For the first time I managed to draw a design completely in Corel Draw without using a scanned hand drawn image to work with. I was so pleased with the results and exported it to the desk top to open it in Corel Paint to add some efects. I had been working on a page 100 mm X 100mm and my design was in the middle. The surrounding page was cropped so tight to the image top and bottom when I exported it. How do I keep the page the same size with plenty of space around the image when exporting the file?
You don’t say what format you exported to; but most of the export dialogue boxes give you the option of choosing between exporting Objects and Page. Probably ticking the Page box will do what you want.
Alternatively, change the Paper Size in Photopaint (under the Image menu).
Hi,
I think you are exporting to CPT format. It doesn't make much of a difference but you can add Page Frame by double clicking the rectangle and set it to No fill and no outline. If you have many pages you can add page frame to a master layer so that it automatically appears on all pages.
Peace I-)
Thanks Guys
Just changed the paper size in Paint so thank you for that.......sorry to sound thick.......but I am a complete novice with computers let alone this software lol
I export the files as JPEG Bitmaps.......couldn't find any page box to tick
No, you’re right, there is no “Page” option for JPEG format.
It’s not the ideal format to use, by the way. No transparency, so irregular shpes will always have a rectangular white background. And the “lossy” compression used in JPEG formats leads to deterioration of the picture over time.
If you want to work on the image in Photopaint, the CPT format would seem most appropriate.
Hi David,
I draw black line illustrations which we then send to a factory to be made into polymer stamps for card makers to use. They have to be JPEG 300 dpi for them to do this. When I first started my business I used to draw the images by hand. I then found if I scanned them in windows paint I could clean up the mistakes and alter them on the computer without spending hours re drawing the images by hand. My husband bought me Corel Graphics suite x3 to help make life easier. It has taken me a long time to get my head around but things are starting to click now and I am finding it amazing!
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PINKGEM: Hi David, I draw black line illustrations which we then send to a factory to be made into polymer stamps for card makers to use. They have to be JPEG 300 dpi for them to do this. When I first started my business I used to draw the images by hand. I then found if I scanned them in windows paint I could clean up the mistakes and alter them on the computer without spending hours re drawing the images by hand. My husband bought me Corel Graphics suite x3 to help make life easier. It has taken me a long time to get my head around but things are starting to click now and I am finding it amazing!
If they HAVE to have, or demand that you send them JPEG then of course send them a JPEG. But at the same time as Foster said there are many times better file formats to use. JPEG is a self destructive file format in that if you open the JPEG several times and re-save it each time, the JPEG file format will get destroyed, become less good quality for each time.
Learning by doing is one of the best ways of learning. Another one is to buy a book. I saw that Foster answered you, he make a great book/DVD I highly recomend. Great for both beginners as well as more advanced users. And he has a DVD e-book for the version you have, the X3. If you buy that one you will learn a lot. He make new versions of his DVD/e-book suited for each new version.
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