Dear Members,

Let us learn how to change the outline color of the object you draw in Corel draw.

1. Open Corel DRAW.
2. Draw rectangle. Keep it selected.
3. Right click on any color in the color palette situated at the right side.
4. If you right click on white color the out line may seems to be disappeared. But its still there because you won’t be able to see white line on white background.
5. Right click on the black color to go to the original state.
6. Try to experiment with different colors.
7. The rectangle will move along with the cursor.

With regards
Atul Thakur
Editor
http://www.insidegraphics.com
Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points – Zen

Hello,

Let us learn how to move the object you draw in Corel draw.

1. Open Corel DRAW.
2. Draw rectangle. Keep it selected.
3. Select Pick Tool.
4. Place the cursor within rectangle.
5. It will turn into Move cursor.
6. Press and drag the cursor anywhere in the working area.
7. The rectangle will move along with the cursor.

With regards
Atul Thakur
Editor
http://www.insidegraphics.com
Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points – Zen

Dear Members,

We will resize the object using pick tool.

1. Open Corel DRAW.
2. Draw rectangle. Keep it selected.
3. Select Pick Tool.
4. The rectangle will have total eight points, four points at the four corners and four in the middle of the four sides.
5. Place the cursor on any corner point.
6. Pointer changes into the cursor showing the direction at which the rectangle will be resized.
7. Drag the cursor outside, it will increase the size of the rectangle proportionally.
8. Drag the cursor inside, it will decrease the size of the rectangle proportionally.

With regards
Atul Thakur
Editor
http://www.insidegraphics.com
Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points – Zen

Dear Members,

Let us continue from the previous lesson. We will learn to skew the object.

1. Open Corel DRAW.
2. Draw rectangle. Keep it selected.
3. If deselected by mistake, select it using pick tool
4. Click it once again on the rectangle.
5. Observe the difference carefully.
6. Basic selection points are turned into arrows.
7. This time, we will work with the middle points.
8. You will find straight arrow points in the middle of the
   four lines of the rectangle.
9. Place the cursor on the middle point of the top horizontal
   line.
10. The cursor is changed from pointer into double straight line
    arrows with opposite left right direction. That represents Skew
    movement.
11. Press and drag to the left or right.
12. Rectangle gets skewed.

With regards
Atul Thakur
Editor
http://www.insidegraphics.com
Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points – Zen

Dear Members,

We will learn Pick Tool in detail.

1. Open Corel DRAW.
2. Draw rectangle. Keep it selected.
3. If deselected by mistake, select it using pick tool
4. Click it once again on the rectangle.
5. Observe the difference carefully.
6. Basic selection points are turned into arrows.
7. Let us work on the corner points.
8. Place the cursor on any corner point.
9. The cursor is changed from pointer into circular arrow that represents rotation movement.
10. Press on any corner point and rotate.
11. Rectangle rotates around its center.

With regards
Atul Thakur
Editor
http://www.insidegraphics.com
Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points – Zen

Dear Members,

Let us begin with New Software. We are covering Corel DRAW lessons with 12th version. But I am sure you can still manage lot of things with older versions. Pick Tool is one of the most important tools used in Corel DRAW for selection and for editing of the graphic.

1. Open Corel DRAW.
2. Select Rectangle Tool from the toolbox. It’s on the 6th from top.
3. Draw rectangle.
4. Once you draw it, it is selected by default.
5. Now select Pick Tool. It’s the top most tools in the toolbox.
6. Click anywhere outside the rectangle. It will get deselected.
7. Click on the like of the rectangle. It will get selected.
8. Keep the pick tool within rectangle it will change the cursor into move icon.
9. Press and drag the mouse button to move the rectangle.

With regards
Atul Thakur
Editor
http://www.insidegraphics.com
Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points – Zen