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Vol. II, Issue 10, July 2001
Happening this month…
For those heading to Macworld Expo in New York from July 17 - 20, be sure to stop by booth #731 to see what's new and improved in Painter 7™. While you're at it, pop by Apple's booth to see the new Bryce® 5 running on Mac® OS X.
For all those production professionals and creative designers with a radical devotion to the cutting edge, Corel will be appearing at Total Publishing (booth #505) in London, England from July 11 - 12.
Introducing Bryce® 5 3D Landscaping and Animation Software: Real Life Never Looked This Good!
The new Bryce 5 is making its mark on the 3D graphics world by striking an optimum balance between power and ease of use. Bryce 5 is available for both Windows and the Mac®, and is the first of many creative products Corel will be releasing for the new Mac® OS X platform in the coming months.
New features and enhancements in Bryce 5 include:
- Fast and powerful network rendering, allowing users to render scenes or animations on multiple systems
- New Metaballs support allowing users to quickly create and experiment with organic shapes
- New Tree Lab to power the creation of organic 3D trees, right down to the number of needles on a branch
- New Light Lab that creates accurate real-world environments by controlling light direction, intensity and tinting
Bryce 5 will be available later this month from the Corel® Store.
German and French versions will be available soon. For more information on Bryce 5, visit www.corel.com/bryce5.
New! CorelDRAW® ESSENTIALS: Two Award-Winning Applications. One Great Package.
For those looking to move beyond entry-level graphics products, CorelDRAW® ESSENTIALS is coming to the Windows® platform to help take your creativity to the next level. Based on the award-winning graphics and photo-editing products, CorelDRAW 9* and Corel PHOTO-PAINT® 9*, CorelDRAW ESSENTIALS gives users two powerful graphics applications in one easy-to-use package—all for just $109 US.
CorelDRAW ESSENTIALS will hit store shelves in August 2001, but can now be pre-ordered from the Corel Store. Plus, customers who order CorelDRAW ESSENTIALS by July 31, 2001 will save on shipping!
To place your order, visit the Corel® Store.
For more information on CorelDRAW ESSENTIALS, visit www.corel.com/drawessentials.
*Modified from the full version. Includes select features only.
Freebies, New CorelDRAW® Tutorials and More Graphical Goodies at Designer.com
In July, Tim Carden will be back with another installment of his CorelDRAW series. This time, he takes a look at some useful new features in CorelDRAW 10 that you may have overlooked.
Also look for more tutorials for CorelDRAW, Corel R.A.V.E.™ and Corel® Painter™ in the Focus section. We'll also be adding new clipart to the Freebies pages, along with some Corel PHOTO-PAINT image lists.
Visit us today at Designer.com.
Quick Tip
Drawing grid patterns from the center outward in CorelDRAW 10
In CorelDRAW 10, you can draw grid patterns from the center outward. This feature lets you have more control over the location of the grid patterns, graph paper, or table outlines that you draw.
To draw a grid pattern from the center outward:
1. Open the Object flyout, and click the Graph paper tool. The Object flyout also contains the Polygon and Spiral tools.
2. In the Graph paper columns and rows box on the property bar, type the number of columns and rows you want the grid to have.
3. Click where you want the center of the grid to be, hold down SHIFT, and drag the pointer.
Visit Designer.com for more great Tips & Tricks on Corel's graphics and publishing products.
Corel Releases Free Trial Version of Corel® KnockOut 1.5 Masking Software!
Graphic designers can now sample the powerful masking capabilities of CorelKnockOut 1.5 at no cost. With the new free trial version of Corel KnockOut 1.5, designers can learn how to mask complex objects in a fraction of the time, with exceptional results.
See for yourself! Download the free trial version of Corel KnockOut 1.5.
After downloading, you can learn how to get the most out of Corel KnockOut 1.5 with the first in a series of advanced tutorials. In the first installment, you'll learn how to quickly mask complex objects and how to effectively use the pushpin and tweezer tools. Read the complete tutorial.
Corel's User Group Program Gears Up for the Summer
Corel will be sponsoring a number of user group events this summer, starting with the Macintosh User Group Breakfast in New York on July 18 from 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. at the New Yorker Hotel-Grand Ballroom. Register today and you'll be able to see Corel's upcoming creative products in action.
Each group is allowed two reservations and each registrant much register separately. So check with your group, choose your delegates and register online!
For more information on the Corel User Group Program, please visit www.corel.com/usergroups or e-mail ugpro@corel.com.
"A Perfect WordPerfect": WordPerfect® Office 2002 Rated 5 out of 5 by PC Magazine
WordPerfect® Office 2002 continued to rack up rave reviews last month, this time from Sally Grotta of PC Magazine. Find out why she describes the newest version of the office suite as a "stellar choice". Read the full review.
OfficeCommunity.com: Pick Up Free Downloads and Say Goodbye to Your Wall Calendar
This month at OfficeCommunity.com, learn how to create a pop-up calendar in WordPerfect using a macro. Think how convenient it would be if you could easily display a calendar within WordPerfect—you wouldn't have to flip through page after page of your daily planner or wall calendar. Browse our updated Tips & Tricks section for hints on Quattro® Pro and CorelCENTRAL™, and check out the new photos and clipart in our Download Gallery.
For all this and more, visit OfficeCommunity.com.
Quick Tip
Resizing graphics by dragging in WordPerfect 10
In WordPerfect 10, you can resize graphics by dragging. This feature lets you quickly make graphics smaller or larger by using the mouse.
To resize a graphic by dragging:
1. Select a graphic.
2. Place the tip of the mouse pointer on a corner handle.
3. Drag toward the center of the graphic to make it smaller, or away from the center to make it larger. The graphic scales horizontal and vertical dimensions proportionately when a corner handle is dragged.
Visit OfficeCommunity.com for more great Tips & Tricks on the WordPerfect suite of applications.
WordPerfect Office 2002: The Official Guide, by Alan Neibauer
Reviewed by Corel's product development team, and written for long-time and new users, this book covers all the features of the latest version of the Standard Edition, including WordPerfect 10, Quattro Pro 10, Corel® Presentations™ 10 and CorelCENTRAL 10.
See the table of contents, a sample chapter, and find out how to order.
Corel Relaunches the Corel Training Partner Program Worldwide
Corel Training Partners are independent organizations around the world that are approved by Corel to provide instructor-led training on our products. These partners provide a full range of training to meet customers' needs, from in-class workshops to customized, on-site training.
Find a Corel Training Partner in your area.
To learn about Corel's wide array of other training resources, visit www.corel.com/training.
The Corel Professional Services team will be touring North America this year to offer training to Corel customers. Taught by our own training specialists, Corel's seminars are comprehensive, hands-on and instructor-led.
For more information on the seminars, e-mail proservices@corel.com or visit www.corel.com/proservices.
Corel® Official Courseware Series Student and Instructor guides are now available, providing hundreds of pages of objectives, step-by-step instruction, reviews, exercises and much more on CorelDRAW 10 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 10. The guides are available in English for $39.99 US (Student guides) and $29.99 US (Instructor guides) for single orders. Volume order discounts are also available.
To order within North America, call Corel Customer Service at 1-800-77COREL or e-mail customerservice@corel.com.
For a list of international customer service numbers, please visit www.corel.com/contact.
Training Across North America: Corel® Professional Services Hits the Road
Out Now! CorelDRAW® 10 & Corel PHOTO-PAINT® 10 Official Courseware Series Guides
Beat the Heat with Free Summertime Imagery from Corel
Too hot to stay outdoors? Cool off in front of your monitor with a cold drink … and free patterns, floating objects and textured images from Corel!
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Iomega's Peerless™ Removable Storage System
CorelDRAW 10 Graphics Suite and Iomega's Peerless™ removable storage system are so fast, it's like they were made for each other. And now you can own both—for less! Click the link below to learn more about this high-capacity storage medium that's big enough for all your files and sleek enough to go anywhere. Once you make your purchase, you can save almost 30% off the regular price of CorelDRAW 10 Graphics Suite. More storage and more design power. What could be better than that?
UMAX FireWire Scanner
The UMAX Astra 6400 offers the speed of FireWire/IEEE-1394 technology along with high-quality image capture. With hot-pluggability users can connect or disconnect the scanner at any time without restarting the system. And with 600 x 1200 dpi optical resolution and 42-bit internal color, it will provide trillions of sharp, vibrant colors. A FireWire/1394 card (for PC) is included.
Act now to get this award-winning scanner for just $99.00 US with FREE shipping*. Use Promotion Code: PLEX when placing your order.
*Offer valid in the US only. Offer valid until July 31, 2001 or while supplies last.