The world of publishing has changed drastically since my first book was released in 1993. Starting in 2003, I now publish all of my own books as the “traditional” publishers don’t bring any benefit for me. Often I am asked about the process and it is...
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I’m sure you’ve all heard of the story of the man who went to the doctor and said “Doc, it hurts when I do this.” The doctor responds “Don’t do that!” So why is it that software users will continually do the thing that...
I don’t know about you, but anytime I get new software I want to install the absolute most powerful version of it available. Sometimes I have to step back and determine if that is the best answer for my needs. Today I am going to ask you if you truly need to...
Being able to find artwork on your computer is extremely important. Looking for a particular file name may be one way to do it, but many users want to look for files in a more visual manner. A part of recent versions of CorelDRAW is the “Shell Extension”...
There are times that Microsoft changes things in Windows that it feels are best for users. Advanced users can easily change the defaults to something different, but less advanced users don’t even realize what they are missing. A perfect example of this is the...
One of the questions that arises often about a upgrade version of software is how it checks for a previous version. This question has been more popular with the new CorelDRAW X6 Upgrade Policy. Remember that users of all previous versions are eligible for upgrade...
I hope all of you got a chance to read all four parts in my recent series on Setting Up a Computer From Scratch. Just in case, links to each part are below. Part 1 – The Operating System Part 2 – The Software Part 3 – The Content Libraries Part 4...
In Part 1 of this series, I gave you the process I use for setting up the operating system on a computer. For the most part, our computer is a blank slate and we need to install the software we plan on using. Before we get started, we need to have everything prepared....
Not a day goes by where I don’t see someone asking the best way for them to learn CorelDRAW. I am certainly biased since I create training products, but there is not a universal answer. The first place to start is by RTFM (read the fine manual…though some...
When I mention “The Winding Rule”, you may think it has something to do with The Beatles song The Long and Winding Road. It might make for good listening while I try to explain, but they are completely unrelated.When a curve is drawn as a vector graphic,...
It always amazes me when a person using a very old piece of software is shocked that it isn’t working perfectly on a new operating system. There comes a time you need to upgrade and there is no other solution than to upgrade. I’m going to list versions of...
I don’t know how often you refer to our CorelDRAW X5 Unleashed Multimedia Training, but I do it quite often. There is just no way I can remember everything included. As I was going over some thing yesterday, I was reminded of the important of converting outlines...
I’ve been editing some artwork lately that was very poorly created. As I work through it, I sometimes find a group of a bunch of objects where it should be one object. Luckily there is an easy way to fix these objects….the magic Weld key. Those of you who...
A large part of my day involves having either a CorelDRAW or Corel PHOTO-PAINT file open. Rarely do I run either program full screen as I have all kinds of software running at the same time. That means I’m almost always zoomed in tight enough that I’m...
Sometimes progress is really a step backwards for me. Microsoft thought creating a folder by the name of “My Documents” would be useful to most Windows users. I hate it. Even worse, they strongly encourage software companies to put data in this folder. It...
Some of the more basic tools in CorelDRAW can also provide some really cool results. I’ve been playing with the Polygon, Star and Complex Star tools and it reminded me what they could create because they all use symmetry when they are modified. If you move one...
Recently a loyal reader posed a question on the Graphics Unleashed Facebook Page about two color patterns in CorelDRAW. The question was how to move custom two color patterns from one version of CorelDRAW to another. In short, you can’t. They would need to be...
When you first install CorelDRAW, there are a number of settings at a default value that Corel feels is best. You might agree and love those settings, you may feel that different settings are best for your workflow. The Nudge settings are one of the settings that...
I saw a plea for help from a user that was a scary situation that many of us may face at some point. This user had recently started with a company that had “tens of thousands” of CorelDRAW files that were not organized in any way. Finding files was...
I had a loyal reader ask me about an article titled Fun with glyphs at Before & After. It shows how a variety of alternate glyphs are selected from a font. The reader wanted to know if this was possible in CorelDRAW. The short answer is yes and it has been around...
Quite often I will use an e-mail or phone call I receive when writing a blog post. In this case it was a phone call from someone who wanted to know if there was a macro or add-on for CorelDRAW that would do a specific kind of product. The person was ready to buy if I...
A few months ago I told you about the lack of information provided by a number of users who simply say “It Doesn’t Work”. One of the most basic things you should supply is the name of the software and the version you are using. A pet peeve of mine is...
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