Course Specifications

Course Description

CorelDRAW® 12: Level 1 (Windows)is designed for students with little or no experience using CorelDRAW® 12. Students will use their knowledge of graphical design in conjunction with the basic features of CorelDRAW to create engaging and dynamic drawings.

• Windows XP: Introduction

Hardware/Software Requirements

You will need:

• A Pentium II, 200 MHz or higher processor.
• A minimum of 128 MB of RAM (required for Windows XP).
• A minimum of 200 MB of hard disk space for CorelDRAW 12, after Windows XP is installed.
• Either a local CD-ROM drive or access to a networked CD-ROM drive.
• A mouse.
• A monitor with 1024 x 768 screen resolution.
• An Internet connection with access to the World Wide Web, which is necessary to complete a portion of the “Using Clipart, Special Characters, and Symbols” lesson. (Note: Internet access may require payment of a separate fee to a service provider; local charges may also apply.)
• A Typical installation of Windows XP Professional.
• A Typical installation of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12.
• A Typical installation of any browser (preferably Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher) and an Internet connection.

Performance-Based Objectives

• Identify the components of the CorelDRAW environment, open and close a drawing, and find information using Help.
• Set up a drawing page, draw shapes, lines, and arrows, add and format text, use the Artistic Media Sprayer tool, and save a drawing.
• Import a file, ungroup and modify objects, and add graphic images.
• Add fills to objects, modify outlines, add and clone drop shadows, rotate an object, fit text to a path, group objects, and add a background.
• Format text with bullets, modify paragraph spacing, wrap text around graphic objects, spell check text in a drawing, and preview and print a drawing.
• Customize the CorelDRAW environment.
• Create and edit paragraph text.
• Create and modify styles and templates.
• Draw and modify advanced objects.
• Work with clipart, special characters, and symbols.
• Set advanced printing options.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with CorelDRAW

Topic 1A: Starting CorelDRAW

Topic 1B: Working with Command Bars

Topic 1C: Opening and Navigating in a Drawing

Topic 1D: CorelDRAW Help

Topic 1E: Closing a Drawing

Lesson 2: Drawing Tools

Topic 2A: The Drawing Area

Topic 2B: Drawing Objects

Topic 2C: Drawing Lines

Topic 2D: Saving a Drawing

Topic 2E: Working with Text

Topic 2F: The Artistic Media Tool

Lesson 3: Working with Objects

Topic 3A: Importing a File

Topic 3B: Modifying Objects

Topic 3C: Adding a Graphic Image

Topic 3D: Working with Text Objects—Copying

Lesson 4: Formatting Objects

Topic 4A: Working with Fills

Topic 4B: Modifying Outlines

Topic 4C: Working with Drop Shadows

Topic 4D: Rotating an Object

Topic 4E: Fit Text to Path

Topic 4F: Additional Formatting Techniques

Lesson 5: Working with Text

Topic 5A: Artistic and Paragraph Text

Topic 5B: Formatting Paragraph Text

Topic 5C: Wrapping Text

Lesson 6: Customizing the Environment

Topic 6A: Customizing the Menu Bar and Standard Toolbar

Topic 6B: Working with Workspaces

Lesson 7: Working with Paragraph Text

Topic 7A: Creating and Modifying Paragraph Text

Topic 7B: Finding and Replacing Text

Topic 7C: Fitting Text

Topic 7D: Importing and Editing OCR Text

Lesson 8: Creating and Modifying Styles and Templates

Topic 8A: Creating and Editing a Text Style

Topic 8B: Working with Templates

Lesson 9: Drawing and Modifying Objects

Topic 9A: Drawing and Editing Curves and Lines

Topic 9B: Using Three-point Tools

Lesson 10: Using Clipart, Special Characters, and Symbols

Topic 10A: Inserting and Editing Clipart from the Web

Topic 10B: Inserting Special Characters

Topic 10C: Creating Symbols

Lesson 11: Using Advanced Printing Options

Topic 11A: Creating and Editing a Print Style

Topic 11B: Using the Print Merge Wizard