CorelDRAW 10 Quick Start Guide

Author: Li Mou
Publisher: Beijing Hope Electronic Press
Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This tutorial provides an in-depth and detailed introduction to the operation methods and techniques of the main functions of CorelDRAW 10 using a graphical approach and 13 typical examples. The book consists of 11 chapters, including: Quick Installation and Workspace Overview; Drawing Tools, Bezier Tools, "Natural Pen" Tools, Eraser Tools, Knife Tools, and Free Transform Tools; Rectangle Tools, Ellipse Tools, Polygon, Spiral, and Grid Paper Tools for Basic Shape Drawing; Outlining Contours, Various Fills, Interactive Fill Tools, and Interactive Mesh Fill Tools; Artistic Text, Graphics, and Symbols, Placing Text Along Paths, Handling Large Text Blocks, and Font Management Tools; Importing Images, Special Effects, Bitmap Adjustments, Bitmap Rendering, Bitmap Effects, and Bitmap Vectorization; Using the Object Manager, Arranging Multiple Objects, Combining and Operating Multiple Objects; Interactive Blend, Interactive Contour, Interactive Distortion, and Interactive Envelope, Interactive Extrusion, Interactive Shadow Effects, and Transparency Effects; Interactive Effects Curtain, Lens Effects, Perspective Effects, Frame, and Transition Controls; Page and Layout Settings, Managing Multiple Pages, Grids, Rulers, and Guidelines, Measurement Tools, Printing and Exporting; Comprehensive Examples: "Ode to the Red Flag," Valentine's Day Card, and Olympic Website. This tutorial includes a total of 13 examples, consisting of 10 specialized examples such as Drawing Chinese Knots, Completing Chinese Knots, Still Life Sketching, Festival Balls, Olympic Grand Banner, Olympic Poster, Guangzhou Pattern Background Creation, "Night Rain to the North," Web Buttons, and CD Cover Design, as well as the 3 comprehensive examples provided in the final chapter. The tutorial is well-organized, clear in structure, rich in content, illustrated, highlights key points, and features vivid language. It combines theory with practice, provides detailed operation steps, making it an ideal self-study guide for beginners and intermediate users, as well as a good textbook for social CorelDRAW beginner training classes. The CD content of this edition is a companion to the book.