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PAGEMAKER 7.0
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Adobe PageMaker in English

PageMaker Basic Information

PageMaker Run Command : PM70

PageMaker Default Extension : .pmd

PageMaker Release History

Release Name Version Code Release Year

Aldus Pagemaker 1.0 1.0 July 1985

Aldus Pagemaker 1.2 1.2 October 1986

Aldus Pagemaker 2.0 2.0 May 1987

Aldus Pagemaker 3.0 3.0 April 1988

Aldus PageMaker 4.0 4.0 1990

Aldus PageMaker 5.0 5.0 January 1993

Adobe PageMaker 6.0 6.0 1995

Adobe PageMaker 6.5 6.5 1996

Adobe PageMaker 7.0 7.0 9 July 2001

Final Release 7.0.2 30 March 2004

For More information Visit Wikipedia Click Here

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PageMaker is an application program used for drawing different types of

designs and different types of pages in this program, in which all types of
documents are prepared legally.
1. CMS (Color Management System) Source the Kodak Company was the first to
do color management in this program and every color code was managed in
the system, which is being used by all.

PageMaker has always been ahead in desktop publishing, Aldus company

created PageMaker and later this software was bought by Adobe Company,
since that time its demand has become very high, many versions of
PageMaker come in the market but in 7.0 Such options were given so that the
work of publishing can be done very fast, Visiting Cards, Bio Data, Books,
Magazine, News Paper, Later pad etc. can be created in PageMaker.
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Features of Adobe PageMaker 7.0

The earlier versions of Adobe PageMaker lacked many options, due to which
there was no success in the field of publishing, given all the shortcomings of
PageMaker, Adobe

The company introduced a new version 7.0 in the market, many changes
were made to it, and some new features were added, many templates were
given to prepare the publication of any page, which is the first page when you
start PageMaker. Can see.

1. Several toolbars were added for the first time (you can read about below .)

2. Option to save file, print, text formatting and check spelling were also
given.
3. Clip art option has also been added in PageMaker 7.0, like clip art in MS
Word, Power Point, so that you can insert clip art in any PageMaker
document.
About of Page-Maker Screen
The image of the PageMaker user interface is given above.
1 - Print Area
2- Margin Area
3- Paste board
4- Wall board
Color arises in the mind after seeing any type of pictures, it is called color.
How Many Types of Color?
1. Primary Colors ( ) RGB
2. Secondary Colors ( )
3. Tertiary Colors ( )
4. Monochrome Colors
Three Colors Come Under Monochrome Cool, Warm Earlier
1. Cool like moon, CFL, white ray of Led light is called cool color.
2. Warm colors are seen from a distance and some other colors visible
from close range are called warm colors.
3. Earlier the color which comes out at the time of color sunrise is called
earlier color.
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What is the function of all the tools in PageMaker?

You must have read about Photoshop Corel Draw before this, in which you have
been told about all the tools. We cannot use the software without tools, so the
functions of all the tools are different. If you are familiar with all the tools of Corel
Draw, then you will find it very easy to understand the tool of PageMaker because
except for only 3 tools, all the other tools are present in Corel Draw which you can
read in Corel Draw Key Tool Note.

1. Pick Tool With the help of the Pick Tool, you

can resize as well as move the text of any
object.

2. Rotate Tool With its help, you can rotate

(rotate) any object text.

3. The Free Line Tool is used to draw lines at

any angle.

4. Rectangle Tool Through this you can draw

lines like square, rectangular and thin strips.
And by double clicking on this tool, you can
set its corner option. If you have drawn without a corner, you can set the
corner by right clicking on the drawn rectangle.

5. The Ellipse Tool is used to create oval, circular shapes. Right-clicking on

this tool will open the Feel and Stroke option, so that the outline of the
shape can be set thick thin color and graph with the feel option.

6. Polygon Tool With the help of Polygon Tool, you can create a star-like
shape and double-clicking on this tool opens the option of setting the
polygon, in which you can give a new look to the shape with the help of
number of sides and star inset.

7. Hand Tool is used to move the page with its help. And if you do not want to
use this tool again and again, then you can move the page with the mouse
by pressing the Alt button of the keyboard.
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8. Text Tool is used to write text in PageMaker with its help. After taking the
tool, you will see all the formatting in the Control Palette, so that you can
format your text and set a new style. Or you can set the style by double
clicking on this tool.

9. Crop Tool is used to crop the inserted jpg, bmp and png images with its
help.

10. Strat and Smooth Line is used to draw lines in any angle with its help, but
in this a better and smoother line is drawn than the free line, as well as its
angle remains at an angle of 450 900.

11. Rectangle/Ellipse/Polygon Frame tool is used to place an image in the

drawn box. After drawing it, you can add it to the image frame with the
help of Place. Whose shortcut is ctrl+d.

12. Zoom Tool This tool is used to enlarge the page. You can also do this
through ctrl+space like in photoshop.
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Description of File Menu

1. New Ctrl+N Use it to insert a new page.

2. Open Ctrl+O Use it to open any shared file.

3. Recent Publications With its help, we use to open the

recently used or created file.

4. Close Ctrl+W Use it to close any publication.

5. Save Ctrl+S Use to save any publication safely on the

hard disk.

6. Save As Shift+Ctrl+S to save the publication in any other

format or any other place and under any other name.

7. Revert After opening any publication, if something goes

wrong while changing it or if something gets deleted,
then reverting will make it back like new.

8. Place Ctrl+D Use it to import any file into PageMaker.

9. Acquire Acquire of Bitmap jpg in this program with High Resolution If any image
in any Pmd document is to be taken through any scanner camera, then
select the file menu option for this, after selecting the image can be
inserted through Acquire option.

10. Export It is used to export any type of PMD file to various types of PDF
webpage and graphic related files.

11. Link Manager Shift+Ctrl+D Used to display the contents of any BMP and JPG
files brought onto the document.

12. Document Setup Shift+Ctrl+D Any inserted page is used to set its own size,
margin gesture and page numbering.

13. Printer Style Through this the print style is set.

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14. Print Ctrl+P Through this any PMD file are printed.

15. Preference>General the printers on any PMD document are used to display
the inserted JPG and BMP files in high resolution according to the DPI.

16. Send Mail Use to send the currently open publications to someone else by
electronic mail.

17. Exit Ctrl+Q through this option, you can exit or close the pagemaker.
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Description of Edit Menu

You people must know the option like cut copy paste in the edit menu, if you
do not know then I am writing for you, read it here.

1. Undo Ctrl+Z Use to go back one step.

2. Cut Ctrl+X Use to cut (transfer) any selected text or

photos and place them in the clipboard and can be
pasted anywhere by this paste.

3. Copy Ctrl + C is used to copy any text or photo and

make a duplicate.

4. Paste Ctrl+V Use to paste the cut or copied matter

by paste.
5. Clear (Del) is used to clear any selected object text
by clearing it.

6. Select All Ctrl + A Through this, all types of photos text objects are used to
select the complete publication.

7. Deselect All Shift+Ctrl+A Use to remove the selection of any selected text
photos or objects.

8. Paste Multiple is used to paste any matter cut or copied through it in

several steps, in this you can prepare copy in many layers and also set its
distance.

9. Paste Special: Any photos object or text can be copied from any other
software and pasted by setting the format with the help of Paste Special in
PageMaker.

10. Insert Object Through this, any object, plain text, barcode, calendar or any
excel, powerpoint file is used to insert it from any other software.

11. Edit Story Ctrl + E is used to type any document through this and after
typing click on edit layout, on clicking, the cursor will change to the text
cursor, as soon as you click your text will appear on the page. It will take
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Description of Layout Menu

1. Go to Page Alt+Ctrl+G To go to any page, go to page is used.

2. Insert Pages When one or more pages are to be
taken, after adding number of pages by clicking
on Insert Pages, after clicking on Insert, the page
will be inserted.
3. Remove Pages Use Remove Pages to remove one
or more sharps.
4. Sort Pages is used to view all the inserted pages
in a dialog box with the help of Sort Pages, from
which you can go to that page after clicking OK
on any page.
5. Go Back (Ctrl+PageUp) / Go Forward (Ctrl+PageDown) When a lot of pages
have been inserted, you can change the page with the help of Go Back, Go
Forward. In its shortcut key, you can use Page Up Page Down.
6. Column Guides by default Pagemaker has a margin set, if you want to have
multiple margins, you can set them with the help of column guides and
you can also set your own distance in it.
7. Copy Master Guides Once the guides are moved, clicking on the Copy
Master Guides repositions them.
8. Auto Flow is like the Auto Flow dropdown, after ticking it, whenever you
move from death to head to any menu, it will automatically flow.
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Description of Type menu

1. Font Using this, we use to change fonts with by default,
as in by default the font is Times New Roman. Which
can be replaced by another font?

2. Size Use it to change the font size.

Note - Leading / Expert Kerning / Expert Tracking / Horizontal

Scale. The work of all these is used only to increase the space,
in this Expert Kerning increases the character spacing, in the
same way, Expert Tracking also increases but it increases the
spacing according to the word. Leading is used to increase
or decrease the line spacing of a paragraph.

Leading Point Leading points are used to give line

spacing of any paragraph.

Expert Kerning Expert kerning is used to give character spacing in any

selected words and sentences. Expert Tracking uses it to loose the
spacing title between two or more words.

Horizontal Scale Horizontal scale is used to set character spacing in any

paragraph and in loose motion from normal mode to up or down, and
can also set first line indent.

Indent/tabs They are mostly used to set any paragraph and first line
indent through the ruler bar.

Hyphenations are used to link words on a sentence journey or sleeping

under a graph.

3. Type Style The type style is used to normalize the text, bold italic, etc.
4. Character Ctrl+T Used to set character specification.
5. Paragraph Ctrl+M using this, paragraph specification such as paragraph
spacing alignment, dictionary, etc. can be used.
6. Indents/tab Ctrl+I Use it to set the identity according to the ruler. It can
also be called a tab.
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7. Hyphenation When a paragraph line is filled, it breaks into another line, at

that time a small dash is put in the word which is cut, which is called
hyphenation.
8. Alignment Used to set the alignment of text.
9. Style With its help, you can apply options like Normal, Heading,
Subheading to your text.
10. Define Style Ctrl+3 with its help, you can create your own text style like
heading, subheading, etc.

Description of Element Menu

1. Fill With the help of this option, we use to feel the solid
color pattern in any object created.

2. Stroke This option is used to make the outline thick and

thin and change the color of any shape.

3. Fill and Stroke (Ctrl+U) by opening both the above options

in the same dialog box, you can use both feel and stroke,
as well as color according to you.

4. Frame Used to place a frame in any shape drawn, the

function of the frame is to insert the image inside the
shape.

5. Arrange With the help of the option, we use to arrange

any object in which that object is used to send back
bringing to plant.

6. Align Objects (Shift+Ctrl+E) Used to align two or more

objects together.

7. Text Wrap (Alt+Ctrl+E) You must have read this option in Microsoft Word,
text wrapping, its function is also the same, text wrapping to any image file
or any object.

8. Group (Ctrl+G) Used to group two or more papers or text.

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9. Ungroup (Shift+Ctrl+G) Used to ungroup any grouped shape or text.

10. Lock Position (Ctrl+L) this Option is used to lock any shape or text in its
position so that that shape or text cannot move from that place.

11. Unlock (Alt+Ctrl+L) Used to unlock a locked shape or object.

12. Mask (Ctrl+6)/Unmask (Shift+Ctrl+6) Just as masking is used in Photoshop,

similarly we also use masking and unmasking in PageMaker.

13. Image It is used to give Photoshop effect to the inserted image and to see
the CMS (Color Management System) setting.

14. Polygon Settings With its help, you can increase the number of polygons of
the polygon tool i.e. increase its angle.

15. Rounded Corners With its help, you use the Rectangle Tool to round the
corner.

16. Link Info We use to see the information ie location of the inserted image file,
from where this file is taken on our computer like Desktop, My Picture etc.

17. Link Option With this option, the information of the inserted image file such
as what is the name of the file and in which extension.

18. Non-Printing After selecting an object image or text, clicking on non

printing will not print it at the time of print.

19. Remove Transformation After rotating an image, the object is used to

remove that transformation and do it in the first state.
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Description of Utilities Menu

1. Plug In Balance column it is mostly used to set

paragraph statement alignment created through
columns created on any page. Some of the options
inside it are given below in the bullet.

Build Booklet Under the publishing department, one

or more tables of content are used to save many
books in a single file.

Color Library Prepare all colors library under CMS.

Global link option Through this, the programs

running simultaneously are used to link options
through computing.

Grid Manager Most of them is used to set all the statements written on
the page through red line.

Keyline To set any object or paragraph statement according to the

paragraph line, you can use it to set any object on the outside of the
paragraph.

Merge Records Used to link data to PageMaker when building

customized bridges through Visual Basic editing.

Running Header & Footer This option is mostly used when any type of
text heading is to be used in the header and footer.

Save For Service Provider Use to set any document during publishing.

Note: Find, Find Next, Change, and Spelling These four options will not work
normally, that is, when you edit Story (Ctrl + E) from the Edit Menu, then this
option will become dark i.e. ready to work.

2. Find (Ctrl+F) Use to search any text, word, paragraph in PageMaker.

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3. Find Next (Ctrl+G) After searching any one word, whether the same word is
in another place or not, if there is the same word in other place, then it will
be selected, if it is not there then it will tell you.

4. Change (Ctrl+H) It is used to replace the searched word. You must have
read in Find Replace MS Word, the name of the same option has been
changed instead of Replace.

5. Spelling (Ctrl+L) Grammar is used to find mistake and spelling mistake.

6. Book It is used to create any book and to connect many books.

7. Index Entry (Ctrl+Y) before printing the book, we use to prepare an index
about the topic of the lesson, most of them are used through the master
page.

8. Show index After that, the added topics are used to start.

9. Create Index PageMaker is used to create the index in the publication.

10. TOC This means Table of Contents is used to show the book chapters in
one place so that on which page number the printed chapters are in the
book.

11. Define Colors Using this option, we can create, delete and rename any
color.
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Description of View Menu

You know the meaning of view, the option related to this is available in this
menu like which option you want to show, which option can not be set from
here.

1. Display Master Items This option is only used to

show and hide items on the master page.

2. Display Non-Printing Items (Alt+Ctrl+N) this

option is used to view and hide non-printing text
or items.
3. Zoom in (Ctrl++) PageMaker is used to enlarge
the document.

4. Zoom Out (Ctrl+-) PageMaker is used for

miniaturizing documents.

5. Actual Size (Ctrl+1) PageMaker is used to view the

actual pixels of the document.

6. Fit in Windows (Ctrl+0) PageMaker is used to view

documents as they see fit on screen.

7. Entire Pasteboard (Shift+Ctrl+0) PageMaker is

used for minimizing documents and viewing
paste boards.

8. Zoom To This option is used to view a selected object by zooming in full screen.
9. Hide Rulers (Ctrl+R) this option is used to hide the ruler bar.
10. Snap To Rulers (Alt+Ctrl+0) Snap is then after applying the ruler, we can move or
move the object directly or at any other degree with the medium of this ruler
while drawing our object.

11. Hide Guides (Ctrl + ;) Used to hide and show mounted guides.
12. Snap to Guides (Shift+Ctrl + ;) Snap can be used if you want to move any object
to center top bottom or left right after applying guide.

13. Lock Guides (Alt+Ctrl + ;) Mounted guides are used to lock so that it does not
slip from its place.
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14. Clear Ruler Guides Used to remove multiple installed guides at once.

15. Send Guides to Back Used to send the attached guides to the back of the
document.

16. Hide Scroll Bars Used to hide and show horizontal and vertical scroll bars.

Description of Window Menu

In this the function of menu is only to bring up and hide
the dialog box, hide tools like hide control panel etc.

1. Arrange Icon All the options given in PageMaker

are used to arrange the icons, this option does not
work in some computers.

2. Tile This is the view style. Open Publication

(PageMaker) is used to view the document in tiled
style. The tile style divides open publications into
equal sizes.

3. Cascade This style works just like Tile, but the

preview looks a bit different. Cascade style has
one on top of the other. The tile and cascade
images can be seen at the bottom.

Note: that if the tool that we see in PageMaker is the name of the tool after
"Hide" in the window menu. If the tool is not showing in PageMaker, that is,
on the home screen, it will be written after "Show" the name of the tool or the
name of the dialog box.

4. Hide Tool The function of this option is to hide and unhide the tool box.

5. Hide Control Palette In PageMaker, it is used to hide and bring the control
panel.
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6. Show Colors With the help of this option, we use to hide and bring the color
box.

7. Hide Style In PageMaker, pre-made styles such as Headline, Subhead, etc.

are used to hide and bring up dialog boxes.

8. Hide Layer This option is used to hide and bring the layer dialog box.

9. Show Master Page This option is used to hide and bring up the Master
Pages dialog box.

10. Show Hyperlinks This option is used to hide and bring up the Hyperlinks
dialog box.

11. Plug-in Palettes Just as all the options are used to hide and bring, in the
same way this option also works; five options were given inside it which
can be hide and show.

12. Untitled-1 This name is showing the name of the document, if instead you
save it with your publication name, then the name shows. Its work is
nothing but it shows us which publication is open and the sign tick means
that work is being done on it. If there are many pages open apart from this,
then the list of all will be shown and the work on which the work is being
done will be ticked.
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Description of Help Menu

With the help of this option, you can take any kind of help.

4. Registration Used to see the serial key and details of the registered user,
etc.

5. Adobe Online Adobe use to get any help online with the help of online
and now this feature has been discontinued.

6. About PageMaker Inside it, you can read a little information about
PageMaker, which version is installed in PageMaker, then which serial
key is entered, whose name is written in the registration etc. Use it to get
information.

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Adobe Photoshop 7.0 in English

Introduction of Photoshop
Photoshop is a special software designed by a company named Adobe,
which has been made by a company named Adobe. Many versions of it
have come in the market like- Adobe Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5,
CS6, and its new version has come in the market is Adobe Photoshop CC
which is slowly replacing all other versions.
Main Window of Photoshop

In the main window of Photoshop, you will see its various parts, the
introduction of all the main parts of this window is as follows-

Title Bar

The title bar is at the top of the Photoshop window. In this, the name of the
program and if any file of Photoshop is open then its name is also shown.
On the right edge of this bar are three small buttons: minimize,
maximize/restore and close, which control the size of this window.

Menu Bar
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Just below the title bar is the menubar, in which the names of different
menus of Photoshop are given. On clicking on the name of a menu, that
menu opens towards the bottom, in which many commands are given.
Clicking on a command activates that command. If the menu is open, then
pressing the right-left arrow button opens the menu to the right and to the
left.

Tool Options Bar

Below the menu bar is the Tool Options Bar, in which various options are
given about the selected or active tool at any given time. You can make
the best use of that tool by setting these options as desired. As you change
the tool, the look of this bar also changes.

Toolbox

This is the main tool pack of Photoshop which contains tools for all the
functions and features available in Photoshop. At any time one of these
tools is selected. Read more about the tools in the tool box

Palettes

There are many palettes available in Photoshop to help you do your work
well, some of which are as follows-
Toolbox Toolbox, Navigator Navigator, Color Color, Styles Styles, History
History, Layers Layer, Paths Paths

Selection Tools

The tools in this group are used to select the whole or any part of the
picture. A selected part of a picture is shown with a glowing border. If you
click a selection tool and drag the mouse pointer over the picture by
pressing the mouse button, then the part of the picture is selected
according to the tool. With the Magic Wand tool in this group, you can
select parts of the picture by color.

Painting Tools

The tools in this group are used to color the picture. There are many types
of brushes, pencils, erasers, etc., with the help of which you can fill the color
in exactly the same way as is done with real colors. With its Gradient Tool,
you can prepare the background in the shade of one or more colors.
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Type and Path Tools

You can create drawings and shapes with the tools in this group. A line is
called a path in Photoshop. You can select any part of a path and change
it as you want. The path tools can be used for both selecting and creating
functions.

Viewing Tools

There are two main tools in this group: Zoom Tool and Hand Tool Zoom tool
allows you to enlarge or enlarge your picture as desired and by hand tool
you can slide the picture in any direction and see the hidden layer in it. ,
because the screen size is small, sometimes the picture is not displayed
completely.

Using Photoshop Tools

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It is used to select the picture in

rectangular part (length, width).
Note: You will get to see the options
given below in many selection tools,
whose work is written below-

New selection Each time the new

Rectangular place will be selected and the old
Marqee tool (M) one will be removed automatically.
1.
Add Selection With the help of this,
we can make selection in many
places, it adds one selection.
Subtract Selection With the help of
this, we use to subtract the
selection from the selected part.
Intersect Selection With this, when
we draw on the selected part, then
as much as we make the selection,
leaving the selection, the rest of the
selection is removed.

Elliptical Marqee tool (M) It is used to select the picture in

2.
circular or oval shape.

Single row tool (M) Used to select a single row

3.

Single Column Tool (M) Single column tool is used to select a

4. single column.

Move Tool (V) It is used to move the layer or picture

5. of any picture from one place to
another and transfer it to any other
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picture.

Using this tool, we use to select any

Magic wand Tool (W) single color in the picture according to
6. the pixel in one click. Similar color can
also be selected according to its
tolerance.

It is used to cut any picture. As much

Crop Tool (C)
7. as the part is selected, the rest is
erased and it becomes visible in full
screen.

This tool is used to cut the image but

Lasso Tool (L)
8. this tool is not able to cut the image
properly. Only mouse experts can use
it well.

This tool is also used to cut the image,

Polygonal Tool (L)
9. but this tool does not know how to cut
the corner of the picture into a curve
(circle).

With this magnetic tool, you use to

select any picture, in which if you
Magnetic Tool (L) move the mouse from the side of any
10. picture, that picture gets selected. If
selected incorrectly, pressing
Backspace reverses one step
selection.

This tool is used in simple and web

Slice Tool / Slice Select (K) pages. In which different things can be

11. done by clicking on different parts of

an image. But it looks like the same
picture. With the help of slice select,
you can select and delete the applied
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slice.

Healing Brush Tool (J) With this tool, you can place any part
of any picture anywhere after
12. selecting it with Alt button. In this, the
picture automatically background
mash (blend).

Patch Tool (J) This tool is used to erase the stains in

13. any picture.

This tool is also used like the Healing

Clone Stamp Tool (S) Brush Tool; in this you can use any
14. picture to use it anywhere else. But it
doesn't have background mash (mix).
Alt button is also used for this

It is used to apply a pattern on an

Pattern Stamp Tool (S) unwanted part of the image, the
15. pattern to be used can be selected
from the pattern library and a new
pattern can also be created.

This tool is used to erase part of a

Eraser Tool (E)
16. layer in the image. After erasing it, the
background color will appear after
erasing the picture.

With this, erase any part of the picture

Background Eraser Tool (E)
17. and use it to make it transparent. After
using this tool, using the Eraser Tool
will also start erasing it in transparent.

Magic Eraser Tool (E) This tool is used to erase the pixels of
18. any one color of the picture in one
click. This gives transparent.
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Blur Tool (R) This tool is used to blur the image.

19.

Sharpen Tool (R) This tool is used to sharpen the image.

20.

Smudge Tool (R) This tool is used to stretch any picture

21. and it can also be used for digital
painting effect.

Dodge Tool (O) This tool is used to lighten the color of

22. any part of the picture. And can also
be used to increase the light.

Burn Tool (O) It is used to darken any part of the

23. picture with the same color.

Sponge Tool (O) This tool is used to increase or

24. decrease the color saturation on any
part of the image.

This tool is used to fill any part of the

Brush Tool (B)
25. picture with different colors and you
can change the brush in it as well as
add any brush.

Pencil Tool (B) This tool is used to draw any type of

26. line in Photoshop.

This tool is used while working on the

27. History Brush (Y) picture to remove the changes made
in the image from a particular part of
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the image.

This tool works like the History Brush

Tool, the difference between the two is
Art History Brush (Y)
28. that the Art History Brush Tool has
different brush options from which
different effects can be applied. And
HistoryBrush erases it.

Gradient Tool (G) This tool is used to fill multicolor

gradient (multiple colors) in the
29.
background of the picture.

Paint Bucket Tool (G) This tool is used to fill a single color in
the picture.
30.

Path Selection Tool (A) Use to select and move the drawn
31. shape with the help of custom
shape or shape.

We use to customize the line of the

Direct Selection Tool (A) shape drawn with the help of
32. custom shape or shape, just as the
shape tool works in CorelDraw, we
can do this with the help of direct
selection tool.

This tool is used in Photoshop to make

Pen Tool (P)
a shape or cut any picture. This is the
33.
best tool for cutting photo
background. The above lasso,
polygonal, magnetic tool cannot cut
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rounded (Corner) but you can cut well

with pen tool. With this you will get the
related option in the property bar.

Horizontal Type Tool (T) This tool is used to type text. This by
34. default is typed from Left to Right.

Vertical Type Tool (T) This tool is also used to write text. But it
35. is Vertical (from top to bottom) type.

This tool is also used to type vertical

Vertical Mask Tool (T)
36. text but, (it selects the background
while typing.) The typed text selects
the background from its outline.

This tool is also used to type horizontal

Horizontal Mask Tool (T)
37. text but, (it selects the background
while typing.) The typed text selects
the background from its outline.

This tool is used to create different

types of shapes on the image. This
Custom Shape Tool
38. custom shape option will also be
found in the Tool Options bar in the
Pen Tool. You can also fill it with color
as per your wish.

Rectangle Tool This tool is used to create a

39. rectangular shape on the picture.

Rounded Rectangle Tool This tool is also used for rectangular

40. shapes. But its corners are rounded
(neither perfectly round nor square).
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Ellipse Tool This tool is used to make a round

41. (circle) shape on the picture.

Polygonal Tool This tool is used to draw a polygonal

42. shape on the picture.

This tool is used to draw a line of any

Line Tool
43. selected color. The thickness of the
line can be changed by going to the
Weight Tool Options bar.

This tool is used to write notes in any

part of the picture. (So that you can
Notes Tool
44. remember where in the picture what
effect to give or what to do in this
part.) This tool can be used more than
once. after writing a note

This tool is used to record audio in the

form of notes on any part of the
Audio Annotation Tool picture. To use it, your computer must
45. have speakers and microphone. You
can record audio by giving input from
the microphone. And you can listen by
taking the output from the speaker.

Using this tool, we use to select the

Eyedropper Tool
46. color of any part of the picture.
Note (The selected color is always set
to the foreground color.)

Hand Tool This tool is used to move the picture.

47. (You can move the picture with the
mouse by pressing the space button
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regardless of using any tool.)

Zoom Tool Use to enlarge the picture (zoom). You

48. can zoom in both ways by selecting
and clicking.

Using Selection Tools

While doing any work in a document or before giving any command, we

have to choose the object, picture, text or any part of it on which that work
will be done. That thing is more important when working in Photoshop and
before doing any work it is necessary to choose exactly the part of the
picture on which you want to do that work. The result of the work will also
be wrong due to wrong selection.
There are many methods or tools available for selection in Photoshop, so
that you can make the correct selection of only the desired part. Any
command applies only to a selected area, meaning you can edit only a
selected part of the canvas. That is the active part. If you want to give a
command that is applicable to any other part or to the whole canvas, then
either you should make a new selection or by clicking on an empty space
with the selection tool or with control D (Ctrl+D) Pressing should remove
the selection.

There are mainly three selection tools available in Photoshop:

Marquee Tools, Lasso Tools and Magic Wand. With the help of the in tools,
you can select from the whole picture to a single pixel. In addition to these
there are three other selection tools available: Move Tool, Crop Tool The
picture below shows all the selection tools and their pop-up menus.

Opening a File

In Photoshop, you can open any number of picture files at once, if the size
of your computer's RAM is large enough to handle them. If the format of the
file is .psd i.e. Photoshop has its own format, then you can open the file by
double-clicking its icon. Doing so will start Photoshop and that file will open.
To open any other format file in Photoshop, do the following-
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1. Click the Open.... command in the File menu, or press the O (Ctrl+O)
button with Control. This will open the 'Open' dialog box like the picture
given below on your screen.
2. In the Look in drop-down list box, select the name of the drive and folder
containing the file you want to open in Photoshop. This will show in the
middle the names of such picture files available in that folder that you
can open in Photoshop.
3. Select that file's name by clicking it in the middle. By doing this, the
preview of that picture file usually appears in the lower part.
4. Click the Open button. This will open that picture in Photoshop.

Using Marquee Tools

Marquee Tool :
Rectangular Marquee and Elliptical
Marquee also known as Oval
Marquee. As is clear from their
names, you can select the
rectangular and circular part with
their help. After taking this tool, dragging selects which will look like a
moving line like an ant.

How to Work With Lasso Tool in Photoshop

Through this, you can make any kind of

selection such as the face of a person in a
photo, a flower from a bouquet or a tree from
a scene.

This type of selection can be done with the

help of Lasso tool. In this, it is very important
for your hand to be straight, along with this
your mouse and mouse pad should be so clean that it can record the
slightest movement of the hand.
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The above image is from Photoshop CS3.

All Tabs/Menu Notes

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Description of File Menu in English

1. New Ctrl+N Through this a new page is brought.

2. Open Ctrl+O Used to open the created file.
3. Brows Shift+Ctrl+O Insert Jpg, Png, Bmp images
through Browse.
4. Open As Alt+Ctrl+O you can also bring images
through this, but the difference between these
two is that you can open all formats in it.
5. Open Recent Open Recent is used to open the
recently created file.
6. Close Ctrl+W Used to close the opened image or
psd file.
7. Save Ctrl+S Used to save the currently created
file.
8. Save As Shift+Ctrl+S Through this, you can use
the current one to save the new file for the first
time, and you can save the already saved file in
any other format and name.
9. Save For Web Alt+Shift+Ctrl+O Used to save the created file as html.
10. Revert After opening the already created file, if something goes wrong
in it, it is used to bring it back to its old state.
11. Place Through this, AI, EPS, PDF, PDP are used to bring the file.
12. Import Through this also any pdf image, annotation, and can be
fetched from any scanner.
13. Export It is used to export through illustrator and zoom view.
14. Work-group This option is used in large places or studio labs, in which
computers are connected to a network and files are saved in one place
in this, they use it to share and set. (In this way, users sitting on different
computers can work on the same image, that too at the same time, and
whenever it is saved it will work in all)
15. Automate Auto mate can be used to set all the images in the page at
once, in this you have to select a folder, in one click your image will
come all the images in one page, if your image is more then the page
can increase. One thing in this is that your image size remains the same.
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And apart from this, you can do many things like making the image pdf
or running any action etc.
16. File Info It is used to view or change the information of the currently
taken file.
17. Page Setup Shift+Ctrl+P You can set it before printing or can also do it
after, its job is that whatever image you have created, you use it to print
on the page to do the setup related to it.
18. Print with Preview Ctrl+P Before printing, see how any image created
will look when it is printed.
19. Print Alt+Ctrl+P used to print the currently open file.
20. Print one Copy Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P Print 1 copy will print only one copy, in
which no setting can be done, whatever the print setting will be at the
last time, it will work on the same.
21. Jump to Through this we use to go to Imageready.
22. Exit Ctrl+Q This option is Used to close Photoshop.

Description of Edit Menu in English

1. Undo Ctrl+Z Whenever we prepare an image, if there

is any mistake at that time, then we use it to take a
step back.
2. Step Forward (Undo) Shift+Ctrl+Z While doing this, if
one step goes backward, then one step is used to
forward.
3. Step Backward Alt+Ctrl+Z If it is too much while
forwarding, then it is used to go back a step.
4. Fade Shift+Ctrl+F Use this option to blend the lines
drawn with the pencil brush into the background.
5. Cut Ctrl+X You use it to cut a selected photo and
keep it in the clipboard.
6. Copy Ctrl+C Use to copy the selected photo or any
part of the selected with any tool.
7. Copy Merged Shift+Ctrl+C We use this to copy the
photo taken in several layers at once.
8. Paste Ctrl+V Use to paste any object, photo or text that has been cut or
copied.
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9. Paste Into Shift+Ctrl+V We use this to paste the copied image inside a
selection.
10. Clear It also works like cut but you cannot copy in it. In cut, your selected
part goes to your clipboard but it gets deleted in clear.
11. Spelling Check You must also know this option, if not, then read it, it is
used to check the spelling like suppose you are writing Adobe
(Photoshop) Photoshop, in this if you have made a mistake in
Photoshop, then replace the o with A, then check it can.
12. Find and Replace text We use this to find any text and there is also the
option of replace in it, so that you can change any written text like we
write Rakeshmgs, we need that this Rakesh Mgs is written in this way,
then use it can.
13. Fill It is used to fill color, pattern history black 50% gray white in the
selected page or selected part with any tool.
14. Stroke The selected area is used to fill the outline color.
15. Free Transform Ctrl+T Transform is used to rotate the photo and adjust
the size. We can use it as we want, if you do not want to go to the menu
to take it, then you can also bring it by right clicking on the view of the
image.
16. Define Brush We use the selected part to keep it as a brush, with the
help of this we can make a brush according to our need.
17. Define Pattern It is used to prepare the pattern like there is a brush
option, in the same way it is also there, in this we can also do it by
making a selection and without selection, the pattern of the whole
image will be made, after selecting or without selection. Click on Define
Pattern, as soon as we click we will get the option to set the name of a
pattern.
18. Define Custom Shape After preparing the shape using it, you can save it
in your Photoshop forever. To use it, we have to make any shape using
pen tool or shape tool, but keep in mind that while drawing, the shape
layers option should be selected in the property bar.
19. Purge With the help of this option, we do to clear the option like Undo
Clipboard History, if once cleared, then it cannot be used again, like
suppose you have a part copy of some image in your clipboard, and
you purge If you click on the clipboard from the option, then it will not be
able to paste again, it will be deleted and if you click on the history in
the same way, then the history will also be deleted.
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20. Color Setting Shift+Ctrl+K We use this to keep the color according to us
in Photoshop, by default RGB is selected, you can select the lab color
Cmyk by yourself.
21. Preset Manager You can use it to set your brush.
22. Preference You can set it according to your own custom by customizing
it in Photoshop.

Description of Image Menu in English

1. Mode With the help of this option, we select the color

mode according to our need, if we want to make a black
and white image, then we will select the grayscale option
from it, you will get more options like- Indexed Color, RGB,
CMYK, Lab Color, etc. Apart from this, option is also
available to select the color bit.
Indexed Color: If you download and bring an image
from the internet, and then want to do some work in
Photoshop, you do not know, the not allowed mouse
appears as a cursor, in which we cannot do anything,
then for this you can use the mode option. You can
work by going to RGB or CMYK color mode.
Why keep the image in Indexed Color Mode? Indexed
color mode is most commonly used in website or making gif images,
its advantage is that the size of the image is reduced but the quality
does not decrease. If you are publishing an image on the internet in
png, then saving on rgb mode will make up to 500kb in size. .
2. Adjustment Inside this you will get 18 options which are as follows-
1) Levels We use this option to set the level of the image, in which we
can increase the light or dark decrease according to our image and
by selecting the color channel, we can give effect on the specific
color.
2) Auto Levels This option automatically sets the level.
3) Auto Contrast This option also works like auto level, but with the help
of this we maintain the light ie brightness of our image.
4) Auto Color It sets the color automatically (darkens or lightens the
color depending on the image)
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5) Curve With the help of this also, the image can be lightened or
darkened and in this also we can give effect on a particular color
according to the color channel, that is, the change will be seen on
the same color which will be selected from the channel color.
6) Color Balance In this, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Red, Green, Blue use
these colors to give effect on the image. In which other colors are
used to darken or lighten the image.
7) Brightness/Contrast In this, we can further highlight the image by
giving brightness or darkness to the image with the help of
brightness and contrast.
8) Hue/Saturation It is used at that time when the color of an image is
light or the color is not looking good, then with the help of saturation,
color can be dissolved in it. The color can be changed from hue. Or if
there is more color in an image, then you can do less than that.
9) Deseturate Through this, you can change the color of any colored
photo taken in Photoshop to black and white.
10) Replace Color Under this also you can mix and dissolve the color.
There will also be the option of Hue Saturation and Lightness. With
which we can select any color of our image and use it, as much as
the color of the image matches, using Hue Saturation will change
only as much as the color was matching.
11) Selective Color Inside it too, you will get to mix according to the
colors, in which if the color of an image is light, then it can be
thickened further with its help.
12) Channel Mixer In this you will get RGB colors in which you can make
the color image different, there is a Monochrome option inside in
which you can make your photo black and white and you can set
how much light you want.
13) Gradient Map In this you can give effect on your taken photo
according to the gradient on your image and you can also reverse it.
It is mostly used for black and white.
14) Invert You can use it to invert the photo, you can also call it negative.
15) Equalize In this, auto sets the brightness and contrast in your image.
16) Threshold In this your photo becomes black and white. It is mostly
used in vector.
17) Posterize In this you can set your image like a poster print.
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18) Variations Inside this, you will see photos in many columns, in which
you will get the option of lighter darkening on the right side, in which
you can adjust your image. And there will be a different color mode
in the middle, so that the image can be further adjusted.
3. Duplicate In this you can save the old photo by duplicating your image.
New users start editing with any image, after that when the image
deteriorates, they close it or save it, what happens is that even after
saving a good photo, you will not get it. If you do, then both your new
and old image will be safe.
4. Apply Image With this option, we can change the layer mode of the
image using layer, channel, and blending options on our image.
5. Calculation The above given information is also in the calculation, but
in this, blending of two or more images can be done in a single image.
6. Image Size Under this, you will get the option to reduce the pixel size of
your image and increase the document size, in which you can keep the
image size according to you. If an image is of less pixels then you can
also increase its resolution.
7. Canvas Size In this, we can see the size of the current page taken and
can also increase it.
8. Rotate Canvas In this you can transform your image, that is, you can
rotate it.
9. Crop The marquee tool or any tool is used to crop the selected part,
when we select the image and click on this option, then the rest of the
image will be deleted as much as the selection will remain, only that
part will remain.
10. Trim With its help, we use to delete the extra background in the image,
or if you have taken a layer larger than the background, then clicking on
this option deletes the extra part.
11. Reveal All We use this at that time when a lot of images are placed on
the same pixel and some of the picture has gone up, down, right, left,
then you can see it with the Reveal All option.
12. Histogram With the help of this, the level of the image, pixel etc. is used
to see, it tells us the average intensity according to the color in our
image.
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Description of Layer Menu in English

1. New It can be used to give different effects. In this you

will get the layer page transparent, in which you can
set the effect, without doing anything to the image
below the layer, you can go to the option of this layer
and after running any color with the brush, go to the
blending option and keep it as per your choice. Is. For
example, if you want to color someone in Layer style,
then you can do it.
2. Duplicate Layer Through this you can create a
duplicate copy of any layer.
3. Delete Through this you can delete any layer.
4. Layer Properties In this you can keep your layer in
different colors.
5. Layer Style Inside it you will get 19 options. You can see
its screenshot on the right side-
Blending Option With the help of this, any selected
picture which is not locked, after selecting it, go to the blending option
and use it to make the picture transparent and blend it according to the
image behind.
Drop Shadow With its help, we use to give the effect
of shadow on the selected layer, inside it you can
select any color of shadow, and its angle can also
be changed.
Inner Shadow With its help, shadows can be
applied on the inside. Drop shadow casts a shadow
on the outside, and is mostly used on the inside to
apply it to any cropped image so that the corners
of the cropped picture can be bent.
Outer Glow It is used to apply Outer Glow all
around on any images; it is used mostly on
cropped images. And you can apply any color or
gradient to it.
Inner Glow It is used to apply Inner Glow all around on any image; it is
used mostly on cropped images. And you can apply any color or
gradient to it.
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Bevel and Emboss With its help, it is used to apply bevel and emboss
effect on the image. Due to which a 3D effect comes in the image.
Satin With the help of this, the selected layer is used to apply effect in
the middle of the picture.
Color Overlay With its help, the selected picture layer is used to apply
the effect according to the color.
Gradient Overlay It is also used as a color overlay. In this, the
background is used to apply the effect according to the foreground
color or according to the preset color.
Pattern Overlay Its use is also similar to the color and gradient given
above.
Stroke It is also used like outer glow, in this also you can use out side, in
side, and center. In this, you can use gradients and patterns along with
color.
Copy Layer Style When different effects are applied on the layer of any
photo like drop shadow, inner shadow, outer glow, inner glow, bevel and
emboss etc. After applying the effect of all these, copy the same effect
to apply on another layer also. Style is copied by.
Paste Layer Style Used to paste the copied layer style on another layer.
Paste Layer Style to Linked When multiple layers are joined (connected)
in a link, paste them at that stage and use them to apply effects.
Clear Layer Style Used to remove applied layer styles in one click.
Global Light When effects like drop shadow, inner shadow and outer
glow, inner glow are applied to a layer, use Global Light to change its
direction with the help of angle, under this you can change the angle of
shadow inner shadow etc.
Create Layer When clicking on Create Layer after applying effects like
Drop Shadow Eenadu Inner Shadow Outer Glow, Inner Glow, 1 layer is
created on top of that picture.
Hide All Effect It is used to hide all the effects applied on the picture.
Scale Effects We use to increase the effect applied through the scale, as
soon as you open it, you will get the option of 1 percentage, by clicking
on which you can increase the effect from 1 to 1000 percent in it.
6. New Fill Layer Solid colors, gradients, and patterns are used when
layering.
7. New Adjustment Layer When inserting a new layer, it is used to make
layer adjustments, inside it there are effects like level, curve, selective
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color etc. Which option is already present in the adjustment of the

image menu.
8. Change Layer Content The effect applied with the help of New
Adjustment Layer is modified with the help of Change Layer Content.
9. Layer Content Options With the help of layer content option, we use to
remove and enhance the effect.
10. Type To see and apply all the options related to text, this option is
already present in the property bar as soon as the type tool is selected.
11. Resterize It is used to resize the text or paragraph written through it.
12. New Layer Based Slice We use to apply slices according to the layer, the
slice of the same size gets inserted into the layer that remains selected.
13. Add Layer Mask Use to apply layer mask in which Reveal All and Hide All
option is present. On applying Reveal All, the color of the mask becomes
white, while on Hide All it becomes black and after applying remove
layer Mask option appears instead of Add Layer Mask.
14. Enable Layer Mask /Disable Layer Mask Used to enable and disable the
applied layer mask.
15. Add Vector Mask It also works exactly like the layer mask but the color
of the hide all is gray, and it works on the shape i.e. vector.
16. Enable Vector Mask /Disable Vector Mask The applied vector is used to
enable and disable the mask.
17. Group With Previous (Ctrl+G) / Ungroup (Shift+Ctrl+G ) To group any
layer, group with previous option is used, after which the ungroup option
appears.
18. Arrange With the help of arrange option, we use to move the layer up
and down, here top down means bring to front, bring forward, send to
backward, send to back in which front means to put the layer on top.
Back means to back.
19. Align Linked / Distribute Linked Two or more links are used to align the
layer, in which the picture is used to center left right as well as to
equalize from top to bottom. To link a layer, select the picture with Shiva
By which the picture gets selected and after linking, you will get this
option in the properties bar as well.
20. Lock all Linked Layers Used to lock all linked layers.
21. Merge Layer Ctrl+E
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22. Merge Visible Shift+Ctrl+E this is also used for merging but it only
merges the visible layer. If a layer is hidden from the layer box, then that
layer will not be merged.
23. Flatten Image It also works in the same way as Merge Visible, but it
deletes whatever layer is hidden in the layer box. Whereas this merge is
not deleted in the visible but remains hidden.

Description of Select Menu in English

1. All Ctrl+A With its help, we use to select any picture

pixel.
2. Deselect Ctrl+D Deselect is used to remove the
selection.
3. Reselect Shift+Ctrl+D The removed selection is used
to re-select.
4. Inverse Shift+Ctrl+I Use to select the part of the
selected picture just inverted.
5. Color Range We use to select pixels according to the
color range, one advantage of this is that photo selection does not take
much time and with this you can also select by adding different colors.
6. Feather Alt+Ctrl+D This option is used to feather the corners during the
selection.
7. Modify This option is visible only on the selected layer, inside which you
can border (to apply border) smooth (to smooth) expand (to increase
the selected selection) contract (to decrease the selected selection)
make use of.
8. Grow / Similar With the help of both of these, the selected layer is used
to increase the selection according to the color.
9. Transform Selection After selecting part of the layer, use it to rotate.
10. Load Selection / Save Selection With the help of this, we use to select
the layer and after using the save selection can be used.
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Description of Filter Menu in English

1. Last Filter Ctrl+F With the help of Last Filter, we use to

see and double the last used filter, whose shortcut
key is Ctrl + F.
2. Extract Alt+Ctrl+X With the help of this, after making
a selection around the photo, erase the outer part of
the selection and use it to make it transparent.
3. Liquify Shift+Ctrl+X It is used to spread the picture
and to give rotation to the pixel, more of it is used to
enlarge the eyes, and to straighten any part of the
crooked.
4. Pattern Maker Alt+Shift+Ctrl+X Pattern Maker As its
name suggests, you must have understood that
what will be its function, it is used to make patterns.

After this, you will have to experiment by yourself so that you can
understand all the options in a good way, in which you will have to
Artistic, Blur, Brush Stroke, Distort, Noise, Pixelate, Render, Sharpen,
Sketch, Stylize, Picture, Video, Other, Digimark option will be
available.
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Description of View Menu in English

View means viewing in which you will get the option to

make settings related to view only in the View menu.
Used to hide and bring up all the options you are seeing
on the screen.

CMYK= Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black)

1. Proof Setup For setting proof according to the picture,

you can change the color of the picture by using
options like Working CMYK Plate, Working Cyan Plate,
Working Magenta Plate, Working Yellow Plate, Working
Black Plate, and Working CMY Plate, etc. Huh.
2. Proof Colors (Ctrl+Y) Used to remove the used proof
setup with the help of proof colors.
3. Gamut Colors With its help, Gamma is used to see and remove the
color.
4. Zoom In (Ctrl++) Use it to enlarge the picture.
5. Zoom Out (Ctrl+-) Use to see the picture smaller.
6. Fit On Screen (Ctrl+0) with the help of Fit On Screen, we use to fit the
picture according to the screen.
7. Actual Pixel (Alt+Ctrl+0) Actual pixels are used for viewing.
8. Print Size Use to see print size.
9. Show With the help of this, we use to bring and hide all the options
inside the given so option, including selection edges, target path, grid,
guides, slice, etc.
10. Ruler (Ctrl+R) Ruler is used to hide and bring.
11. Snap / Snap to Both of these are used to show and hide guides, grids,
and slices, etc.
12. Lock Guides (Shift+Ctrl+;) To lock the guide taken with the help of .
13. Clear Guides
14. New Guides With the help of this, we use to place the new guide line.
15. Lock Slice Used to lock the applied slices.
16. Clear Slice Used to erase the impregnated slices.
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Description of Window Menu in English

1. Documents It is used for arranging windows with its help.

Here the meaning of arrange is to view and act on the
opened pictures simultaneously. Also, all the opened
pictures and PSD files are used to close together.
2. Workspace The Workspace function is used by you to place
and adjust tools on the screen to save them all so that you
can take the dialog box or tool you need in another photo
with just one click.
Note: All the other options are used to hide and bring them.
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Photoshop Shortcut Keys

SELECTING
TOOLS Shortcuts

Draw marquee selection from the

Alt-drag selection
center

Shift Add to a selection

Alt Subtract from a selection

Shift Alt Intersect with a selection

Make a copy of the selection w/Move

Alt-drag selection
tool

Ctrl Alt-drag Make a copy of the selection when not

selection in the Move tool

Arrow keys Move

selection (in 10-pixel Move selection (in 1-pixel increments)
increments)

Shift F6 Feather selection

Hold Spacebar while

Move marquee while drawing selection
drawing a marquee

Ctrl-click on layer
Shift Arrow keys Select all opaque
thumbnail (in the
pixels on the layer
Layers panel)
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Ctrl-Shift D Reselect last selection

VIEWING

Shortcuts TOOLS

Double click on
Fit on Screen
Hand tool or Ctrl 0

Double click on
100% View Level (Actual Pixels)
Zoom tool or Ctrl 1

Alt Spacebar click

Zoom out
or Ctrl Minus ( )

Ctrl-Shift Page
Scroll image left or right in the window
Up/Down

Ctrl drag in
Jump/Zoom to part of an image
Navigator panel

Shift-Tab Hide/Show all tools and panels

Ctrl Spacebar click

zoom in
or Ctrl Plus (+)

.\ Toggle layer mask on/off as rubylith

F Cycle through full screen modes

LAYERS

Shortcuts TOOLS

Ctrl Shift N Create new layer

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Ctrl click layers Select non-contiguous layers

Click one layer, then

Shift click another Select contiguous layers
layer

Delete key (while in

Delete layer
the Move tool)

Alt click layer mask

View contents of layer mask
icon

Shift click layer

Temporarily turn off layer mask
mask icon

Alt drag Clone layer as you move it

Right click on the

Find/Select layer containing object
object w/Move tool

Number pad keys

(w/Move tool Change layer opacity
selected)

Shift Plus (+) or Cycle down or up through blending

Minus ( ) modes

(W/Move tool)
Shift Alt letter
Change to a specific blending mode
(N=Normal,
M=multiply, etc.)

Switch to layer below/above current

Alt [or Alt ]
layer
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Ctrl [or Ctrl ] Move layer below/above current layer

Double click on T
thumbnail in Layers Select all text on layer
panel

Increase/Decrease size of selected text

Ctrl Shift > or <
by 1 pt

Increase/Decrease size of selected text

Ctrl Shift Alt > or <
by 5 pts.

Alt Right/Left arrow Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking

Ctrl Shift L/C/R Align text left/center/right

PAINTING

Shortcuts TOOLS

Ctrl Backspace Fill selection with Background color

Alt Backspace Fill selection with Foreground color

Shift Alt Fill selection with Foreground color

Backspace using Lock Transparent Pixels

Fill selection with source state in History

Ctrl Alt Backspace
panel

Shift Backspace Display Fill dialog box

Alt click
Sample as background color
w/Eyedropper tool
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to

While in any
painting/editing get Move tool
tool, hold Ctrl to get

Alt Eyedropper with painting tools

Change paint opacity (with Airbrush

Number keys
OFF)

Change paint opacity (with Airbrush

Shift Number keys
ON)

Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush

Number keys
ON)

Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush

Shift Number keys
OFF)

While in any
painting/editing
to get Crosshair cursor
tool, turn Caps Lock
on

[Or] Decrease/Increase brush size

Shift [or Shift ] Decrease/Increase hardness of brush

< or > Switch between preset brushes

Right click in image

Open Brushes pop-up panel
window
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Alt Eraser

Shift Plus (+) or Cycle down or up through blending

Minus ( ) modes

Shift Alt letter

(N=Normal, Change to a specific blending mode
M=multiply, etc.)

Shift click in image Create fixed color target from within a

window dialog box

Alt click on target

with Color Sampler Delete fixed color target
tool

Ctrl click on new

Create new Spot Color channel from
channel button in
current selection
Channels panel

PEN TOOL & PATHS

Shortcuts TOOLS

To get Direct Selection tool while using

Ctrl
Pen tool

Switch between Add Anchor and Delete

Alt
Anchor Point tools

Switch from Path Selection tool to

Ctrl Alt Convert Point tool when pointer is over
anchor point
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To select a whole path w/Direct

Alt
Selection tool

Ctrl click on path

name (in Paths click Convert path to a selection
panel)

PANELS

Shortcuts TOOLS

F5 Show/Hide Brush panel

F6 Show/Hide Color panel

F7 Show/Hide Layers panel

F8 Show/Hide Info panel

Alt F9 Show/Hide Actions panel

Ctrl Alt O Open Adobe Bridge

General Tools

TOOLS Shortcuts

Move and Artboard

V
tools

Marquee tools M

Lasso tools L

Quick Selection, W
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Magic Wand

Crop and Slice tools C

Eyedropper, 3D
Material Eyedropper,
I
Color Sampler, Ruler,
Note, Count

Spot Healing Brush,

Healing Brush,
Patch, Content- J
Aware Move, Red
Eye

Brush, Pencil, Color

Replacement, Mixer B
Brush

Clone Stamp,
S
Pattern Stamp

History Brush, Art

Y
History Brush

Eraser tools E

Gradient, Paint
Bucket, 3D Material
G
Drop O Dodge, Burn,
Sponge P Pen tools

Type tools T
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Path Selection,
A
Direct Selection

Rectangle, Rounded
Rectangle, Ellipse,
U
Polygon, Line,
Custom Shape

Hand R Rotate View H

Zoom D Default
Z
colors

Switch Foreground
and Background X
colors

Quick Mask Mode Q

To switch between
all tools within
groups, add the
Shift key to the
letters above. For
SWITCHING TOOLS
example, to switch
between
Rectangular and
Elliptical Marquee
M

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Inside it you will find a lot of colors through which you

can fill color in your shape or text. In this you can
7. keep the color mode according to you. If you left-
Color Pallets
click on the color palette after selecting a shape, it
will be filled; if you right-click, the color will be filled in
its outline.

In this bar the location of your mouse pointer is

8.
Status Bar shown as well as a little description is written about
whatever tool you are using.

Through this, you use to move your page right, left and up
9. and down. It is of two types, one that moves up and down
Scroll Bar
is called a vertical scroll bar, and the one that does left or
right is called a horizontal scroll bar.

At this place the number of your page is shown and

you can add more pages from here and also set the
10.
Pages name of the page, right click on the page name you
want to set and click on Rename Page Change the
name.
This is a special program created by the Corel company, this program was
invented by the Corel company in the year 1989, which is being used by big
and small graphics companies, it has many versions like Corel Draw 1, 2 , 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Corel Draw X3, X6, X7, X8 and all other versions, whose
table picture can be seen below whose release date is also given.
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Most of the work in this program is done through tools; there are many
types of tools, let us read the tools in detail-

Corel Draw Tools in English

Through this tool, all types of text

created on the page are used to select
and move the object after selecting and
selecting the object, and on clicking any
Pick Tool object, the node around the object. With
1.
the help of which the size of the object
can be increased or decreased as per
the requirement. And on the second
click, the Rotation node appears,
through which the object can be
rotated and Skew.
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Use the shape tool to make any type of

Using Shape Tool
design on the page into another shape.
(F10)
2. After converting shape or text to curve,
you can use options like add delete and
curve by right clicking of the mouse
according to you.
Knife Tool By this, any graphics are used to cut
3.
them in any form.

Eraser Tool (X) Through this, the graphics made on the

4.
page and convert to curve are used to
erase the text.
Smudge Tool
5. Through this tool, use to spread any
graphic and convert to curved text.

Roughen Tool
6. It is used to give rough and jagged
designs.

Free Transform Tool

7. Use it to transform any shape to any
other angle.

Virtual Segment
Through this, it is used to remove any
Delete
8. graphic from the page during the
selection. Apart from this, you can also
delete by clicking on the outline.

It is used to enlarge the page. After

taking this tool, the part on which the
Zoom Tool (Z)
page will be drawn will be zoomed
9.
(enlarged). You can also zoom in and
zoom out by clicking on it. If you click on
the left button of the mouse, then zoom
will zoom out if you click the right button.
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It is used to move the page as well as

Hand Tool (H)
zoom in and out. To zoom in (enlarge)
10.
the left button of the mouse is double
clicked and to zoom out (minimize) the
right button is double clicked.
Free Hand tool (F5)
11. With this tool you can draw any type of
line design at any angle.

Bezier Tool With this tool, any type of line can be

12. prepared in different designs like
burning lamp, leaves of trees and other
shapes.
By using this tool, you can use to bring the
Artistic Media Tool (I)
default shape and design in Corel Draw,
13.
in which you can use different types of
brushes like preset sprayer, Kaligraphy
and other graphics etc.
Pen Tool With this tool, you can create any type
14. of design at any angle and create any
type of shape with your mouse.

The Polyline Tool is also used in the

Polyline Tool same way as the Pen Tool and you can
15. also use it as a free hand tool, the work
of both of them is given in the same
tool.

With the help of this, we can draw a

3 Point Curve Tool curve line, for this we first draw a
16. straight line, then click a little above or
below the middle of the line, which
makes our line curve.
Interactive Connector
Tool Through this tool, two objects created
17.
on the page are used to join together.
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Dimension Tool It is used to measure any graphic drawn

18. on the page. In this we can measure the
object of any angle.
Smart Drawing Tool (S) Through this you can draw any type of
19. line by drawing smooth lines and
straight lines.

Its use (Rectangle) is used to draw

Rectangle Tool (F6) rectangular objects. To draw Exactly
20. (exactly) Rectangle, by holding down
the Ctrl button and drawing, your object
will be the same size on all sides.

By this (Rectangle) is used to draw a

3 Point Rectangle Tool rectangular object, but in this a straight
21. line is drawn first, after moving the
mouse in another direction, your
rectangle will be ready.

It is used to draw circular shapes, with

Ellipse Tool (F7) the help of which we can draw shapes
like circles and ovals. To draw an Ellipse
22.
Exactly, by holding down the Ctrl button
and drawing, your object will be the
same size on all sides.

With the help of this, we can draw

3 Point Ellipse Tool shapes like circles and ovals, but in this
23. a straight line is drawn first, after that
your ellipse will be ready by moving the
mouse in the other direction.
Graph Paper (D)
Graph paper is used to bring one or
24.
more tables on the page.

Through this, you can create polygons

Polygon Tool (Y) with different types of sides, if needed to
25. increase or decrease the side, then you
can set the number of point polygon
located in the property bar.
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Spiral Tool (A)

26. It is used to draw curved lines through it.

With the help of basic shapes, use to

Basics Shape draw rectangular triangles and all other
shapes. To change the shape style, you
27.
can draw by changing the shape by
going to the Perfect Shape option in the
properties bar.

Arrows are used to draw objects like

Arrow Shapes arrows with the help of shapes. To
change the arrow style, you can draw
28.
by changing the shape by going to the
Perfect Shape option in the properties
bar.

Use flowcharts to draw shapes like

Flowchart Shapes cylinder, triangle etc. To change the
29. style, you can draw by changing the
shape by going to the Perfect Shape
option in the properties bar.

Used to draw star-like shapes. To

Star Shapes change the style, you can draw by
30. changing the shape by going to the
Perfect Shape option in the properties
bar.

With the help of this, it is used to show

the things said by any person, it is used
more in cartoons. You can also write
Callout Shapes information related to any shape in it. To
31. change the style, you can draw by
changing the shape by going to the
Perfect Shape option in the properties
bar.
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With its help, we use to write any text,

after taking this tool, you can write text
by drawing, but after drawing you have
to convert it into artistic text, whose
Text Tool (F8) shortcut is the key (Ctrl + F8).
32. If you do not want to convert, then after
taking this tool, click anywhere on the
page to start writing directly, your text
will already be converted. You will find
the font style or related setting in the
properties bar.

Interactive Blend Tool Through this option, one or more objects

on the page are used to blend together.
33.
You will find the related setting in the
properties bar.

Interactive Contour Through this option, you can use any

Tool type of circle and square to give
34.
framing effect. You will find the related
setting in the properties bar.

Interactive
Use any selected object to create
Distortion Tool
35. opposite design or shape. You will find
the related setting in the properties bar.

Interactive Drop
It is used to apply shadow to any
Shadow Tool
36. selected object or text. You will find the
related setting in the properties bar.

Use to enlarge any created shape or

object in different types of angles and
Interactive place them according to their own. It
Envelope Tool works exactly like the shape tool. If you
37.
select the shape on which you have
used this tool and take the shape tool,
you will still get the envelope tool.
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Interactive Extrude
When you use any object or text to
Tool
38. make 3D, you will find the setting related
to it in the properties bar.

Interactive
Any color object is used to make it
Transparency Tool
39. transparent. You will find the related
setting in the properties bar.

Eye Drop Tool With its help, any other object is used to
40. pick the color. This can be felt in other
objects with the help of paint bucket.

Paint Bucket Use the Eye Drop Tool to feel the color of
41. the selected object in one or more
objects.

Outline Pen Dialog Use to thin or thicken the outer lines of

(F12) any object and fill in color or remove
42. outlines, as well as settings such as
corner and line caps and whether
outside or inside the outline shape.

Outline Color Dialog With the help of this, we can change the
(Shift+F12) outline color of our selected object or
43.
text, which is also given in the Outline
Pen dialog box.

No Outline
Through this we can remove the outline
44.
of our selected object or text.

Color Docker By clicking on this tool, a Docker box will

open in the right side, in which we can
45.
fill and fill the color as per our wish and
can also change the outline color.

Fill Tool (Shift+F11)

With its help, the selected text or object
46.
is used to fill a single color.
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With its help, it is used to fill double color

in any text or object. By going to
Fountain Color (F11)
Custom, many colors can be filled in
any object at the same time. If you want
47. a pre-made color, then you can feel it
by selecting any color by going to the
presets option, as well as you can also
change the color according to you.

Pattern Fill Dialog

Through this tool, you can apply a
48.
pattern to the selected object.

Texture Fill Dialog

Used to apply texture to the selected
49.
object.

PostScript Fill Dialog

With this tool, you can apply postscript
50.
to the selected object.

No Fill Button
With the help of this, we remove the
51.
color filled in the object.

By clicking on this tool, a Docker box will

Color Docker open in the right side, in which we can
52. fill and fill the color as per our wish and
can also change the outline color.

With this tool, you can feel many types

Interactive Fill Tool of color in any object, including fountain
color, texture, uniform etc. Just like you
53.
get when you open the fill tool, in the
same way you will find it in the
properties bar in the fill type.
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It is also used for filling color, but color is

filled with the help of grid, to increase or
Interactive Mesh Fill decrease the grid, you will customize
the grid size in the properties bar. In this,
Tool
54. after applying the grid, you can feel any
color by clicking anywhere on the
object, which will be like a fountain, the
only difference is that it has a grid, it is
simple and a little style is different.
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Tab / Menu Notes

Description of File Menu in English

In this section, we
will read about
the file menu of
CorelDraw, we
will understand
the options given
inside it one by
one.

1. New (Ctrl+N) Use it to get a new page.

New From Through this we use by default in Corel Draw to

2.
Template pick the company which is already designed
by us.

We use to take whatever cdr file we have

3. Open (Ctrl+O)
already created and saved, if you want, you
can also make some changes, use open.

4. Close Through this we use to close the current

document.
Close all is used to close a page open in
5. Close all
multiple windows at once.
6. Save (Ctrl+S) It is used to save any file on the computer.

7. Save As Through this, we use to save the already saved

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(Ctrl+Shift+S) file under a different name and can also save

it in any other format.

Through this, after taking whatever file we

have already created, if there is some mistake
8. Revert
while editing, then we use it again to make it
like new.

To insert any type of image in Corel Draw, use

9. Acquire Image Acquire Image as per the requirement of any
camera or scanner

Use it to bring any type of image and any

10. Import (Ctrl+I)
other file.

After converting the created file in any type of

11. Export (Ctrl+E) mode, you can share it with other programs or
on the Internet.

It is used to export any type of design created

12. Export for Office
in png format and take it to MS Office.

The file created through this option is used to

13. Send To
fax and fax any other Drive, Mail, Zipped file.

14. Print (Ctrl+P) Through this you can print the created page.

The work of this option is similar to the mail

15. Print Merge merge given in Microsoft Word. It will be
understood only after doing it practical.

Use it to see through what the print will look

16. Print Preview
like before printing.

With the help of this option, you can make

17. Print Setup settings related to printing, such as page
setting, color setting, etc.
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This option is mostly used when the design

created in Corel Draw has to be sent from one
server to another. In this, when you save the
Prepare for service
18. file, then you can save pdf in addition to cdr
Bureau
and also which font you have used, this
information is also saved, you can also save
the font if needed.

Use to publish any design on the Internet in the

19. Publish To The Web
form of html or flash file.

The graphics created by it are used to create

20. Publish to The PDF
PDF files.
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Description of Edit Menu in English

In this section we
will read about the
edit menu of
CorelDraw, we will
understand the
options given
inside it one by one

1. Undo (Ctrl+Z) It is used to reverse a step.

It is used to take a step forward, while going

2.
Redo (Ctrl+Shift+Z) back a step when the undo becomes too much.
Then we can proceed one step by redo.

It is used to repeat a task. Like after repeating

an object, then many objects will be formed, but
the object is not copy paste, but while dragging
the shape with the left button of the mouse, you
have to press the right button of the mouse so
3. that your shape will be copied, after that repeat.
Repeat (Ctrl+R)
After doing the same thing will be repeated
many times.
Note: You have to click on the right button
while dragging, and then release the left
button; otherwise your object will not be
copied.
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4. Use to cut (transfer) any selected graphics or

Cut (Ctrl+X)
text to any other place.

5. Using this, the selected text or any graphic is

Copy (Ctrl+C)
used to copy.

6.
Paste (Ctrl+V) Cut or copied object or text is used to paste.

Objects or text copied from another software

7.
Paste Special are pasted properly when pasted under Paste
Special.

8.
Delete Use to erase any selected object text or guides.

Any graphics on the page are used as symbols

to keep them on the hard disk forever. If needed,
9. we can also use that shape so that we do not
Symbol
have to make the same shape again and again,
apart from this we can also modify the saved
symbol again.

10.
Duplicate (Ctrl+D) Use to make a copy of any object

The fill color inside any object created through

11. Copy Properties
this and the outline color is used to fill the same
From
color on another object.

12. It is mostly used to print the outline of any type

Over Print Out
of object properly.

13. It is used to print properly the color filled in any

Over Print Fill
object.
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Through this, any text, object, guides, eyes are

14.
Select All used to select together. After selecting, you can
delete or do any other work according to you.

15. It is used to replace a graphic or text after

Find and Replace
searching.

16. Through this, after creating any kind of barcode,

Insert Barcode
it is used to insert.

17. Use any other software to bring the file into

Insert New Object
CorelDraw and create it after fetching.

18. It is used to fetch docker through it which is

Properties
related to feel, outline, and link.

Description of View Menu in English

In this section we will

read about CorelDraw
View menu, we will
understand the
options given inside it
one by one,

Note is used to show

and hide all the
options of this menu.
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1. Simple Wire Used to display the outline of a graph drawn on

frame/ Wire Frame any pixel.

2. Draft/ Normal/ Used to display any graph made on pixels in

Enhanced real form.

3. Full Screen Preview Used to display any graph made on pixels in

(F9) real form.

4. Preview Selected Through this, only the selected object is used to

Only see it in full screen mode.

5. Used to display all inserted pages in a single

Page Sorter View
window.

6. It is used to hide and bring the ruler.

Rulers

7. It is used to hide and bring the grid.

Grid

8. It is used to hide and bring the guideline.

Guideline

Inside it, you will get the options related to the

9. page, in which the settings related to the
Show
border, bleed, printable area etc. of the page
will be found.

Used to start rollover. Which you use for

10.
Enable Rollover animation, you will find this option in the Effects
menu.

Snap to Grid/Snap All these options are used to turn it on and off, its
11. to Guidelines/Snap function is used to see its angle point while
to Object/Dynamic drawing any object. It is visible only when an
Guides object or line is drawn.

Grid and Ruler

Setup/Guidelines
12. Setup/Snap to All of these are used to change the respective
Objects setting.
Setup/Dynamic
Guides Setup.
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Description of Layout Menu in English

In this section we
will read about the
layout menu of
CorelDraw, we will
understand the
options given inside
it one by one

1. It is used to insert more than one page by this.

Insert Page

2. Used to delete an inserted page.

Delete Page

3. Through this, it is used to change the name of

Rename Page
a page and write the name of the page.

Use it to go to any page. It is mostly used to

4.
Go To Page go to a single page when there are more
pages.

5. Switch Page Using this, you can make the page stand
Orientation (Portrait) or Landscape.

6. Used to change the inserted page to a

Page Setup
different size

7. Through this, it is used to give solid color and

Page Background
effect of any image on any page.
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Description Of Arrange Menu in English

In this section, we
will read about the
arrange menu of
CorelDraw, we will
understand the
options given inside
it one by one

The position size of any object can give the effect

1. Transformation of angle and everything else, that is, you can set
its rotation accordingly.

2. Clear Transformation is used to remove the applied

Transformation effect.

Distribute Use to set any object from another object to left

right center and in other distributes.
Note- If you want
to use to do in an If after selecting any two objects, the work that will
object, then first
be done by pressing the button as per the image
select the object
below is written in the left side of the image.
to which you want
3.
to align, then
select the second
object with the
shift button, in the
middle of which
you want to align,
then use the
shortcut key.
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With the help of this option, you can set your

selected object up and down, you can read in

Order detail below-

1) To Front It is used to move the selected

object to the top of all the objects at once.
2) To Back Used to lower the selected object
from all the objects at once.
3) Forward One Used to raise the selected
object one by one from all the objects.
4) Back One It is used to lower the selected
object one by one from all the objects.
5) In Front of we use to make the selected
object above any other object, as soon as
4.
you select this option, your cursor will
become an arrow and your object will be
above the object on which you click that
arrow.
6) Behind It is also similar to the above
mentioned infront of but it is used to make
an object farthest.
7) Reverse Reverse means that as you have
drawn 5 objects, the one that was drawn
first will be at the bottom, as soon as you
select all and reverse, it will just be reversed,
that is, the one that was at the bottom will
be at the top.

Used to combine one or more objects parallel to

5. Combine
each other.

Combined object is used to uncombine. And with

the help of this, we can also separate the lines of a
6. Break Apart
paragraph written and if we break any word then
every character will be different.
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Use to lock any object, so that object remains in

7. Lock Object
its place.

Used to unlock locked objects. You can also

8. Unlock unlock it by pressing the right button of the mouse
and clicking on the unlock option.

After converting it to rectangular, circle and all

Convert To
9. other objects, it is used to create different designs
Curve
with the shape tool.

Convert Outline After breaking the outline of any object, the outline
10.
to object is used to use it as an object.

Close path is used to make a drawn line a

complete line. So that the two ends of the line are
11. Close Path
joined together. Or you can use it to convert a
single line into an object after drawing it.
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Description of Effect Menu in English

In this section we will

read about CorelDraw
Effects menu, we will
understand the
options given inside it
one by one

jpg, jpeg, png, bmp and other image files to give

1.
Adjust different effects like contrast, enhanced, Tone Curve
Colors Balance Hue saturation

There are three options in this option, which are used

to give effect on png and jpg images-
1) DeInterlace Sometimes, while scanning an
image, the effect starts coming like a lining, we
use the same line to remove it with its help,
although not much, it becomes a light mesh.
You can set it according to the odd and even
2.
Transform line.
2) Invert You can use it to reverse the color of your
image, you can also call it negative.
3) Posterize With its help, you can use to increase
or decrease the tunnel effect on the image. Its
effect turns your image into a poster look, but
when this effect becomes more then your
image also spoils.
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3. Use to reduce scratch and dust on any Bmp, Jpg, Png

Correction
file.

Artistic Media is used to set the brush, after taking a

4. shape, as soon as the Artistic brush is taken, the shape
Artistic Media
will immediately change to Artistic and as soon as you
open it, you will see the last used brush at the top.

Its use has been told to you in the tool box itself, yet if
5.
Blend you open it from here, then a docker will open in which
you can blend according to the number of steps.

Its use has also been mentioned in the tool box, after
opening it, docker will open in which you write offset to
keep the distance according to inches after selecting
To Center, Inside, Outside, and the second steps in this,
6.
Contour the number of layers you want It is written. If you want
to use without this docker, then after selecting it from
your tool box, after setting the point in the property
bar, the framing effect will come in the object on
which you will drag.

Like the above mentioned blend, contour, it will also

open, in this you have to use the shape tool after
selecting any object but if you are using from docker.
7. So you will get the option of Add New and Add Preset,
Envelope
in which you can create your own shape with the help
of Add New and use the already created shape with
the help of Add Preset. Which the company keeps
adding to it at the time of software development.

This has been told to you in the tool box, if you want to
use from here, then a docker will open on opening in
which after selecting the object or text, you can apply
8.
Extrude 3D effect by clicking on edit button in it and applying
vanishing point. And you can also see its preview as
well. After applying all the effects, the effect is applied
to the text or object as soon as it is applied.

Lense It is used as a layer that shows the object or text

9. behind in effect while any other object behind has a
difference. As soon as frozen is clicked, it is copied and
added to the layer applied above. Which you can add
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your effect or any color by grouping again. Inside it

you will find many effects which are named as
follows- Brighten, Color Add, Color Limit Custom Color
Map, Fish Eye, Heat Map, Invert, Magnify, Tinted Gray
Scale, Transparency, Wire Frame.

It is used on converted artistic text or any created

10. design. By applying it on any shape, it seems as if it is
Add Perspective
stuck in it. While using it, you will see four eyes, in which
you use to apply it according to the shape.

It is used to apply text or photo inside any shape. You

can also apply it by dragging it with the right button of
the mouse, in this you will get the power clip inside
which is used for most of the images. After applying it,
11. if you want to use any change in the image, to
Power Clip Inside
increase or decrease the size, then after editing the
content by right-clicking on it, adjust the image and
right-click again and click on Finish Editing. Or click on
power clipped image with ctrl After editing click on
any empty part of the page with ctrl.

With its help, it is used to add hyperlink to any object.

Which you have to use while staying in Coral Draw.
12.
Add Rollover After installing it, you have to right click and click on
Jump to Hyperlink in Browser, which will open the
hyperlink you have added on Internet Explorer.

13. Clear Effect Used to remove the applied effect.

With the help of both of these, we use to copy the

effect. It is used by taking a simple shape, if you go to
this option by selecting the shape with the effect
applied, then it will show hide. Like you have taken two
Copy objects and have written some text for both, on one
14.
Effect/Clone you give Perspective effect while on the other nothing,
Effect now you can click on simple text and select that text
by clicking on Perspective from copy effect from effect
menu. As soon as you click on the effect on which you
were applied, your simple text will also change to the
same effect as before.
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Description of Bitmaps Menu in English

In this section, we will read about

CorelDraw Bitmaps menu,
understand the options given
inside it one by one,

In this, after converting any graphics

to bitmap, you can give many effects
above. And of course it doesn't work
unless we convert any graphic. Both
we convert the graphic or take any
jpg, png, bmp, and image then only
then we can use all the effects of this
menu.

Note-: Use it by yourself so that you can understand about its effect.
Nevertheless, some options are being told here.
With its help, you can use any created graphic
Convert to after converting it into a bitmap. And you
1.
Bitmap cannot use the option of the Bitmaps menu until
a graphic is converted to a bitmap.

With its help, we use to edit the converted

2. Edit Bitmap
bitmap with the help of Corel Photo Paint.

3. Crop Bitmap With its help, you can crop the bitmap picture.

With the help of this option, any image file is

used to create a soft copy of Corel Draw by
4. Trace Bitmap tracing the image with the help of Corel Trace
software. After tracing you can make any
changes in it.
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With the help of this option, any bitmap image is

used to increase or decrease the resolution of
5. Resample the file.

Note: Keep in mind that only the pixels will

decrease and increase and not the image size.

It is used to set the mode in which you want to

6. Mode
keep your bitmap file.

With its help, bitmap is also used to increase the

7. Inflate Bitmap
pixels of the image.

Bitmap Color With its help, removing a single background is

8.
Mask used to make it Transparent.

Now you use all the options after this by yourself because now the options with
effect are left.
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Description of Text Menu in English

In this section we
will read about
CorelDraw text
menu, understand
the options given
inside it one by one

1. It is mostly used to create selected text or

Format Text
paragraph in style and model.

2. Use to edit some text or text in any text or

Edit Text
paragraph that is written

3. Use to insert any kind of outline word or any

Insert Character
symbol

By this, you use the converted text on any object

to put it on the outline of the object, or drag and
4. drag the text with the right button of the mouse
Text To Path
and then release the mouse again, an option
opens in which you Text can also be applied by
selecting Fit Text to Path.

5. It is used when paragraphs have to be placed

Text to Frame
within rows and columns.

6. Use to set the characters written within any

Align To Baseline
paragraph within the paragraph line spacing

It is used at the time when any artist text that has

7.
Straighten Text been converted has to be used to separate and
straighten some characters.
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8. By this you use to write any paragraph correctly

Writing tool
and set the spelling correctly.

Through this, paragraphs written on the

9. Web text
document or Word are used to prepare the
Compatible
style like a web page.

Through this, you can use any type of written

10. Convert To Artistic
text or paragraph to convert it into style, after
Text
that you can also resize it accordingly.

To convert and break one or more text boxes

into a single box, or by dragging and dragging
11.
Link\ Unlink the text with the right button of the mouse, then
releasing the mouse again, an option will open
in which You can place the text as you like.

Description of Tools Menu in English

In this section, we will

read about the tools
menu of CorelDraw, we
will understand the
options given inside it
one by one
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Both of these are used to change the settings,

Options / commands, etc. in the software. And through this
1.
Customization you can also assign your command to run with
shortcut key.

Through this the colors are managed and the

color can be selected according to the quality. in
this
2. Color
RGB (Red Green Blue),
Management
HSB (Hue Saturation Brightness),
CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow Key {Black} ) is the
main color.

3. Save Settings As It is used to restore the changed settings in the

Default software as before.

Note: After Save Settings As Default 7 options which are Object Manager, Object Data
Manager, View Manager, Link Manager, Undo Docker, Internet Bookmarks Manager,
Color Style. All of these are used to fetch Docker. And after bringing Docker, you can
control the tools and settings.

4. It is used to change colors and create presets in

Palette Editor
Corel Draw.

It is used to style the text. In this, after selecting

5. Graphic and Text
the text, you have to apply the setting. Similarly, it
Styles
can be applied to any object.

6. Through this, anyone is used to insert clipart and

Scrapbook
to insert any clipart, picture through the Internet.

Inside this you will get 3 options Arrow, Character,

Pattern, the use of these three is different. Arrow
Through this, any shape drawn on the page is
used to make an arrow. You have to use it by
7. going to the arrow option in a straight line or
Create
smooth line. Character Its function is similar to
that of Arrow but it will apply only to the font
created by you.
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8. It is used for script code which is related to the

Run Script
binary system.

Visual Basic This is a small VBA software that is

very useful, you can also find it in MS Office, it is
used in the developer menu to record the current
work, as soon as you start the record this VBA
program Will start running and is recording the
9. commands you are doing, after all the work you
Visual Basic
have to stop again by clicking on the stop button.
Then if you want to try running, then you have to
go to play and select your recorded macro and
press the run button, as soon as you press the
button, your graphic will be created with a slight
load.

Note VBA is like a command which has a different code, the macro you
record is recorded as a code like you can see in the image below, on the
right is the object whose code behind the object is written.
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Description of Window Menu in English

In this section we will

read about CorelDraw's
Window menu, we will
understand the options
given inside it one by
one

It is used to use a current page in two windows.

9.
New Window By doing this nothing is deleted from the page
but both remain the same.
Cascade / Tile These three are used to view one or more taken
10.
Horizontally / Tile page, in which you will get to see different
Vertically preview of all three.
11.
Color Palettes It is used to place or change the color box.

12.
Dockers Use any docker fetch and remove.

Use any tool to bring and hide. For this, you can
13.
Toolbars also use this option by right clicking on the menu
bar or status bar.
14.
Close Used to close the currently open page.

15.
Close All It is used to close all open pages in Corel Draw.

16.
Refresh Window It is used to refresh Corel Draw.
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Shortcut Keys

Align Commands

B Aligns selected objects to the bottom

P Aligns centers of selected objects to page center

E Horizontally aligns centers of selected objects

L Aligns selected objects to the left

R Aligns selected objects to the right

T Aligns selected objects to the top

C Vertically aligns centers of selected objects

Distribute Commands

Shft + B Distributes selected objects to the bottom

Horizontally distributes centers of selected

Shft + E
objects

Vertically distributes centers of the selected

Shft + C
objects

Shft + L Distributes selected objects to the left

Shft + R Distributes selected objects to the right

Horizontally distributes space between selected

Shft + P
objects

Vertically distributes space between selected

Shft + A
objects

Shft + T Distributes selected objects to the top

Document display

F9 Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing

Ctrl + W Forces a redraw the drawing window

Shft + F9 Toggles between the last two used view qualities

Ctrl + Shft + C Shows nonprinting characters

Open/Close Dockers

Ctrl + F9 Opens or closes the Contour docker

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Ctrl + F7 Opens or closes the Envelope docker

Opens or closes the Graphic and Text Styles

Ctrl + F5
docker

Alt + F3 Opens or closes the Lens docker

Opens or closes Linear Dimensions docker for

Alt + F2
assigning linear-dimension line properties

Alt + Enter Opens or closes the Object Properties docker

Alt + F7 Opens or closes the Position docker

Alt + F8 Opens or closes the Rotate docker

Alt + F9 Opens or closes the Scale and Mirror docker

Alt + F10 Opens or closes the Size docker

Ctrl + F11 Opens or closes the Insert Character docker

Ctrl + F2 Opens or closes the View Manager docker

Ctrl + F6 Opens or closes the Symbols Manager docker

Clipboard & Object Editing Commands

Ctrl + C Copies selection to the clipboard

Ctrl + Insert Copies selection to the clipboard

Ctrl + X Cuts the selection to the clipboard

Shft + Delete Cuts the selection to the clipboard

Delete Deletes the selected object(s)

Ctrl + D Duplicates the selected object(s) to offsets

Ctrl + V Pastes the clipboard contents into the drawing

Shft + Insert Pastes the clipboard contents into the drawing

Ctrl + Shft+Z Reverses the last Undo operation

Ctrl + R Repeats the last operation

Ctrl + Z or Alt + Backspace Reverses the last operation

File Commands

Ctrl + E Exports pages or objects to selected file format

Ctrl + I Imports (or links) content into your document

Ctrl + N Creates a new drawing

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Ctrl + O Opens an existing drawing

Ctrl + P Prints the active drawing

Ctrl + S Saves the active drawing

Ctrl + Shft + S Opens the Save As dialog

Alt + F4 Closes CorelDRAW 12

Fill and Effects Dialogs

F11 Specifies fountain fills for objects

Shft + F11 Opens dialog for specifying uniform color fills

Ctrl + Shft + B Opens dialog for changing Color Balance

Opens dialog for changing color brightness,

Ctrl + B
contrast and/or intensity

Opens dialog for changing hue, saturation and/or

Ctrl + Shft + U
lightness

Find and Replace using Text Tool

Alt + F3 Opens the Find dialog

Ctrl + T Opens the Text Format dialog

Font Formatting Commands using Text Tool

Ctrl + B Changes the style of text to bold

Ctrl + Shft + F Shows a list of all the available/active fonts

Shows a list of all the available/active font

Ctrl + Shft + W
weights

Ctrl + I Changes the style of text to italic

Changes all text characters to small capital

Ctrl + Shft + K
letters

Ctrl + U Changes the style of text to underline

Ctrl + Numpad 2 Decreases font size to previous point size

Ctrl + Shft + P Shows a list of all the available/active font sizes

Shows a list of all the available/active HTML font

Ctrl + Shft + H
sizes

Ctrl + Numpad 8 Increases font size to next point size

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Ctrl + Numpad 6 Increases font size to next setting in Font Size List

Decreases font size to previous setting available

Ctrl + Numpad 4
in the Font Size List

Shft + F3 Changes the case of selected text

Ctrl + F8 Converts text (Paragraph to Artistic, or vice versa)

Alt + F12 Realigns selected text to its original baseline

Grid, Guides and Snapping

Ctrl + Y Snaps objects to the grid (toggle)

Alt + Shft + D Toggles the view of dynamic guides

Alt + Z Toggles snapping to objects using current modes

Object Groups & CombineCommands

Ctrl + K Breaks apart the selected object

Ctrl + L Combines the selected objects

Ctrl + Shft + Q Converts an outline to an object

Ctrl + Q Converts the selected object to a curve

Ctrl + G Groups the selected objects

Ctrl + U Ungroups the selected objects or group of objects

Object nudge commands

4 Nudges downward

1 Nudges to the left

2 Nudges to the right

3 Nudges upward

Shft + 4 Nudges downward by the Super Nudge factor

Shft + 1 Nudges to the left by the Super Nudge factor

Shft + 2 Nudges to the right by the Super Nudge factor

Shft + 3 Nudges upward by the Super Nudge factor

Ctrl + 4 Nudges downward by the Micro Nudge factor

Ctrl + 1 Nudges to the left by the Micro Nudge factor

Ctrl + 2 Nudges to the right by the Micro Nudge factor

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Ctrl + 3 Nudges upward by the Micro Nudge factor

Options

Opens the Options dialog with the Text options

Ctrl + F10
page selected

Ctrl + J Opens the dialog for setting CorelDRAW options

Object Ordering

Places the selected object(s) back one position in

Ctrl + PgDn
the object stacking order

Places the selected object(s) forward one

Ctrl + PgUp
position in the object stacking order

Shft + PgDn Places the selected object(s) to the back

Shft + PgUp Places the selected object(s) to the front

Object Outline Pen

Shft + F12 Specifies outline color of objects

F12 Specifies outline pen properties for objects

Document Navigation

PgDn Go to the next page

PgUp Go to the previous page

Select All

Ctrl + A Selects all objects in the entire drawing

Styles

Opens or closes the Graphic and Text Styles

Ctrl + F5
docker

Text Formatting Using Text Tool

Ctrl + M Toggles current bullets for Paragraph text object

Changes the alignment of text to center

Ctrl + E
alignment

Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice

Ctrl + F8
versa

Ctrl + Shft + D Applies/removes a Drop Cap effect for text object

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(toggle)

Ctrl + Shft + T Opens the Edit Text dialog

Changes alignment of text to force last line full

Ctrl + H
alignment

Ctrl + T Formats the properties of text

Ctrl + J Changes the alignment of text to full alignment

Ctrl + comma Changes the text to horizontal direction

Ctrl + L Changes the alignment of text to left alignment

Changes the alignment of text to have no

Ctrl + N
alignment

Ctrl + R Changes the alignment of text to right alignment

Ctrl + period Changes the text to vertical (toggle)

Text Editing & Cursor Moves Using Text Tool

Delete Deletes character right of cursor

Ctrl + Delete Deletes word right of cursor

PgDn Moves cursor down one frame

4 Moves cursor down one line

Ctrl + 4 Moves cursor down one paragraph

1 Moves cursor left one character

Ctrl + 1 Moves cursor left one word

2 Moves cursor right one character

Ctrl+2 Moves cursor right one word

PgUp Moves cursor up one frame

3 Moves cursor up one line

Ctrl + 3 Moves cursor up one paragraph

Ctrl + Home Moves cursor to start of frame

Home Moves cursor to start of line

Ctrl + PgUp Moves cursor to start of text

Ctrl + End Moves cursor to end of frame

End Moves cursor to end of line

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Ctrl + PgDn Moves cursor to end of text

Selects all text in Paragraph Frame or Artistic Text

Ctrl + A
object

Shft + 1 Selects character to left of cursor

Shft + 2 Selects character to right of cursor

Shft + PgDn Selects text downward by one frame

Shft + 4 Selects text downward by one line

Ctrl + Shft + 4 Selects text downward by one paragraph

Shft + PgUp Selects text upward by one frame

Shft + 3 Selects text upward by one line

Ctrl + Shft + 3 Selects text upward by one paragraph

Ctrl + Shft + 1 Selects word to left of cursor

Ctrl + Shft + 2 Selects word right of cursor

Ctrl + Shft + Home Selects text start of frame

Shft + Home Selects text start of line

Ctrl + Shft + PgUp Selects text to start of frame

Ctrl + Shft + End Selects text to end of frame

Shft + End Selects text to end of line

Ctrl + Shft + PgDn Selects text to end of frame

Text Tools

Shft + F3 Changes the case of selected text

Shows nonprinting characters such as spaces,

Ctrl + Shft + C
tabs, returns, and line feeds

Opens the Spell Checker; checks the spelling of

Ctrl + F12
the selected text

Ctrl + Shft + S Shows a list of the document text styles

Ctrl + F10 Opens the Options dialog to the Text page

Toolbox Tool Selection

Draws curves and applies Preset, Brush, Spray,

I
Calligraphic, or Pressure Sensitive effects to the
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strokes

Draws ellipses and circles; double-clicking the

F7
tool opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog

Erases part of a graphic or splits an object into

X
two closed paths

Holding this modifier toggles between Eyedropper

Shft
and Paintbucket tools while either is selected

F5 Selects the Freehand Tool

Draws a group of rectangles; double-clicking

D
opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog

Pans around the drawing by clicking and

H
dragging using this tool

Adds a fill to object(s); clicking and dragging on

G
object(s) applies a fountain fill

M Converts an object to a Mesh Fill object

Draws symmetrical polygons; double-clicking

Y
opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog

Draws rectangles; double-clicking the tool

F6
creates a page frame

Edits the nodes of an object; double-clicking the

tool selects all nodes on the selected object. Hold
F10
[Alt] + [Shift] to activate marquee-style node
selecting.

Creates typical CorelDRAW objects by sketching.

S
Hold [Shift] while sketching to erase.

Draws spirals; double-clicking opens the Toolbox

A
tab of the Options dialog

Adds text; click on the page to add Artistic Text;

F8
click and drag to add Paragraph Text

Toggles between the current tool and the Pick

Spacebar
tool

Visual Basic

Alt + F11 Launches Visual Basic for Applications Editor

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Workspace

Selects the Property Bar and highlights the first

Ctrl + Return
visible item that can be tabbed to

Zoom and Pan

Brings up the Navigator window allowing you to

N
navigate to any object in the document

Pans around the drawing by clicking and

H
dragging using this tool

Alt + 4 Pans the drawing downward

Alt + 1 Pans the drawing to the left

Alt + 2 Pans the drawing to the right

Alt + 3 Pans the drawing upward

Ctrl + F2 Opens or closes the View Manager docker

Enables you to perform a zoom action, and then

F2
returns to the last-used tool

F3 Zooms out

F4 Zooms in on all objects in the drawing

Shft + F4 Displays the entire printable page

Shft + F2 Zooms in on selected objects only

End CorelDRAW English