Course Outline
Duration
3 half days

Prerequisite
Experience with Microsoft Windows and mouse mechanics.

Objectives
To provide a thorough understanding of the comprehensive concepts and skills that will enable the participant to effectively use CorelDraw.

Methodology
Group and individual instruction, hands on practical exercises, visual aids, comprehensive course documentation.

Confirmation of Assessment Plan
This will be issued to the trainee at commencement of training session.

Expected Outcome
By the end of the course the participant should be able to use the following functions and features of CorelDraw.

CONTENT

Getting Started

• Selecting & Deselecting Objects
• Moving Objects
• Copying & Deleting Objects
• Sizing Objects
  
  Drawing & Shaping Objects
  
• Location of the Drawing Tools
• The Pencil Tool
• Drawing Lines
• Drawing Polygons
• Reshaping Lines & Polygons
• Drawing Curves
• Reshaping Curves
• Drawing Rectangles
• Drawing Circles
• Reshaping Rectangles & Circles
  
  Arranging Objects
• Arranging Objects
• Ordering Objects
• Grouping & Ungrouping Objects
• Using Guidelines
• Using Grids
• Using Snap To
• Aligning Objects
  
  Working with Text
• The Text Tool
• Creating Artistic Text
• Editing Text
• Creating Paragraph Text
• Choosing Paragraph Options
• Setting Text Defaults
  
  Outlining & Filling Objects
• The Outline Tool
• Choosing Outline Thickness
• Choosing Outline Colours
• The Fill Tool
• Filling Objects
• Setting Outline & Fill Defaults
  
  Using Symbols & Clipart
• Adding Symbols
• Adding Clipart
• Using Mosaic Roll-up
• Using Transform Roll-up
  
  Special Effects
• Fitting Text to a Path
• Blending 2 Objects
• Extruding an Object
• Shaping and Object with an Envelope
  
  Exporting Drawings
• Exporting Drawing
  
  Printing
• Printing a Drawing
• Choosing Print Options
  
  Keyboard Shortcuts
• Using shortcuts