Welcome to Corel Presentations, an application used to create high-quality slide shows and drawings that can include text, data charts, and graphic objects.
In this tutorial, you will create a flyer advertising a car that is for sale. Click here to see what the final flyer will look like.
During this tutorial, you will learn how to
start a drawing
change page orientation
display rulers
add text to the flyer
change text justification, font, and size
add a graphic to the flyer
change the position of the graphic on the flyer
save and print the flyer
Creating a drawing
Corel Presentations drawings can contain data charts, bitmapped images, clipart and drawn objects. Drawings, unlike Corel Presentations slide shows, cannot contain animation, sound files, or movie files.
Flyers can be used for posting or distributing information. You can also use flyers for advertising, which is the purpose of the flyer you will be creating in this tutorial.
In the procedure below, you will start the flyer.
1 Click File menu New from project.
2 Click the Create new tab.
3 From the top list box, choose Presentations 11.
4 From the bottom list box, choose Corel Presentations drawing.
5 Click Create.
Changing page orientation
In the procedure below, you will learn how to change the page orientation. Pages can be oriented in either the landscape or the portrait positions.
1 Click File menu Page setup.
2 In the Orientation area, enable the Portrait option.
3 Click OK.
Displaying the rulers
Rulers can be used to help you position objects on your drawings more accurately.
In the procedure below, you will learn how to display the rulers.
Click View menu Ruler.
Horizontal and vertical rulers display.
Adding text to the flyer
In the procedure below, you will add text to the flyer.
1 On the Slide show/drawing tool palette, click the Create a text box button.
2 Line up the pointer with the vertical ruler's 0.5-inch mark and the 0.5-inch horizontal mark, and drag it to the horizontal ruler's 8-inch mark.
3 In the text box, type Car for sale.
4 Click outside of the text box.
5 On the Slide show/drawing tool palette, click the Create a text box button.
6 Line up the pointer with the vertical ruler's 7-inch mark and the 2-inch horizontal mark, and drag it to the horizontal ruler's 6.5-inch mark.
7 Type For more information, call May Bea at 555-5555 in the second text box.
Click here to see what your flyer should now look like.
Changing the font
In the procedures below, you will learn how to change the text justification, font, and size.
Change the text justification
1 Click Edit menu Select All.
2 Click Format menu Justification Center.
Change the text font
1 Click Edit menu Select All.
2 Click Format menu Font.
3 Click the Font tab.
4 Choose Arial from the Face list.
5 In the Appearance area, enable the Bold check box.
6 Click OK.
Change text size
1 Select the Car for sale text box.
2 You will know that the text box has been selected when handles display around the box.
3 Click Format menu Font.
4 Click the Font tab.
5 Choose 84 from the Size list box.
6 Click OK.
7 Select the For more information... text box.
8 Click Format menu Font.
9 Click the Font tab.
10 Choose 54 from the Size list box.
11 Click OK.
Click here to see what your flyer should now look like.
Adding a graphic to the flyer
In the procedure below, you will add a graphic to the flyer.
1 Click Insert menu Graphics From file.
2 Choose the drive and folder in which the graphic you want to insert is stored.
3 Click the file.
4 Click the Insert button.
After inserting the graphic, click here to see what the flyer should now look like.
Positioning the graphic
In the procedure below, you will change the position of the graphic.
1 Select the graphic.
You will know that the graphic has been selected when handles display around the box.
2 Drag the graphic until the upper-left corner of the graphic is at the 2.5-inch vertical mark and the upper-right corner is at the 6.5-inch horizontal mark.
Click here to see what the finished flyer should look like.
Saving the flyer
In the procedure below, you will save the flyer.
1 Click File menu Save.
2 Choose the drive and folder where you want to save the file.
3 Type a file name for the flyer in the Filename box.
4 Click Save.
Printing the flyer
In the procedure below, you will print the flyer.
1 Click File menu Print.
2 In the Destination area, choose a printer from the Name list box.
3 Click Print.
From here
In this tutorial, you have learned some basic techniques that you can use to create a flyer that can be used for posting, distributing, or advertising many types of information. For more information about the topics and tools discussed in this tutorial, refer to the online Help. To access the online Help, click Help menu Help topics.
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