THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC BAUCHI

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
ND II [B]

COURSE CODE: OTM 213

COURSE TITLE: DESKTOP PUBLISHING

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SUMMITED BY

EMMANUEL DUNG KWIS

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QUESTION:
IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF COREL-DRAW TOOLS

MARCH 2024
INTRODUCTION
CorelDraw, a powerful graphic design software, offers a rich array of tools that
empower users to unleash their creativity and bring their design visions to life.
Understanding the functions of CorelDraw tools is essential for mastering the
art of digital design.

By identifying and describing the diverse capabilities of these tools, users can
navigate the software with confidence, efficiently manipulate objects, and craft
visually stunning creations.

CATEGORIZING CORELDRAW TOOLS BASED ON THEIR PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

Below shows a break down detailed functions of each CorelDraw tool based on
their categories:
Selection and Transformation:
1. Pick Tool: Select, move, resize, rotate, skew,
and manipulate objects on the canvas.
2. Free Transform Tool: Apply various
transformations like scaling, rotating,
skewing, and mirroring to selected objects.
3. Interactive Eraser Tool: Erase parts of
objects interactively by dragging the tool
over them.
4. Interactive Scalpel Tool: Cut objects into smaller pieces or trim them by
dragging the tool across them.
 5. Virtual Segment Delete Tool: Delete segments of objects without
affecting their overall shape.
6. Freehand Pick Tool: Select and manipulate objects using freehand
selection.
Drawing and Shapes:
1. Freehand Tool: Draw freehand lines and shapes on the canvas.
2. Rectangle Tool: Draw rectangles and squares with customizable
properties.
3. Ellipse Tool: Draw circles and ellipses with adjustable properties.
4. Polygon Tool: Draw polygons with a specified number of sides and
customizable properties.
5. Spiral Tool: Draw spirals with customizable parameters like number of
turns and style.
6. Graph Paper Tool: Create grid-based designs or backgrounds with
custom settings.
7. Artistic Media Tool: Draw custom shapes and lines using brushes and
presets.
Text and Typography:
1. Text Tool: Add and edit artistic or paragraph text on the canvas with
various formatting options.
2. Dimension Tool: Add dimension lines and labels to technical drawings or
illustrations.
Color and Fills:
1. Interactive Fill Tool: Apply gradient,
bitmap, or pattern fills to objects with
interactive controls.
2. Mesh Fill Tool: Create complex color blends and shading effects by
adding mesh nodes to objects.
3. Smart Fill Tool: Automatically fill enclosed areas with color or patterns.
 4. Eyedropper Tool: Sample colors from the design and apply them to
other objects.
5. Color Eyedropper Tool: Sample colors from external sources like images
or documents.
Outline and Stroke:
1. Outline Pen Tool: Adjust the outline properties of objects, including
color, width, and style.
Manipulation and Effects:
1. Knife Tool: Cut objects into separate pieces or trim them along straight
or freehand paths.
2. Eraser Tool: Erase parts of objects or lines by dragging the tool over
them.
3. Smudge Tool: Smudge or blur areas of the design
by dragging the tool over them.
4. Roughen Brush Tool: Roughen the edges or
contours of objects by painting with the brush.
5. Transparency Tool: Apply transparency effects to
objects, controlling their opacity and blending
modes.
6. Blend Tool: Create smooth transitions between objects or colors with
various blending options.
7. Contour Tool: Create contour lines or duplicate
objects with progressively smaller or larger sizes.
8. Distort Tool: Distort and reshape objects by
dragging their nodes or handles.
9. Envelope Tool: Apply envelope effects to objects to
warp or distort them into custom shapes.
10.Extrude Tool: Extrude objects to create 3D shapes or apply perspective
effects.
11.Drop Shadow Tool: Add drop shadows to objects with customizable
settings.
 12.Interactive Drop Shadow Tool: Interactively add drop shadows to
objects while adjusting their parameters.
13.Interactive Extrude Tool: Interactively extrude objects to create 3D
shapes or apply perspective effects.
14.Interactive Transparency Tool: Interactively apply transparency effects
to objects with real-time previews.
15.Interactive Mesh Fill Tool: Interactively create and adjust mesh fills on
objects.
16.Interactive Contour Tool: Interactively create contour lines or duplicate
objects with real-time previews.
17.Interactive Distortion Tool: Interactively distort and reshape objects
with real-time previews.
18.Interactive Blend Tool: Interactively create smooth transitions between
objects with real-time previews.
19.Smooth Tool: Smooth out jagged lines or curves by dragging the tool
over them.
20.Roughen Tool: Roughen the edges or contours of objects by dragging
the tool over them.
Other Tools:
1. Crop Tool: Crop and resize the canvas to focus on specific areas or adjust
the aspect ratio.
2. Red Eye Removal Tool: Remove red-eye effect from photographs or
images.
These detailed descriptions should give one a comprehensive understanding of
the functions and capabilities of each CorelDraw tool within its respective
category.
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