CorelDRAW® X3: Level 2
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
•	Windows® XP 
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