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Pusat Pengembangan dan Pemberdayaan Pendidik dan Tenaga Kependidikan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam (PPPPTK IPA) DIREKTORAT JENDERAL GURU DAN TENAGA KEPENDIDIKAN KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN

Modul Suplemen Diklat

PENGEMBANGAN

KEPROFESIAN

BERKELANJUTAN (PKB)

UNTUK GURU

MODUL SUPLEMEN 8

PEMANFAATAN

COREL DRAW

DALAM PEMBELAJARAN IPA


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MODUL SUPLEMEN DIKLAT

PENGEMBANGAN KEPROFESIAN

BERKELANJUTAN (PKB)

UNTUK GURU

MODUL SUPLEMEN 8

PEMANFAATAN

COREL DRAW


Diterbitkan oleh Pusat Pengembangan dan Pemberdayaan Pendidik dan Tenaga Kependidikan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam (PPPPTK IPA)

Tahun Cetak 2015

Hak Cipta pada PPPPTK IPA Dilindungi Undang-Undang

MODUL SUPLEMEN DIKLAT


BERKELANJUTAN (PKB)

UNTUK GURU

MODUL SUPLEMEN 8

PEMANFAATAN

COREL DRAW


Penanggung Jawab Dr. Sediono Abdullah

Penyusun Agus Maulani, S.Sn. Robi Suwarga, S.Si.

Penyunting Dr. Indrawati, M.Pd.

Penyelia Dr. Muhammad Adning, S.Pd., M.Ed. (PUSTEKKOM)

Disainer Grafis / Layouter Agus Maulani, S.Sn. Aritta Megadomani, M.Pd.

KATA PENGANTAR iii

Puji dan syukur kami panjatkan ke hadirat Allah SWT atas selesainya Modul

Diklat Pengembangan Keprofesian Berkelanjutan (PKB) bagi Guru IPA yang

terdiri dari Modul Diklat PKB Guru IPA SMP, Modul Diklat PKB Guru Fisika SMA,

Modul Diklat PKB Guru Kimia SMA dan Modul Diklat PKB Guru Biologi SMA.

Modul diklat PKB Guru pada intinya merupakan model bahan belajar (Learning

Material) yang menuntut peserta pelatihan untuk belajar lebih mandiri dan aktif.

Modul Diklat PKB Guru disusun dalam rangka diklat PKB guru pasca UKG

yang telah diselenggarakan oleh Direktorat Jenderal Guru dan Tenaga

Kependidikan. Materi modul dikembangkan dari Standar Kompetensi Guru

sesuai Peraturan Menteri Pendidikan Nasional nomor 16 tahun 2007 tentang

Standar Kualifikasi Akademik dan Kompetensi Guru yang dijabarkan menjadi

Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi Guru. Modul Diklat PKB ini masing-masing

dijabarkan dalam 10 (sepuluh) grade. Materi modul pada masing-masing grade

berisi materi kompetensi pedagogik dan kompetensi profesional guru mata

pelajaran, uraian materi tugas dan kegiatan pembelajaran serta diakhiri dengan

evaluasi dan uji diri untuk mengetahui ketuntasan belajar yang diuraikan di dalam

modul. Bahan pengayaan dan pendalaman materi dimasukkan pada beberapa

modul untuk mengakomodasi perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi

serta kegunaan dan aplikasinya dalam pembelajaran maupun kehidupan sehari

hari.

Modul ini telah dilakukan review dan revisi oleh tim baik internal dan eksternal,

praktisi, pakar, dan para pengguna. Namun demikian, kami masih berharap

kepada para reviu-er dan pengguna untuk selalu memberikan masukan dan

penyempurnaan sesuai kebutuhan dan perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan

teknologi terkini. Besar harapan kami kiranya kritik dan saran serta masukan

untuk lebih menyempurnakan isi dan materi serta sistematika modul dapat

KATA PENGANTAR

PPPPTK IPA Direktorat Jenderal Guru dan Tenaga Kependidikan - KEMDIKBUD

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disampaikan PPPPTK IPA dalam rangka perbaikan dan penyempurnaan untuk

edisi yang akan datang. Akhirnya kami menyampaikan penghargaan dan terima

kasih dan penghargaan kepada para pengarah dari jajaran Direktorat Jenderal

Guru dan Tenaga Kependidikan, manajemen PPPPTK IPA, staf dan

widyaisawara PPPPTK IPA, serta dosen dan guru, kepala dan pengawas

sekolah yang telah berpartisipasi dalam penyelesaian modul sebagaimana

tersebut diatas.

Semoga peran serta dan kontribusi Bapak-Bapak dan Ibu-Ibu semuanya dapat

memberikan nilai tambah serta bermanfaat dalam Pengembangan Keprofesian

Berkelanjutan bagi PTK IPA di Indonesia.

Bandung, 29 Desember 2015 Kepala PPPPTK IPA,

Dr. Sediono, M.Si. NIP. 195909021983031002

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KATA PENGANTAR iii

DAFTAR ISI v

DAFTAR GAMBAR vii

DAFTAR TABEL viii

PENDAHULUAN 1

A. LATAR BELAKANG 1

B. TUJUAN 3

C. PETA KOMPETENSI 3

D. RUANG LINGKUP 3

E. SARAN CARA PENGGUNAAN MODUL 3

PEMBELAJARAN 7

1. KEGIATAN PEMBELAJARAN 1

MEMAHAMI PERANGKAT LUNAK COREL DRAW 7

A. Tujuan 7

B. Indikator Ketercapaian Kompetensi 8

C. Uraian Materi 8

D. Aktivitas Pembelajaran 15

E. Latihan 20

F. Rangkuman 20

G. Umpan Balik dan Tindak Lanjut 20

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2. KEGIATAN PEMBELAJARAN 2

BEKERJA DENGAN COREL DRAW 25

A. Tujuan 25

B. Indikator Ketercapaian Kompetensi 25

C. Uraian Materi 26

D. Aktivitas Pembelajaran 52

E. Latihan 79

F. Rangkuman 81

G. Umpan Balik dan Tindak Lanjut 81

EVALUASI 83

GLOSARIUM 87

DAFTAR PUSTAKA 91

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Gambar 2.1 Tampilan awal jendela aplikasi Corel Draw 8

Gambar 2.2 Antarmuka Corel Draw 10

Gambar 2.6 Jendela File Menu 13

Gambar 2.8 Tombol-tombol perintah pada jendela New 19

Gambar 3.1 Slide awal yang berisi dua kotak dengan garis putus-

putus untuk mengetikkan teks. 26

Gambar 3.3 Lokasi tombol New Slide 27

Gambar 3.4 Slide kedua yang berisi dua kotak dengan garis putus-

putus untuk mengetikkan teks. 28

Gambar 3.5 Slide kedua yang telah diisi dengan teks 29

Gambar 3.6 Lokasi tombol Text Box 32

Gambar 3.7 Kotak Text Box yang telah disisipkan pada Slide 33

Gambar 3.8 Gambar 3. 8 Lokasi tombol Picture dan Shapes 34

Gambar 3.9 Pilihan Shapes pada Corel Draw 34

Gambar 3.13 Lokasi tombol Shape Fill dan Shape Outline 38

Gambar 3.16 Lokasi tombol panah kecil 41

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Hal

Tabel 2.1 Komponen dan fungsi antarmuka Corel Draw 11

Tabel 2.2 Tombol-tombol perintah di dalam jendela Menu File dan

fungsinya. 14

Tabel 3.1 Tombol-tombol perintah pada Kelompok Font dan Paragraph 30

Tabel 3.2 Pengaturan warna pada Shape 38

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A. LATAR BELAKANG

Kegiatan Pengembangan Keprofesian Berkelanjutan (PKB) adalah kegiatan

keprofesian yang wajib dilakukan secara terus menerus oleh guru dan tenaga

kependidikan agar kompetensinya terjaga dan terus ditingkatkan.

Pengembangan Keprofesian Berkelanjutan (PKB) berdasarkan Peraturan

Menteri Negara Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara dan Reformasi Birokrasi

Nomor 16 Tahun 2009 adalah pengembangan kompetensi guru yang

dilaksanakan sesuai dengan kebutuhan, bertahap, berkelanjutan untuk

meningkatkan profesionalitasnya.

PKB sebagai salah satu strategi pembinaan guru dan tenaga kependidikan

diharapkan dapat menjamin guru dan tenaga kependidikan mampu secara terus

menerus memelihara, meningkatkan, dan mengembangkan kompetensi sesuai

dengan standar yang telah ditetapkan. PKB merupakan salah satu komponen

pada unsur utama yang kegiatannya diberikan angka kredit,

Kegiatan Pengembangan Keprofesian Berkelanjutan dikembangkan atas dasar

profil kinerja guru sebagai perwujudan hasil penilaian kinerja guru dan didukung

dengan hasil evaluasi diri. Apabila hasil penilaian kinerja guru masih berada di

bawah standar kompetensi yang dipersyaratkan dalam penilaian kinerja guru,

maka guru diwajibkan untuk mengikuti program pengembangan keprofesian

berkelanjutan yang diorientasikan sebagai pembinaan dalam pencapaian standar

kompetensi guru.

Guru adalah bagian integral dari organisasi pendidikan di sekolah. Profesi guru

bermakna strategis karena mengemban tugas sejati bagi proses kemanusiaan,

pemanusiaan, pencerdasan, pembudayaan, pembangun karakter bangsa. Di

dalam UU No. 14 Tahun 2005 disebutkan bahwa guru adalah pendidik

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profesional dengan tugas utama mendidik, mengajar, membimbing,

mengarahkan, melatih, menilai, dan mengevaluasi peserta didik pada pedidikan

anak usia dini jalur pendidikan formal, pendidikan dasar, dan pendidikan

menengah.

Guru dan tenaga kependidikan wajib melaksanakan Pengembangan Keprofesian

Berkelanjutan baik secara mandiri maupun kelompok. Salah satu kompetensi

profesional yang harus dimiliki guru adalah memanfaatkan teknologi informasi

dan komunikasi untuk berkomunikasi dan mengembangkan diri.

Modul Pemanfaatan Corel Draw dalam Pembelajaran IPA ini merupakan Modul

Suplemen Diklat Pengembangan Keprofesian Berkelanjutan Bagi Guru dan

Tenaga Kependidikan yang merupakan salah satu modul suplemen bagi peserta

pada kegiatan pendidikan dan pelatihan Pengembangan Keprofesian

Berkelanjutan.

Corel Draw adalah editor grafik vektor yang dikembangkan oleh Corel, sebuah

perusahaan perangkat lunak yang bermarkas di Ottawa, Kanada. Corel Draw

pada awalnya dikembangkan untuk sistem operasi Windows 2000 dan

seterusnya. Versi Corel Draw untuk Linux dan Mac OS pernah dikembangkan,

namun dihentikan karena tingkat penjualannya rendah.

Corel Draw banyak digunakan untuk membuat berbagai macam disain seperti

logo, kartu nama, kalender, poster, stiker dan lain-lain yang terkenal dalam dunia

disain grafis. Manfaat desain grafis tidak dapat dipisahkan dari kehidupan sehari-

hari. Hampir sebagain besar sektor kehidupan di dunia ini memerlukan seorang

desainer. Desain grafis merupakan proses untuk menciptakan tampilan sebuah

publikasi, presentasi, atau di situs web yang menarik dengan cara logis. Oleh

karena itu, tidak dapat kita pungkiri ketika desain selesai dikerjakan atau dibuat

maka hasilnya akan terlihat seperti menarik perhatian, menambah nilai, dan

meningkatkan minat audiens, simpel, terorganisir, memberikan penekanan

selektif, dan menciptakan kesatuan yang utuh. Begitu pun pada dunia

pendidikan, desain grafis sangat berperan besar. Contohnya, buku-buku yang

dicetak dan dipelajari, didesain sedemikian rupa oleh seorang desainer dengan

menggunakan Corel Draw agar tampil menarik, atraktif, tapi tetap komunikatif

dan tetap mencapai tujuan dari buku tersebut.

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Modul ini dibuat untuk mendukung guru dalam mencapai kompetensinya,

terutama dalam pemanfaatan TIK agar mampu membuat gambar yang akan

digunakan dalam pembelajaran IPA sehingga dapat meningkatkan minat belajar

peserta didik.

B. TUJUAN

Tujuan ditulisnya modul suplemen Pemanfaatan Corel Draw Dalam

Pembelajaran IPA ini sebagai salah satu bahan belajar bagi peserta pelatihan

diklat Pengembangan Keprofesian Berkelanjutan agar dapat belajar lebih mandiri

dan aktif sesuai kemampuannya.

C. PETA KOMPETENSI

Kompetensi Inti

“20. Menguasai materi, struktur, konsep, dan pola pikir keilmuan yang

mendukung mata pelajaran yang diampu”.

Kompetensi Guru Mapel

“20.7. Menggunakan alat-alat ukur, alat peraga, alat hitung, dan piranti lunak

komputer untuk meningkatkan pembelajaran IPA di kelas, laboratorium”.

Kompetensi dasar yang harus dicapai oleh peserta setelah mengikuti kegiatan

pelatihan ini adalah sebagai berikut.

1. Memahami perangkat lunak Corel Draw.

2. Mempraktekkan menggambar menggunakan perangkat lunak Corel Draw.

D. RUANG LINGKUP

Modul Pemanfaatan Corel Draw Dalam Pembelajaran IPA ini terdiri dari

pendahulian yang berisi paparan tentang latar belakang modul, tujuan belajar

dengan modul ini, kompetensi guru yang diharapkan dicapai setelah belajar

dengn modul ini, ruang lingkup dan saran penggunaan modul. Bagian kegiatan

pembelajaran 1, kegiatan pembelajaran 2, dan seterusnya sampai materi berisi

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Pembelajaran, Latihan/Kasus/Tugas, Rangkuman, Umpan Balik dan Tindak

Lanjut dan Kunci Jawaban. Bagian evaluasi yang dilengkapi kunci jawabannya

agar guru peserta diklat melakukan self assesment sebagai tolak ukur untuk

mengetahui keberhasilan diri sendiri dan bagian penutup

E. SARAN CARA PENGGUNAAN MODUL

Peserta pelatihan sebaiknya mempelajari modul ini secara bertahap. Sebelum

mempelajari bagian kegiatan pembelajaran sebagai inti modul, peserta perlu

memahami tujuan, kompetensi dasar dan indikator ketercapaian keberhasilan

agar hasilnya sesuai dengan yang diharapkan, melalui test awal sebagai

pengukuran diri tentang seberapa besar pengetahuan awal peserta tentang

materi yang akan dipelajari.

Modul ini diharapkan menjadi model bahan belajar yang menuntut peserta

pelatihan untuk belajar lebih mandiri dan aktif. Modul ini merupakan suplemen

modul diklat PKB yang sangat penting dipelajari agar dapat mengatasi

kelemahan sistem pembelajaran konvensional dalam pelatihan, meningkatkan

motivasi belajar, meningkatkan keterampilan TIK secara bertahap, dapat

mengembangkan pembelajaran, mengolah dan menggali informasi yang

dibutuhkan, serta memanfaatkan teknologi dan media untuk meningkatkan

kualitas pembelajaran IPA.

Cara penggunaan modul pada setiap Kegiatan Pembelajaran secara umum

sesuai dengan skenario setiap penyajian mata diklat. Langkah-langkah belajar

secara umum adalah sebagai berikut.

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Deskripsi Kegiatan

1. Pendahuluan

Pada kegiatan pendahluan fasilitator memberi kesempatan kepada peserta

diklat untuk mempelajari :

latar belakang yang memuat gambaran materi diklat

tujuan penyusunan modul mencakup tujuan semua kegiatan

pembelajaran setiap materi diklat

kompetensi atau indikator yang akan dicapai atau ditingkatkan melalui

modul.

ruang lingkup berisi materi kegiatan pembelajaran 1, kegiatan

pembelajaran

langkah-langkah penggunaan modul

2. Mengkaji materi diklat

Pada kegiatan ini fasilitator memberi kesempatan kepada peserta diklat

untuk mempelajari materi diklat yang diuraikan secara singkat sesuai dengan

indikator pencapaian hasil belajar. Peserta dapat mempelajari materi secara

individual atau kelompok

3. Melakukan aktivitas pembelajaran

Pendahuluan

Review

Kegiatan

Mengkaji materi

diklat

Melakukan aktivitas

pembelajaran ( diskusi/

ekperimen/latihan)

Presentasi dan

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Pada kegiatan ini peserta melakukan kegiatan pembelajaran sesuai dengan

rambu-rambu/intruksi yang tertera pada modul baik berupa diskusi materi,

melakukan eksperimen, latihan dsb.

Pada kegiatan ini peserta secara aktif menggali informasi, mengumpulkan

data dan mengolah data sampai membuat kesimpulan kegiatan

4. Presentasi dan Konfirmasi

Pada kegiatan ini peserta melakukan presentasi hasil kegiatan edangkan

fasilitator melakukan konfirmasi terhadap materi dibahas bersama

5. Review Kegiatan

Pada kegiatan ini peserta dan penyaji mereview materi.

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Corel Draw adalah editor grafik vektor yang sangat populer di Indonesia.

Penggunaannya sangat luas. Tidak hanya di dunia disain grafis, tapi juga banyak

digunakan dalam dunia pendidikan.

Sebelum saudara mampu untuk menggunakan Corel Draw dalam pembelajaran

IPA, terlebih dahulu Saudara memahami apa dan bagaimana Corel Draw

tersebut.

A. TUJUAN

Setelah belajar dengan modul ini diharapkan Saudara dapat:

1. Menyebutkan fungsi dan kegunaan Corel Draw

2. Menyebutkan dan menunjukkan bagian-bagian antar muka Corel Draw

B. INDIKATOR PENCAPAIAN KOMPETENSI

Indikator hasil belajar yang diharapkan dicapai melalui modul ini adalah:

1. Menjelaskan perangkat lunak Corel Draw.

2. Menjabarkan bagian-bagian antarmuka perangkat lunak Corel Draw dan

fungsinya.

C. URAIAN MATERI

1. Grafis sebagai media visual

Grafis diklasifikasikan ke dalam jenis media visual, yang memberikan pesan

melalui simbol-simbol visual. Grafis juga berfungsi untuk menarik perhatian,

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memperjelas presentasi pelajaran, dan mengilustrasikan fakta atau konsep yang

mudah dilupakan jika hanya dijelaskan oleh penjelasan lisan saja. Banyak

konsep yang lebih mudah dijelaskan melalui gambar daripada menggunakan

kata-kata secara lisan. Ingat kalimat dari "gambar berbicara seribu kata".

Semua media grafis, apakah mereka gambar, grafik sketsa, grafik atau media

visual lainnya harus dibuat dengan prinsip-prinsip umum. Sebagai salah satu

media visual, grafis harus berusaha memenuhi ketentuan untuk menghasilkan

komunikatif visual. Untuk membuatnya lebih mudah untuk diingat, ketentuan

tersebut dinyatakan dalam akronim "VISUAL" (singkatan dari Visible, Interesting,

Simple, Useful, Accurate, Legitimate and Structured).

Secara singkat prinsip umum penciptaan visual dapat dijelaskan sebagai berikut:

Visible (Terlihat), berarti mudah dilihat oleh siswa yang akan menggunakan

media yang kita buat.

Interesting (Menarik), berarti tidak monoton dan membosankan.

Simple (Sederhana), berarti singkat, tidak berlebihan.

Useful (Berguna), berarti tampilan visual harus dipilih yang benar-benar

berguna sesuai target sasaran. Tidak menunjukkan terlalu banyak tulisan

yang tidak penting.

Assurate (Akurat), berarti bahwa konten harus benar dan tepat sasaran. Jika

pesan dikemas dalam media visual yang salah, maka efek buruk akan sulit

untuk dihapus dari memori siswa.

Legitimate (Sah), berarti tampilan visual harus menjadi sesuatu yang sah dan

wajar. Logis dan bukan suatu visual yang tidak biasa yang akan dianggap

aneh oleh siswa.

Structured (Terstruktur), berarti visual yang harus terstruktur atau

terorganisasi, sistematis, dan koheren, sehingga mudah untuk memahami

pesannya.

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Desainer grafis lebih dikenal sebagai orang yang memiliki peran utama dalam

menciptakan kualitas gambar yang dapat menampilkan sampul beberapa

publikasi seperti buku atau majalah, brosur, booklet, leaflet, spanduk, katalog

dan publikasi lain yang sejenis untuk menjadi mengesankan. Dan komputer

adalah alat yang sangat diperlukan dalam mengembangkan grafis / media visual.

Dunia komputer grafis sangat luas dan kompleks karena ada beberapa aplikasi

pengolah gambar dan publikasi tata letak halaman. Munculnya berbagai aplikasi

pengolah gambar dan tata letak disebabkan kebutuhan yang berbeda mulai dari:

printing, advertising, penyiaran atau tujuan lainnya. Aplikasi ini dikelompokkan

menjadi beberapa bagian, yaitu:

a. Aplikasi Pengolah Tata Letak

Program ini sering digunakan untuk keperluan pembuatan brosur, pamflet,

booklet, poster, dan lain-lain. Program ini mampu mengatur penempatan teks

dan gambar yang diambil dari program lain (seperti Adobe Photoshop). Aplikasi

yang termasuk dalam kelompok ini adalah sebagai berikut:

Adobe FrameMaker

Adobe In Design

Adobe PageMaker

Corel Ventura

Microsoft Publisher

b. Aplikasi Pengolah Vektor/Garis

Program yang termasuk dalam kelompok ini dapat digunakan untuk membuat

gambar dalam bentuk vektor / garis sehingga sering disebut sebagai Program

Illustrator. Semua objek yang dihasilkan adalah kombinasi beberapa garis, baik

berupa garis lurus atau melengkung. Aplikasi yang termasuk dalam kelompok ini

adalah:

Adobe Illustrator

Beneba Canvas

CorelDraw

Macromedia Freehand



Ekspresi MetaCreations

Micrografix Designer

c. Aplikasi Pengolah Pixel / Gambar

Aplikasi yang termasuk dalam kelompok ini dapat digunakan untuk pengolahan

gambar/manipulasi foto (photo retouching). Semua objek yang diolah dalam

program dianggap sebagai kombinasi beberapa titik/pixel yang memiliki

kerapatan dan warna tertentu, misalnya foto. Gambar dalam foto terbentuk dari

beberapa kumpulan pixel yang memiliki kerapatan dan warna tertentu. Walaupun

aplikasi yang termasuk dalam kelompok ini juga dapat memproses teks dan

garis, tetapi tetap dianggap sebagai kumpulan pixel. Objek yang diimpor dari

aplikasi pengolah vektor, setelah diproses oleh program pengolah pixel/titik

secara otomatis akan dikonversikan menjadi bentuk pixel/titik. Aplikasi yang

termasuk dalam program ini adalah:

Adobe Photoshop

Corel Photo Paint

Macromedia XREs

MetaCreations Painter

MetaCreations Gambar Hidup

Micrografix Picture Publisher

Microsoft Photo Editor

Dari sini Saudara mengetahui bahwa Corel Draw adalah aplikasi komputer

pengolah vektor atau garis. Apa itu vektor dalam dunia grafis? Akan diuraikan

pada materi selanjutnya.

2. Corel Draw sebagai aplikasi pengolah vektor/garis

Corel Draw adalah aplikasi desain grafis dan pembuat gambar berbasis vektor

yang handal dan komprehensif untuk menciptakan karya grafis profesional.

Kemampuan dan fasilitas lengkapnya membuat Corel Draw menarik untuk

seniman, profesional, dan pemula yang membutuhkan sebuah program gambar

yang lengkap namun mudah digunakan.


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Gambar atau citra di komputer grafis terdiri dari dua jenis kategori, yaitu gambar

bitmap dan gambar vektor.

a. Gambar Bitmap

Adobe Photoshop adalah program editing gambar yang menggunakan jenis

gambar bitmap yang juga disebut sebagai gambar raster. Gambar-gambar dari

bitmap menggunakan grid berupa kotak kecil atau pixel yang membentuk sebuah

gambar. Setiap pixel terletak di lokasi tertentu dan memiliki satu warna tertentu,

sehingga gambar yang sebenarnya terbentuk adalah mosaik ribuan bahkan

jutaan pixel. Ketika Anda bekerja dengan gambar bitmap, Anda dapat mengedit

pixel tersebut.

Gambar bitmap sangat tergantung pada resolusi. Ini berarti sebuah gambar akan

tergantung pada jumlah pixel yang membentuk mereka. Jika Saudara

memperbesar ukuran gambar beberapa kali, maka gambar akan kehilangan detil

dan Saudara akan melihat kotak/bujursangkar yang memiliki tangga pixel. Jika

resolusi gambar sangat rendah, gambar akan terlihat kurang rinci dan memiliki

tangga. Gambar bitmap sangat baik untuk tampilan dan gradasi warna.

Contohnya adalah foto atau lukisan gambar.

b. Gambar Vektor

Aplikasi menggambar seperti Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw dan FreeHand

menghasilkan gambar berdasarkan vektor grafis di mana gambar yang dibuat

dari garis dan kurva elemen yang disebut vektor. Dengan mode gambar yang

didasarkan pada vektor grafis, gambar tidak akan kehilangan kualitas meskipun

diperbesar ukurannya beberapa kali.

Gambar vektor tidak tergantung pada resolusi, sehingga dapat diperbesar,

diperkecil dan dapat dicetak pada semua jenis resolusi printer tanpa kehilangan

detail gambar. Gambar vektor memiliki ukuran file yang kecil dan dapat

diperbesar atau diperkecil ukuran bentuknya tanpa mengubah ukuran file.



Ilustrasi di atas menunjukkan perbedaan antara gambar vektor dan gambar pixel.

Gambar yang paling atas adalah gambar vektor dan gambar di bawahnya adalah

gambar pixel.

3. Terminologi dan Konsep Corel Draw

Sebelum memulai untuk bekerja dengan Corel Draw sebaiknya Saudara

membiasakan diri dengan istilah-istilah yang ada dalam Corel Draw berikut ini:

Tabel 1. 1 Istilah-istilah dalam Corel Draw

Istilah Deskripsi

Objek

Sebuah elemen dalam sebuah gambar, seperti

gambar, bentuk, garis, teks, kurva, simbol, atau

lapisan.

Gambar Pekerjaan yang dibuat di CorelDRAW: misalnya,

karya seni, logo, poster, buletin dan lain-lain.

Vektor

Sebuah gambar yang dihasilkan dari deskripsi

matematis yang menentukan posisi, panjang, dan

arah di mana garis ditarik.

Bitmap Gambar terdiri dari grid piksel atau titik


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Istilah Deskripsi

Docker

Sebuah jendela yang berisi perintah dan

pengaturan yang relevan untuk alat atau tugas

tertentu

Fly Out Sebuah tombol yang membuka sekelompok alat

terkait

Artistic Text Jenis teks yang dapat diberi efek khusus, seperti

bayangan dan sebagainya.

Paragraph Text Jenis teks yang dapat diformat sebagai sebuah

paragraf.

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Bagian-bagian utama antarmuka Corel Draw:

Bagian Deskripsi

Menu bar Menu-menu perintah

Property bar

Tombol-tombol perintah yang isinya bisa berubah

sesuai dengan tool atau objek aktif yang sedang

digunakan.

Toolbar Berisi perintah standar Windows

Title bar Berisi nama file yang sedang disunting

Rulers Garis horizontal dan vertikal yang memiliki skala

ukuran.

Toolbox Kumpulan tombol perintah untuk bekerja

Drawing window Area di luar kertas

Drawing page Area gambar/kertas

Color palette Palet warna

Docker Jendela menu

Status bar Berisi informasi tentang gambar dan sebagainya



Bagian Deskripsi

Document navigator Perintah untuk mengelola halaman kertas

Navigator Tombol untuk mengatur display

5. Tombol-tombol perintah pada Corel Draw

Tombol-tombol perintah dapat diakses melalui menu bar, toolbar, property bar,

dockers, dan toolbox. Property bar dan dockers menyediakan akses ke perintah

yang berhubungan dengan alat aktif atau pekerjaan yang sedang dilakukan.

Property bar, Dockers, toolbar, dan toolbar dapat dibuka, ditutup, dan bergerak di

sekitar layar kerja.

Toolbars

Toolbar terdiri dari tombol pintas ke menu perintah. Toolbar standar, yang

muncul secara default, terdiri dari perintah yang umum digunakan. Tabel di

bawah ini menjelaskan tombol pada toolbar standar.

Tombol Fungsi

Membuat file baru

Membuka file yang ada

Menyimpan

Perintah cetak

Cut dan tersimpan pada Clipboard


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Tombol Fungsi

Copy dan tersimpan pada Clipboard

Paste

Undo

Redo

Import file jenis lain

Eksport ke dalam bentuk file lain

Corel App

Akses Corel Graphics Community Web site

Level Zoom

Selain toolbar standar, CorelDRAW memiliki toolbar untuk jenis tertentu sesuai

dengan pekerjaan yang sedang dilakukan. Misalnya, toolbar Text berisi perintah

yang relevan dengan pengaturan Text.

Property bar

Property bar menampilkan fungsi yang paling umum digunakan, yang relevan

dengan alat aktif atau pekerjaan yang sedang dilakukan. Meskipun terlihat

seperti toolbar, property bar memiliki konten yang berubah tergantung pada alat

atau pekerjaan.



Sebagai contoh, ketika Text tool aktif di toolbox, property bar menampilkan hanya

terkait teks. Dalam contoh di bawah, property bar menampilkan alat format teks,

perataan, dan editing.

Dockers

Dockers menampilkan jenis yang sama dari kontrol sebagai kotak dialog, seperti

tombol perintah, pilihan, dan kotak daftar. Tidak seperti kotak dialog pada

umumnya, Dockers terbuka saat bekerja pada sebuah dokumen, sehingga dapat

dengan mudah mengakses perintah untuk bereksperimen dengan efek yang

berbeda.

Contoh Dockers.


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Status bar

Status bar menampilkan informasi mengenai objek yang dipilih, seperti warna, isi

jenis, garis, posisi kursor, dan perintah yang relevan.

Color Palette

Sebuah palet warna adalah kumpulan dari kotak warna. Saudara dapat memilih

warna isi dan warna garis dengan menggunakan palet warna default, yang berisi

99 warna dari model warna CMYK. Warna isi dan warna garis yang dipilih akan

muncul di kumpulan warna pada status bar.

Berikut cara penggunaan Color Palette:

Untuk Cara

Memberi warna isi Klik pilihan warna pada Color Palette

Memberi warna

garis Klik kanan pilihan warna pada Color Palette

Memberi warna

dengan variasi

intensitas

Klik dan tahan kotak warna hingga keluar pilihannya

Membuka piihan

warna lain Color

Palette

Klik panah pada bagian ujung bawah Color Palette

Toolbox

Toolbox berisi alat untuk mengedit, menciptakan, dan melihat gambar. Beberapa

alat terlihat secara default, sementara yang lain dikelompokkan dalam flyouts.

Flyouts terbuka untuk menampilkan satu set alat terkait. Sebuah panah kecil di

sudut kanan bawah tombol toolbox menunjukkan flyout: misalnya, flyout

penyuntingan Shape. Mengklik panah flyout membuka satu set alat terkait. Klik

dan tahan tombol yang memiliki flyout untuk melihat satu set alat tersebut.



Berikut adalah daftar Tools dan Flyout pada Toolbox:

Flyout Tool di dalam Flyout

Shape edit

Shape, Smudge brush, Roughen brush, dan

Free transform tools

Crop tool Crop, Knife, Eraser, dan Virtual segment

delete tools

Zoom Zoom dan Hand tools

Curve

Freehand, Bézier, Artistic media, Pen,

Polyline, 3 point curve, Interactive connector,

dan Dimension tools

Smart tools Smart fill dan Smart drawing tools

Rectangle Rectangle dan 3 point rectangle tools

Ellipse Ellipse dan 3 point ellipse tools

Object Polygon, Star, Complex Star, Graph paper,

dan Spiral tools

Perfect Shapes™

Basic shapes, Arrow shapes, Flowchart

shapes, Banner shapes, dan Callout shapes

tools


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Flyout Tool di dalam Flyout

Interactive tools

Interactive blend, Interactive contour,

Interactive distortion, Interactive drop

shadow, Interactive envelope, Interactive

extrude, dan Interactive transparency Tools

Eyedropper Eyedropper dan Paint bucket tools

Outline Outline Pen dan kotak dialog Outline Color,

pilihan ketebalan garis, dan Color Docker

Fill

Fill color, Fountain fill, Pattern fill, Texture fill,

dan kotak dialog PostScript®, dan Color

docker

Interactive fill Interactive fill dan Interactive mesh fill tools

Tools Penjelasan

Digunakan untuk menyeleksi, merubah

ukuran, memiringkan, dan merotasi object

Digunakan untuk mengedit Shape/Kurva

Untuk membuat distorsi pada bagian dalam

objek

Untuk membuat distorsi pada bagian garis

tepi objek



Tools Penjelasan

Free transform tool, digunakan untuk

melakukan tranformasi bebas.

Digunakan untuk membuang area yang tidak

diinginkan.

Knife tool

Eraser tool

Virtual segment delete tool

The Zoom tool

The Hand tool

Freehand tool

Bezier tool

Artistic media tool

Pen tool

Polyline tool


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Tools Penjelasan

3 point curve tool

Interactive

Dimension tool

Smart fill tool

Smart drawing tool

Rectangle tool

3 point rectangle tool

Ellipse tool

3 point ellipse

Polygon tool

Star tool

Complex star tool



Tools Penjelasan

Graph paper tool

Spiral tool

Basic shapes tool

Arrow shapes tool

Flowchart shapes tool

Banner shapes tool

Callout shapes tool

Text tool

Interactive blend tool

Interactive contour tool

Interactive distortion tool

Interactive drop shadow tool


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Tools Penjelasan

Interactive envelope tool.

Interactive extrude tool

Interactive transparency tool

Eyedropper tool

Paint bucket tool

Outline tool

Fill tool

Interactive fill tool

Interactive mesh tool



Customizing the workspace

You can customize your application by creating a custom workspace to suit your

needs. For example, you can create custom toolbars and color palettes.

Using multiple workspaces

A workspace is a configuration of settings that specifies how the various

command bars, commands, and buttons are arranged when you open the

application. You can always reset the current workspace to the default settings.

To reset the current workspace

Hold down F8 while the application is starting.

Customizing toolbars

You can customize toolbar position and display. For example, you can move or

resize a toolbar, and you can choose to hide or display a toolbar.

Toolbars can be either docked or floating. Docking a toolbar attaches it to the

edge of the application window. Undocking a toolbar pulls it away from the edge

of the application window, so it floats and can be easily moved around.

You can customize toolbars by adding, removing, and arranging toolbar items.

When moving, docking, and undocking toolbars, you use the grab area of the

toolbar.

For a The grab area is

Docked toolbar

Identified by a double line at the top or left

edge of the

Toolbar

Floating toolbar

The title bar. If the title is not displayed, the

grab area is identified by a double line at the

top or left edge of the toolbar.


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To customize toolbar position and display

To Do the following

Move a toolbar Click the toolbar’s grab area, and drag

the toolbar to a new position.

Dock a toolbar

Click the toolbar’s grab area, and drag

the toolbar to any edge of the

application

window.

Undock a toolbar

Click the toolbar’s grab area, and drag

the toolbar away from the edge of the

application window.

Resize a floating toolbar

Point to the edge of the toolbar and,

using the two-directional arrow, drag

the edge of the toolbar.

Hide or display a toolbar

Click Tools menu > Customization,

click Command bars, and disable or

enable the check box next to the

toolbar name.

Reset a toolbar to its default setting

Click Tools menu > Customization,

click Command bars, click a toolbar,

and click Reset.



D. AKTIVITAS PEMBELAJARAN

1. To Start a Drawing (Creating a New File)

To Do the following

Start a drawing from a blank

page

Do one of the following:

• On the Welcome Page, click Quick Start

New Blank Document.

• In the application window, click File New.

Start a drawing from a template Click File > New from template, choose a

template, and click Open.

• When you start a drawing from a blank page, the drawing is based on the

default CorelDRAW template.

• You can also open a drawing by clicking the Open button on the toolbar.

2. Saving Drawings

By default, drawings are saved to the CorelDRAW file format (CDR) and are

compatible with the latest version of the application. You can also save a drawing

that is compatible with an earlier version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.

You can save a drawing to other vector file formats as well. If you want to use a

drawing in another application, you must save it to a file format that is supported

by that application. For information about saving files to other formats, see "4.

Exporting files."

When you save a drawing, CorelDRAW lets you add reference information (notes

and keywords) so that you can easily find and organize drawings later on.

If your drawing will be viewed on a system that does not have all of the fonts

used in the drawing, you can embed all fonts to ensure that text will appear as

originally created.


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You can also save selected objects in a drawing. For large drawings, saving only

the selected objects reduces the file size, which can decrease the time it takes to

load the drawing.

You can use advanced save options to control how bitmaps, textures, and vector

effects, such as blends and extrusions, are saved with a drawing.

To save a drawing

1. Click File > Save as.

2. Type a filename in the File name list box.

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

If you want the drawing to be compatible with a previous version of CorelDRAW,

choose a version from the Version list box.



If you want to save the drawing to a vector file format other than CorelDRAW

(CDR), choose a file format from the Save as type list box.

You can also

To Do the following

Save only selected objects Select the objects. Click File > Save as.

Enable the Selected only check box.

Locate the folder where you want to

save the file. Type a filename in the File

name list box. Click Save.

Save notes or keywords with the file Type notes or keywords in the

corresponding box.

Embed fonts in a drawing Enable the Embed fonts using TrueDoc

(TM) check box.

• Saving a drawing to a previous version of CorelDRAW may result in loss

of certain effects that were not available in the previous version of the

application.

• You can also save a drawing by clicking File > Save.

• You can also save a drawing by clicking the Save button on the

Standard toolbar.

3. To open a drawing

1. Click File > Open.

2. Locate the folder where the drawing is stored.

3. Click a filename.

4. Click Open.


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4. Exporting files

You can use the File > Export command to export files to a variety of bitmap and

vector file formats that can be used in other applications. For example, you can

export a file to the Adobe Illustrator (AI) or GIF 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 or Corel WordPerfect Office.

When you are exporting a file, the original file is left open in the drawing window

in its existing format.

You can use the File > Save as command to save files to various vector formats.

After you save a file to a different format, the saved file is displayed immediately

in the drawing window. It is recommended that you first save the file as a

CorelDRAW (CDR) file because some file formats do not support all of the

features found in a CorelDRAW file.

To export a file

1. Click File > Export.

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

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

4. Type a file name in the File name list box.

5. Enable any of the following active check boxes:

• Export this page only — exports only the current page in a multipage file

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

• Do not show filter dialog — suppresses dialog boxes that offer more

advanced exporting options

These options are not available for all file formats.

6. Click Export.

If a dialog box for the export format opens, specify the options you want.

5. Importing files

You can import files created in other applications. For example, you can import a

Portable Document Format (PDF), JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF or Adobe Illustrator

(AI) file.You can import a file and place it in the active application window as an



object. You can also resize and center a file as you import it. The imported file

becomes part of the active file. While importing a bitmap, you can resample it to

reduce the file size, or crop it to eliminate unused areas of the photo. You can

also crop a bitmap to select only the exact area and size of the image you want to

import.

To import a file into an active drawing

1. Click File > Import.

2. Choose the folder where the file is stored.

If necessary, you can search for an image by using the search box. You can

search for such things as file name, title, subject, author, keyword, comment,

bitmap names, object names, and so on.

3. Choose a file format from the list box next to the File name box (Windows

Vista) or the Files of type list box (Windows XP).

If you do know the file’s format, choose All file formats.

4. Click the file name.

5. Click Import, and do one of the following:

• Click the drawing page to maintain original file and position top-left corner

where you click.

• Click and drag on the drawing page to resize the file. The import cursor

displays the dimensions of the resized file as you drag on the drawing

page.

• Press Enter to center the file on the drawing page.

Active snapping options are applied to the imported file.

6. Supported file formats

A file format defines how an application stores information in a file. If you want to

use a file created in a different application than the one you are currently using,

you must import that file. Conversely, if you create a file in one application and

want to use it in another application, you must export the file to a different file

format.


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When you name a file, an application automatically appends a filename

extension, usually three characters in length (for example, .cdr, .bmp, .tif, and

.eps). This filename extension helps you and the computer differentiate between

files of different formats.

The following list includes all file formats used in this application. Note that not all

file format filters are installed by default. If you cannot export or import a file from

the list, you need to update your installation of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4.

• Adobe Illustrator (AI)

• Adobe Type 1 Font (PFB)

• Windows Bitmap (BMP)

• OS/2 Bitmap (BMP)

• Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)

• CorelDRAW (CDR)

• Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX)

• Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)

• Corel Symbol Library (CSL)

• Cursor Resource (CUR)

• Microsoft Word files (DOC, DOCX, or RTF)

• Microsoft Publisher (PUB)

• Corel DESIGNER (DSF or DES)

• AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF) and AutoCAD Drawing

Database (DWG)

• Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

• PostScript (PS or PRN)

• GIF

• HTML

• JPEG (JPG)

• JPEG 2000 (JP2)

• Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD)

• PICT (PCT)

• Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)

• HPGL Plotter File (PLT)



• Portable Network Graphics (PNG)

• Adobe Photoshop (PSD)

• Corel Painter (RIF)

• Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

• Macromedia Flash (SWF)

• TARGA Bitmap (TGA)

• TIFF Bitmap (TIF)

• Corel Paint Shop Pro (PSP)

• TrueType Font (TTF)

• WordPerfect Document (WPD)

• WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)

• Raw camera file formats

• Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI)

• Windows Metafile Format (WMF)

E. LATIHAN

1. Silakan Anda buka aplikasi Corel Draw, kemudian simpan berkasnya dengan

nama Latihan 1, kemudian tutup berkas tersebut tanpa menutup aplikasi

Corel Draw

2. Buka kembali berkas Latihan 1 tadi kemudian simpan dengan nama lain

menjadi Latihan 1a dan Latihan 1b hingga nantinya akan terdapat tiga

berkas Corel Draw.

3. Tutup aplikasi Corel Draw.

F. RANGKUMAN

Corel Draw menjadi pilihan yang penting untuk dikuasai Guru IPA sebagai media

yang dapat membantu pembelajaran IPA. Sebelum mengembangkan

kemampuan operasional Corel Draw ke tahap lebih lanjut, Guru perlu

membiasakan diri dengan operasi dasarnya dan mengenal bagian-bagian utama

untuk bekerja dengan menggunakan Corel Draw seperti: membuka dan menutup


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Corel Draw dengan cara yang umum yang terdapat di semua komputer,

mengenal dengan baik antarmuka Corel Draw, mengetahui letak dan fungsi

tombol perintah-perintah utama pada Toolbar, Toolbox, Property Bar dan Docker

dan mengelola berkas melalui Menu File.

G. UMPAN BALIK DAN TINDAK LANJUT

Latihan dasar yang diberikan dapat digunakan untuk mengetahui kemampuan

dasar pada Kegiatan Pembelajaran ini. Jika dapat dilakukan sesuai dengan

instruksi, Saudara dapat melanjutkan pada Kegiatan Pembelajaran selanjutnya.

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Setelah Saudara memahami perangkat lunak Corel Draw, pada kegiatan ini

Saudara akan mempelajari lebih lanjut bagaimana cara kerja Corel Draw

sehingga nantinya Saudara dapat membuat gambar-gambar yang dapat

Saudara gunakan dalam pembelajaran di kelas.

A. TUJUAN

Setelah belajar dengan modul ini diharapkan Saudara dapat:

1. Menggambar bentuk baru dari objek dasar

2. Menggambar dengan menggunakan kurva

3. Membuat teks pada Corel Draw

4. Menggambar objek pada Corel Draw dan digunakan pada aplikasi lain

B. INDIKATOR PENCAPAIAN KOMPETENSI

Indikator hasil belajar yang diharapkan dicapai melalui modul ini adalah Saudara

mampu:

1. Melakukan menggambar bentuk baru dari objek dasar

2. Melakukan menggambar dengan menggunakan kurva

3. Melakukan membuat teks pada Corel Draw

4. Melakukan menggambar objek pada Corel Draw dan digunakan pada

aplikasi lain

KEGIATAN PEMBELAJARAN 2

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C. URAIAN MATERI

1. DRAWING SHAPES

a) Drawing rectangles and squares

CorelDRAW lets you draw rectangles and squares. You can draw a

rectangle or square by dragging diagonally with the Rectangle tool.

To draw a rectangle or square

To Do the following

Draw a rectangle In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool

. Drag in the drawing window until

the rectangle is the size you want.

Draw a square In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool

. Hold down Ctrl, and drag in the

drawing window until the square is the

size you want.

To resize a rectangle or square

1. Click a rectangle or square.

2. Type values in the Object(s) size or in the Scale factor areas on the

property bar. To keep the proportion of size, click the

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Nonproportional scaling/Sizing ratio button on the property

bar.

To round the corners of a rectangle or square

1. Click a rectangle or square.

2. Type values in the Corner roundness areas on the property bar. To

apply the same roundness to all corners, click the Round corners

together button on the property bar.

b) Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes

You can draw an ellipse or circle by dragging diagonally with the Ellipse

tool. Using the Ellipse tool, you can draw a new arc or pie shape, or you

can draw an ellipse or circle and then change it to an arc or a pie shape.



To draw an ellipse or circle

To Do the following

Draw an ellipse

In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool

. Drag in the drawing window until the

ellipse is the shape you want.

Draw a circle In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool .

Hold down Ctrl, and drag in the drawing

window until the circle is the size you

want.

To draw an arc or a pie shape

To Do the following

Draw an arc In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool .

Click the Arc button on the property

bar. Drag in the drawing window until

the arc is the shape you want.

Draw a pie shape In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool .

Click the Pie button on the property bar.

Drag in the drawing window until the pie



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is the shape you want..

c) Drawing polygons and stars

CorelDRAW lets you draw polygons and two types of stars: perfect and

complex. Perfect stars are traditional-looking stars and can have a fill

applied to the entire star shape. Complex stars have intersecting sides

and produce original results with a fill applied.

Left to right: Polygon, perfect star, and complex star, each with a fountain fill

applied

You can modify polygons and stars. For example, you can change the

number of sides on a polygon or the number of points on a star, and you

can sharpen the points of a star.



To draw a polygon, perfect star and complex star

To Do the following

Draw a polygon In the toolbox, click the Polygon tool

, and drag in the drawing window

until the polygon is the size you want.

Draw a perfect star In the toolbox, click the Star tool ,

and drag in the drawing window until

the star is the size you want.

Draw a complex star In the toolbox, click the Complex star

tool , and drag in the drawing

window until the star is the size you

want.

d) Drawing spirals

You can draw two types of spirals: symmetrical and logarithmic.

Symmetrical spirals expand evenly so that the distance between each

revolution is equal. Logarithmic spirals expand with increasingly larger

distances between revolutions. You can set the rate by which a

logarithmic spiral expands outward.

A symmetrical spiral (left) and a logarithmic spiral (right)

To draw a spiral

1. In the toolbox, click the Spiral tool

2. Type a value in the Spiral revolutions box on the property bar.

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3. On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:

• Symmetrical spiral

• Logarithmic spiral

If you want to change the amount by which the spiral expands as it

moves outward, move the Spiral expansion slider.

4. Drag diagonally in the drawing window until the spiral is the required

size.

e) Drawing predefined shapes

Using the Perfect Shapes collection, you can draw predefined shapes.

Certain shapes — specifically basic shapes, arrow shapes, banner

shapes, and callout shapes — contain glyphs. You can drag a glyph to

modify the appearance of a shape.

To draw a predefined shape

1. In the toolbox, click one of the following tools:

• Basic shapes

• Arrows shapes

• Flowchart shapes

• Banner shapes

• Callout shapes

2. Open the Perfect Shapes picker on the property bar, and click a

shape.

3. Drag in the drawing window until the shape is the size you want.



You can undo the actions you perform in a drawing, starting with the most

recent action. If you don’t like the result of undoing an action, you can redo it.

To Undo and Redo

To Do the following

Undo an action Click Edit > Undo. (Crl + Z)

Redo an action Click Edit > Redo. (Ctrl + Shift + Z)

2. ZOOMING, PANNING, AND SCROLLING

You can change the view of a drawing by zooming in to get a closer look or

by zooming out to see more of the drawing. You can experiment with a

variety of zoom options to determine the amount of detail you want. Another

way in which you can view specific areas of a drawing is by panning. When

you work at high magnification levels or with large drawings, you may not be

able to see the whole drawing. Panning and scrolling let you view areas that

aren’t displayed by moving the page around in the drawing window.

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• If you use a mouse wheel, by default the wheel will zoom in to or out from

the image.

• To scroll vertically using a mouse wheel, press Alt while you move the

wheel.

• To scroll horizontally, press Ctrl while you move the wheel.

To zoom

1. In the toolbox, click the Zoom tool .


• Zoom in

• Zoom out (F3)

• Zoom to selected (Shift + F2)

• Zoom to all objects (F4)

• Zoom to page (Shift + F4)

• Zoom to page width

• Zoom to page height

• The Zoom to selected button is available only when you select one or

more objects before you click the Zoom tool.

• When you are not editing text, you can also access the Zoom tool by

pressing the Z key.

• You can also zoom in by double-clicking or dragging anywhere in the

drawing window using the Hand tool . To zoom out, right-click in the

drawing window.



To pan in the drawing window

1. In the toolbox, click the Hand tool .

2. Drag in the drawing window until the area you want to view appears.

3. WORKING WITH OBJECTS

1. Selecting objects

Before you can change an object, you must select it. You can select

visible objects, objects that are hidden from view by other objects, and a

single object in a group or a nested group. In addition, you can select

objects in the order in which they were created, select all objects at once,

and deselect objects.

A bounding box appears around a selected object, and an “X” appears at its

center.

You can select a single object from a group.



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To select objects

To Do the following

Select an object Click the Pick tool , and then click

an object.

Select multiple objects Click the Pick tool , hold down Shift,

and click each object that you want to

select.

Select an object while

reviewing objects in the

order of their creation,

starting with the first object

created

Click the Pick tool , and then press

Shift + Tab one or more times, until a

selection box appears around the object

that you want to select.

Select an object while

reviewing objects in the

order of their creation,

starting with the last object

created

Click the Pick tool , and then press

Tab one or more times, until a selection

box appears around the object that you

want to select.

Select all objects Click Edit > Select all Objects.

Select an object in a group Click the Pick tool , hold down Ctrl,

and then click an object in a group.

Select an object in a

nested group

Click the Pick tool , hold down Ctrl,

and then click an object one or more

times, until a selection box appears

around it.

Select an object hidden

from view by other objects

Click the Pick tool , hold down Alt,

and then click the topmost object one or

more times, until a selection box

appears around the hidden object.



Select multiple hidden

objects

Click the Pick tool , hold down Shift +

Alt, and then click the topmost object

one or more times, until a selection box

appears around the hidden objects.

Select a hidden object in a

group

Click the Pick tool , hold down Ctrl +

Alt, and then click the topmost object

one or more times, until a selection box

appears around the hidden object.

The status bar displays a description of each hidden object as you

select it.

You can also select one or more objects by clicking the Pick tool and

then dragging around the object or objects. This method is known as

marquee selecting.

To deselect objects

To Do the following

Deselect all objects Click the Pick tool , and click a blank

space in the drawing window.

Deselect a single object

among multiple selected

objects

Click the Pick tool , hold down Shift,

and then click the object.

2. Positioning objects

You can position objects by dragging them to a new location, by nudging,

or by specifying their horizontal and vertical coordinates.

Nudging lets you move an object in increments by pressing the Arrow

keys. The increment value is known as nudge distance. Micro-nudging

lets you move an object by a fraction of the nudge distance. Super-

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To position an object, you can set horizontal and vertical coordinates

that are relative to the center anchor point, or other anchor point, of the

object.

To move an object

1. Select an object.

2. Point to the center of the bounding box.

3. When the position cursor appears, drag the object to a new position in

the drawing.

To nudge an object

To Do the following

Nudge a selected object by the

nudge distance

Press an Arrow key.

Nudge a selected object by a

fraction of the nudge distance

(micro-nudge)

Hold down Ctrl, and press an Arrow

key.

Nudge a selected object by a

multiple of the nudge distance

(super-nudge)

Hold down Shift, and press an Arrow

key.

You can set the nudge distance by deselecting all objects and typing a

value in the Nudge offset box on the property bar.

To position an object by x and y coordinates


2. On the property bar, type values in the following boxes:

x — lets you position the object on the x-axis

y — lets you position the object on the y-axis

Nudge Offset



3. Press Enter.

3. Transforming objects

You can change the appearance of objects in the drawing window by

using the following transformations.

a. Transform an object interactively by using the mouse and the Pick tool.

This method is the quickest, but it is not recommended if you want to

transform an object with precision.

To transform an object interactively

Select an object by using the Pick tool.

The bounding box of the object appears. The bounding box includes

eight selection handles that you can use to size, stretch, and mirror

the object. If you re-click the object, new handles appear. You can

use these handles to rotate and skew the object.

Handle types: selection (1), rotation (2), and skew (3)

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Perform a task from the following table.

To Do the following

Size or scale an

object

Drag a corner selection handle.

Stretch an object Drag a middle selection handle.

Mirror an object Hold down Ctrl, and drag a selection handle

to the opposite side of the object.

Skew an object Click the object to display the skew handles,

and drag a skew handle.



Rotate an object Click the object to display the rotation

handles, and drag a rotation handle.

b. For more precise results, you can select an object with the Pick tool

and adjust settings on the property bar. For example, you can specify a

precise rotation angle or specify the size of an object.

c. The Transformation docker lets you transform objects with precision

and apply the transformation to the duplicate of an object, which is

created automatically. This feature lets you experiment with

transformations without affecting the original object. You can access

the Transformation docker by clicking Arrange > Transformations and

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4. Color and fills

You can choose fill and outline colors by using fixed or custom color

palettes. When you want to use a color that already exists in an object or

document, you can sample the color to achieve an exact match.

a. Choosing colors

To choose a color by using the default color palette

To Do the following

Choose a fill color for a

selected object

Click a color swatch.

Choose an outline color for a

selected object

Right-click a color swatch.

Choose from different shades

of a color

Click and hold a color swatch to

display a pop-up color picker, and

then click a color.



View more colors on the

default color palette

Click the scroll arrows at the top and

bottom of the color palette.

To remove a fill Select an object. Click the button

at the top of the color palette.

To remove an outline color Select an object. Right-click the

button at the top of the color palette.

b. Understanding color models

You need a precise method to define colors. Color models provide various

methods to define colors, each model defining colors through the use of

specific color components. There are a range of color models to choose

from when creating graphics.

CMYK color model

The CMYK color model uses the following components to define color:

• cyan (C)

• magenta (M)

• yellow (Y)

• black (K)

The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black components are the amounts of

cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink that a CMYK color contains and are

measured in percent from 0 to 100.

The CMYK color model, a subtractive color model, is used to produce

printed materials. Subtractive color models use reflected light to display

color. When you combine cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, so that the

value of each component is 100, the result is black. When the value of

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RGB color model

The RGB color model uses the following components to define color:

• red (R)

• green (G)

• blue (B)

The red, green, and blue components are the amounts of red, green, and

blue light that an RGB color contains and are measured in values ranging

from 0 to 255.

The RGB color model is an additive color model. Additive color models

use transmitted light to display color. Monitors use the RGB color model.

When you add red light, blue light, and green light together, so that the

value of each component is 255, the color white is displayed. When the

value of each component is 0, the result is pure black.

c. Understanding color depth

Color depth refers to the maximum number of colors an image can

contain. Color depth is determined by the bit depth of an image (the

number of binary bits that define the shade or color of each pixel in a

bitmap). For example, a pixel with a bit depth of 1 can have two values:

black and white. The greater the bit depth, the more colors an image can

contain, and the more accurate the color representation is. For example,

an 8-bit GIF image can contain up to 256 colors, but a 24-bit JPEG image

can contain approximately 16 million colors.

Usually, RGB, grayscale, and CMYK images contain 8 bits of data per

color channel. That is why an RGB image is often referred to as 24-bit

RGB (8 bits x 3 channels), a grayscale image is referred to as 8-bit

grayscale (8 bits x channel), and a CMYK image is referred to as 32-bit

CMYK (8 bits x 4 channels).



Regardless of how many colors an image contains, the image display is

limited to the highest number of colors supported by the monitor on which

it is viewed. For example, an 8-bit monitor can display only up to 256

colors in a 24-bit image.

d. Filling objects

You can add colored, patterned, textured, and other fills to the inside of

objects or other enclosed areas.

Uniform fills

Uniform fills are solid colors that you can choose or create by using color

models and color palettes

To apply a uniform fill


2. In the toolbox, click the fill tool

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4. Specify the color you want, and press Enter.

Fountain fills

A fountain fill is a smooth progression of two or more colors that adds

depth to an object. Fountain fills are also known as gradient fills.

There are four types of fountain fills: linear, radial, conical, and square. A

linear fountain fill flows in a straight line across the object, a conical

fountain fill creates the illusion of light hitting a cone, a radial fountain fill

radiates from the center of the object, and a square fountain fill is

dispersed in concentric squares from the center of the object.



There four types of fountain fills (left to right): linear, radial, conical, and

square.

To apply a fountain fill


2. In the toolbox, click the fill tool .

3. Choose a fountain fill

4. Enable the Custom option.

5. Click the box at one end of the area just above the color band, and

click a color on the color palette.

6. Click the box at the opposite end of the area just above the color

band, and click a color.



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7. Specify the attributes you want, and press Enter

Pattern fills

You can fill objects with two-color, full-color, or bitmap pattern fills.

A two-color pattern fill is composed of only the two colors that you choose.

A full-color pattern fill is a more complex vector graphic that can be

composed of lines and fills. A bitmap pattern fill is a bitmap image whose

complexity is determined by its size, image resolution, and bit depth.

CorelDRAW provides preset pattern fills that you can apply to objects;

however, you can also create your own pattern fills. For example, you can

create pattern fills from objects that you draw or images that you import.

You can change the tile size of pattern fills. You can also specify exactly

where these fills begin by setting the tile origin. CorelDRAW also lets you

offset tiles in a fill. Adjusting the horizontal or vertical position of the first

pattern, relative to the top of the object, affects the rest of the fill.



You can choose how the pattern fill appears by specifying whether to

mirror the fill so that alternating tiles are the reflections of one another. If

you want a pattern fill to change according to actions you perform on the

filled object, you can specify that you want it to transform with the object.

For example, if you enlarge an object filled with a pattern that transforms,

the pattern becomes larger while the number of tiles is not increased.

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Full color pattern fills

Bitmap pattern fills



Texture fills

A texture fill is a randomly generated fill that you can use to give your

objects a natural appearance. CorelDRAW provides preset textures, and

each texture has a set of options that you can change. You can use colors

from any color model or palette to customize texture fills. Texture fills can

hold only RGB colors; however, other color models and palettes can be

used as a reference to select colors.

You can change the tile size of texture fills. Increasing the resolution of a

texture tile increases the accuracy of the fill. You can also specify exactly

where these fills begin by setting the tile origin. CorelDRAW also lets you

offset tiles in a fill. Adjusting the horizontal or vertical position of the first

tile, relative to the top of the object, affects the rest of the fill.

You can rotate, skew, adjust the tile size, and change the center of the

texture to create a custom fill.

If you want a texture fill to change according to the actions you perform on

the filled object, you can specify that you want the fill to transform with the

object. For example, if you enlarge an object filled with a texture that

transforms, the texture becomes larger instead of increasing the number

of tiles.

Texture fills are powerful features that can enhance a drawing. However,

they also increase the size of a file and the time it takes to print, so you

may want to use them in moderation.



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5. Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects

CorelDRAW provides you with several ways to copy objects. When you

no longer need an object, you can delete it.

Cutting, copying, and pasting

You can cut or copy an object to place it on the Clipboard and paste it into

a drawing or another application. Cutting an object places it on the

Clipboard and removes it from the drawing. Copying an object places it on

the Clipboard but keeps the original in the drawing.

Duplicating

Duplicating an object places a copy directly in the drawing window and

does not use the Clipboard. Duplicating is faster than copying and

pasting. Also, when duplicating an object, you can specify the distance



between the duplicate and the original object along the x and y axes. This

distance is known as the offset.

You can apply a transformation, such as rotating, sizing, or skewing, to

the duplicate of an object while keeping the original object intact. If you

decide that you want to keep the original object, you can delete the

duplicate.

Copying objects quickly

You can use other methods to create copies of objects quickly, without

using the Clipboard. You can use the plus sign (+) on the numeric

keypad to place a copy of an object on top of the original object, or you

can create copies instantly by pressing the Spacebar or right-clicking

while dragging an object.

To cut or copy an object


2. Click Edit, and click one of the following:

• Cut

• Copy

To paste an object into a drawing

• Click Edit > Paste.



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To duplicate an object


2. Click Edit > Duplicate. (Ctrl + D)

When you duplicate objects for the first time, the Duplicate offset

dialog box appears. To specify the distance between the duplicate and

the original object along the x and y axes, type values in the Horizontal

offset and Vertical offset boxes.

• Offset values of 0 place the duplicate on top of the original.

• Positive offset values place the duplicate up and to the right of the

original.

• Negative offset values place the duplicate down and to the left of the

original.

To create copies of objects quickly

1. Select an object by using the Pick tool .

2. Press the Spacebar while moving, rotating, or transforming the

object.

You can also

• Place a copy of an object on top of the original Press the plus sign

(+ ) on the numeric keypad.



• Create a single copy by using a mouse or stylus. While moving,

rotating, or transforming the object, right-click and then release both

mouse buttons.

To transform the duplicate of an object


2. Click Arrange > Transformations, and click a command.

3. Choose the settings you want in the Transformation docker.

4. Click Apply to duplicate.

To delete an object


2. Click Edit > Delete.

6. Changing the order of objects

You can change the stacking order of objects on a layer or a page by

sending objects to the front or back, or behind or in front, of other objects.

You can also position objects precisely in the stacking order, as well as

reverse the stacking order of multiple objects.

To change the order of an object


2. Click Arrange > Order, and then click one of the following:



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• To front of page — moves the selected object in front of all other

objects on the page

• To back of page — moves the selected object behind all other

objects on the page

• To front of layer — moves the selected object in front of all other

objects on the active layer

• To back of layer — moves the selected object behind all other

objects on the active layer

• Forward one — moves the selected object forward one position. If

the selected object is in front of all other objects on the active layer,

it is moved to the layer above.

• Back one — moves the selected object behind one position. If the

selected object is behind all other objects on the selected layer, it is

moved to the layer below.

• In front of — moves the selected object in front of the object that you

click in the drawing window

• Behind — moves the selected object behind the object that you click

in the drawing window

7. Aligning and distributing objects

CorelDRAW lets you precisely align and distribute objects in a drawing.

You can align objects with each other and with parts of the drawing page,

such as the center, edges, and grid. When you align objects with objects,

you can line them up by their centers or by their edges.

You can align multiple objects horizontally or vertically with the center of

the drawing page. Single or multiple objects can also be arranged along

the edge of the page and to the nearest point on a grid.

Distributing objects automatically adds spacing between them based on

their width, height, and center points. You can distribute objects so that

their center points or selected edges (for example, top or right) appear at



equal intervals. You can also distribute objects so that there is equal

space between them. You can distribute objects over the extent of the

bounding box surrounding them or over the entire drawing page.

Scattered objects (left) are horizontally aligned (right)

then equally distributed (top)

To align an object with another object

1. Select the objects.

The object used as a reference for aligning the left, right, top, or

bottom edge is determined by either the order of creation or order of

selection. If you marquee select the objects before you align them, the

last object created is used. If you select the objects one at a time, the

last object selected is the reference point for aligning the other

objects.

2. Click Arrange > Align and distribute > Align and distribute.

3. Click the Align tab.

4. Specify vertical alignment, horizontal alignment, or both:

• To align objects along the vertical axis, enable the Left, Center, or

Right check box.

• To align objects along the horizontal axis, enable the Top, Center,

or Bottom check box.



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To distribute objects


2. Click Arrange > Align and distribute > Align and distribute.

3. Click the Distribute tab.

4. To distribute the objects horizontally, enable one of the following

options from the top-right row:

• Left — evenly spaces the left edges of the objects

• Center — evenly spaces the center points of the objects

• Spacing — places equal intervals between the selected objects

• Right — evenly spaces the right edges of the objects

5. To distribute the objects vertically, enable one of the following options

from the column on the left:

• Top — evenly spaces the top edges of the objects

• Center — evenly spaces the center points of the objects

• Spacing — places equal intervals between the selected objects

• Bottom — evenly spaces the bottom edges of the objects

6. To indicate the area over which the objects are distributed, enable one

of the following options:

• Extent of selection — distributes the objects over the area of the

bounding box surrounding them

• Extent of page — distributes the objects over the drawing page



Top row: Options for distributing objects horizontally. 1) The Left option

evenly spaces the left edges. 2) The Center option evenly spaces the center

points. Bottom row: Options for distributing objects vertically. 3) The Top

option evenly spaces the top edges. 4) The Center option evenly spaces the

center points.

8. Grouping objects

When you group two or more objects, they are treated as a single unit but

retain their individual attributes. Grouping lets you apply the same

formatting, properties, and other changes to all the objects within the

group at the same time. In addition, grouping helps prevent accidental

changes to the position of an object in relation to other objects. You can

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Single objects retain their attributes when they are grouped.

You can add objects to or remove objects from a group, and you can

delete objects that are members of a group. You can also edit a single

object in a group without ungrouping the objects. If you want to edit

multiple objects in a group at the same time, you must first ungroup the

objects. If a group contains nested groups, you can ungroup all objects in

the nested groups simultaneously.

To group objects


2. Click Arrange > Group. (Ctrl + G)

To edit a single object in a group

1. Click the Pick tool .

2. While holding down Ctrl, click an object in a group.

3. Edit the object.

To ungroup objects

1. Select one or more groups.

2. Click Arrange, and click one of the following commands:

• Ungroup — breaks a group into individual objects, or a nested

group into multiple groups



• Ungroup all — breaks one or more groups into individual objects,

including objects within nested groups

9. Combining objects

Combining two or more objects creates a single object with common fill

and outline attributes. You can combine rectangles, ellipses, polygons,

stars, spirals, graphs, or text so that they are converted to a single curve

object. If you need to modify the attributes of an object that has been

combined from separate objects, you can break apart the combined

object.

The three objects (left) are combined to create a single object (right). The

new object has the fill and outline properties of the last object selected.

To combine objects

1. Select the objects to be combined.

2. Click Arrange > Combine.

To break apart a combined object

1. Select a combined object.

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10. Locking objects

Locking an object prevents you from accidentally moving, sizing,

transforming, filling, or otherwise changing it. You can lock single,

multiple, or grouped objects. To change a locked object, you need to

unlock it first. You can unlock one object at a time, or all locked objects at

the same time.

To lock an object

• Select an object, and click Arrange > Lock object.

• You can also lock an object by right-clicking it and then clicking Lock

object.

To unlock objects

1. Select a locked object or group of objects.

2. Click Arrange, and then click one of the following:

• Unlock object

• Unlock all objects

4. SHAPING OBJECTS

1. Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners

You can shape an object by filleting, scalloping, or chamfering corners.

Filleting produces a rounded corner, scalloping rounds and inverts the corner

to create a notch, and chamfering bevels a corner so that it appears flat.



From left to right, you can see standard corners with no changes, filleted

corners, scalloped corners, and chamfered corners.

You can fillet, scallop, or chamfer the corners of any curve object, whether it

originates from a shape, lines, text, or a bitmap. If you select a shape that

has not been converted to curves, a dialog box appears and gives you the

option of converting the shape automatically. Text objects must be converted

to curves manually by using the Convert to curves command. Changes apply

to all corners unless you select individual nodes. You cannot fillet, scallop, or

chamfer a smooth or symmetrical curve; the corner must be created by two

straight or curved segments that intersect at an angle of less than 180

degrees.

The operation is not applied to some or all of the corners when the fillet,

scallop, or chamfer value is too high. This occurs when the line segments

aren’t long enough to apply the radius or chamfer distance. When setting

values for these operations, consider that although the line segments may

appear long enough at the beginning of the operation, they shorten as the

radius or chamfer values are applied across the object.



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In this example, the circles represent fillet radius settings. The top row shows

the proposed fillets on the left and the filleted results on the right. The bottom

row shows the proposed fillets on the left, but in the results on the right, not

all corners are filleted. After the first fillet is applied, the next corner cannot

be filleted because the line segment is not long enough. This corner is

skipped, and the final corner is filleted.

To round object corners by filleting

1. Using the Pick tool , select the object.

2. Click Window > Dockers > Fillet/Scallop/Chamfer.



3. In the Fillet/Scallop/Chamfer docker, choose Fillet from the Operation list

box.

4. Type a value in the Radius box.

The radius is used to create a circular arc, with the center equidistant

from either side of a corner. Higher values produce more rounded

corners.

5. Click Apply.

To scallop object corners



3. In the Fillet/Scallop/Chamfer docker, choose Scallop from the Operation

list box.

4. Type a value in the Radius box.

The radius value is measured from the original corner point to create a

scalloping arc.

5. Click Apply.

To bevel object corners by chamfering



3. In the Fillet/Scallop/Chamfer docker, choose Chamfer from the Operation

list box.



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4. Type a value in the Distance box to set where the chamfer will begin in

relation to the original corner.

5. Click Apply.

• To select individual corner (node) for Fillet, Sallop and Chamfer, use the

Shape tool

2. Trimming, welding and intersecting objects

a. Trimming objects

Trimming creates irregularly shaped objects by removing object areas

that overlap. You can trim almost any object, including clones, objects

on different layers, and single objects with intersecting lines. However,

you cannot trim paragraph text, dimension lines, or masters of clones.

Before you trim objects, you must decide which object you want to trim

(the target object) and which object you want to use to perform the

trimming (the source object). For example, if you want to create a star-

shaped cut out of a square object, the star is the source object because

you are using it to trim the square. The square is the target object

because it’s the object you want to trim. The source object trims the part

of the target object it overlaps.

The target object retains its fill and outline attributes. For example, if you

trim a rectangle that is overlapped by a circle, the area of the rectangle

that was covered by the circle is removed, creating an irregular shape.

CorelDRAW lets you trim objects in different ways. You can use a front

object as the source object to trim an object behind it, as well as use the

back object to trim a front object. You can also remove hidden areas of

overlapping objects, so that only the visible areas remain in the drawing.



Removing the hidden areas can reduce file size when you convert vector

graphics to bitmaps.

The object circle is the front object used to trim the back object.

To trim an object

1. Click Arrange > Shaping > Shaping

2. Choose Trim from the Operation list box.

3. Select the source objects.

4. Click Trim button

5. Select the target objects.

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You can create irregular shapes by welding and intersecting objects.

You can weld or intersect almost any object, including clones, objects on

different layers, and single objects with intersecting lines.

You can weld objects to create one object with a single outline. The new

object uses the welded objects’ perimeter as its outline and adopts the

fill and outline properties of the target object. All intersecting lines

disappear.

You can weld objects regardless of whether they overlap each other. If

you weld objects that do not overlap, they form a weld group that acts as

a single object. In both cases, the welded object takes on the fill and

outline attributes of the target object.

Welding the rounded rectangles to the rounded triangle creates a single

object outline.

Intersecting the triangle with the circle creates a single pie.



To weld object


2. Choose Weld from the Operation list box.


4. Click Weld to button


To intersect object


7. Choose Intersect from the Operation list box.


9. Click Intersect with button




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A. Text

1. Adding and selecting text

You can add two types of text to drawings — artistic text and paragraph

text. You can add short lines of artistic text and then apply a wide range

of effects, such as drop shadows or a contour to the text. Paragraph

text, also known as “block text,” can be used for larger bodies of text that

have greater formatting requirements. You can add both paragraph and

artistic text directly in the drawing window.

You can add artistic text along an open or closed path. You can also fit

existing artistic and paragraph text to a path. For more information, see

"Fitting text to a path."

When adding paragraph text, you must first create a text frame.

To add artistic text

• Using the Text tool , click anywhere in the drawing window, and

type.

To add paragraph text

To Do the following

Add paragraph text Click the Text tool . Drag in the drawing

window to size the paragraph text frame, and

type.

Add paragraph text

inside an object

Click the Text tool . Move the pointer over the

object’s outline, and click the object when the

pointer changes to an Insert in object pointer.

Type inside the frame.

Separate a paragraph Click the Pick tool , select the object, and click



text frame from an

object

Arrange > Break paragraph text inside a path

apart.

To select text

To Do the following

Select an entire text

object

Using the Pick tool , click the text object.

Select specific

characters

Using the Text tool , drag across the text.

2. Fitting text to a path

You can add artistic text along the path of an open object (for example, a

line) or a closed object (for example, a square). You can also fit existing

text to a path. Artistic text can be fitted to an open or closed path.

Paragraph text can be fitted to open paths only.

After you fit text to a path, you can adjust the text’s position relative to

that path. For example, you can mirror the text horizontally, vertically, or

both. Using tick spacing, you can specify an exact distance between the

text and the path.

CorelDRAW treats text fitted to a path as one object; however, you can

separate the text from the object if you no longer want it to be part of the

path. When you separate text from a curved or closed path, the text

retains the shape of the object to which it was fitted.



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To fit text to a path

1. Select a text object by using the Pick tool .

2. Click Text > Fit text to path.

The pointer changes to the Fit text to path pointer . By moving the

pointer over the path, you can preview where the text will be fitted.

3. Click a path.

If the text is fitted to a closed path, the text is centered along the

path. If the text is fitted to an open path, the text flows from the point

of insertion.

3. Wrapping paragraph text around objects and text

You can change the shape of text by wrapping paragraph text around an

object, artistic text, or a paragraph text frame. You can wrap text by

using contour or square wrapping styles. The contour wrapping styles

follow the curve of the object. The square wrapping styles follow the

bounding box of the object. You can also adjust the amount of space

between paragraph text and the object or text, as well as remove any

wrapping style you apply.



Wrapping text around an object by using the contour wrapping style

(left) and the square wrapping style (right)

To wrap paragraph text around an object or text

1. Select the object or text around which you want to wrap text.

2. Click Window > Dockers Properties.

3. In the Object properties docker, click the General tab.

4. Choose a wrapping style from the Wrap paragraph list box.

If you want to change the amount of space between wrapped text

and the object or text, change the value in the Text wrap offset

box.

5. Click the Text tool , and drag to create a paragraph text frame

over the object or text.

6. Type text in the paragraph text frame.

B. Working with Curves

1. Drawing line

A line is a path between two points. Lines can consist of multiple

segments, and the line segments can be curved or straight. The line

segments are connected by nodes, which are depicted as small squares.

CorelDRAW provides various drawing tools that let you draw curved and

straight lines, and lines containing both curved and straight segments.



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Bézier tool

The Bézier tool , let you draw lines one segment at a time by placing

each node with precision and controlling the shape of each curved

segment

You can draw lines with multiple segments by using the Bézier tool and clicking

each time you want the line to change direction.

You can draw curves by using the Bézier tool and dragging the control

handles at the ends of the Bézier curve.

To draw a line by using the Bézier tool

1. In the toolbox, click the Bézier tool .

2. Do one of the following:



• To draw a curved segment, click where you want to place the first

node, and drag the control handle to where you want to place the

next node. Release the mouse button, and drag the control handle

to create the curve.

• To draw a straight segment, click where you want to start the line

segment, and click where you want to end it.

You can add as many segments as you want.

3. Press the Spacebar to finish the line.

2. Using curve objects

A curve object has nodes and control handles, which you can use to

change the object’s shape. A curve object can be any shape, including a

straight or curved line. An object’s nodes are the small squares that

appear along the object’s outline. The line between two nodes is called a

segment. Segments can be curved or straight. Each node has a control

handle for each curved segment connected to it. Control handles help you

adjust the curve of a segment.

The components of a curve: control handles, segments, and nodes



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Most objects that are added to a drawing are not curve objects, with the

exception of spirals, freehand lines, and Bézier lines. Therefore, if you

want to customize the shape of an object or text object, it is recommended

that you convert it to a curve object.

To convert objects to curve objects

1. Select the object.

2. Click Arrange > Convert to curves.

3. Manipulating segments

You can move curved segments to change an object’s shape. You can

also control the smoothness of curved segments.

You can change the direction of a curve object by reversing the position of

its start and end nodes. The effect is apparent only when the ends of a

curve object are different. For example, when an arrowhead is applied to

the end node of a curve object, changing the direction results in moving

the arrowhead to the start node.

Changing the direction of a curve



To manipulate the segments of a curve object

1. In the toolbox, click the Shape tool .

2. Click a curve object.

3. Drag a segment until it’s the shape you want.

You can also

To Do the following

Straighten a curve

segment

Click a curve segment, and click the Convert

curve to line button on the property bar.

Curve a straight

segment

Click a straight segment, and click the

Convert line to curve button on the

property bar.

Smooth a segment Click a node, and move the Curve

smoothness slider on the property bar. To

smooth all segments in a curve object, select

all of the object’s nodes before moving the

Curve smoothness slider.

Change the direction

of a curve object

Click a segment, and click the Reverse curve

direction button on the property bar.

4. Using node types

You can change the nodes on a curve object to one of four types: cusp,

smooth, symmetrical, or line. The control handles of each node type

behave differently.

Cusp nodes let you create sharp transitions, such as corners or sharp

angles, in a curve object. You can move the control handles in a cusp

node independently of one another, changing only the line on one side of

the node.



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With smooth nodes, the lines passing through the node take on the shape

of a curve, producing smooth transitions between line segments. The

control handles of a smooth node are always directly opposite one

another, but they may be at different distances from the node.

Symmetrical nodes are similar to smooth nodes. They create a smooth

transition between line segments, but they also let you give lines on both

sides of a node the same curve appearance. The control handles of

symmetrical nodes are directly opposite each other and at an equal

distance from the node.

Line nodes let you shape curve objects by changing the shape of their

segments. You can make a curved segment straight or a straight segment

curved. Making a straight segment curved does not noticeably change the

segment’s appearance, but it displays control handles that you can move

to change the segment’s shape.

Left to right: Cusp, smooth, symmetrical, and line nodes



To shape a curve object by using cusp, smooth, or symmetrical

nodes

1. In the toolbox, click the Shape tool .

2. Click a node.


• Make node a cusp

• Make node smooth

• Make node symmetrical

4. Drag the node’s control handles.



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D. LATIHAN

Buatlah gambar berikut

1.

2.



2.

E. RANGKUMAN

Dalam pembuatan sebuah gambar yang baik untuk sebuah pembelajaran

diperlukan pemahaman dan keterampilan akan cara kerja Corel Draw. Kegiatan

ini telah membahas persyaratan paling minimal untuk dapat membuat gambar

IPA yang siap tayang yaitu membuat bentuk baru dari bentuk dasar, membuat

gambar dengan kurva, membuat teks dan menggabungkannya.

F. UMPAN BALIK DAN TINDAK LANJUT

Latihan yang diberikan dapat digunakan untuk mengetahui kemampuan pada

Kegiatan Pembelajaran ini. Jika dapat dilakukan sesuai dengan instruksi, berarti

Saudara dapat mengikuti Kegiatan Pembelajaran ini dengan baik. Jika belum

sesuai dengan instruksi silakan ulangi Kegiatan Pembelajaran ini.

EVALUASI MODUL SUPLEMEN 8

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1. Area CorelDraw yang menampakan judul gambar saat ini dibuka adalah....

a. Title bar

b. Tool bar

c. Menu bar

d. Property bar

e. Scoll bar

2. Image yang tersusun dari objek garis dan kurva dengan perhitungan

matematis mengenai tata letak urutan, luas, warna dan sebagainya yaitu ….

a. gradasi

b. tekstur

c. hybrida

d. bitmap

e. vektor

3. Image vektor banyak dipakai untuk membuat objek-objek yang solid dan bisa

diubah-ubah ukurannya untuk berbagi keperluan seperti ....

a. pemandangan

b. manusia

c. tanaman

d. objek benda

e. logo

EVALUASI


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4. Mengganti satuan ukuran pada toolbox dilakukan dengan....

a. Pick tool

b. hand tool

c. free hand tool

d. shape tool

e. artistic media tool

5. Mengganti satuan ukuran pada toolbox dilakukan dengan....

a. Pick tool

b. hand tool

c. free hand tool

d. shape tool


6. Untuk memasukan tulisan pada workspace menggunakan ...

a. bezier tool

b. pen tool

c. text tool

d. free hand tool


7. Untuk mendapatkan sisa hasil potongan, sebaiknya Anda menggunakan

efek shaping….

a. Trim

b. weld

c. intersect

d. target union

e. union


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Modul Diklat Pengembangan Keprofesian Berkelanjutan (PKB) Guru Kimia SMA

8. Untuk membuat objek berbentuk ellipse, Anda harus menekan tombol. …

a. F2

b. F3

c. F5

d. F7

e. F9

9. Untuk memasukan gambar digunakan fasilitas ....

a. insert

b. paste

c. insert picture

d. export

e. import

10. Perhatikan gambar berikut...

Flyout tersebut merupakan bagian dari….

a. Rectangle Tool

b. Elipse Tool

c. Background Tool

d. Fill Tool

e. Outline Tool

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=NjAyOTY3

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=NjAyOTY3


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GLOSARIUM

MODUL SUPLEMEN 3 97

Application Software yang dibuat oleh suatu perusahaan komputer

untuk mengerjakan tugas-tugas tertentu

Bullets Tanda yang dipakai untuk memberikan gambar atau

lambang tertentu pada daftar tulisan yang terdapat

dalam satu alinea (paragraph)

Double click Gerakan pada mouse dengan menekan tombol sebelah

kiri sebanyak dua kali secara cepat

Download Mengambil dokumen dari internet, dokumen tersebut

dapat berupa teks, gambar, file, dsb.

Drag Menekan tombol mouse sebelah kiri dan menggerakkan

ke arah tertentu.

Drop Pada aktivitas mouse yang berarti melakukan pelepasan

pada saat menekan tombol pada mouse

Enter Tombol pada keyboard untuk melakukan proses atau

masuk

ESC (escape) Tombol pada keyboard untuk melakukan pembatalan

Excel Aplikasi untuk mengolah baris dan kolom yang

dilengkapi fitur perhitungan, rumus, penyajian data dan

grafik.

Exit Perintah untuk keluar dari aplikasi yang sedang dibuka

GLOSARIUM


GLOSARIUM MODUL SUPLEMEN 3

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Extensi Format/tipe

file

Metadata yang menjelaskan informasi tentang file (data

fisik dari suatu file)

File Name Nama file

Fill Istilah untuk memberi warna atau tekstur suatu objek

gambar dengan bidang tertutup

Folder Istilah suatu wadah/tempat untuk

menyimpan/mengelompokan file

Font Huruf

Handout Suatu naskah tulisan yang mendukung; mode mencetak

Icon Gambar kecil pada layar komputer yang merupakan

simbol dari suatu program atau fungsi

Insert Sisipan Salah satu tab menu yang berisi fasilitas untuk

melakukan penyisipan

Insertion point Garis vertikal berkedip di sel tempat mengetikkan data

Italic Jenis penulisan teks yang tercetak miring

Keyboard Sebuah alat input yang mengkonversi huruf, angka, dan

karakter lain menjadi sinyal digital yang dapat dibaca

oleh processor

Kursor Suatu petunjuk atau indikator posisi pada monitor

komputer

Laptop Komputer jinjing/bergerak (bisa dipindahkan dengan

mudah) yang berukuran relatif kecil dan ringan

dibandingkan PC

Slide Istilah dokumen pada power point yang berupa

lembaran-lemaran dokumen yang akan diproyeksikan

LISTRIK untuk SMP



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Slide Area Tempat untuk bekerja dalam mengolah isi slide

presentasi

Thumbnail Gambar berukuran lebih kecil dari ukuran aslinya

Thumbnail Slide Mode tampilan slide pada jendela Slide

Windows Salah satu sistem operasi

Windows Explorer Fasilitas pada sistem operasi Windows yang berfungsi

untuk mengelola file dan folder

Word Aplikasi untuk mengolah kata yang dilengkapi dengan

fitur untuk pemformatan kata.



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DAFTAR PUSTAKA

MODUL SUPLEMEN 8 101

2014, Corel Draw X7 User Guide, Corel Corporation

SUHARMAWAN Amd.GRAF, Modul Materi Corel Draw X7.

Jaka Pramana, E-Book Corel Draw X6, www.jakapramana.com

Agus Maulani, 2009, Graphic Design Module, Bandung: Seameo Qitep In

Science

Tim Penulis, 2014, Modul Pelatihan Dasar Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi

untuk Pembelajaran Online, Jakarta: Pusbangtendik – Kemendikbud.

DAFTAR PUSTAKA

http://www.jakapramana.com/


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