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Every user of CorelDRAW does something a little different in their workflow. We know there are users who have probably never used a macro and there are others who use them extensively. What we want to know is about you and we've posted a question on our Facebook page asking about it . I'll repeat...
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As I talk to designers, it seems like the Holy Grail is a tool that will just do what you want in one click. I'm not sure that it will ever be that easy, but Design Base Automation Plug-in for CorelDRAW X3-X5 certainly makes things a lot easier. When you launch it, you get a dialog box similar to...
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Macro authors must be working on some really cool projects as there haven't been as many new releases recently. Since there aren't any new macros to write about, I'm going to deviate a bit today and talk about scanning software. When you buy a scanner, it typically comes with software for...
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I don't know about you, but I'm always sampling colors to fill objects in CorelDRAW. GDG Color Click Extreme gives you the ability to take your sampling to new heights. That includes sampling colors from inside of PowerClips, selecting multiple colors and other extremely complex selections. It...
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There are times when it only takes seconds to select the objects you want to modify in CorelDRAW. At other times you may spend quite some time perfecting your selection. In situations like the latter, you want GDG Selection Saver in your toolbox. It gives you the ability to save the current selection...
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Anyone creating apparel designs will need to add a monogram at some point. Even in other areas of design, monograms can come in handy. GDG has created three special fonts for creating monograms . There is a cost for the fonts. Each of the fonts contains letters for the left, center and right position...
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One of the greatest features in CorelDRAW is the ability to customize the software to meet your needs. That includes adding custom icons for macros that you add to toolbars. Jeff Harrison created a short tutorial movie that shows how to do this. You can save custom artwork to various formats, but your...
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Some users happily take advantage of macros to extend their capabilities in CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT. Other users feel a bit intimidated and aren't sure how to add macros to their workflow. So today I'm going to give you links to pages of information about macros from our friends at GDG...
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When you see a picture of yourself, do you immediately want to edit the photo to make yourself look better? I'm sure we all have a few things we'd like to digitally improve. One of the problems with editing photos is setting up everything to properly do the edits. Brian Davies Auto Layers will...
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Any time a feature works the same way for a long period of time, you develop a workflow that gets the job done. Layers in CorelDRAW worked pretty much the same way for a number of versions. They weren't perfect, but they were efficient for the majority of users. In CorelDRAW X4, Corel made some major...
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Getting just the right color in your projects can sometimes be a challenge. GDG Color Blender gives you a number of tools for getting just the right color. That includes blending between colors based on a number of factors, creating color swatches and even labeling the colors. Check it out and see if...
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With this macro, it is important to understand a variable. It is a piece of data that changes. In the case of this macro, the variable could be text or a graphic. It pulls data from a database and processes that data by replacing text and graphics. I could continue to try and describe it, but to best...
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When you are working on a drawing, do you have the need to quickly print selected items? That's exactly what GDG Quick Print can do for you. The product page explains that this macro is best for more advanced users as you will need to modify it a bit based on your printer and its necessary settings...
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When learning CorelDRAW, it is extremely important to understand the manipulation of nodes. They are the building blocks of all vector artwork. GDG Node Manipulator gives you additional functionality for moving and selecting nodes in unique and creative ways. The best way to understand what is possible...
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I know there are a fair number of you who design banners in CorelDRAW. Heck, I've created several myself. This is no surprise since I told you last week about the major limitations in Adobe software for large dimension files . A new macro, GDG Banner Helper , is going to make producing banners even...