CorelDRAW® 12: Level 1
Course Specifications
Course number: 078854
Course length: 2 DOT
Software: CorelDRAW 12 
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. 
Prerequisites:  To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K course or have equivalent knowledge:
•	Windows XP: Introduction

Delivery Method:  Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured, hands-on activities.
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