CorelDRAW X8 · the Official Guide

**The Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW(R)--Updated for CorelDRAW X8**

This thoroughly revised guide offers complete coverage of CorelDraw X8, including the revamped interface and brand-new features. *CorelDRAW X8: The Official Guide* shows anyone--from a beginner to an experienced illustrator--how to create top-drawer commercial graphics and exquisite artwork. You will learn to draw photorealistic illustrations, use shortcuts to create complex art, lay out text like a pro, add special effects, and transform 2D objects into 3D graphics. The book features tips for printing high-quality work that matches what you've designed on your monitor.

\- Work in the customizable interface redesigned to reflect Windows(R) Metro style

\- Explore and understand the software's menus, palettes, and dockers

\- Lay out brochures, flyers, and other multi-page documents

\- Add paragraph, artistic, and custom-shaped text to your designs

\- Search the Content Exchange for fonts, vector patterns, background designs, and the *Get More* docker

\- Use the Perspective, Extrude, Smear, Twirl, Attract, Repel, and Distortion tools

\- Incorporate lens effects, transparency, shadows, glows, and bevels

\- Put all the elements together in a professional, visually compelling way with layout and design tips from the author