CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Upgrade by Corel

Description

Whether you’re an aspiring or experienced designer, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 is your trusted graphic design software solution. With its content-rich environment and professional graphic design, photo editing and website design software, you have everything you need to express your style and creativity with endless possibilities. Quickly feel at home with built-in help, training videos and professionally designed templates. Then, create with confidence—everything from distinctive logos and signs to custom websites, web graphics, billboards, car wraps and flyers! This latest version offers a powerful new typography engine, intuitive website design software, advanced OpenType support, new document styles and much more. Show your true design style!

Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP

Product Features

• Set up and start smoothly- Easily find all the learning tools, valuable video tutorials, Corel CONNECT now features multiple trays to help you sort and organize your design assets.
• Work faster and more efficiently- Quickly identify available formatting options or remove unwanted areas in photos. The new 64-bit and multi-core support quickly processes larger files and images. Use Styles to give a consistent appearance to your drawings, documents, and text. The new Smart Carver tool in Corel PHOTO-PAINT cuts out unwanted objects in your photographs.
• Create layouts with ease- Array of intuitive design tools new and improved Master Layer functionality, new temporary Alignment Guides, new advanced OpenType support, and enhanced complex script support for working with foreign language text, making it easier than ever before to lay out your project. Use the new Placeholder Text tool to mock up a page layout and get a good sense of how it will look.
• Design with style and creativity- Showcase your unique sense of style and creativity in all of your designs buy utilizing a rebuilt styles engine, new Object Styles docker, new Color Styles implementation, new Color Harmony functionality, and content-ready picture frames. Create beautiful text with advanced OpenType typography features, such contextual, and stylistic alternates. Create color styles, which let you modify colors collectively.
• Prepare for output with confidence- Share your designs readily and easily with support for more than 100 popular file formats. Use the Export Dialog box to customize color profiles, file types and file sizes for print or web export.

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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Overview

Whether you're an aspiring artist or an experienced designer, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 is your trusted graphic design software solution. With its content-rich environment and professional graphic design, photo editing and website design software, you have everything you need to express your style and creativity with endless possibilities. Quickly feel at home with built-in help, training videos, and professionally designed templates. Then create with confidence—everything from distinctive logos and signs to custom websites, web graphics, billboards, car wraps and flyers. This latest version offers a powerful new typography engine, intuitive website design software, advanced OpenType support, new document styles, and more.

Key Features and Benefits

Set up and start smoothly– Easily find all the learning tools, valuable video tutorials, Corel CONNECT now features multiple trays to help you sort and organize your design assets.

Work faster and more efficiently– Quickly identify available formatting options or remove unwanted areas in photos. The new 64-bit and multi-core support quickly processes larger files and images. Use Styles to give a consistent appearance to your drawings, documents, and text. The new Smart Carver tool in Corel PHOTO-PAINT cuts out unwanted objects in your photographs.

Create layouts with ease– Array of intuitive design tools new and improved Master Layer functionality, new temporary Alignment Guides, new advanced OpenType support, and enhanced complex script support for working with foreign language text, making it easier than ever before to lay out your project. Use the new Placeholder Text tool to mock up a page layout and get a good sense of how it will look.

Design with style and creativity– Showcase your unique sense of style and creativity in all of your designs buy utilizing a rebuilt styles engine, new Object Styles docker, new Color Styles implementation, new Color Harmony functionality, and content-ready picture frames. Create beautiful text with advanced OpenType typography features, such contextual, and stylistic alternates. Create color styles, which let you modify colors collectively.

Prepare for output with confidence– Share your designs readily and easily with support for more than 100 popular file formats. Use the Export Dialog box to customize color profiles, file types and file sizes for print or web export.

CorelDRAW Drawing Tools Comparison Chart	Graphics Suite X4	Graphics Suite X5	Graphics Suite X6
Smear, Twirl, Attract, and Repel Explore new creative options for refining your vector objects.			X
Smart Fill Tool Apply a fill to any enclosed area quickly.	X	X	X
Fillet/Scallop/Chamfer Tool Easily and precisely shape objects with curved corners, preserving rectangle corner integrity.	X	X	X
Dimensions & Callouts Find newly improved dimension tools together in one convenient drop-down menu from the flyout menu.	Limited Feature Availablity	X	X
Connector Lines Easily create diagrams and flowcharts with a new Connector Line tool that dynamically updates your chart so that lines remain connected as you reposition your boxes.	Limited Feature Availablity	X	X
Coordinate Drawing Precisely specify both the size of a new object and its location on the page with the live preview of the Object Coordinates docker.		X	X

System Requirements

Windows

• Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit Editions), Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit Editions), or Windows XP (32-bit), all with latest service packs installed
• Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 or AMD Opteron
• 1 GB RAM
• 1.5 GB hard disk space (for typical installation without content – additional disk space is required during installation)
• Mouse or tablet
• 1024 x 768 screen resolution
• DVD drive

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