Computer WorkGroup Training

Corel Designer

Duration : 1 Day

Pricing : Basic - 1 person $750, 2 people $850 for both (see pricing page for full details)

Pre-requisites : Introduction to Windows or equivalent experience.

For Whom: The course is intended for people who wish to create illustrations, technical drawings or clipart with Corel Designer.

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of the training participants will be able to -

• Create Multipage drawings
• Draw curves and objects
• Stretch, skew and rotate objects
• Create custom colours and fills
• Reshape curves and text
• Trace imported bitmaps
• Create blends and gradients
• Create an executable slideshow
• Create technical drawings to scale

COURSE OUTLINE

COREL DESIGNER - 1 DAY INTENSIVE INTRODUCTION

Introduction to Designer

• Bitmaps vs Vectors
• Overview of Designer
• Moving and sizing windows
• Starting Designer

Exploring Designer

• The Designer screen
• The Designer menus
• Help
• The drawing tools
• Saving your work

Customising Designer

• Setting defaults
• Adding & deleting tools
• Page Size
• Ruler & grid settings

Creating an Organization Chart

• Drop shadow effects
• Duplicating objects
• Object snap
• Specifying font attributes

Creating a Word Chart

• Text editor
• Margins
• Leading
• Bullet points
• Split & Join text
• Fill Patterns

Enhancing a Flyer

• Slant tool
• Primary Colours
• Line widths & styles
• Calligraphics lines
• Mixing colours
• Gradients
• Masks

Completing a Technical Drawing

• Importing Files
• Crosshairs
• Object Dimensions
• Line end syles
• Tracing TIFF files
• Reshaping with Béziers
• Converting text to outlines
• Combining symbols
• Symbol ID's

Designing a Floorplan

• Layers
• Using Co-ordinates
• Aligning & Rotating symbols
• Clipart
• Parts List

Preparing a Presentation

• Producing a Slideshow
• Editing & Saving a Slideshow
• Transition Effects
• Showing a Slideshow

Creating a Poster

• Precision Illustration Tools
• Blending
• Text along a curve