Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12

Contents

Minimum System Requirements

  • Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, and Business (32 Bit and 64 Bit), Windows XP Home, or Professional Edition (with latest Service Pack and Critical Updates), Windows 2000 (with latest Service Pack and Critical Updates)
  • Pentium III, 600 MHz or greater (800-MHz processor required for Windows Vista)
  • 256 MB of RAM (512 MB required for Windows Vista)
  • Mouse or tablet
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution (768 x 1024 on a Tablet PC)
  • CD-ROM drive
  • 1 GB hard disk space to install all language packs with all content
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

Installing Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12

Before Installing Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12

  • Critical: Make sure that your system date and time are set correctly.
  • Close all applications, including all virus detection programs and applications that are open in the system tray or on the Windows taskbar. Not doing so may increase the installation time and interfere with installation.
  • On Windows Vista, Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you should be logged in as an administrator or as a user with administrative rights.
  • Make sure that you have 1 GB of free disk space available on the drive where you want to install the application.
  • To avoid file and memory conflicts, close all running programs, and delete the contents of your system's TEMP folders: [C:\Documents and Settings\<Administrator>\Local Settings\Temp] and [C:\<WINNT>\Temp].
  • Corel recommends that you install Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 in its own directory to avoid conflicts with previous versions.

Network Deployment

A deployment guide is available to network administrators of organizations that have purchased multiple licenses of Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12. For more information, contact Corel's Licensing Department, your sales representative, or Customer Service.

Information for Micrografx Picture Publisher 10 Users

If you have Micrografx Picture Publisher 10 installed under Windows 2000 or Windows XP, we have included a patch that will fix your current installation and must be completed before installing Corel DESIGNER.

  1. Insert Disc 1 in the CD drive.
  2. Locate and open the folder named English\Micrografx Picture Publisher 10 Users Start Here
  3. Double-click on MPPUpdate.msp to launch the update application
  4. Follow the instructions for updating your Micrografx Picture Publisher 10 installation.
  5. When the update is complete double-click on Autorun.exe or Setup.exe from the root of the CD to start the installation of Corel DESIGNER.

If you uninstall and reinstall Micrografx Picture Publisher 10 to your system after you have installed Corel DESIGNER you will need to repeat the steps outlined above.

To install Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12

Before you begin, read Before Installing Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 .

  1. Insert the CD in the CD drive.
    If the initial screen does not appear automatically, click Start on the Windows taskbar, and click Run. Type D:\Autorun.exe or D:\Setup.exe, where D is the letter that corresponds to the CD drive.
  2. Follow the instructions for installing the application.

Uninstalling Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12

For Windows 2000

  1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control panel > Add/remove programs. Select Corel DESIGNER(R) Technical Suite 12, then click Change/Remove
For Windows XP
  1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Control panel > Add or remove programs. Select Corel DESIGNER(R) Technical Suite 12, then click Change/Remove.

For Windows Vista

  1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Control panel > Programs > Uninstall a Program. Select Corel DESIGNER(R) Technical Suite 12, then click Uninstall/Change.

Product Activation

A product activation feature is included in Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12. This feature is evident when the application is initially run, at which point a dialog box asks you whether you want to activate the product now or later. Once the product is successfully activated, the prompt does not appear again. Otherwise, the same product activation prompt appears on each subsequent application launch. You can activate the product either online or by phone. For a list of Corel Customer Service phone numbers worldwide, refer to the Corel Customer Support Services page (customerservice.html) available in the Documentation folder in the root of the CD. No personal information is required to activate the product.

Users with dial-up Internet connections encountering problems with online activation should ensure that the Internet connection is active during attempts to activate the product online.

NOTE: After a 30-day pre activation period, you are required to activate the product to be able to use it.

IMPORTANT: Windows Vista/2000/XP users should be logged in as administrators or as users with administrative rights when launching the application for the first time after installation, or when activating the product.

Documentation

  • The user guides are in PDF format and are included on the CD in the {Language}\Documentation folder (for example, the English\Documentation folder). Adobe Reader is required for viewing them and is available for download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
  • In Microsoft HTML Help, all pop-ups are, by default, proportionally centered on the hyperlinks. However, if a hyperlink is along the right side of the Help window and the Help window is maximized or right-aligned, the right part of the pop-up text is out of view. If you want to view the full text of pop-ups, avoid maximizing the Help window or positioning it along the right side of the screen.
  • When you run the application in Italian, all documentation including Help and PDF files will be in English.

Corel DESIGNER 12

Workspace

Periodically, it may be necessary to restore the application’s workspace to the default settings. To do this, hold down F8, and start the application. A dialog box appears, asking if you want to overwrite the current workspace with the factory default. Click Yes. The application starts using the default settings for the currently selected workspace. Note that you will lose any workspace customization. See the Help for information about creating, using, and customizing multiple workspaces.

Application Presets

Application presets are saved to your user profile folder. In some cases, your user profile folder is hidden from view in Windows Explorer. If presets are hidden, you can display them by doing the following:

  1. Double-click My computer on the desktop, or launch Windows Explorer.  
  2. Click Tools > Folder options.  
  3. Click the View tab.  
  4. Enable the Show hidden files and folders option.

Web Features

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or a later version is required to use the Web features of Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12.

Text, Fonts, and Globalization

  • For multilingual support in Windows 2000, do the following: From the Control Panel, double-click Regional options. Click the General tab, and click Set default. This changes the system code page. Then, install the appropriate keyboard or input method editor (IME).
  • For multilingual support in Windows XP, do the following with an administrator account: From the Control Panel, click Date, time, language, and regional options. Click Regional and language options. Click the Advanced tab. In the Language for non-Unicode programs area, choose a language from the list box. Then, install the appropriate keyboard or IME.
  • For multilingual support on Windows Vista, do the following with an administrator account: From the Control Panel, under Clock, Language and, Region, click Change keyboards or other input methods. Click Change Keyboards.
  • Changing the Writing Tool language to a language for which there is currently no keyboard installed may install the required language keyboard.
  • To change the code page of selected text and selected text objects, click Text > Encode.
  • Some text formatting codes were unsupported in previous versions; therefore, they are converted to normal characters when the file is saved to a previous version. Some codes, most notably column/frame breaks, are removed when the file is saved to a previous version, which can cause the text flow to be altered. When saving files with these codes to previous versions, it is recommended that you convert the text to curves to preserve the flow of the text.

File I/O

  • When files are saved back to previous versions of Corel DESIGNER or CorelDRAW file formats, hatch fills are converted to full-color pattern fills.
  • When files are saved back to previous versions of Corel DESIGNER or CorelDRAW file formats, enhanced line styles are not maintained.

Scrapbook

If Corel DESIGNER 12 is installed on a system that also has Corel DESIGNER Professional SG, Corel DESIGNER 10, CorelDRAW 12, or CorelDRAW 11 installed, the search capability in the earlier versions will be affected. After you complete a search in a previous version, a blank list is generated in the Results window. To avoid this, you can modify the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\COREL\CorelSearch\CorelDESIGNER 12

Modify the registry key from a dynamic value to the absolute language ID you want to use (for example, if searching in English, the modification is to change the path from ..\Languages\<LANG>\Programs\Search.idx to ..\Languages\EN\Programs\Search.idx).

New Feature for the Scrapbook

Corel DESIGNER 12 now lets you copy your content from the CD to another location and continue using the Scrapbook features. To make use of this new feature, do the following:

  1. In the location of your choice, create a folder that has the same name as the volume label of the content CD (for example, for the Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 Clipart CD, you would require a folder called "CDTS12_CLPART").
  2. Copy the entire contents of that CD, including the volinfo.txt file, into this folder.
  3. In the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Corel\Media\Corel DESIGNER 12 Clipart (Disk1), change the path to the location of the folder you created in step #1.
    You can now browse and perform searches on your clipart without having to use the content CDs.

Corel PHOTO-PAINT 12

Workspace

Periodically, it may be necessary to restore the application’s workspace to the default settings. To do this, hold down F8, and start the application. A dialog box appears, asking if you want to overwrite the current workspace with the factory default. Click Yes. The application starts using the default settings for the currently selected workspace. Note that you will lose any workspace customization. See the Help for information about creating, using, and customizing multiple workspaces.

General

  • Sound for Web rollover states is not supported in Netscape Navigator.
  • To use the Cutout tool with larger images, you should make sure that you have at least 3 times the image size in available memory (either real or virtual memory).

Import/Export Filters

CGM Export

  • Some enhanced line styles are not supported; others may be converted to curves.
  • Some hatch fills may be converted to curves.

DXF/DWG

  • Import - File formats containing 3D objects may have unpredictable results.
  • Import - Non associative hatch fills are not supported.
  • Export - Enhanced lines styles are ignored on export; the thickness of the line style is maintained.
  • Export - When a document contains lines of 1.0- or 2.0-mm thickness, exporting the document results in an incomplete file.

SVG

  • Export - Enhanced line styles are converted to curves on export.
  • Export - Some hotspots are not functional on enhanced line styles.
  • Import - W3C Filter effects, Interact, Script, Animation, Extend, and DOM features are not maintained.
  • Import - Gradient and pattern outlines are not maintained.
  • Import - Rounded rectangles are converted to curves.
  • Import/Export - Subscript and superscript text formatting is maintained.
  • General - To preview SVG files through the SVG export dialog box, you need to have an SVG viewer installed. The Corel SVG Viewer is provided on the root of the CD.

VSD

  • Import - Data from Gantt charts and timelines may be dropped.
  • Import - Hyperlinks are not imported.

QuickTime (MOV)

  • To open, import, save, or export to the QuickTime (MOV) and QuickTime VR (QTVR) file formats, QuickTime Player 5 or later must be installed.

Printing

  • Lenses and drop shadows create large spool files when you print to PCL printers.

VBA

To use Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) within Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6.3 must be installed. Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6.3 is included in the Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 Setup under Utilities and is installed by default during a default installation.

VBA Help files

If you installed Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 by using the default installation, or a custom installation that included VBA, then you can access VBA Help files through the Object Browser of the Visual Basic Editor for both Corel DESIGNER 12 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 12.

VBA Object Model diagrams

If you installed Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 by using the default installation, or a custom installation that included VBA, then you can access Object Model diagrams for Corel DESIGNER 12 (DESVBAOM.pdf) and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 12 (PP VBA Object Model.pdf) in X:\Program Files\Corel\Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12\Programs, where X is the drive to which you've installed Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12. The diagrams are also stored on the CD in the {Language}/Documentation folder (for example, the English\Documentation folder).

VBA Programming Guide for Corel DESIGNER 12

The VBA Programming Guide for Corel DESIGNER 12 can help you automate tasks and create custom solutions by using VBA. If you installed Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 by using the default installation, or a custom installation that included VBA, then you can find the guide (devba_pg.pdf) in X:\Program Files\Corel\Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12\Programs, where X is the drive to which you've installed Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12. The guide (Corel DESIGNER 12 VBA Programming Guide.pdf) is also stored on the CD in the {Language}/Documentation folder (for example, the English\Documentation folder).

GMS Folder

GMS files are normally saved to the GMS folder under the Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12\Designer folder. If the user does not have write access to this folder, the GMS folder is saved to the User Designer folder.

Macros

Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 includes additional GMS files. For more information, please see the "Sample macros" section in the VBA Help for Corel DESIGNER 12.

Using Macros from CorelDRAW or Corel DESIGNER 10 in Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12

A macro written for CorelDRAW or Corel DESIGNER 10 may also work in Corel DESIGNER 12. If a macro does work, you may still need to change the name of the class, method, or property, or you may have to change parameters for the macro. For more information, see the Corel DESIGNER 12 object model in the VBA Help for Corel DESIGNER 12.

To Use Add-ins in a Windows XP Limited User Account

Follow the steps below to use add-ins in a Limited User account:

  1. Log in with administrator privileges to the system where you want to run the add-in.
  2. Run regsvr32.exe on the add-in. This adds the required class IDs and registry keys that only an administrator can create.
  3. Run regedit.exe. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Corel/Corel DESIGNER/12.5/Corel DESIGNER/Addins.
  4. Select the key for your add-in (for example, Designer.Addin1).
  5. From the Registry menu, click Export registry file. Enable the Selected branch option, type a filename in the File name box, and click Save. (Make sure this file is saved to a location accessible to a limited user.)
  6. Log in to the Limited User account, and run regedit.exe.
  7. From the Registry menu, click Import registry file, specify the .reg file that you exported in step 5, and click Open.
    You can now run the add-in from this Limited User account.

Trial, Academic, and OEM Versions

Not all components are available in our trial, Academic, and OEM versions. Unavailable components may include Corel applications, features, and third-party utilities. However, the applications and documentation may still refer to some of these components. A slightly longer launch time may be noticed in the trial versions because of the need for security checking.

Technical Support

Technical support is not available for OEM, "white box," jewel case (CD only), trial, or Academic versions of Corel products. For more information, please visit www.corel.com/support.

Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 Service Pack 1

Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 Service Pack 1 offers enhancements in the following areas:

Filters

  • CGM filter improvements include support for CGM Grexchange 2.6 when exporting and importing CGM files.
  • The import filters for the DRW and DSF file formats have been enhanced.
  • The SVG import and export filters include a number of improvements.
  • The Publish to PDF feature has been enhanced.

ATA TIFF export

  • ATA TIFF support is enabled if you have the following section added to the FiltMan.ini file:
    [TIFF_Filter]
    ATA_TIFF_Support=1
  • The FiltMan.ini file is created in the user's workspace folder. If you cannot locate the file, please create an empty one. The .ini file is workspace-specific and application-specific. This means that you need to modify the .ini files for all workspaces that you use with each application. For example, for the default workspaces in Corel DESIGNER and Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you need to modify the .ini files in the following folders:

    C:\Documents and Settings\<USER_NAME>\Application Data\Corel\CorelDESIGNER12\User Workspace\Corel PHOTO-PAINT\_default

    C:\Documents and Settings\<USER_NAME>\Application Data\Corel\CorelDESIGNER12\User Workspace\CorelDESIGNER\_default
  • The ATA export feature is activated when you are exporting 1-bit black-and-white image to the TIFF file format with compression set to CCITT4 provided you have already modified the FiltMan.ini file (see the first item in the bulleted list).

Importing DXF\DWG files: In a few cases that require font substitution, text objects may not appear. Manually increasing the size of the text box will force the text to display

Other enhancements

  • Snapping enhancements include improvements to snapping text to the baseline of paragraph text and snapping to grid.
  • You can now select multiple objects within the same group.
  • You can now perform full editing within groups and nested groups.
  • Increment callouts have been enhanced.
  • Improved node handling
  • Refresh issues with applying graphic and text styles have been addressed.
  • OLE improvements
  • Printing improvements
  • VBA enhancements

Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite 12 Service Pack 2 - Vista Support

This service pack brings Corel DESIGNER, Corel PHOTO-PAINT and Utilities up to the Works With Certification on Windows Vista. Several features in each of the application were optimized to enable you to use them as you would with other supported operating systems.

The minimum system requirements for all supported operating systems, including Vista, are:

  • Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, and Business (32 Bit and 64 Bit), Windows XP Home, or Professional Edition (with latest Service Pack and Critical Updates), Windows 2000 (with latest Service Pack and Critical Updates)
  • Pentium III, 600 MHz or greater (800-MHz processor required for Windows Vista)
  • 256 MB of RAM (512 MB required for Windows Vista)
  • Mouse or tablet
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution (768 x 1024 on a Tablet PC)
  • CD-ROM drive
  • 1 GB hard disk space to install all language packs with all content
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

v12.SP2 01/14/07