Vol. III, Issue 3, December 2001
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Corel Strengthens Worldwide Presence
On October 29, 2001, Corel announced that it would expand its commitment to customers worldwide by aggressively pursuing growth opportunities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Leading
Corel’s growth in EMEA will be newly-appointed executive vice-president, EMEA Operations Amanda Bedborough. Formerly vice-president Europe, Middle East and Africa for 3dfx Interactive, Inc., Ms.
Bedborough is based in Corel’s office in the United Kingdom and will guide Corel into a closer relationship with customers and partners across the region.
To find out more, please consult the press release.
New Neon Text Effect Tutorial at Designer.com Looking for a simple way to create a realistic neon effect using CorelDRAW®? Gary Priester has discovered a method, which he shared with us in a recent tutorial. Check out this article and more great content on Designer.com.
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Quick Tips
Using the Plop-Render mode in Bryce® 5
In Bryce® 5, you can use the Plop-render mode to select an area of a scene to render fully. This allows you to preview specific areas of your landscape more quickly than rendering the whole scene.
To use the Plop-render mode:
- Click the Render all button.
- Click on the scene to pause the rendering.
- Marquee-select the area you want to preview.
- Click the top button beside the selected area.
Using the page sorter view to rearrange pages in CorelDRAW® 10
In CorelDRAW® 10, you can use the page sorter view to rearrange pages. This feature lets you use drag-and-drop functionality to reorder pages in a document.
To rearrange pages:
- Click View, Page sorter view.
- Drag a page to its new location. As you drag, a red vertical bar displays to indicate the new page location. You can close the page sorter view by clicking View, Page sorter view.
Visit Designer.com for more great Tips & Tricks on Corel’s graphics and publishing products.
Corel and Apple Celebrate Creativity on Mac® OS X
Corel is pleased to announce that it is now shipping more native Mac® OS X graphics products than any other major software vendor! Corel's current line of native Mac OS X products includes Bryce 5, Corel® GRAPHICS SUITE 10 for Macintosh®, CorelDRAW 10 for Macintosh, Corel PHOTO-PAINT® 10 for Macintosh and the procreate™ line of creative enhancement tools—Painter 7™, KPT® effects™ and KnockOut 2.
In a press release, Apple recognized Corel as "leading the wave of development for the Mac by delivering seven outstanding offerings for Mac OS X."
Want to read more about Corel’s development for Mac OS X? Please check out our recent press release.
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Service Pack 2 is now available
Corel is pleased to announce that WordPerfect Office 2002 Service Pack 2 is now available. This service pack, available as a download, includes several new features and enhancements.
To download Service Pack 2, visit the download page on corel.com.
Join the Corel newsgroup community
Corel offers several newsgroups intended to provide you with opportunities to exchange information, tips and techniques with other users of Corel applications.
Newsgroups are forums for discussion. You post a message to the newsgroup for all participants to read. If a participant has an answer to your message, he/she will post a message in response.
The newsgroups are a free service. Check them out today!
Meet the WordPerfect® Team in person
The WordPerfect team will be visiting the following cities in December:
- GTC Southeast, Atlanta, GA, December 5 & 6
- Legal Tech Southeast, New Orleans, LA, December 5 & 6
- Congress of Cities Exposition, Atlanta, GA, December 6 & 7
Quick Tip
Moving text boxes using the crosshair in Corel® Presentations™ 10
In Corel Presentations 10, you can move text boxes using the crosshair. This feature lets you move text boxes with precision. The crosshair is a pointer that is attached to crossed lines extending to the edges of a slide.
To move a text box using the crosshair:
- Select the text box you want to move.
- Click View, Crosshair.
- Drag the text box.
Visit OfficeCommunity.com for more great Tips & Tricks on the WordPerfect suite of applications.
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Until December 31, you’ll receive a 15% discount when you buy the following products at the Corel® Store (North America only):
- CorelDRAW® 10 Graphics Suite (Windows full version)
- CorelDRAW® ESSENTIALS
- WordPerfect® Family Pack 3
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Season’s greetings from Corel!
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