Application Window
Application Window
Application window
When you launch CorelDRAW, the application window opens containing a drawing window. Although more than one drawing window can be
opened, you can apply commands to the active drawing window only.
Circled numbers correspond to the numbers in the following table, which describes the main components of the application window. Artwork by
Andrew Stacey.
Part Description
1. Toolbox A docked bar with tools for creating, filling, and modifying objects in the drawing
2. Document tab A tab displays for each open document to allow you to quickly move between documents
3. Title bar The area displaying the title of the currently selected drawing
4. Menu bar The area containing pull-down menu options
5. Toolbar A detachable bar that contains shortcuts to menu and other commands
6. Drawing The area outside the drawing page bordered by the scroll bars and application controls
window
7. Property bar A detachable bar with commands that relate to the active tool or object. For example, when the text tool is active, the text
property bar displays commands that create and edit text.
8. Docker A window containing available commands and settings relevant to a specific tool or task
9. Rulers Horizontal and vertical borders that are used to determine the size and position of objects in a drawing
10. Document A dockable bar that contains color swatches for the current document
palette
11. Document The area at the bottom left of the application window that contains controls for moving between pages and adding pages
navigator
12. Drawing page The rectangular area inside the drawing window. It is the printable area of your work area.
13. Status bar An area at the bottom of the application window that contains information about object properties such as type, size, color,
fill, and resolution. The status bar also shows the current cursor position.
14. Navigator A button at the lower-right corner that opens a smaller display to help you move around a drawing
To toggle between displaying and hiding the status bar, click Window Toolbars Status bar.
To toggle between displaying and hiding the rulers, see To hide or display the rulers.
You can customize the appearance of the application workspace by setting a scaling level, choosing a theme, and changing the color of the
desktop and the window borders. For more information, see Customizing workspace appearance.
Not all suite components documented in this Help are available in our Trial, Academic, and OEM versions. Unavailable components may
include Corel applications, product features, third-party utilities, and extra content files.