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CorelDRAW 8 for Dummies

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Author took the title too literally. He fills the book with corny analogies and bad jokes. Covers the most basic uses of CorelDraw and nothing more. Buy a more sophisticated title!

CorelDraw 8 for Dummies

In general the book is fun and easy to read. I used it to learn CorelDraw for the first time. Everything is explained in plain English. The only two things that slightly annoyed me were: emphasizing the use of the rarely-used "keyboard equivalents" instead of the mouse and some unnecessary chunks of text with vague explanations that could be easily avoided. The witty descriptions are refreshing for someone, but only for one who is not in a rush to obtain the core of information.

One of the those books that is nice for begineers but a little annoying for those with computer experience. On the whole it was good (and the humour was excellent) but it is designed as a book for beginners. Having said that, there was enough in it for myself (experience in computers but new to Corel 8) to buy it; and it at least touched on Corel 3D which was more than the official guide seemed to. If you are a beginner, get it; intemediate well maybe, and if you are already using Corel products then I wouldn't bother. I would like to see a CorelDraw 8 for Thickies which would cover the intemediate to advance topics. Come on guys, the market's out there!

Enjoyed attending the 'chat' that CorelDraw sponsors. They recommended good books, however, none were expressely for CorelDraw 8, which is the new. Even though the review here is not favorable for DorelDraw 8 for Dummies, I bought it. It is great! The book explains so patiently all the difficult to understand tools that must be used. I have been struggling until now. I will return here to write a full review in a few weeks. Meanwhile, those who are new to CorelDraw and own CorelDraw 8 will find the book delightfully helpful.

Well, I don't expect much of "Dummies ..." but this one is below average. You will learn more from your mouse clicks and CorelDRAW help than from this book - don't waste money unless you are trully very, very lazy about learning (but than CorelDRAW is not for you anyway).