CorelDRAW 11 for Windows [Paperback]

Steve Schwartz (Author), Phyllis Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 29, 2002

CorelDRAW 11 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide offers step-by-step instructions covering all the basics of CorelDRAW 11, including all the newest features, page and document set-up, text special effects, object arrangement, symbols, clip art & bitmaps, and CorelDRAW components. Additional special topics include CorelDRAW and the Web, converting paragraph text to curves, and printing, preflighting, and creating PDF files. A must-have for all CorelDRAW 11 users.

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CorelDRAW 11 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide offers step-by-step instructions covering all the basics of CorelDRAW 11, including all the newest features, page and document set-up, text special effects, object arrangement, symbols, clip art & bitmaps, and CorelDRAW components. Additional special topics include CorelDRAW and the Web, converting paragraph text to curves, and printing, preflighting, and creating PDF files. A must-have for all CorelDRAW 11 users.

About the Author

Phyllis Davis teaches classes. She is the co-author of the previous edition of this book, CorelDRAW 10 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide. Steve Schwartz does occasional consulting, primarily on computer game and video game design issues. He will shortly begin teaching an online course on FileMaker Pro at Ed2Go, an organization that offers classes at more than 160 community colleges throughout the U.S. Steve was formerly a regular contributor to Macworld and— occasionally—to PC World.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (September 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321136292
• ISBN-13: 978-0321136299
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,303,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A professional computer-industry writer and author for over 30 years, Dr. Steven Schwartz has written 60+ books on computer and game topics. In recent years, he has specialized in Microsoft Office and other Microsoft products (12 books) and FileMaker Pro (11 books). He pioneered the game book industry, writing the first trade paperbacks for Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and Super Nintendo games, as well as many official, authorized guides for video and computer games. His writing credits include 15 years for Macworld, as well as many other popular publications, such as PC World and Computerworld.

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Same old same old, December 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: CorelDRAW 11 for Windows (Paperback)

I agree with the previous reviewer -- the Quickstart Guides for CorelDraw 11, and 10, and 9, etc. have become simple rehashes of the previous edition. This makes it very dull and repetitive to wade through, and when an upgraded software package debuts, the books give little hint as to what is new and different from previous editions. This becomes very important to those of us who must use the software in our work and are not given either training nor time to work through the enormous number of new or reworked features in the huge and complicated CorelDraw programs. The Corel manuals that come with the software are awful -- incomplete, fuzzy, almost no illustrations or helpful graphics, and leaving you abuzz with questions unanswered. So it falls to the Quickstart Guides and similar books to fill in the gaps, and these editions fall flat. The authors seem to feel that the book can be just an upgrade -- run through the text, update anything new and slap in on press. Rerun the same trite illustrations again, same headlines, same photos. Readers deserve better -- a good portion of the readership is reading the book primarily to gain knowledge of the details of a new version of CorelDraw, and the repetitions picked up from earlier editions, coupled with a lack of any real depth, makes for a book that should, and could, be much better. The editors who have approved this approach have forgotten the wonderfully fresh and original approach of the early Quickstart Guides -- their interpretation of what the reader needs and deserves is tired and decidedly unhelpful. When you pay for a new book, you should get a new book.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Engineer, October 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: CorelDRAW 11 for Windows (Paperback)

I was a bit disappointed when I first opened the book, I thought I was opening CorelDraw 10 for windows. Steve and Phyllis used many of the same illustrations found in their CorelDraw 10 book. Yes, I know the old illustrations get the point across, but,when I buy a new book I expect new illustrations and text to give me the sense I purchased a whole new book with all fresh and new information. Maybe a new illustration would shed light on a particular problem I was having, whereas,the old illustrations could not get the point across. All in all I'll will use the book in ernest, but when the going gets tough, I'll reach for Bain's Official Guide to CorelDraw 11.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good for beginners, March 21, 2005

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Andreas Gunawan "Reader" (Redmond, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CorelDRAW 11 for Windows (Paperback)

For somebody who never used Coreldraw, this is a very helpful and easy guide. It is simply written and easy to understand. For those who think they already know what is in the book and wants to nly find out what is new, I would say do not forget those who are new.