Course Specifications
Course number: 084223
Software: CorelDRAW® X3
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
In CorelDRAW® X3: Level 1, you created, edited,
formatted, and printed basic drawings. You now have a need to create a complicated
brochure for a client. In CorelDRAW® X3: Level 2, you will use CorelDRAW
X3 to create the brochure and enhance its appearance with advanced colors,
charts, graphics, and formulas.
Course Objective: You will work with layers in the CorelDRAW X3 application, use advanced
tools for creating drawings, advanced output options for printing, and advanced
techniques for text manipulation. In addition, you will also work with bitmap
and vector graphics, simplify your tasks using VBA macros, and finalize the
brochure for printing.
Target Student: This course is designed for students who are already graphic designers,
or people transiting into a design job, or taking on design responsibilities.
It is also meant for students who have some experience with previous versions
of CorelDRAW X3 and want to use CorelDRAW X3 to create illustrations, logos,
advertisements, or other graphic design documents.
Prerequisites: Students are expected to have some basic knowledge of
PC, like, basic understanding of the computer's operating system, how to launch
an application, create and save files, copy files from CDs and other media,
and should have taken ElementK's CorelDRAW X3: Level 1 course.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
- Pentium IV 1.5 GHz processor (2 GHz recommended)
- 512 MB RAM
- 1.5 GB disk space or higher
- CD-ROM or DVD drive
- Mouse or other pointing device
- VGA or higher video adapter and monitor
- Keyboard or other input device
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access (see your local network administrator)
- Printer
- Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Platform Requirements
Software Requirements
- CorelDRAW® Graphics suite X3
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- work with layers to organize objects.
- create a technical drawing using advanced tools.
- use advanced techniques in CorelDRAW for text manipulation.
- work with vector and bitmap graphics.
- simplify tasks using VBA macros.
- use advanced output options.
- work with photos.
- finalize a brochure for the web.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Working with Layers
- Topic 1A: Explore a Master Page
- Topic 1B: Create a Master Layer
- Topic 1C: Work with Layers
- Lesson 2: Creating a Technical Drawing Using Advanced Tools
- Topic 2A: Create a Road Map in the Brochure
- Topic 2B: Add Objects to a Road Map
- Topic 2C: Enhance the Front Page of the Brochure
- Lesson 3: Using Advanced Techniques for Text Manipulation
- Topic 3A: Import Text to a Brochure
- Topic 3B: Enhance the Text
- Topic 3C: Work with the Title
- Lesson 4: Working with Vector and Bitmap Graphics
- Topic 4A: Convert Vector Objects to Bitmap Graphics
- Topic 4B: Work with Bitmap Graphics
- Topic 4C: Work with PowerTRACE
- Lesson 5: Simplifying Tasks Using VBA Macros
- Topic 5A: Create a VBA Macro
- Topic 5B: Work with a VBA Macro
- Lesson 6: Using Advanced Output Options
- Topic 6A: Prepare a Brochure for Printing
- Topic 6B: Use Other Printing Options
- Lesson 7: Working with Photos
- Topic 7A: Modify Photos
- Topic 7B: Add Rollovers
- Lesson 8: Finalizing the Brochure for the Web Page
- Topic 8A: Organize a Web Page
- Topic 8B: Publish a Brochure to the Web