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Working with office productivity applications
Corel DESIGNER is highly compatible with office productivity applications such as
Microsoft Word and WordPerfect Office. You can import and export files between applications, and you can copy or insert objects from Corel DESIGNER into office productivity documents.
This section contains the following topics:
• Importing files from office productivity applications
• Exporting files to office productivity applications
Importing files from office productivity applications
Corel DESIGNER lets you import files created in other applications. For example, you can import a file from a Microsoft Office or WordPerfect Office application. For more
information about importing files, see “WordPerfect Document (WPD)” on page 843
and “Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF)” on page 797.
Exporting files to office productivity applications
You can export a file so that it is optimized for use with office productivity applications such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. For more information about exporting files
from Corel DESIGNER, see “To export a file to Microsoft Office or WordPerfect Office” on page 747.
Adding objects to documents
Corel DESIGNER lets you copy an object and paste it into a drawing. You can also copy an object and place it into a document created in an office productivity application such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. For more information about copying objects, see
“Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects” on page 249.
Working with office productivity applications 777
You can insert an object into a Corel DESIGNER document, or into an office productivity document, such as one created in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. For more information about inserting objects into Corel DESIGNER documents, see
“Finding and managing content” on page 81. For information about inserting objects
778 Corel DESIGNER X6 User Guide
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Table of contents
- 3 Table of contents
- 19 Getting started
- 21 Welcome
- 21 Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite applications
- 23 Changing languages
- 24 Changing startup settings
- 24 Updating Corel products
- 25 Corel Support Services
- 25 About Corel
- 27 What’s new in Corel DESIGNER X6?
- 27 Access and repurpose technical design assets
- 28 Create technical illustrations with precision
- 31 Illustrate with style and consistency
- 35 Publish to technical communication standards
- 36 Increase performance, speed, and efficiency
- 41 Learning resources
- 41 Getting help
- 42 Using the Help and tooltips
- 44 Welcome screen
- 44 Macro programming guide
- 45 Network deployment guide
- 45 Web-based resources
- 45 Customized training and integration resources
- 47 Corel DESIGNER workspace tour
- 47 Corel DESIGNER terms and concepts
- 48 Corel DESIGNER application window
- 49 Corel DESIGNER workspace tools
- 71 Corel DESIGNER basics
- 71 Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps
- 72 Starting and opening drawings
- 78 Acquiring images from scanners and digital cameras
- 80 Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions
- 82 Zooming, panning, and scrolling
- 86 Previewing drawings
- 88 Choosing viewing modes
- 90 Working with views
- 91 Saving drawings
- 94 Backing up and recovering files
- 96 Adding and accessing drawing information
- 97 Closing drawings and quitting Corel DESIGNER
- 99 Finding and managing content
- 99 Exploring Corel CONNECT
- 104 Accessing content
- 106 Browsing and searching for content
- 110 Viewing content
- 111 Using content
- 114 Installing pattern fills and fonts
- 115 Managing content
- 119 Working with precision
- 119 Using gravity snapping
- 123 Using dynamic guides
- 130 Using alignment guides
- 136 Using constrain keys
- 137 Using object coordinates
- 147 Collaborating
- 147 Using ConceptShare
- 149 Lines, shapes, and outlines
- 151 Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes
- 151 Setting the default property values
- 152 Drawing lines
- 160 Closing multiple line segments
- 160 Drawing callouts
- 165 Drawing connector lines
- 170 Drawing dimension lines
- 175 Formatting lines and outlines
- 180 Adding arrowheads to lines and curves
- 183 Drawing calligraphic, pressure-sensitive, and preset lines
- 186 Applying linear-pattern brushstrokes
- 188 Spraying linear patterns along a line
- 193 Drawing shapes
- 193 Drawing rectangles and squares
- 197 Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and wedges
- 199 Drawing polygons and stars
- 201 Drawing grids
- 201 Drawing predefined shapes
- 202 Drawing projected shapes
- 205 Drawing by using shape recognition
- 209 Shaping objects
- 209 Working with curve objects
- 216 Shaping curve objects by using Reflect Nodes mode
- 216 Cropping, splitting, and erasing objects
- 223 Trimming objects
- 224 Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners of curve objects
- 228 Welding and intersecting objects
- 229 Creating new objects from boundaries
- 230 Creating PowerClip objects
- 236 Smudging and smearing objects
- 240 Adding twirl effects
- 241 Roughening objects
- 243 Shaping objects by attracting or pushing away nodes
- 246 Applying distortion effects
- 248 Shaping objects by using envelopes
- 251 Reference: Shaping objects
- 253 Projecting objects
- 253 Understanding projected drawing modes
- 255 Using projected drawing modes
- 258 Customizing drawing profiles
- 261 Objects, symbols, and layers
- 263 Working with objects
- 263 Selecting objects
- 267 Changing object properties
- 267 Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects
- 271 Copying object properties, transformations, and effects
- 272 Cloning objects
- 273 Moving objects
- 276 Sizing and scaling objects
- 279 Rotating objects
- 280 Mirroring objects
- 281 Skewing objects
- 282 Aligning and distributing objects
- 285 Changing the order of objects
- 287 Grouping objects
- 289 Combining objects
- 291 Locking objects
- 291 Finding and replacing objects
- 292 Accessing and displaying geometric information about objects
- 293 Inserting bar codes
- 295 Working with symbols
- 295 Using symbols in drawings
- 299 Managing collections and libraries
- 300 Creating, editing, and deleting symbols
- 303 Sharing symbols between drawings
- 304 Reference: Working with symbols
- 307 Creating objects for the Web
- 307 Exporting bitmaps for the Web
- 315 Saving and applying Web presets
- 315 Exporting objects with transparent colors and backgrounds
- 317 Creating rollovers
- 319 Adding bookmarks and hyperlinks to documents
- 321 Adding hotspots and alternate text to objects
- 323 Working with layers
- 323 Creating layers
- 328 Changing layer properties
- 331 Moving and copying layers and objects
- 333 Object linking and embedding
- 333 Inserting linked or embedded objects
- 334 Editing linked or embedded objects
- 337 Working with object data
- 337 Setting up the project database
- 339 Managing object data
- 341 Applying CGM data to objects
- 349 Color and fills
- 351 Working with color
- 351 Understanding color models
- 354 Understanding color depth
- 355 Choosing colors
- 364 Using the Document palette
- 368 Creating and editing custom color palettes
- 372 Organizing and displaying color palettes
- 374 Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries
- 376 Setting the properties of color palettes
- 379 Filling objects
- 379 Applying uniform fills
- 380 Applying fountain fills
- 384 Applying hatch fills
- 388 Applying pattern fills
- 393 Applying texture fills
- 395 Applying PostScript texture fills
- 396 Applying mesh fills
- 398 Applying fills to areas
- 400 Working with fills
- 403 Using color management
- 403 Understanding color management
- 409 Getting started with color management in Corel DESIGNER
- 413 Installing, loading, and embedding color profiles
- 416 Assigning color profiles
- 417 Converting colors to other color profiles
- 417 Choosing color-conversion settings
- 418 Soft proofing
- 422 Working with color management presets
- 424 Working with color management policies
- 426 Managing colors when opening documents
- 428 Managing colors when importing and pasting files
- 429 Managing colors for print
- 429 Using a safe CMYK workflow
- 430 Managing colors for online viewing
- 431 Special effects
- 433 Adding 3D effects to objects
- 433 Contouring objects
- 437 Applying perspective to objects
- 439 Creating extrusions
- 444 Creating bevel effects
- 447 Creating drop shadows
- 450 Blending objects
- 457 Changing the transparency of objects
- 457 Applying transparencies
- 460 Applying merge modes
- 465 Using lenses with objects
- 465 Applying lenses
- 467 Editing lenses
- 469 Text
- 471 Adding and manipulating text
- 472 Importing and pasting text
- 474 Adding artistic text
- 475 Adding paragraph text
- 479 Adding columns to text frames
- 481 Combining and linking paragraph text frames
- 485 Aligning text by using the baseline grid
- 486 Selecting text
- 487 Finding, editing, and converting text
- 489 Shifting, rotating, mirroring, and flipping text
- 492 Moving text
- 492 Wrapping text
- 494 Fitting text to a path
- 497 Embedding graphics and adding special characters
- 498 Working with legacy text
- 501 Formatting text
- 501 Choosing typefaces and fonts
- 504 Formatting characters
- 507 Changing text color
- 509 Kerning a range of characters
- 510 Changing text case
- 512 Working with OpenType features
- 518 Adjusting character and word spacing
- 520 Adjusting line and paragraph spacing
- 522 Adding bullets to text
- 524 Inserting drop caps
- 525 Changing character position and angle
- 527 Aligning text
- 530 Adding tabs and indents
- 532 Working with text styles
- 532 Hyphenating text
- 535 Inserting formatting codes
- 536 Displaying nonprinting characters
- 539 Working with text in different languages
- 539 Formatting Asian text
- 540 Using line-breaking rules for Asian text
- 541 OpenType support for Asian text
- 542 Formatting multilingual text
- 544 Displaying text correctly in any language
- 547 Managing fonts
- 547 Substituting fonts
- 549 Previewing and displaying fonts
- 550 Using the Bitstream Font Navigator
- 551 Using writing tools
- 551 Using QuickCorrect
- 554 Using the spelling checker and Grammatik
- 556 Using the thesaurus
- 558 Working with languages
- 559 Customizing the writing tools
- 560 Using checking styles
- 563 Using rule classes
- 565 Analyzing a drawing
- 566 Using word lists
- 570 Checking statistics
- 570 Reference: Using writing tools
- 577 Templates and styles
- 579 Working with templates
- 579 Searching for templates
- 582 Using templates
- 583 Creating templates
- 584 Editing templates
- 587 Working with styles and style sets
- 587 Creating styles and style sets
- 591 Applying styles and style sets
- 592 Editing styles and style sets
- 594 Managing default object properties
- 596 Exporting and importing style sheets
- 597 Assigning keyboard shortcuts to styles or style sets
- 597 Finding objects that use a specific style or style set
- 598 Breaking the link between objects and styles or style sets
- 599 Working with color styles
- 599 Creating and applying color styles
- 603 Editing color styles
- 605 Exporting and importing color styles
- 605 Breaking the link between a color style and an object
- 607 Pages and layout
- 609 Working with pages and layout tools
- 609 Specifying the page layout
- 613 Choosing a page background
- 615 Adding, duplicating, renaming, and deleting pages
- 618 Inserting page numbers
- 620 Using the rulers
- 622 Calibrating the rulers
- 622 Setting up the document grid
- 624 Setting up the baseline grid
- 625 Setting up guidelines
- 628 Modifying guidelines
- 629 Setting the drawing scale
- 631 Working with tables
- 631 Adding tables to drawings
- 633 Selecting, moving, and navigating table components
- 636 Inserting and deleting table rows and columns
- 638 Resizing table cells, rows, and columns
- 639 Formatting tables and cells
- 641 Working with text in tables
- 642 Converting tables to text
- 643 Merging and splitting tables and cells
- 645 Manipulating tables as objects
- 645 Adding images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables
- 646 Importing tables in a drawing
- 649 Bitmaps
- 651 Working with bitmaps
- 651 Converting vector graphics to bitmaps
- 654 Importing bitmaps
- 654 Cropping bitmaps
- 655 Changing the dimensions and resolution of bitmaps
- 657 Straightening bitmaps
- 659 Using Digimarc watermarks to identify bitmaps
- 661 Removing dust and scratch marks from bitmaps
- 661 Applying special effects in bitmaps
- 663 Working with colors in bitmaps
- 665 Using the Image Adjustment Lab
- 672 Adjusting color and tone
- 675 Using the Tone Curve filter
- 676 Transforming color and tone
- 677 Editing bitmaps with Corel PHOTO-PAINT
- 679 Working with bitmap color modes
- 679 Changing the color mode of bitmaps
- 680 Changing bitmaps to black-and-white images
- 681 Changing bitmaps to duotones
- 683 Changing bitmaps to the paletted color mode
- 689 Tracing bitmaps and editing traced results
- 689 Tracing bitmaps
- 693 PowerTRACE controls
- 695 Previewing traced results
- 695 Fine-tuning traced results
- 698 Adjusting colors in traced results
- 702 Setting default tracing options
- 703 Tips for tracing bitmaps and editing traced results
- 705 Working with RAW camera files
- 705 Using RAW camera files
- 706 Bringing RAW camera files into Corel DESIGNER
- 709 Adjusting the color and tone of RAW camera files
- 712 Sharpening and reducing noise in RAW camera files
- 713 Previewing RAW camera files and obtaining image information
- 715 Printing
- 717 Printing basics
- 717 Printing your work
- 719 Laying out print jobs
- 720 Previewing print jobs
- 721 Applying print styles
- 722 Fine-tuning print jobs
- 724 Printing colors accurately
- 727 Printing to a PostScript printer
- 730 Using print merge
- 735 Viewing preflight summaries
- 737 Preparing files for print service providers
- 737 Preparing a print job for a print service provider
- 738 Working with imposition layouts
- 741 Printing printers’ marks
- 744 Maintaining OPI links
- 745 Printing color separations
- 747 Working with color trapping and overprinting
- 751 Specifying In-RIP trapping settings
- 754 Printing to film
- 755 Working with a print service provider
- 757 File formats
- 759 Importing and exporting files
- 759 Importing files
- 764 Exporting files
- 769 Working with 3D models
- 769 Installing XVL Studio 3D Corel Edition
- 770 Importing 3D models
- 772 Inserting and adjusting 3D models
- 775 Exporting to PDF
- 775 Exporting documents as PDF files
- 779 Including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails in PDF files
- 780 Reducing the size of PDF files
- 782 Working with text and fonts in PDF files
- 784 Specifying an encoding format for PDF files
- 784 Specifying a viewing option for EPS files
- 785 Specifying color management options for exporting PDF files
- 786 Setting security options for PDF files
- 788 Optimizing PDF files
- 790 Viewing preflight summaries for PDF files
- 791 Preparing PDF files for a print provider
- 795 Working with office productivity applications
- 795 Importing files from office productivity applications
- 795 Exporting files to office productivity applications
- 795 Adding objects to documents
- 797 Exporting to HTML
- 797 Setting preferences for exporting images to HTML
- 798 Creating Web-compatible text
- 799 Previewing and verifying files before exporting to HTML
- 800 Exporting to HTML
- 801 Supported file formats
- 803 3D file formats
- 803 Adobe Illustrator (AI)
- 807 Adobe Type 1 Font (PFB)
- 808 Windows Bitmap (BMP)
- 810 OS/2 Bitmap (BMP)
- 810 Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)
- 812 CorelDRAW (CDR)
- 813 Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX)
- 814 Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)
- 815 Corel Symbol Library (CSL)
- 815 Cursor Resource (CUR)
- 815 Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF)
- 819 Microsoft Publisher (PUB)
- 820 Corel DESIGNER (DES, DSF, DS4, or DRW)
- 821 AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF)
- 824 Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
- 831 PostScript (PS or PRN)
- 832 GIF
- 833 HTML
- 834 JPEG (JPG)
- 835 JPEG 2000 (JP2)
- 837 Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD)
- 839 PICT (PCT)
- 840 PaintBrush (PCX)
- 842 Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
- 844 HPGL Plotter File (PLT)
- 847 Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
- 848 Adobe Photoshop (PSD)
- 850 Corel Painter (RIF)
- 851 Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
- 856 Adobe Flash (SWF)
- 858 TARGA (TGA)
- 859 TIFF
- 859 TrueType Font (TTF)
- 860 Visio (VSD)
- 861 WordPerfect Document (WPD)
- 861 WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)
- 862 RAW camera file formats
- 863 Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI)
- 863 Windows Metafile Format (WMF)
- 864 Additional file formats
- 866 Recommended formats for importing graphics
- 866 Recommended formats for exporting graphics
- 867 General notes on importing text files
- 869 Customizing and automating
- 871 Setting basic preferences
- 871 Disabling warning messages
- 871 Viewing system information
- 872 Corel Application Recovery Manager (Windows XP)
- 873 Customizing Corel DESIGNER
- 873 Saving defaults
- 874 Using multiple workspaces
- 876 Customizing keyboard shortcuts
- 879 Customizing menus
- 881 Customizing toolbars
- 885 Customizing the property bar
- 887 Customizing the status bar
- 888 Customizing feedback sounds
- 889 Customizing filters
- 890 Customizing file associations
- 893 Using macros to automate tasks
- 893 Working with macros
- 905 Reference
- 907 Comparing features
- 911 Glossary
- 943 Index