CorelDraw 10 in a Nutshell

CorelDraw documents are made up of separate elements called objects (Figure 1.5). An object's edge is called a path. Paths can be closed or open. An object with a closed path can be filled with color, whereas an object with an open path cannot. The path of an object passes through nodes that shape the path.

Figure 1.5. This simple drawing is composed of five separate objects: four colored stars and a text string.

Some CorelDraw tools automatically create closed path objects. The Ellipse Tool makes various sized ovals and circles, the Rectangle Tool makes rectangles and squares, and the Polygon Tool makes polygons with ...

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