We often see the requirement of graphic designers in the employment news and the basic requirement is knowledge of CorelDraw. Let’s see what is CorelDraw and how it is providing employment opportunities. When your gout from home or you are scrolling the social media pages of the organization you might have seen the promotional images. They are of very high quality with HD graphics. A high-quality image stands from the viewer’s point of view the detailing of the image and the text is visible from far away also.
CorelDraw is a graphic designing software. By using this software, you can create banners, posters, visiting cards, cover pages of books, and social media posts (Images) for Instagram and Facebook. Overall it is a very high-end design software with no limits on drawing. Up to an extent you can edit the photograph. Although Photoshop is used to edit the photograph still you can edit the photograph for your use. CorelDraw is a vector graphic software. This software uses mathematical lines and curves to create the project or work. Due to vector graphics, the quality of the project is very high. In easy words, after zooming the image the quality of the photograph doesn’t deteriorate. CorelDraw supports various file formats and you can save the images into various types of files.
The latest version of CorelDraw was developed in the year 2019 by Corel Corporation. It works only in 2D or two dimensions. It doesn’t support the 3D graphic format. This is the most commonly used graphic designing software by 70% of designers due to its user-friendly interface.
Advantages of CorelDraw
- It is vector graphic software. So the image quality is very high.
- It is easy to learn and understand.
- The price of the software is comparatively less in comparison to other software.
- While making a project you can create multiple pages in a single file.
Disadvantages of CorelDraw
- This software doesn’t have the artistic effects that Photoshop has.
- CorelDraw is a 2D graphics-based software so if you are looking for a project with 3D graphics CorelDraw cannot support you. Photoshop supports 3D graphics.
- If the volume of data is high it slows down image rendering.
Versions of CorelDraw
2nd Version – 1991
3rd Version – 1992
4th Version – 1993
5th Version – 1994
6th Version – 1995
7th Version – 1997
8th Version – 1998
9th Version – 1999
10th Version – 2000
11th Version – 2002
12th Version – 2003
X3 Version – 2006
X4 Version – 2008
X5 Version – 2010
X6 Version – 2012
X7 Version – 2014
X8 Version – 2016
Suite 2017
Suite 2018
Suite 2019
Why One Must Learn CorelDraw
- As most of the advertising is getting digital due to less cost. Most companies are looking for graphic designers to create the best quality images.
- Companies and studios are looking for good professionals that are experts in this software.
As we know that Corel Draw is the best alternative to Abode Photoshop. Below is the article you will learn some shortcut keys about coral Draw that speed up your workflow and save your time. You can now download it in PDF or Excel files for future reference and don’t forget to share it with your friends if you find it useful.
Corel Draw Keyboard Shortcuts List
1. Distribute Commands CorelDraw Shortcut keys:
| Distributes selected objects to the bottom | Shft + B |
| Horizontally distributes centers of selected objects | Shft + E |
| Vertically distributes centers of the selected objects | Shft + C |
| Distributes selected objects to the left | Shft + L |
| Distributes selected objects to the right | Shft + R |
| Horizontally distributes space between selected objects | Shft + P |
| Vertically distributes space between selected objects | Shft + A |
| Distributes selected objects to the top | Shft + T |
2. Document display CorelDraw Shortcut keys :
| Displays a full-screen preview of the drawing | F9 |
| Forces a redraw the drawing window | Ctrl + W |
| Toggles between the last two used view qualities | Shft + F9 |
| Shows nonprinting characters | Ctrl + Shft + C |
3. Open/Close Dockers CorelDraw Shortcut keys :
| Opens or closes the Contour docker | Ctrl + F9 |
| Opens or closes the Envelope docker | Ctrl + F7 |
| Opens or closes the Graphic and Text Styles docker | Ctrl + F5 |
| Opens or closes the Lens docker | Alt + F3 |
| Opens or closes Linear Dimensions docker for assigning linear-dimension line properties | Alt + F2 |
| Opens or closes the Object Properties docker | Alt + Enter |
| Opens or closes the Position docker | Alt + F7 |
| Opens or closes the Rotate docker | Alt + F8 |
| Opens or closes the Scale and Mirror docker | Alt + F9 |
| Opens or closes the Size docker | Alt + F10 |
| Opens or closes the Insert Character docker | Ctrl + F11 |
| Opens or closes the View Manager docker | Ctrl + F2 |
| Opens or closes the Symbols Manager docker | Ctrl + F6 |
4. Clipboard & Object Editing CorelDraw Shortcut keys :
| Copies selection to the clipboard | Ctrl + C |
| Copies selection to the clipboard | Ctrl + Insert |
| Cuts the selection to the clipboard | Ctrl + X |
| Cuts the selection to the clipboard | Shft + Delete |
| Deletes the selected object(s) | Delete |
| Duplicates the selected object(s) to offsets | Ctrl + D |
| Pastes the clipboard contents into the drawing | Ctrl + V |
| Pastes the clipboard contents into the drawing | Shft + Insert |
| Reverses the last Undo operation | Ctrl + Shft+Z |
| Repeats the last operation | Ctrl + R |
| Reverses the last operation | Ctrl + Z or Alt + Backspace |
5. File Commands CorelDraw Shortcut keys :
| Exports pages or objects to selected file format | Ctrl + E |
| Imports (or links) content into your document | Ctrl + I |
| Creates a new drawing | Ctrl + N |
| Opens an existing drawing | Ctrl + O |
| Prints the active drawing | Ctrl + P |
| Saves the active drawing | Ctrl + S |
| Opens the Save As dialog | Ctrl + Shft + S |
| Closes CorelDRAW 12 | Alt + F4 |
6. Fill and Effects Dialogs CorelDraw Shortcut keys :
| Specifies fountain fills for objects | F11 |
| Opens dialog for specifying uniform color fills | Shft + F11 |
| Opens dialog for changing Color Balance | Ctrl + Shft + B |
| Opens dialog for changing color brightness, contrast and/or intensity | Ctrl + B |
| Opens dialog for changing hue, saturation and/or lightness | Ctrl + Shft + U |
| Find and Replace using Text Tool | |
| Opens the Find dialog | Alt + F3 |
| Opens the Text Format dialog | Ctrl + T |
7. Font Formatting Commands using Text Tool:
| Changes the style of text to bold | Ctrl + B |
| Shows a list of all the available/active fonts | Ctrl + Shft + F |
| Shows a list of all the available/active font weights | Ctrl + Shft + W |
| Changes the style of text to italic | Ctrl + I |
| Changes all text characters to small capital letters | Ctrl + Shft + K |
| Changes the style of text to underline | Ctrl + U |
| Decreases font size to previous point size | Ctrl + Numpad 2 |
| Shows a list of all the available/active font sizes | Ctrl + Shft + P |
| Shows a list of all the available/active HTML font sizes | Ctrl + Shft + H |
| Increases font size to next point size | Ctrl + Numpad 8 |
| Increases font size to next setting in Font Size List | Ctrl + Numpad 6 |
| Decreases font size to previous setting available in the Font Size List | Ctrl + Numpad 4 |
| Changes the case of selected text | Shft + F3 |
| Converts text (Paragraph to Artistic, or vice versa) | Ctrl + F8 |
| Realigns selected text to its original baseline | Alt + F12 |
8. Grid, Guides, and Snapping:
| Snaps objects to the grid (toggle) | Ctrl + Y |
| Toggles the view of dynamic guides | Alt + Shft + D |
| Toggles snapping to objects using current modes | Alt + Z |
9. Object Groups & Combine Commands:
| Breaks apart the selected object | Ctrl + K |
| Combines the selected objects | Ctrl + L |
| Converts an outline to an object | Ctrl + Shft + Q |
| Converts the selected object to a curve | Ctrl + Q |
| Groups the selected objects | Ctrl + G |
| Ungroups the selected objects or group of objects | Ctrl + U |
10.Object nudge commands:
| Nudges downward | 4 |
| Nudges to the left | 1 |
| Nudges to the right | 2 |
| Nudges upward | 3 |
| Nudges downward by the Super Nudge factor | Shft + 4 |
| Nudges to the left by the Super Nudge factor | Shft + 1 |
| Nudges to the right by the Super Nudge factor | Shft + 2 |
| Nudges upward by the Super Nudge factor | Shft + 3 |
| Nudges downward by the Micro Nudge factor | Ctrl + 4 |
| Nudges to the left by the Micro Nudge factor | Ctrl + 1 |
| Nudges to the right by the Micro Nudge factor | Ctrl + 2 |
| Nudges upward by the Micro Nudge factor | Ctrl + 3 |
11.Options:
| Opens the Options dialog with the Text options page selected | Ctrl + F10 |
| Opens the dialog for setting CorelDRAW options | Ctrl + J |
| Object Ordering | |
| Places the selected object(s) back one position in the object stacking order | Ctrl + PgDn |
| Places the selected object(s) forward one position in the object stacking order | Ctrl + PgUp |
| Places the selected object(s) to the back | Shft + PgDn |
| Places the selected object(s) to the front | Shft + PgUp |
| Object Outline Pen | |
| Specifies outline color of objects | Shft + F12 |
| Specifies outline pen properties for objects | F12 |
12. Document Navigation:
| Go to the next page | PgDn |
| Go to the previous page | PgUp |
| Selects all objects in the entire drawing | Ctrl + A |
| Opens or closes the Graphic and Text Styles docker | Ctrl + F5 |
13. Text Formatting Using Text Tool:
| Toggles current bullets for the Paragraph text object | Ctrl + M |
| Changes the alignment of text to center alignment | Ctrl + E |
| Converts artistic text to paragraph text or vice versa | Ctrl + F8 |
| Applies/removes a Drop Cap effect for text object (toggle) | Ctrl + Shft + D |
| Opens the Edit Text dialog | Ctrl + Shft + T |
| Changes alignment of text to force last line full alignment | Ctrl + H |
| Formats the properties of text | Ctrl + T |
| Changes the alignment of text to full alignment | Ctrl + J |
| Changes the text to horizontal direction | Ctrl + comma |
| Changes the alignment of text to left alignment | Ctrl + L |
| Changes the alignment of text to have no alignment | Ctrl + N |
| Changes the alignment of text to right alignment | Ctrl + R |
| Changes the text to vertical (toggle) | Ctrl + period |
14. Text Editing & Cursor Moves Using Text Tool:
| Deletes character right of cursor | Delete |
| Deletes word right of cursor | Ctrl + Delete |
| Moves cursor down one frame | PgDn |
| Moves cursor down one line | 4 |
| Moves cursor down one paragraph | Ctrl + 4 |
| Moves cursor left one character | 1 |
| Moves cursor left one word | Ctrl + 1 |
| Moves cursor right one character | 2 |
| Moves cursor right one word | Ctrl+2 |
| Moves cursor up one frame | PgUp |
| Moves cursor up one line | 3 |
| Moves cursor up one paragraph | Ctrl + 3 |
| Moves cursor to start of frame | Ctrl + Home |
| Moves cursor to start of line | Home |
| Moves cursor to start of text | Ctrl + PgUp |
| Moves cursor to end of frame | Ctrl + End |
| Moves cursor to end of line | End |
| Moves cursor to end of text | Ctrl + PgDn |
| Selects all text in Paragraph Frame or Artistic Text object | Ctrl + A |
| Selects character to left of cursor | Shft + 1 |
| Selects character to right of cursor | Shft + 2 |
| Selects text downward by one frame | Shft + PgDn |
| Selects text downward by one line | Shft + 4 |
| Selects text downward by one paragraph | Ctrl + Shft + 4 |
| Selects text upward by one frame | Shft + PgUp |
| Selects text upward by one line | Shft + 3 |
| Selects text upward by one paragraph | Ctrl + Shft + 3 |
| Selects word to left of cursor | Ctrl + Shft + 1 |
| Selects word right of cursor | Ctrl + Shft + 2 |
| Selects text start of frame | Ctrl + Shft + Home |
| Selects text start of line | Shft + Home |
| Selects text to start of frame | Ctrl + Shft + PgUp |
| Selects text to end of frame | Ctrl + Shft + End |
| Selects text to end of line | Shft + End |
| Selects text to end of frame | Ctrl + Shft + PgDn |
15. Text Tools:
| Changes the case of selected text | Shft + F3 |
| Shows nonprinting characters such as spaces, tabs, returns, and line feeds | Ctrl + Shft + C |
| Opens the Spell Checker; checks the spelling of the selected text | Ctrl + F12 |
| Shows a list of the document text styles | Ctrl + Shft + S |
| Opens the Options dialog to the Text page | Ctrl + F10 |
16.Toolbox Tool Selection:
| Draws curves and applies Preset, Brush, Spray, Calligraphic, or Pressure Sensitive effects to the strokes | I |
| Draws ellipses and circles; double-clicking the tool opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog | F7 |
| Erases part of a graphic or splits an object into two closed paths | X |
| Holding this modifier toggles between Eyedropper and Paintbucket tools while either is selected | Shft |
| Selects the Freehand Tool | F5 |
| Draws a group of rectangles; double-clicking opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog | D |
| Pans around the drawing by clicking and dragging using this tool | H |
| Adds a fill to object(s); clicking and dragging on object(s) applies a fountain fill | G |
| Converts an object to a Mesh Fill object | M |
| Draws symmetrical polygons; double-clicking opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog | Y |
| Draws rectangles; double-clicking the tool creates a page frame | F6 |
| Edits the nodes of an object; double-clicking the tool selects all nodes on the selected object. Hold [Alt] + [Shift] to activate marquee-style node selecting. | F10 |
| Creates typical CorelDRAW objects by sketching. Hold [Shift] while sketching to erase. | S |
| Draws spirals; double-clicking opens the Toolbox tab of the Options dialog | A |
| Adds text; click on the page to add Artistic Text; click and drag to add Paragraph Text | F8 |
| Toggles between the current tool and the Pick tool | Spacebar |
| Visual Basic | |
| Launches Visual Basic for Applications Editor | Alt + F11 |
17. Zoom and Pan:
| Brings up the Navigator window allowing you to navigate to any object in the document | N |
| Pans around the drawing by clicking and dragging using this tool | H |
| Pans the drawing downward | Alt + 4 |
| Pans the drawing to the left | Alt + 1 |
| Pans the drawing to the right | Alt + 2 |
| Pans the drawing upward | Alt + 3 |
| Opens or closes the View Manager docker | Ctrl + F2 |
| Enables you to perform a zoom action, and then returns to the last-used tool | F2 |
| Zooms out | F3 |
| Zooms in on all objects in the drawing | F4 |
| Displays the entire printable page | Shft + F4 |
| Zooms in on selected objects only | Shft + F2 |
18. Align Commands:
| Aligns selected objects to the bottom | B |
| Aligns centers of selected objects to page center | P |
| Horizontally aligns centers of selected objects | E |
| Aligns selected objects to the left | L |
| Aligns selected objects to the right | R |
| Aligns selected objects to the top | T |
| Vertically aligns centers of selected objects | C |
Thank you for reading, If you liked this article, then definitely share it with your friends on social media, so that they too can get this information.
Download Excel File
Download PDF File
Related Articles:
- Top 170 Adobe Acrobat DC Shortcut Keys List Download in PDF & Excel File
- Top 70 VLC Media Player Shortcut Keys List Download in PDF & Excel File
- Top 100 Pagemaker Shortcut Keys List Download in PDF & Excel File (Pagemaker)
[elementor-template id="2845"]
