CorelDRAW 12 http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/CorelDRAW-12-Steve-Bain/9780072231915?cf=3

The Official Guide

By Steve Bain

Table of Contents

Part I: CorelDRAW 12 Quick Start Guide 1: What's New in CorelDRAW 12? 2: Interfacing with CorelDRAW 12 3: Opening and Saving Files Part II: Getting Started with CorelDRAW 12 4: Controlling Documents and Pages 5: Measuring and Drawing Helpers 6: Zooming and Viewing 7: Essential Object Commands Part III: Working with Object Tools 8: Creating Basic Shapes 9: Drawing with Line Tools 10: Cutting, Shaping, and Reshaping Objects 11: Arranging and Organizing Objects Part IV: CorelDRAW 12's Text Arsenal 12: Mastering Text Properties 13: Linking Text to Objects 14: Resources for Perfect Writing Part V: Applying Color Fills and Outlines 15: Mastering Object Outline Properties 16: Applying Color Fills 17: CorelDRAW 12's World of Color Part VI: Organizing Objects and Applying Effects 18: Envelope and Distortion Effects 19: The Power of Blends and Contours 20: Applying Lens and Transparency Effects 21: Creating Depth with Shadows 22: Drawing and PowerClips Part VII: Working in 3D 23: Creating Depth with Perspective Effects 24: Extruding Vector Objects Part VIII: Beyond the Basics 25: Applying Bitmap Commands 26: Under the Hood of the Print Engine 27: CorelDRAW 12's Web Resources 28: Take Control Through Customization 29: Adventures with VBA and Scripting Appendix: Shortcut Keys

About the Author

Steve Bain (Canada) is an award-winning CorelDRAW illustrator and author of hundreds of expert design and drawing workshops. He's a regular contributor to design.com, has served on Corel's CorelDRAW feature review board, and was a finalist in the Corel World Design contest.