When assigning or customizing an icon, you may have overlooked an option to set a transparent area. I’ll admit I didn’t notice this until about a year ago. One of our VBA developers at macromonster.com had icons with bright blue backgrounds as BMP files,...
Jeff Harrison
Jeff Harrison is a media "Jack-of-all-trades", familiar with most of the major media applications on the Windows platform. Whether it's 2D/print, 3D, audio, video, or web-related - he's working on mastering everything that comes his way. He's a past Alpha and Beta tester for Corel, and has instructed students from all over the world. He runs the popular MacroMonster.com site, the #1 place for CorelDRAW macros. Also check out his youtube page, and his gallery at coreldraw.com.
In the sign and printing industries, artists are often called upon to match specific colors. This color can be anything from a Pantone color, to a hardcopy proof. Due in part to the color shift between pigment based colors such as Pantones and the CMYK...
When opening a PDF, you may know how to reassemble text strings into blocks of text. If not, Shift+Select the text in the order you want it combined, then press CTRL+L to combine it. However, many tremble with fear when they proceed to see a blob of text, all on one...
Most of our newer macros all come with “official” icons to help save time for the users when setting up their own macro toolbars. That means the older ones didn’t come with them. However, making a quick icon isn’t too bad once you get the hang...
I’ve always felt CorelDRAW’s knife tool was unintuitive and unpredictable.By drawing lines lines instead in advance, one can:Create very complex trimming lines in advance (the trimming line can be very curvy) Position the trimming line exactly where...
A user in the Coreldraw.com forums asked about how to intentionally make text blurry. Here are some steps to follow:
This macro allows comprehensive resampling and color model changes for bitmaps in your document. It’s the fastest way to convert numerous bitmaps to another color model, and/or change their resolution. It has the ability to find bitmaps inside Groups, and also...
This product isn’t a macro… it’s an external utility designed to solve the most complex of numbering issues. If you have challenging requirements for numbering when creating CorelDRAW print merges, it’s well worth a look. With the latest...
One reader asked me about these scenarios, and I’m glad he did because I suspect many others have struggled with the same issues. Fortunately the workarounds are quite simple. The next question:
This macro also has other improvements… such as the restoration of two powerful features from the original version: Node Count Subpath Count There were also some issues with Spot Colors (only with CorelDRAW X5). It’s now compatible with X3, X4, X5, and...
Some users have heard of the term “PowerClip”, but are not sure what it means. I find it incredibly useful. Basically, it allows you to stuff items into a curve shape (or even into live Artistic Text). You can always edit the position of the stuffed items...
Some users are sad a printed clipart book doesn’t come with X5. But after using ROMcat, looking at a physical book is painful IMO. I’ve never bothered with the books since. Here’s why; When a customer comes in and wants a “tree” for his...
