Posts from author Jeff Harrison.
One person asked:Here's a no-doubt remedial question: how can I get the text size in the Help window of CorelDRAW bigger? On my high-res monitor it's almost unreadable. Is this a Windows Help System matter?Os created a utility that allows one to adjust the font...
Corel Launched Coreldraw.com in May 2007. Many new faces and names showed up, excited by the new resource for CorelDRAW users. New... relative to what? The Cnews Newsgroups.Corel's Cnews Newsgroup Server has been in existence for perhaps 10-15 years. However,...
Here is a short video that walks a person through the steps of merging data from an Excel file to a CorelDRAW print merge. It's FREE, go have a look!
Some new things about the recently released CorelDRAW X4:Powertrace doesn't always "knock-out" the trace results anymore, this is much better IMO.. for everyone, really. Why?1. Vinyl guys can layer stuff properly again2. No more workarounds for exporting art that...
The are 6 more powerful macros over at macromonster.com that help solve problems for CorelDRAW users.1. You can now have feathered shapes in CorelDRAW, with full control over everything. :-)2. Find and delete objects with no fill or outline. These little surprises...
If the "crazy zooming" drives you up the wall in CorelDRAW X3 (I think it does this in CorelDRAW ver. 12 too), install this macro and assign your F3 key to run it.Then when you "back out" from your document by pressing F3, the document will always be centered on...
If you ever need to export multiple pages out of Draw to a bitmap format, this macro will be very handy. The options for exporting your pages are comprehensive!Here's more info, including a screen shot of the dialog.Definitely worth having this one...
Some of you might use multiple versions of CorelDraw, or interact with others who do.Let's say you are working with X3. Wellll... you should be right? 🙂 Upgrade here...Another artist sends you a file made in an older version. You work on their file and send it...
This CorelDRAW macro fixes those rounded corners that go funny when you stretch or skew a rectangle.This macro has the best corner correction I've seen... check out the corners of the skewed rectangle.What's really cool is how this macro can be set up to fix...
Well... the title says it all. click on the link below for the details.There is even more good news:1. The macro allows you to lock your CorelDRAW toolbars so that you don't move them by accident.2. The price: FREE!How to work in CorelDRAW in full screen modeI hope...
We're all familiar with spam - whether they're pitches for weight loss, male "enhancement", or other solutions to problems we never knew we had.Today, I got a new style of spam message that defies any kind of purpose. Just random words. What is going on?- - - - - -...
Microsoft is hoping this program and others will help the company reach more of the 5 billion people who have yet to benefit from the PC revolution.OK... what can Corel learn from this? Initial "mind share" is everything.Set aside pricing for the moment, whether...
Is it Orange Red... or Red Orange? Let's face it: the stakes are high when printing to large format output. If the colors are off, it's a major expense. Not only in materials, but in time too.When colors are a little off on a digital color copier, you can adjust...
I'll admit that I look at a computer screen about 14-18 hours per day. So when my right forearm started feeling like limp spaghetti, and the tips of my fingers started to tingle, I sensed something was awry.After reading about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, it looks like...
There's a new single place that will have all the macros for CorelDRAW & Photo-PAINT.All the top macro authors are contributing authors. Go have a look!http://macromonster.com/
In some ways, I think VBA macros are big part of CorelDRAW's future. Often times, a technical solution that many Corelians have yearned for - sometimes for years - can be provided by other CorelDRAW users directly.Perhaps there's a feature or function you wished...
I often ponder the deeper reason why people exchange their cash for items and services. Is the item is for practical purposes, or for stylish embellishment instead?There is an intrinsic value to physical goods. We all have seen teenage girls wearing a pair of jeans...
About once a month I take 10-15 min or so to show people why they should own Draw. I don't get anything out of it $$$ wise, but there are 2 benefits for me in other ways;1. It satisfies me to see people struggle less with software. People should stop wasting their...
Hello,If you've ever wanted to add a mask to another one, download a free 700K tutorial movie.With some ingenuity, you could also subtract or toy with XOR functions for masks as well (just use the respective functions found on the property...
Hello,Here is a cool VBA Macro for CorelDRAW. I dropped the raw code into a GMS file, and added a test CDR for you to try the macro ( CDR is ver 12+)Not sure if the macro works in 12 though - it does in X3.http://pdflearning.com/extra/deletesmallobjects.zipJeff...
Here we go...If you've seen my writings in the Corel Newsgroups, you know that I'm not shy about "writing my mind".What kind of things will you find here? Anything and everything.If you walk away inspired, motivated, or have a new awareness of reality, then this...
