CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor program developed by Corel, a software company headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.
Prior to work using a tool or a program, of course, we must know the parts, tools and how to use the program.
Here I use CorelDRAW X4 to recognize CorelDRAW Basics for Beginners.
A. Initial View CorelDRAW X4
To start a worksheet, then select New Blank Document
B. The new Document Display
Information :
· Title bar, area that shows the file name of the current CorelDRAW.
· Menu bar, area under the title bar that contains a set of commands that appear when you click the texts contained.
· Toolbar, set the direct command (shortcut) to the menu bar and other commands.
· Property bar, set the properties, options and commands that appear in accordance with a tool or object that is active at that time. for example, if a text tool is active at the time, meaning the instructions that appear on the property associated with the text tool.
· Toolbox, set of tools used to create, edit and modify objects created.
· Rulers, hoisontal and vertical lines that surround the drawing window that serves to determine the size and position of a motorcycle.
· Drawing page, a rectangular area amid drawing window. This area is an area that appears at the same time when print results of our work later.
· Docker, a window that contains the commands associated with the tools / specific desired commands.
· Color palette, right next to the area that contains a collection box according to the desired color.
· Drawing window, Area outside the drawing page bordered by the scroll bar right hand and under.
· Document navigator, dikiri Area under control or add pages (page).
· Status Bar at the bottom area of the main window containing information CorelDRAW object selected and its properties, such as text, size, color, resolution and others.
· Navigator, the bottom right corner of the button that displays a small window to help us determine the position when drawing.
C. Tool-Tool CorelDRAW X4
· Standard Toolbar
Standard toolbar is located below the menu bar. The tool bar contains a number of buttons that are quick commands to some frequently used menu.
· Toolbox
Toolbox is located on the left leyer contains a number of tools used in the manufacturing process images in CorelDraw. If a tool there is a small arrow, called a flyout.
Here's a list Tool contained in CorelDRAW X4.
1. Pick Tool
This Pick Tool has an icon as the mouse cursor to the default setting. Serves to select or choose an object.
2. Shape Tool
Shape tool function edit a line or object with the manipulation point. Having the keyboard shortcut F10. Shape tool itself is divided into three types again, namely:
• Smudge Brush: To change the object image by dragging the borders.
• Roughen Brush: To distort objects to draw the outline of the image.
• Free Transform: To change freely as: using rotation, resize, tilt the object, etc.
3. Crop Tool
Crop tool is used to remove unwanted parts in the object. Crop tool also has 3 types anymore:
• Knife: for cutting objects into two separate sections.
• Eraser: to remove unwanted areas in objects.
• Virtual Segment Delete: to remove a portion of the objects that are in the intersection.
4. Zoom Tool
Zoom tool is used to change the rate / level magnification window corel document that we are open. This is very useful for editing objects that are too small or too large objects, so the look of the object in accordance with our eyes.
• Hand Tool serves to shift the display area / object without changing the level of zoom level.
5. Freehand Tool
Freehand Tool serves to draw the curve (a curve) and straight lines in the segment. F5 has a shortcut button on your keyboard. Freehand tool is divided into 7 types again, namely:
· 2-Point Line Tool: to draw a straight line from one point (starting point) to the other point (the end point).
· Bezier Tool: draw a curved line in the segment at a time.
· Artistic Media Tool: add effects brush, spray and using a calligraphy pen cursor freely. Many effects you might like in this one tool.
· Pen tool: draw a curved line segments and viewing / reviewing each of the segments that you have created.
· B-spline tool: draw a curve by setting control point (point) without damaging the segment.
· Polyline tool: draw a straight line connection or a continuously curved line (continuous) in one action.
· 3-point curves tool: draw a curve by dragging from the start point, end point and positioned at the midpoint.
6. Smart Fill Tool
Smart Fill Tool is used to create objects of the overlapping area numb to fill in with color or texture. This tool has one more kind of a drawing tool that is smart.
· Smart Drawing tool: to change / convert scribbles pointer that you draw objects into configurations (basic shapes) or smooth curved lines.
7. Rectangel Tool
Rectangle tool used to draw rectangles or squares with just drag and click your mouse. Have one kind of another, namely 3-point rectangle tool.
• 3-Point Rectangle tool: work to form a square and draw up a box with its per point.
8. Elipse Tool
Ellipse tool used to draw ellipses and circles with just drag and click your mouse. Also had one kind of another, namely 3-point ellipse tool.
• 3-Point Ellipse tool: for drawing ellipses and circles to draw up its per point.
9. Polygon Tool
Polygon tool used to draw a square shape much, just drag and click the mouse. Polygon tool has four types, namely:
• Star tool: for drawing various shapes of stars.
• Complex Star tool: to draw a star shape that has a lot of side pieces.
• Graph Paper tool: to draw the shape grating / checkerboard arrangement as nets.
• Spiral tool: to draw a circle symmetrically or logarithmic spiral.
10. Basic Shapes Tool
Basic Shapes tool serves to facilitate / accelerate the process of drawing shapes of triangles, circles, cylinders, love / heart, and many other forms. Having four types, namely:
• Arrow shapes tool: to draw shapes in a variety of arrows.
• Flowchart shapes tool: to make it easier to draw a chart (chart)
• Banner shapes tool: to draw a ribbon shape or form of explosion.
• Callout shapes tool: to draw a speech bubble shape (illustrated talk) and label
11. Text Tool
Text tool serves to create a text object.
12. Table Tool
Table tool serves to create the object table.
13. Interactive Blend Tool
14. Eyedroper Tool
15. Outline
16. Fill
17. Interactive Fill Tool
· Property bar
Property bar is below the Standard toolbar, which is used to display a number of commands and options associated with the tools that are currently active or in use.
· Docker
Docker provides a number of options that can be selected and filled according to the requirements. To memunculkannyayaitu with the command Window> Docker.
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