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Free CorelDRAW 7 "Cheat Sheet" Inside!
You Don't Need to Be a Professional Designer to Create Logos and Illustrations or Draw Cool Artwork! It's Simple With this Easy-to-Use Guide! CorelDRAW 7 For Dummies® takes you on an informative yet humorous tour through CorelDRAW 7, the Windows 95 version of this leading graphics program. Desktop publishing expert and bestselling author Deke McClelland shows you the ins and outs of creating professional-quality logos, illustrations, and special effects with CorelDRAW and Corel Photo-Paint. Gain the knowledge you need to use CorelDRAW 7 and Windows 95 to turn your computer into a full-fledged design shop! Ask for IDG Books'
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Inside, find helpful advice on how to:
- Get up and running with complete coverage of CorelDRAW 7, expanded coverage of Corel Photo-Paint 7, and details about the new features in CorelDream 3D
- Explore simple, time-saving ideas for creating special effects, like rotating and stretching graphics
- Find thorough explanations of CorelDRAW 7 tools, including the Property Bar, updated text tool, Scrapbook, interactive fill tool, fly-out menus, and roll-ups
- Master professional techniques for designing documents, editing scanned photos, and combining text graphics
- Use the CorelDRAW 7 installation appendix to help you get up and running right away
About the Author
About the Author Deke McClelland has written more than 30 books about publishing and graphics, including the bestselling CorelDRAW 6 For Dummies®, Photoshop® 4 For Macs® For Dummies®, 2nd Edition, Macworld® Photoshop® 4 Bible, Pagemaker® 6.5 For Dummies®, Internet Edition, and Mac® Multimedia & CD-ROMs For Dummies®. He is a contributing editor to Macworld magazine, and also writes for PC World and Publish. Deke received the Ben Franklin Best Computer Book Award in 1989 and won a Computer Press Award in 1990, 1992, and 1994. He is also the host of a cable television show "Digital Gurus."
Table of Contents
Introduction.
PART I: The Stuff Everyone Pretends They Already Know.
Chapter 1: What's with All These Programs?
Chapter 2: See CorelDraw Run.
Chapter 3: Ladies and Gentlemen, Insert Your Pocket Protectors!
PART II: Let the Graphics Begin.
Chapter 4: The Secret Society of Simple Shapes.
Chapter 5: Drawn It, Shaped It, Ready to Go Free-Form.
Chapter 6: Celebrating Your Inner Draftsman.
Chapter 7: Making Your Shapes Look Like Something.
Chapter 8: The Fine Art of Cloning.
Chapter 9: The Twisty, Stretchy, Bulgy World of Transformations.
PART III: Getting the Message Out There (Wherever "There" Is).
Chapter 10: The Care and Planting of Text.
Chapter 11: Mr. Typographer's Wild Ride.
Chapter 12: The Corner of Page and Publish.
Chapter 13: Those Poor, Helpless Trees.
PART IV: Corel's Other Amazing Programs.
Chapter 14: Programs in the Night, Exchanging Data.
Chapter 15: Everyone Say Hello to Corel Photo-Paint.
Chapter 16: Spare the Tool, Spoil the Pixel.
Chapter 17: Twisting Reality around Your Little Finger.
Chapter 18: Do Dogs Dream in Three Dimensions?
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Way-Cool Special Effects.
Chapter 20: Ten Time-Saving Shortcuts.
Chapter 21: Ten Little-Known, Less-Used Features.
Chapter 22: Ten File Formats and Their Functions.
Appendix: Installing CorelDraw 7.
Index.