Corel CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 CDGCX3FIDPC User Manual

[ 26 ] Reviewer’s Guide

Character Formatting docker: With CorelDRAW X3 and Corel 

PHOTO-PAINT X3, the new Character Formatting docker makes formatting 
artistic and paragraph text easier than ever before. This convenient new 
docker includes easy-to-use controls for changing the angle of selected 
characters, adjusting kerning, and applying character effects, such as 
Underline, Strike-Through, and Uppercase.

1 Start Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3, and open an image.

2 Click Image 

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 Cutout Lab.

3 In the Cutout Lab dialog box, click the Highlighter  

tool.

4 In the preview window, draw a line along the edges of the image area 

that you want to cut out.

5 Click the Inside Fill 

 tool, and click inside the area you want to cut 

out.

6 Click Preview.

7 If necessary, use the Add Detail  

and 

Remove Detail 

 tools to 

refine your cutout object.

8 From the Cutout Results area, choose any of the following options:

• Cutout — creates a cutout object and discards the original
• Cutout and original — creates a cutout object, preserves original
• Cutout as clip mask — creates a clip mask attached to original

9 When you are satisfied with the result, click OK.

1 Click the Text 

 tool, click anywhere in the drawing window, and 

type.

2 With the text selected, click Text 

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 Character Formatting.

3 To change the font type, choose a font from the Font list.

4 To adjust the kerning, type a value in the Range Kerning box.

5 Click the down arrow beside Character Effects, and choose one of 

the following options from the Underline list box:
• Single Thin
• Single Thin Word
• Single Thick
• Single Thick Word
• Double Thin
• Double Thin Word
• Double Thick
• Double Thick Word