To crop a bitmap while importing

1Click File ` Import.

2Choose the folder where the image is stored.

3Choose a file format from the Files of type list box.

4Click the filename.

5Click Options, and enable any of the following active check boxes:

• Link bitmap externally — lets you link a bitmap externally instead of

embedding it in a file

•Combine multi-layer bitmap — automatically merges the layers within a bitmap

•Extract embedded ICC profile — lets you save the embedded International

Color Consortium (ICC) profile to the color folder where the application is installed

•Check for watermark — lets you check the image for a watermark and any information it contains such as copyright

•Do not show filter dialog — lets you use the filter's default settings without

opening its dialog box

• Maintain layers and pages — lets you maintain layers and pages when importing files; if you disable the check box, all layers are combined in a single layer

6Choose Crop from the list box, and click Import.

7In the Crop image dialog box, type values in any of the following boxes:

•Top — specifies the area to remove from the top of the graphic

•Left — specifies the area to remove from the left edge of the graphic

•Width — specifies the width of the graphic you want to keep

•Height — specifies the height of the graphic you want to keep

8Click the drawing page.

You can also resize a graphic by dragging the selection handles in the preview window.

Exporting files

You can export and save images to a variety of file formats that can be used in other applications. For example, you can export a file to the Adobe Illustrator (AI) or GIF

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format. You can also export a file so that it is optimized for use with a suite of office productivity applications, such as Microsoft Word.

You can export a file to a selected file format. You can also export a file by saving the open file under a different name or to a different file format while leaving the open file in its existing format.

To export a file

1Click File ` Export.

2Choose the folder where you want to save the file.

3Choose a file format from the Save as type list box.

4Type a filename in the File name list box.

5Click Options, and enable any of the following active check boxes:

•Selected only — saves only the objects selected in the active drawing

•Web_safe_filenames — replaces the white space in a filename with an

underscore. Special characters are replaced by characters suitable for Web-based filenames.

• Do not show filter dialog — suppresses dialog boxes that provide other options when exporting

6 Click Export.

If a dialog box for the export format opens, specify the options you want. For detailed information about file formats, see “File formats” in the CorelDRAW Help.

You can also	Do the following
Compress a file on export	Choose a compression type from the
	Compression type list box.
Specify information about a file	Type any comments you want in the Notes
	box.

To export to Microsoft Office or WordPerfect Office

1Click File ` Export for Office.

2From the Export to list box, choose one of the following:

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•Microsoft Office

•Corel WordPerfect Office

3From the Graphic should be best suited for list box, choose one of the following:

•Compatibility

•Editing

4From the Optimized for list box, choose one of the following options:

•Presentation

•Desktop printing

•Commercial printing

5Click OK.

6Locate the folder where you want to save the file.

7Type a filename in the Filename list box.

8From the Save as type list box, choose one of the following file formats:

•PNG - Portable Network Graphics

•BMP - Windows bitmap

Drawings are exported at 96 DPI with color management settings unchanged.

Layers in a drawing are flattened when exported to Microsoft Office or Corel WordPerfect Office.

To save a file to a different format

1Click File ` Save as.

2Choose the folder where you want to save the file.

3Choose a file format from the Save as type list box.

4Type a filename in the File name list box.

5Click Options, and enable any of the following active check boxes:

•Selected only — saves only the objects selected in the active drawing

•Web_safe_filenames — replaces the white space in a filename with an

underscore. Special characters are replaced by characters suitable for Web-based filenames.

•Embed fonts using TrueDoc — lets you save fonts to the file using TrueDoc

•Save with embedded VBA project — lets you save, with the file, macros you

have created in the VBA editor 6 Click Save.

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Not all of the options or the compression types in the Save drawing dialog box are available for all file formats.

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