph Text
- Topic 7A: Creating and Modifying Paragraph Text
- Topic 7B: Finding and Replacing Text
- Topic 7C: Fitting Text
- Topic 7D: Importing and Editing OCR Text
Lesson 8: Creating and Modifying Styles and Templates
- Topic 8A: Creating and Editing a Text Style
- Topic 8B: Working with Templates
Lesson 9: Drawing and Modifying Objects
- Topic 9A: Drawing and Editing Curves and Lines
- Topic 9B: Using Three-point Tools
Lesson 10: Using Clipart, Special Characters, and Symbols
- Topic 10A: Inserting and Editing Clipart from the Web
- Topic 10B: Inserting Special Characters
- Topic 10C: Creating Symbols
Lesson 11: Using Advanced Printing Options
- Topic 11A: Creating and Editing a Print Style
- Topic 11B: Using the Print Merge Wizard
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