Grafigo 2

Enhanced! Drawing Assistance

Corel Grafigo 2 provides New drawing aids, such as line straightening and alignment, symmetry recognition and snapping, that convert the shapes you draw into perfect forms. New shapes include arrows and trapezoids.

New! Grab-It

Cut out content from any application or Web site and bring it directly into Corel Grafigo 2, with only a couple taps of your pen.

Enhanced! Real-time Collaboration

Through Microsoft® Peer-to-Peer technology or Microsoft® NetMeeting®, Corel Grafigo 2 lets you collaborate with colleagues over the Internet, in real time. Changes made in one person's version of Corel Grafigo 2 can be seen immediately by all members of the collaboration session, saving time during group projects, brainstorming sessions and whenever input is required from multiple sources.

Enhanced! Onionskins

A revolutionary way to review graphically rich projects, Onionskins are transparent overlays that let you add comments or changes to a graphic or drawing without altering the original. Onionskins are reusable and can be sent to another person. With Corel Grafigo 2, you can now show, hide, lock and unlock Onionskins, and use multiple Onionskins that overlap one another so you can view them independently.

Enhanced! Underlays

You can now move, resize and delete underlays, including importing multi-page documents as separate underlays, which are then automatically added to the View Manager toolbar for easy access. With Corel Grafigo 2, you can import documents from any program installed on your Tablet PC that supports standard Windows OS print functionality.

Enhanced! Library Toolbar

The New Library toolbar replaces the Symbols palette, allowing you to create reusable content from underlays, Onionskins, text frames and ink strokes, and organize content more easily with a New, intuitive workflow.

New! E-mailing Documents

E-mail documents directly from Corel Grafigo 2.

Enhanced! View Manager

Save specific views while you're working and access them at any time using the View Manager toolbar

New! Slide Shows

Save views as a slide show and open them in an SVG viewer. For multi-page documents, Corel Grafigo 2 also provides navigation controls that let you navigate through the views you've defined.

New! Navigator

View document contents and navigate in documents more easily. Use the Navigator to pan to any area of the workspace with a tap of the pen, or auto-pan to move the document view in the direction you drag a selected object.

Enhanced! Ink Strokes

Resize and rotate ink strokes, and use the New Local Eraser tool to erase portions of an ink stroke.

Enhanced! Content Selection

Use the Pick and Lasso tools to select ink strokes, text frames and underlays with a tap of the pen, and grab anywhere within a selection to move the selected content. Plus, select and move content around the workspace with a single motion using the New Pick tool.

New! Export Preview

Preview documents before you export them.

New! Exchange Information Between Programs

Copy selected ink strokes from Corel Grafigo 2 and paste them into another program that supports ink. Or take selected ink strokes from a program that supports ink and insert them into Corel Grafigo 2.

• What is Corel Grafigo 2?
• Why did you choose the name "Grafigo"?
• Who will use Corel Grafigo 2?
• What are the most common uses of Corel Grafigo 2?
• What are the main improvements in Corel Grafigo 2?
• Can Corel Grafigo 2 run on desktop operating systems?
• Which partners are you working with for Corel Grafigo 2?
• Will Corel Grafigo 1 continue to be available after Corel Grafigo 2 is released?
• How can I purchase Corel Grafigo 2?
• How much does Corel Grafigo 2 cost?
• Why does Corel Grafigo 2 use the SVG file format?
• Other than Corel Grafigo 2, does Corel offer any other applications for the tablet PC?

What is Corel Grafigo 2

Corel® Grafigo™ 2 is a pen-based business graphics application, designed specifically for Microsoft® Windows® Tablet PC Edition. This innovative software provides powerful tools for content creation, annotation and collaboration, all in an easy-to-use interface. For mobile professionals who need to create, annotate and collaborate by sketching on digital images and forms as part of their workflow, Corel Grafigo 2 provides tools for quick and effective communication of ideas. With intuitive Drawing Assistance tools, integrated document management features and leading-edge collaboration technology, Corel Grafigo 2 is an ideal partner for mobile professionals on the go. Corel Grafigo 2 is written in Microsoft's C# programming language, which provides diverse opportunities for the application to be customized, to be connected to Web services and to create enterprise-based solutions. The architecture for Corel Grafigo 2 is designed to leverage the full power of .NET in the enterprise.

Why did you choose the name "Grafigo"?

"Grafigo" is derived from the phrase "graphics on the go." This idea clearly expresses the value of this application for its target customers: mobile professionals who perform most of their day-to-day functions away from their desktops, and who need to communicate and collaborate in meetings or on the road.

Who will use Corel Grafigo 2?

This application is targeted to mobile knowledge workers, including:

• Corridor warriors – employees who work in medium- or large-sized corporations but are away from their desktops for the majority of the work day
• Road warriors – employees who work in medium- or large-sized corporations who are away from the office more than three days per week
• Executives, directors and management
• Anyone who captures and requires access to information while in meetings or away from their desk

What are the most common uses of Corel Grafigo 2?

Corel Grafigo 2 is typically used to review documents from colleagues, make annotations and share comments with other parties, no matter where they are.

What are the main improvements in Corel Grafigo 2?

The latest advancements in Corel Grafigo 2 include:

• integrated ability to bring content into Corel Grafigo 2 in various formats
• new and improved annotation tools
• the ability to e-mail annotated documents straight from the application

These new features are ideal for the daily work requirements of an average mobile professional.

Can Corel Grafigo 2 run on desktop operating systems?

Corel Grafigo 2 was designed specifically for the Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition operating system, which has been tailored for use on tablet PC hardware. Although Corel Grafigo can run on a desktop system, its benefits cannot be fully experienced without a tablet PC.

Which partners are you working with for Corel Grafigo 2?

Key partners include Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Acer, Fujitsu, NEC and Motion Computing. Corel is also working very closely with Microsoft to integrate a number of its technologies into Corel Grafigo 2, including their newest collaboration technology, Windows® Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Networking.

Will Corel Grafigo 1 continue to be available after Corel Grafigo 2 is released?

Corel Grafigo 1 will no longer be available for a free download once Corel Grafigo 2 is released.

How can I purchase Corel Grafigo 2?

Corel Grafigo 2 is available via Electronic Software Download (ESD) through the Corel e-store. As well, License Media Pack CDs will be available thorough Corel channel partners for any multiple user deployments.

How much does Corel Grafigo 2 cost?

Corel Grafigo 2 is $99 US/$149 Cdn for the Electronic Software Download version.

Why does Corel Grafigo 2 use the SVG file format?

In keeping with Corel's commitment to embrace open standards, the SVG file format allows for easy sharing and viewing of Corel Grafigo 2 files between different applications. Corel has also developed an SVG viewer as part of its Corel® Smart Graphics Studio offering, enabling Corel Grafigo 2 users to share their files with anyone who installs Corel® SVG Viewer for free.

Other than Corel Grafigo 2, does Corel offer any other applications for the tablet PC?

In addition to Corel Grafigo 2, which was built specifically for the tablet PC form factor, any of the current versions of Corel's award-winning applications will run on the tablet PC, including Corel® DESIGNER™ 10, CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite 11 and Corel® Painter™ 8.

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition
• 500 MHz processor or higher
• 128 MB RAM or higher
• 30 MB hard disk space for installation
• VGA monitor (800 x 600, 768 x 1024 in portrait mode, or higher resolution)
• Pointing device, such as a pen stylus and digitizer

Actual requirements will vary based on the applications you choose to install. An additional 12 MB of available hard disk space may be required if you are installing Corel SVG Viewer, which supports files created in Corel Grafigo 2.