Corel CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 CDHSX5IT User Manual

Reviewer’s Guide [ 16 ]

Default Color Management Settings 

dialog box: 

For CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5, 

the color management engine has been 

completely redesigned. The new Default Color 

Management Settings dialog box lets you set 

default color profiles, policies, and rendering 

intents for each application. This new approach 

helps you easily achieve accurate color 

representation while also providing greater 

control for more advanced users.

Document Color Settings dialog 

box: 

With the introduction of the Document 

Color Settings dialog box, you can adjust color 

settings that apply only to the current document. 

These document-specific settings override the 

default application settings while you are working 

on that file.

Primary Color Mode setting: 

While 

continuing to support RGB, CMYK, and grayscale 

objects within the same document, CorelDRAW 

X5 provides a new Primary Color Mode setting, 

which governs the default color mode on export 

and the default palette colors (RGB or CMYK).

Color Proof Settings: 

All color proof settings are grouped within a 

single docker, which lets you save presets and 

prepare artwork for various output devices more 

efficiently. The docker helps you save time by 

providing a list of output devices which you can 

choose from to preview the output. When 

seeking approval from clients, you can easily 

Working with the new Image palette
1 In Corel PHOTO-PAINT X5, click 

File

 ` 

Open

.

2 Browse to the 

Press Materials

 ` 

Reviewer’s 

Guide

 ` 

Sample Files

 folder, double-click the 

filename 

butterfly.jpg

, and then press 

Enter

.

3 Drag the graphic onto the 

Image

 palette.

4 In the 

Add Colors From Bitmap

 dialog box, 

click 

OK

.

The palette automatically populates with colors 
from the graphic.

5 In the 

Image

 palette, click the 

Eyedropper 

 

tool, and then click a color from the graphic.
The color that you have sampled is added to 
the palette.

Exploring the default color management 

settings
1 In CorelDRAW X5, click 

Tools

 ` 

Color 

Management

 ` 

Default Settings

.

2 In the 

Default Color Management 

Settings

 dialog box, note the 

Description

 

section. 
As you point to each control, new information 
about that control is provided.

Exploring the document color settings
1 In CorelDRAW X5, click 

File

 ` 

New

, and then 

click 

OK

 in the 

New Document

 dialog box.

2 Click 

Tools

 ` 

Color Management

 ` 

Document Settings

.

3 In the 

Document Color Settings

 dialog box, 

note the 

Description

 section.

As you point to each control, new information 
about that control is provided.