Coreldraw 7: The Official Guide [Paperback]

Foster D. Coburn (Author), Peter McCormick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

This official guide details all the new features and innovations of CorelDRAW! 7. Readers learn how to use the graphics features of the program to create artwork quickly and effectively. The author provides step-by-step instructions, and a multitude of illustrations to teach basic drawing techniques as well as more complex skills and special effects.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

CorelDraw, the blockbuster graphics application with illustration, photo editing, and 3-D capabilities, has lost a bit of its bulk and gained a few improvements in its latest version. CorelDraw 7: The Official Guide provides tips on using CorelDraw 7, and it covers basic, intermediate, and advanced tasks step by step. This Corel-approved turbo manual features chapters on creating and editing shapes and text, working with layers and multiple objects, adding effects, working with color, and creating styles and templates. The book covers the newest CorelDraw 7 features, offering tips on creating graphics for the Web and using the new interactive transparency, fill, and blend tools. Several full-color pages show winners from Corel design contests.

From the Back Cover

Get Remarkable Results with the Latest Version of CorelDraw. Digital artists of every skill level: get ready for electrifying results when you use the new CorelDRAW 7 and this tool- and tip-packed reference-the only one that's officially authorized by Corel Corporation. Inside, you'll find hands-on examples jam-packed with little-known techniques from two best-selling Corel graphics authors and various Corel user groups. You'll quickly master the new CorelDRAW 7 features and unleash your creativity. Here's just some of what's inside: skills for basic drawing techniques as well as complex procedures; hands-on exercises for mastering special effects; advanced topics including working with Interactive Transparency, Fill, and Blend tools; the inside story on all new CorelDRAW 7 features-from the Internet Publishing Tools to the context-sensitive Property Bar, and much, much more; a full-color 32-page insert with award-winning designs and examples. Guaranteed to stimulate your creativity and confidence, CorelDRAW 7: The Official Guide is an indispensable addition to your graphics toolbox! ABOUT THE AUTHORS... Since 1993, Foster Coburn and Peter McCormick have produced over 90 seminars throughout the United States and trained over 6,000 CorelDRAW users. They are both contributing editors to Corel Magazine and Premier Corel Certified Instructors. They are also the authors of three best-selling Corel Unleashed books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 728 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0078822785
• ISBN-13: 978-0078822780
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,177,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Foster D. Coburn III is author of eleven best-selling books on CorelDRAW with the latest being CorelDRAW X5 Unleashed Advanced Topics. He is also responsible for the popular Graphics Unleashed (unleash.com) Web site. Foster has been a contributor to numerous magazines and has completed more than 45 training videotapes for Keystone Learning Systems on a number of graphics topics. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional, Premier Corel Certified Instructor for CorelDRAW! 9 and a Certified Ventura Professional. Foster has taken many projects from the early design stage through to a finished piece. He has been a featured speaker at many graphics conferences.

During his free time you will find him watching his beloved Kansas Jayhawks tear up the basketball court and even the football field. Foster was selected as one of the "40 under 40" for 2002. These awards are presented by The Business Journal of Phoenix and the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce to 40 up and coming leaders of the community who are under 40 years of age.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Generally worth having, April 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Coreldraw 7: The Official Guide (Paperback)

Not having a full (i.e. reasonable) manual supplied with Corel Draw 7 Select Edition, I was looking for a more in-depth book and this seems a reasonable choice. The book is in black & white, the centre colour pages are merely coffee-table book shots of award-winning works and somewhat irrelevant. However I found most of the book quite useful but I have mixed feelings about some of the examples produced by the author, some of which are very crude. However it does cover all major functions but the proper use of colour would have enhanced the book. Generally worth getting, and better than anything provided with my software.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Firstclass introduction to the program, September 17, 1998

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This review is from: Coreldraw 7: The Official Guide (Paperback)

This is the text I use in my Intro to Cdr7 classes. It's clear and complete. Buyers should be aware, this is a reference book. You won't find complex projects and recipes, or lavish artwork to copy. Instead you will find a good grounding in the program's features and how they work.