By Steve Bain These days, there's no excuse for churning out plain-looking text layouts. Using recent versions of CorelDRAW, there are so many ways you can make text more interesting to read, it's a shame not to take advantage of them. Let's explore a few tricks that you can use with paragraph...
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Filed under: coreldraw, design, envelope, Special Effects, Tips, Layout Strategies, Basic, Feature, Typography, Text containers, Drop caps, Paragraph Text, Point-Form lists, Inline graphics, Bullets
Sometimes it is surprising when you learn that "an expert" doesn't know a particular little tip. I had that happen once when I was demonstrating the following tip. Someone who knows CorelDRAW inside and out wasn't aware of the feature. It just goes to show you that nobody knows everything...
Dear Members, Let us check out another difference between "Unconstrained" and the rest of the three envelope options. Open Corel DRAW. Type the text, say “Corel”. Stretch it to make it bigger. Keep it selected. Effects > Envelope You get a docker to your right side on the desktop with the...
Dear Members, The last "Unconstrained" option need some attention to understand. As it suggests, it is provided to have more free hand with envelope effect. Open Corel DRAW. Type the text, say “Corel”. Stretch it to make it bigger. Keep it selected. Effects > Envelope You get a docker to...
Dear Members, Next is "Double Arc" option where the envelope shape forms double arc when stretched by any node. Open Corel DRAW. Type the text, say “Corel”. Stretch it to make it bigger. Keep it selected. Effects > Envelope You get a docker to your right side on the desktop with the envelope...
Dear Members, We will try the option called "Single Arc". With this, when you stretch the any node of the text, it stretches in the form of curve. And Its a single curve. Open Corel DRAW. Type the text, say “Corel”. Stretch it to make it bigger. Keep it selected. Effects > Envelope You get...
Dear Members, Let us get into the details of Envelope effect. We will try straight-line option. Once you get the result you will automatically understand why it is called straight line. The effect is carried out using straight lines. Open Corel DRAW. Type the text, say “Corel”. Stretch it to make it...
Dear Members, There are readymade effect provided under “Add Preset” button. Open Corel DRAW. Type the text, say “Corel”. Stretch it to make it bigger. Keep it selected. Effects > Envelope You get a docker to your right side on the desktop with the envelope options. There is “Add Preset” button to...
Dear Members, Let us start with another great effect using Corel DRAW. Envelope provides you number of options to shape and edit the object. We will try simple Envelope effect in this lesson before going into the depth of the effect. Open Corel DRAW. Type the text, say "Corel". Stretch it to...