How to Use Corel Draw

STARTING A NEW DRAWING IN COREL DRAW

• Cick File (at the top menu bar)
  
• Click New OR just click on the new graphics icon

COREL DRAW PAGE SETTING

• Click on Layout (on the menu bar)
• Select  Page Setup
• Choose either Portrait or Landscape depending on how you want it.
• Then OK.

SELECTING PAPER SIZE ON COREL DRAW

•  Select Layout
• Select Page setup
• Choose either A3, A4 or any in the list depends on what you want.
• Click Ok

RESIZING AN OBJECT IN COREL DRAW

• Click on Pick Tools
• Click on the object, tiny nodes (about 8nodes) appear around the object
• Place the cursor on one of the nodes and drag horizontally or vertically to increase or reduce the size of your object.

ROTATING AN OBJECT IN COREL DRAW

• Click on the pick tool
• Double click on the object, some arrows shapes appear around the object
• Place your cursor on one of the arrow and rotate to your desire

HOW TO MOVE OBJECT IN COREL DRAW

• Select the object with the Pick tool
• Then drag the object to a new location.

HOW TO GROUP OBJECTS ON COREL DRAW
Objects that are grouped together allow you to apply the same format to it as one object.

 

• Select all the object with the pick tool
• Click Arrange menu at the top bar
• Then click Group. OR press ctrl + G after selecting the objects.

HOW TO UNGROUP OBJECTS IN COREL DRAW

• Select the grouped objects
• Click Arrange menu
• Then click on Ungroup or (Ctrl + U)

HOW TO DUPLICATE AN OBJECT IN COREL DRAW

• Simply press (ctrl + D) after using pick tool to select the object you want to duplicate.

HOW TO DRAW A STRAIGHT LINE ON COREL DRAW

• Click on the free transform tool in the toolbox
• Select the freehand tool
• Place the cursor where you want the line to begin and hold Ctrl key on the keyboard
• Take the cursor where you want the line to end.

HOW TO APPLY SHAPE TOOLS IN COREL DRAW

• Simply press F10 key to activate the shape tools

HOW TO CURVE  A LINE IN COREL DRAW
With Shape tool, straight line can be shaped to curve and curved line can be shaped to straight line by editing its nodes and segments

• Select the line to curve
• Activate the shape tool
• Click one of the nodes of the line/curve with the shape
• Drag the line to form a curve

HOW TO ERASE PORTION OF AN OBJECT

• Select on the eraser tool
• Then drag it over the object or portion of the object you want to erase.

HOW TO WRITE/EDIT A TEXT IN COREL DRAW

• Click on the text tool
• Place the cursor where you want the text to appear and type your text(s)

• TO EDIT IT ; Select the text using pick tool
• Click on the text tool
• Then take the cursor where you want to edit and make your correction.

(http://www.techlug.com/2013/01/some-basic-tips-on-how-to-use-corel-draw.html)