Private Sub fooFunc (ByVal int1 As Integer, _ ByRef long1 As Long, _ long2 As Long) ' Passed ByRef by default
In the preceding example, both arguments long1 and long2 are passed ByRef, which is the default. Modifying either argument within the body of the function will modify the original variable; however, modifying int1 will not affect the original, since it is a copy of the original.

Code formatting

The VB Editor formats all of the code for you. The only custom formatting that you can do is to change the size of indentations.

Public and private scope

Functions, subs, and types (and members of classes) that are declared as Private are only visible within that module (file). Functions that are declared as Public are visible throughout all the modules. However, you may have to use fully qualified referencing if the modules are almost out of scope, for example, referencing a function in a different Project.

Local scope

Unlike C, VBA does not use braces ( { and } ) to define local scope. Local scope in VBA is defined by an opening function or sub definition statement and a matching End statement (End Function, End Sub). Any variables declared within the function are only available within the scope of the function itself.

Object-oriented classes

VBA can create object-oriented classes, although these are a feature of the language and are not discussed in detail in this guide.
Boolean comparison and assignment using =
In Visual Basic, both Boolean comparison and assignment are done using a single equals sign:

If a = b Then c = d

This is in contrast to many other languages that use a double equals for a Boolean comparison and a single equals for assignment:

if( a == b ) c = d;

The following code, which is valid in C, C++, Java, and JavaScript, is invalid in VBA:
if( ( result = fooBar( ) ) == true )
This would have to be written in VBA as the following:
result = fooBar( ) If result = True Then
Other Boolean comparisons
VBA uses the same operators as other languages do for other Boolean comparisons. The only operators that are different are is equal to and is not equal to. All the Boolean-comparison operators are given in the following table:
Comparison Is equal to Is not equal to Is greater than Is less than Is greater than or equal to Is less than or equal to
VBA operator = <> > < >= <=
C-style operator == != > < >= <=
The result of using one of the Boolean operators is always either True or False.
Logical and bitwise operators
In VBA, logical operations are performed using the keywords And, Not, Or, Xor, Imp, and Eqv, which perform the logical operations AND, NOT, OR, Exclusive-OR, logical implication, and logical equivalence, respectively. These operators also perform Boolean comparisons. The following code shows a comparison written in C or a similar language:

VBA compared to Windows Scripting Host
Windows Scripting Host is a useful addition to Windows for doing occasional scripting and automation of Windows tasks WSH is an out-of-process automation controller that can be used to control CorelDRAW The scripts. cannot be compiled, which means that they must be interpreted as they are executed, which is slower, plus the automation is being run out of process, which adds to the slowness. WSH is a host for a number of scripting languages, each of which has its own syntax. However, the standard language used by WSH is a Visual Basic-like macro language, so for standard scripts, the syntax is the same as VBA.

Visual Basic Editor

The editor that is included with VBA is very similar to the editor included with full Visual Basic. The main differences between VB and VBA are that the VB Editor (for VBA) cannot compile executable (EXE) program files, and some of the implementations of forms and controls are different. This chapter describes many of the features of the Visual Basic Editor and how to make best use of them.
Starting the Visual Basic Editor from CorelDRAW
To invoke the Visual Basic Editor from inside CorelDRAW click Tools } Visual Basic } Visual Basic Editor or , press Alt+F11 (this is the standard keystroke for most VBA-enabled applications, including WordPerfect Office 2002). This starts VBA as a new application in Windows (although it is running within the CorelDRAW process). To switch between CorelDRAW and the VB Editor without closing the editor, either use Windows Taskbar (the Start-button bar), or press Alt+F11, or Alt+Tab.
Visual Basic Editor user interface
There are many aspects to the VB Editors user interface: there are several windows for developing code and dialog boxes, and for browsing the object tree; there are also quite a few ancillary windows for browsing the modules within each project, windows for setting individual properties of objects, and windows for debugging. The VB Editor has several child windows and several toolbars. The child windows that are normally visible are the main Code window, and to the left of that the Project Explorer (upper-left window) and the Properties window

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(lower-left window). There are four toolbars available, of which the Standard and Debug toolbars are the most useful.

The VB Editor

Project Explorer
The Project Explorer is essential for navigating around VBA projects and their constituent modules.
The Project Explorer window with an open module list and one of the modules selected.
To show the Project Explorer window, click View } Project Explorer, or press Ctrl+R.
Each item in the Project Explorer window is given an icon.

Icon Meaning project

folder

class module

Call barFunc (d, e) Call fooBarSub (f)

Syntax highlighting

When you develop code in the Code window, the editor colorizes each word according to its classification: VBA
keywords and programming statements are usually blue, comments are green, and all other text is black. This colorization makes the code much easier to read.
Syntax highlighting and coloring
Lines of code containing errors are shown in red, selected text is white on blue, the line where execution is paused when debugging is shown as a yellow highlight. If you set a breakpoint on a line of code for debugging purposes, a red dot is shown in the left-hand margin with the code in white on a red background. If you set bookmarks in the code so that you can find your place when you have to navigate away from it, a blue dot will be placed in the left-hand margin. Both breakpoints and bookmarks are lost when you exit CorelDRAW.
You can modify the syntax highlighting colors by clicking Tools } Options, clicking the Editor Format tab, and making your changes.
Automatic syntax checking
Every time you move the cursor out of a line of code, the editor checks the syntax of the code in the line you just left. If there are any syntax errors, the editor changes the color of the text of that line to red and pops up a warning.
This real-time checking can be very useful, particularly when you are learning VBA, since it indicates many possible errors in the code without having to run the code.
A typical syntax error warning
However, the warning dialog can be quite intrusive for the more experienced VBA developer, since it is often expedient to copy code snippets from other lines into the current line, or scroll to another line to check something, but moving the cursor into the other line to copy the code, or moving between modules, will cause the editor to pop-up an error message, even though you will be returning to fix it in a moment. It is, therefore, nice to know that this message can be suppressed by clicking Tools } Options, selecting the Editor tab, and clearing the Auto Syntax Check check box. The editor will still check the syntax and highlight erroneous lines in red, but it will stop popping up an intrusive dialog each time you go to paste text from another line of code.

The Code window with code for a Cancel button
Add the following code to the Sub:
Private Sub buttonCancel_Click() Unload Me End Sub
Re-run the form and click the Cancel button the form is dismissed. While you are setting up the Cancel button, select it in the Form and then set its Cancel property to True. Now, when the user presses Escape, the buttonCancel_Click event will be triggered and the above code will unload the Form. Similarly, select the OK button and set its Default property to True when the user presses Enter to activate the form, the OK buttons event handler will be called. The OK buttons Click-event handler performs the form's functionality and then it must unload the form. If the form is used to set the size of the selected shapes by setting their width and height, the OK buttons click-event handler may look as shown below. This code sample assumes you have already created two text boxes called txtWidth and txtHeight.
Private Sub buttonOK_Click() Me.Hide Call SetSize(txtWidth.Text, txtHeight.Text) Unload Me End Sub
And the size-setting Sub might look like:
Private Sub SetSize(width As String, height As String) ActiveDocument.Unit = cdrInch ActiveSelection.SetSize CDbl(width), CDbl(height) End Sub
From inside the Forms own code module, the Form object is implicit and so all the controls can be simply accessed by name. From other modules, the controls must be accessed via their full name, which would be UserForm1.buttonOK.

When the form loads

The code to load a form is given the chapter titled "Creating User Interfaces for Macros". However, as the form is loading, it triggers its own UserForm_Initialize event. You should initialize all the controls on the form that need to be initialized from this event handler.

TextBoxes

TextBoxes are the mainstay of user input. They are simple to use, quick to program, and very flexible. To set the text in a TextBox when initializing it, set the TextBoxs Text property, which is its default or implicit property:
txtWidth.Text = "3" txtHeight = "1"
To get the value of the TextBox, get its Text property:

Call SetSize(txtWidth.Text, txtHeight.Text)

Combos and lists

In a ComboBox, the user can either choose an item from the list or type something into the textbox. The editing functionality can be disabled by setting the ComboBoxs Style property to fmStyleDropDownList. List boxes on the other hand are always open, typically displaying between three and ten items at once. To populate a list of any type, you must call the lists member function AddItem. This function takes two parameters, the string or numerical value, and the position in the list. The position parameter is optional; leaving it off inserts the item at the last position in the list. For example, the following code populates the list ComboBox1 with four items:
ComboBox1.AddItem ComboBox1.AddItem ComboBox1.AddItem ComboBox1.AddItem 3 0, 0
To test which item is selected when the OK button is clicked, test the lists ListIndex property. To get the value of a selected items caption, test the ComboBox or Listboxs Text property:
Dim retList As String retList = ComboBox1.Text

Using images

The Image control is used to place graphics on the form. The image, a bitmap, is contained in the Picture property you can either load an RGB image from a file, such as a GIF, JPEG, or Windows Bitmap BMP file, or you can paste one into the property. At run-time, new images can be loaded into the Image control by changing the Picture property using the VBA function LoadPicture and providing a path to the new image file:
Image1.Picture = LoadPicture("C:\Images\NewImage.gif")

Other controls

To find out about the above controls in more detail, or about the other controls supported by VBA, draw one in a form and then press F1 for the VBA Help.
Launching a form from a form
It is possible to launch other forms from the current form simply using the forms Show member function:

UserForm2.Show vbModal

You should note, though, that VBA will not return control until all open forms have been unloaded.

Object Browser window

The Object Browser is one of the most useful tools provided by the VB Editor. The Object Browser displays the entire object model of all referenced components (all ActiveX or OLE objects that are used by the project) most importantly, it displays the object model of CorelDRAW in an easy-to-use, structured format. To open the Object Browser window, click View } Object Browser.
The Object Browser window
The parts of the Object Browser window
To reference other applications object models, click Tools } References. Referenced components can be accessed by the VBA code.

Browsing an object model

All of the referenced objects plus the current module are listed in the Project/Library list box in the upper-left corner of the Object Browser window. By default all of the referenced objects member classes are listed in the Class list. It is easier to use the Object Browser when only one project or library is selected. Open the Project/Library list and select CorelDRAW. Only CorelDRAW classes will be listed.

ActiveSelection.Move 2, 3
If the return value of a function is not used, the function call does not take parentheses around the argument list, unless the Call keyword is used.
More information about ActiveSelection is provided the chapter titled Using objects in CorelDRAW.
Events Some classes have various events associated with them. By setting up an event handler for a classs event, when that event occurs in CorelDRAW the events handler is called. This functionality enables sophisticated applications to be , developed that actually respond automatically to what is happening within CorelDRAW. Commonly handled events include: BeforeClose, BeforePrint, BeforeSave, ShapeMoved, PageSelected, and SelectionChanged of the Document class. Only the Document, GlobalDocument, and AddinHook classes have events in CorelDRAW. The AddinHook class is not discussed in this guide.
Constants The only constants listed in the Member list are members of enumerated types and those defined as Public in a module. Enumerated types are used to group related items from a closed list, such as CorelDRAW shape types, import/export filters, and alignments. These constants can be used anywhere an integer value is required. Most CorelDRAW constants begin with cdr, for example: cdrLeftAlignment, cdrEPS, cdrOutlineBevelLineJoin, cdrCurveShape, cdrSymmetricalNode. Some constants may begin with prn and pdf. Visual Basic also has its own constants, including constants for keystrokes, such as vbKeyEnter, and constants for dialog box buttons, such as vbOK.

The Information window

The Information window gives information about the selected class or class member. This information includes a prototype of the member, its parent (i.e. is a member of parent), and a short description of the member. If the member is a read-only property, the phrase read-only is given on the status line, otherwise this line is not included.
The types of any function parameters and properties are given as hyperlinks to the type definition or class itself, if the type is defined within the current object model. For example, the Outline property in the preceding figure belongs to CorelDRAWs Shape class; however, Outline is also the propertys type, and it is a CorelDRAW class to view the class and its members, click on the green word Outline. To get more detailed information about the selected class or member, click the Object Browsers Help button.

Parsing members of a collection
It is often necessary to parse through the members of a collection in order to check or change the items properties. Using the Item() and Count members, it is straightforward to step through a collection of items. With each iteration it is possible to test the current items properties, or call its methods. The following code restricts all shapes on the layer to no wider than ten units.
Dim i As Long, count As Long count = ActiveLayer.Shapes.Count For i = 1 to count If ActiveLayer.Shapes.Item(i).SizeWidth > 10 Then ActiveLayer.Shapes.Item(i).SizeWidth = 10 End If Next i
There is, though, a more convenient way of parsing a collection in VBA. Instead of using the Count property and a For-Next loop, this technique uses a For-Each-In loop. The above code can be rewritten as:
Dim sh As Shape For Each sh In ActiveLayer.Shapes If sh.SizeWidth > 10 Then sh.SizeWidth = 10 End If Next sh
If you want to copy the selection and then parse it later when it is no longer selected, copy the selection into a ShapeRange object:
Dim sr As ShapeRange Dim sh As Shape Set sr = ActiveSelectionRange For Each sh In sr ' Do something with each shape Next sh
Required and implicit objects
When referencing objects, some of the object-syntax in the fully qualified reference is mandatory or required. Other syntax is optional and can either be included for clarity, or omitted for brevity either by using a shortcut, or because the syntax is implicit, or implied. You have already been introduced to several CorelDRAW shortcut objects ActiveLayer, ActiveSelection as well as to one of the most common implicit properties Item. A shortcut object is merely a syntactical replacement for the long-hand version. For example, the shortcut object
ActiveLayer replaces the long-hand version Application.ActiveDocument.ActivePage.ActiveLayer; the object shortcut ActiveSelection replaces the long-hand version Application.ActiveDocument.Selection.
The VBA object model in CorelDRAW is in its third evolution since it first appeared in CorelDRAW 9. It grew enormously from CorelDRAW 9 to CorelDRAW 10, and with the change from 10 to 11, the object model is now very mature and fully featured. This chapter describes many ways of using the large number of objects in the CorelDRAW object model.
Working with basic objects
In CorelDRAW the root object is the Application object and all objects stem from this one. There are, though, , several key, basic objects that encapsulate most of the other objects in the object model.

Both of the above functions have an optional Boolean parameter that, when True, stretches paragraph text characters by the given amount. When it is False, only the bounding box of the text is stretched and the text is reflowed within the box.

Position

The position of a Shape can be determined with the properties PositionX and PositionY, and with the methods GetPosition and GetBoundingBox. The position of a Shape can be set by setting the properties PositionX and PositionY, or using the methods SetPosition, SetSizeEx, and SetBoundingBox. See the previous section for SetSizeEx, GetBoundingBox, and SetBoundingBox. The following code gets the position of the ActiveSelection shape relative to the current ReferencePoint property of ActiveDocument, which the code explicitly sets to the lower-left corner:
Dim posX As Double, posY As Double ActiveDocument.ReferencePoint = cdrBottomLeft ActiveSelection.GetPosition posX, posY
The above code returns the position of the reference point of the selection without accounting for the widths of any of the selected shapes outlines. To account for the widths of the outlines, use the function GetBoundingBox, as described in the previous section.
The following code sets the position of the lower-right corner of each selected shape in the active document to (3, 2) in inches:
Dim sh As Shape ActiveDocument.Unit = cdrInch ActiveDocument.ReferencePoint = cdrBottomRight For Each sh In ActiveSelection.Shapes sh.SetPosition 3, 2 Next sh

Rotate

Shapes can be rotated using the member functions Rotate and RotateEx of the Shape object. The Rotate member function simply rotates the shape by the given angle (in degrees) about the shapes rotation center. The following code rotates the selection by 30 about its center of rotation:
ActiveSelection.Rotate 30
Positive rotation angles are always degrees counterclockwise.
To find the center of rotation, get the values of the shapes properties RotationCenterX and RotationCenterY. Changing the values of these properties moves the center of rotation for the next call to this function. The function RotateEx takes additional parameters that specify the center of rotation. This is a quicker, simpler method than setting each of RotationCenterX and RotationCenterY and then calling Rotate. The following code rotates each of the selected shapes by 15 clockwise about each shapes lower-right corner:

Dim col As New Color col.RGBAssign 0, 255, 102 ActiveShape.Outline.Color.CopyAssign col
The color none does not exist. To set the color none to an outline or fill, you must actually set the outline- or fill-type to none.

Outline

Every Shape object has a property Outline, which refers to an Outline object. Outline objects have the properties Type, Width, Color, and Style, as well as many other properties. Outline type The property Type sets whether the shape has an outline: if it is set to cdrOutline then the shape will have an outline, and if it is set to cdrNoOutline, the shape will not have an outline. Setting this property to cdrOutline for a shape that does not have an outline will give the shape the documents default outline. Setting this property to cdrNoOutline will remove the outline from the shape. This is the same as setting Width to zero. Outline width The property Width sets the width of the outline in the units of the document; to set the width in points, for example, first set the documents Unit property to cdrPoint. For example, the following code sets the outline of the selected shapes to one millimeter:
ActiveDocument.Unit = cdrMillimeter ActiveSelection.Outline.Width = 1
Any shapes whose Type property is cdrNoOutline will have that property changed to cdrOutline when the outline color or width is set. Outline color The property Color is a color object that defines the color of the outline. For more information about using Color objects, see page 68. Setting the color of the outline automatically sets the Type property of the outline to cdrOutline and gives the outline the default width:
ActiveSelection.Outline.Color.GrayAssign 0 ' Set to black
Outline style The Style property of Outline sets the dash properties of the outline. It has four properties, of which only three can be set: DashCount sets the number of dashes in the style. DashLength is an array of values that gives the length of each dash this array is the same size as the value of DashCount. GapLength is an array of values that gives the length of each gap following each dash as for DashLength, this array is the same size as the value of DashCount. Index is a read-only property that gives the index of the outline style in the documents OutlineStyles collection, which is presented to the user in the Outline dialog box. The values in the arrays DashLength and DashGap are drawn as multiples of the width of the line; therefore, if DashLength(1) is 5 and the line is 0.2 inches in width, the dashs length will be 1 inch; if the lines width is changed to 0.1 inches, the dashs length will become 0.5 inches. To use one of the applications outline styles, you must reference the style from the OutlineStyles collection by giving an index of the style you want to use. The problem with this is that each users installation of CorelDRAW can have a different collection of outline styles, if the user has modified them, so it is not guaranteed that a given indexed style will be the same for all users. To use one of the styles, assign it to the outline:

ActiveView

ActiveWindow.ActiveView

ActivePage

ActiveDocument.ActivePage

ActivePage.ActiveLayer

ActiveSelection

ActiveDocument.Selection

ActiveSelectionRan ActiveDocument.SelectionRange ge ActiveShape
ActiveDocument.Selection.Shapes(1) Gets the last-selected shape in the active document
Each of the shortcuts can be used on its own as a property of the CorelDRAW 11 Application object. Several of them can also be used as members of a given Document object: ActiveLayer, ActivePage, ActiveShape, and ActiveWindow. The Document object also has the specific properties Selection and SelectionRange for getting either for a specific document, whether that document is active or not, rather than using ActiveSelection or ActiveSelectionRange.
ActiveSelection and ActiveSelectionRange
To get the selection, in other words, to access the shapes that are selected in the document, you have a choice: get a reference to a documents Selection object or get a copy of the documents SelectionRange property. The difference between these two selection-type objects is that Selection gets updated whenever the selection changes in the document, and SelectionRange is a copy of the selection state at the time and does not get updated. ActiveSelection The shortcut for ActiveDocument.Selection is ActiveSelection. This returns a Shape object, which is a reference to the documents Selection object. Because this is a reference, whenever the selection in the document is changed, either by the user or programmatically, the shapes that this Selection object contains will reflect the change.
Dim sel As Shape Set sel = ActiveDocument.Selection
ActiveSelection returns a Shape object of subtype cdrSelectionShape. This Shape subtype has a member collection called Shapes, which is a collection of all of the selected shapes in the document. The items in the ActiveSelection.Shapes collection can be accessed in the normal manner: Dim sh As Shape, shs As Shapes Set shs = ActiveSelection.Shapes For Each sh In shs sh.Rotate 15 'Rotate each shape thru 15 counterclockwise Next sh
You cannot directly remember and recall the objects that are selected using ActiveSelection. In order to copy the references to the selected objects, you would have to populate an array of Shape, a collection of type Shapes, or use a ShapeRange. ActiveSelectionRange
ActiveSelectionRange is the shortcut for ActiveDocument.SelectionRange. This is a property of the document of type ShapeRange: Dim selRange As ShapeRange Set selRange = ActiveDocument.SelectionRange

Parsing selected shapes

Parsing through the selected shapes is done in the same way for both selections:
Dim shs As Shapes, sh As Shape Set shs = ActiveSelection.Shapes For Each sh In shs ' Do something with the shape, sh Next sh

And selection ranges:

Dim sRange As ShapeRange, sh As Shape Set sRange = ActiveSelectionRange For Each sh In sRange ' Do something with the shape, sh Next sh
However, selection ranges have the advantage that even if the selection subsequently changes, the range is not updated and so the memory of the selection is not lost. However, getting a reference to the ActiveSelection does not create a copy of the references to the shapes in the selection but a reference to the intrinsic ActiveSelection object. This means that if the selection changes, all references to the ActiveSelection are also updated, and so the memory of the selection is lost.
Order of selected shapes in a collection
The order of the Shape objects in both the ActiveSelection.Shapes and ActiveSelectionRange collections is in the reverse order of the order that the shapes were selected by the user. So, the first shape in both collections is the last shape that the user selected, and the last shape in both collections is the first shape that the user selected. This property of these collections is useful for macros that need to know which shape was selected first or last.

Document operations

This section describes how to do various document-related operations from VBA, including opening and closing documents, printing documents, and importing into and exporting from documents.
Opening and closing documents
To open a document, use the OpenDocument member function of the global Application object:
Dim doc As Document Set doc = OpenDocument("C:\graphic1.cdr")
To close a document, use the Close member function of the Document object itself:

doc.Close

Printing
Printing documents is straightforward with VBA: almost all of the settings that are available in the CorelDRAW Print dialog box are available as properties of the Document objects PrintSettings member. And then, when the properties are set, to actually print the document is simply a case of calling the documents PrintOut member function. For example, the following code prints three copies of pages one, three, and four, to a level-3 PostScript printer:

With ActiveDocument.PrintSettings.Copies = 3.PrintRange = prnPageRange.PageRange = "1, 3-4".Options.PrintJobInfo = True With.PostScript.DownloadType1 = True.Level = prnPSLevel3 End With End With ActiveDocument.PrintOut
For each of the pages of the Print dialog box in CorelDRAW there is a corresponding object in the object model. , The following table gives the objects that correspond to each page in the Print dialog:
Options page in dialog box General Layout Separations Prepress PostScript Misc Member of PrintSettings object Properties of PrintSettings Not supported by object model Separations and Trapping Prepress PostScript Options
Each object contains all of the properties from the corresponding page of the Print dialog box. The only print options that cannot be set in VBA are the layout options. However, if it is necessary, it is possible to launch the Print dialog box with the PrintSettings objects ShowDialog member function. To reset the print settings, call the PrintSettings objects Reset member function:
ActiveDocument.PrintSettings.Reset
Your code can also access any printing profiles that have been saved by the user from the Print dialog box using the PrintSettings objects Load member function:
ActiveDocument.PrintSettings.Load "C:\CorelDRAW Defaults.prs"
This function takes a full path to the printing profile, so you have to know that path beforehand. It is also possible to save printing profiles using the Save member function. To just print the selected shapes, set Document.PrintSettings.PrintRange to prnSelection. To select a specific printer, set Document.PrintSettings.Printer to refer to the appropriate printer in the collection Application.Printers.
Importing and exporting files
Files of all supported formats can be imported into and exported from CorelDRAW. Importing files Files are imported onto layers, therefore the Import and ImportEx functions are members of the Layer object. The following code imports a file onto the active layer:
ActiveLayer.Import "C:\logotype.gif"
The file is imported onto the active layer at the center of the page. Any shapes that were previously selected are deselected, and the contents of the imported file are selected. To reposition or resize the imported shapes, get the documents selection:
ActiveDocument.Unit = cdrInch ActiveSelection.SetSize 3, 2
Some file formats notably EPS and PDF can be imported with one of two filters. In the case of EPS, it is possible to import the EPS file as a placeable object that will be printed, but cannot be modified; it is also possible to interpret the PS part of the EPS file, importing the actual artwork from within the EPS, rather than just the low-resolution TIFF or WMF placeable header, which can be subsequently edited by the user. To specify which filter to use, include the optional parameter Filter:

ActiveDocument.Windows(2).Activate
The next and previous windows for the current document are referenced in a windows Next and Previous properties:
ActiveWindow.Next.Activate
To create a new window, call the NewWindow member function of a Window object:

ActiveWindow.NewWindow

To close a window, call its Close member function. If it is the documents last window, the document will be closed as well:

ActiveWindow.Close

Views and ActiveView
Views and ActiveViews are, literally, views onto the document. The difference between an ActiveView and a View is that each Window object has just one ActiveView, and that is the current view onto the document; whereas a View is just the recorded memory of one particular ActiveView, such that re-activating that View will zoom and pan the Window objects ActiveView to the location and zoom setting that is stored in the properties of the View object.
Each Window object has an ActiveView member. Each Document object has a collection of View objects in its Views member. The only way to access an ActiveView is from a Window objects ActiveView property.
Zooming with the ActiveView
To zoom in to a set amount, set the Zoom property of the ActiveView. The zoom is set as a double value in percent. For example, the following code sets the zoom to 200%:
ActiveWindow.ActiveView.Zoom = 200
You can also zoom the ActiveView with various member functions: ToFitAllObjects, ToFitArea, ToFitPage, ToFitPageHeight, ToFitPageWidth, ToFitSelection, ToFitShape, ToFitShapeRange, and SetActualSize.
Panning with the ActiveView
To pan the ActiveView, move its origin. This can easily be done by modifying the OriginX and OriginY properties of the ActiveView. The following code pans the document five inches left and three inches upwards:
Dim av As ActiveView ActiveDocument.Unit = cdrInch Set av = ActiveWindow.ActiveView av.OriginX = av.OriginX - 5 av.OriginY = av.OriginY + 3
You can also use the member function SetViewPoint:
Dim av As ActiveView ActiveDocument.Unit = cdrInch Set av = ActiveWindow.ActiveView av.SetViewPoint av.OriginX - 5, av.OriginY + 3

Working with views

You can create a new View object and add it to the Documents Views collection from the collection itself. The following code adds the current ActiveView settings to the Views collection:
ActiveDocument.Views.AddActiveView "New View"
You can also create a new view with specific settings using the CreateView member function of the Document object. The following code creates a new View whose view point is at the position (3, 4) in inches, the zoom is 95%, and it is on page 6:

The CorelDRAW Advantage:
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 versus Adobe Illustrator 10
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The CorelDRAW Advantage

Contents
Introduction. 3 CorelDRAW 11 vs. Adobe Illustrator 10. 4
Drawing and creativity tools. 4
New 3-point drawing tools. 4 New auto-close feature. 5 Enhanced tablet support. 5 Drawing tools. 6
Vector effects. 8 Text handling. 9 Illustration management. 11 File compatibility. 12 Web and production tools. 16
Web tools. 16 Printing. 17 PDF features. 18
Color management. 19 Customization. 22 Integrated suite of applications. 22
Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11. 22 Corel R.A.V.E. 2. 22
Corel Corporate Profile. 24
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11

Introduction

CorelDRAW 11 gives you a comprehensive graphics solution for all your creative needs. Based on extensive customer feedback and research, CorelDRAW 11 has been specifically designed to make your work more enjoyable by streamlining the process of creating, editing, and reusing graphics. CorelDRAW 11 dares to do the unexpected give designers powerful, industry-leading tools that are also intuitive and easy to use. CorelDRAW 11 features a wide array of new features and enhancements designed to increase ease of use while also extending the creative possibilities available to you. Coupled with existing, intuitive drawing tools and vector effects, CorelDRAW 11 has a tool suited for any design challenge you might face. CorelDRAW 11 gives you the power to create a wide range of superb documents. Whether its powerful text-handling features or support for multiple-page drawings, CorelDRAW 11 gives you the options you need. The creative professional will find CorelDRAW 11 a great addition to their workflow. Whether youre creating for the Web, PDF or print, CorelDRAW 11 can output your work effectively. , Creative professionals will also enjoy the freedom to tailor the workspace to suit their working style, the intuitive color management, and the outstanding ability of CorelDRAW 11 to work with more vector, bitmap, and text file formats than any other graphics application. As part of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11, youll also have at your disposal an integrated bitmap editor, Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11, and a user-friendly vector animation program, Corel R.A.V 2.E.

CorelDRAW 11 vs. Adobe Illustrator 10
Drawing and creativity tools
CorelDRAW 11 has a wide array of drawing and creativity tools and features. These tools are intuitive and easy to use and are designed to give you total control over the look and feel of images.
New 3-point drawing tools
Among the additions to the CorelDRAW 11 toolbox are the impressive 3-point drawing tools. These powerful new tools let you accurately and quickly create and position angled or slanted shapes, such as symbols or logos, in two clicks.
3-Point Ellipse tool You can create a 3-point ellipse by clicking and dragging across its
center line, then clicking to define its height.
3-Point Rectangle tool You can create a 3-point rectangle by clicking and dragging to
form the rectangles baseline, then clicking to define its height.
3-Point Curve tool You can create a 3-point curve by clicking and dragging to form a
baseline, then clicking to define its height. The 3-point curve tool gives you an easier way to create curved line segments.

CorelDRAW 11

3-point ellipse 3-point rectangle 3-point curve
3 The application has this functionality or the equivalent. The application has partial or incomplete functionality.

Adobe Illustrator 10

*THIS COMPARISON IS FOR RELEASE IN NORTH AMERICA ONLY. DO NOT COPY OR DISTRIBUTE OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA. Adobe Illustrator 10 is the latest version of Adobe Illustrator as of Nov. 1, 2002. The information on Adobe Illustrator contained herein has been derived from the application itself and from the online Help. Product specifications, pricing, packaging, technical support and information (Specifications) refer to the United States retail English version only. The United States retail English version is available only within North America and is not for export. Specifications for all other versions (including language versions and versions available outside North America) may vary. All Specifications, claims, features, representations and/or comparisons provided are correct to Corels best knowledge at the date of publication, Nov. 1, 2002. However, because the software programs compared here are complex and may be upgraded from time to time, some descriptions may become inaccurate. We recommend that you do not rely solely on this document in evaluating these programs, but that you carefully review the current Specifications of each product to weigh the features and benefits that apply to a particular task. If you know of any inaccuracy within this document, please write to Corel Corporation, CorelDRAW Product Management team, 1600 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R7.

New auto-close feature

Another two-click wonder in CorelDRAW 11 is the auto-close feature. This allows you to close shapes based on the two closest nodes. In addition, its now easier than ever to create a single closed path from multiple paths. You can create closed paths based on the curve direction or the proximity of curves to each other. You can also create closed objects with straight lines or with curves, which allows you to preserve the appearance of objects. You can now choose from the following four options to close line segments:
Closest nodes with straight lines Closest nodes with curvy lines Start to end with straight lines Start to end with curvy lines

Enhanced tablet support

Designers who work with a pressure-sensitive pen and tablet, such as one from the Wacom Intuos line, will find that CorelDRAW 11 becomes an invaluable part of their workflow. While some vector-illustration applications can replicate the amount of pressure applied to a tablet, CorelDRAW 11 gives the user a uniquely natural experience. Curve-editing features within CorelDRAW 11 let you take advantage of more than a tablets pressure sensitivity. In addition, CorelDRAW 11 has two new pressure-sensitive brushes the Smudge and Roughen brushes that harness your tablets full potential when editing vector curves. When working in a natural medium, far more than pressure determines how a drawing tool interacts with the drawing surface. CorelDRAW 11 lets you take full advantage of a tablets tilt and bearing capabilities, giving you a higher degree of control over your work.
Smudge brush - bearing sensitive Smudge - pressure sensitive Smudge - tilt sensitive 3
Roughen brush - bearing sensitive Roughen - pressure sensitive Roughen - tilt sensitive

Drawing tools

CorelDRAW 11 has an impressive array of drawing tools that make overcoming creative challenges a breeze. Whether its the time-saving Perfect Shapes feature, an easy-to-use collection of predefined shapes, or the new Polyline tool that facilitates the drawing of complex objects, making your ideas come to life has never been this fast and easy. Even when things dont turn out as planned, CorelDRAW 11 makes editing your work easy with a variety of eraser nibs.
Polyline Rounded rectangle Graph paper Spiral Calligraphic pen Dimension lines Freehand Object sprayer Object sprayer can spray more than one object 3

Pen Intelligent connecting lines Artistic media brush strokes Pressure-sensitive brush strokes Perfect Shapes Eraser tool Eraser - circular nib shape Eraser - square nib shape 3 3

Shaping

Combine separate paths Break apart paths Combine paths by closest node Combine paths by start to end Extend curve to close paths Weld objects PowerClip 3
Perfect Shapes are pre-defined shapes such as arrows, stars, and callouts. Perfect Shapes have glyphs that let you modify their appearance. PowerClip lets you contain one or more objects inside another.
PowerClip multiple layers Smooth curves interactively

Vector effects

Among an impressive array of vector effects, tools, and features, CorelDRAW 11 offers an extensive number of renowned, interactive vector effects that let you see the live results of applying effects to graphics. Interactive tools are designed to give you a virtual real-time way to manipulate graphics, sparing you from having to search through menus and dialog boxes to find the tool or effect you need. In addition, interactive tools in CorelDRAW 11 are fast and easy to use in most cases, you have only to click and drag to apply realistic effects. CorelDRAW 11 extends your creative options by offering you a wide range of lenses. Lenses change how the object area beneath the lens appears, not the actual properties and attributes of the objects. Not limited to vector objects, lenses can also be applied to artistic text and bitmaps.
CorelDRAW 11 Vector effects
Vector extrude Perspective Blend Envelope Contour Push/Pull distortions Twister distortions 3
Zipper distortions Drop shadow - transparent Drop shadow - transparent perspective 3

Lenses

Magnify lens Heat map lens Wireframe lens Tinted grayscale lens Brighten lens Color add lens Fish eye lens Invert lens

Text handling

CorelDRAW 11 features powerful text-handling capabilities. You can keep or discard formatting when importing text, and you have the option of converting paragraph text to curves, making it easier to apply artistic effects to blocks of paragraph text. CorelDRAW 11 also features a number of precise typographical controls youd expect to find in desktop publishing software, and writing tools youd expect to find in a word processor. Combined with its advanced graphic design tools,
3 All distortions in CorelDRAW 11 are reeditable.
CorelDRAW 11 is ideal for creating text-intensive magazine layouts, newsletters, brochures, and more.
Character spacing Range kerning Paragraph spacing Flow text between separate frames Flow text within objects Fit text to path Wrap text around objects Text wrapping - multiple styles Set columns Set bullets Multi-language text support Spelling Checker Grammatik Thesaurus Import text Import text - option to retain formatting

Illustration management

CorelDRAW 11 makes managing your work as easy as creating it. Not only does CorelDRAW 11 let you create multiple-page documents, you can also have different page sizes and page orientations within the same document. In addition, each new file has one Master Page that contains and controls three default layers: the Grid, Guides, and Desktop layers. The Desktop layer lets you create drawings outside the borders of the drawing page that you might want to use later. CorelDRAW 11 also provides you with dozens of time-saving templates for everything from greeting cards to web pages.

Includes Master Pages Includes templates Documents can contain multiple page sizes and orientations Supports animation style documents Edit dynamic effects over time Move objects between layers Object manager Object properties Object data Object styles Text styles 3
Live animation with Corel R.A.V.E.
Externally linked bitmaps Link manager Guidelines Multi-colored guidelines Preset guidelines Layer manager Object manager Referenced styles support Presets

File compatibility

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 supports over 100 export and import filters, including JPEG 2000, Macromedia Flash, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), PDF, Data Exchange File (DXF), AutoCAD (DWG), Adobe Illustrator (AI), Adobe Photoshop (PSD), and much more. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 is compatible with more file formats than any other graphic design application, making it the basis for any number of round-trip, graphics solutions.

CorelDRAW 11 Import

Adobe Illustrator (AI) Adobe Photoshop (PSD) 3 3
AutoCAD Drawing (DWG) AutoCAD Exchange Format (DXF) BMP Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) Corel DESIGNER (DSF) CorelDRAW (CDR) Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT) Picture Publisher (PPF) Corel Presentations (SHW) encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Enhanced Windows Metafile (EMF) FreeHand (FH) GIF HPGL JPEG JPEG 2000 Micrografx Designer (DSF) Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) 3 3
Microsoft Visio (VSD) PCX Photo CD PICT PNG PDF SVG TARGA TIFF Windows Metafile (WMF) 3 3

Export

Adobe Illustrator (AI) Adobe Photoshop (PSD) AutoCAD Drawing (DWG) AutoCAD Exchange Format (DXF) BMP CorelDRAW (CDR) Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT) 3 3
Photo CD is supported only on the Windows-based version of CorelDRAW 11.
Corel DESIGNER (DSF) encapsulated PostScript (EPS) GIF HPGL JPEG JPEG 2002 Macromedia Flash (SWF) Micrografx Designer (DSF) PCX PICT Picture Publisher (PPF) PNG PDF SVG TARGA TIFF Windows Metafile (WMF)

Web and production tools

CorelDRAW 11 gives the creative professional an extensive array of cutting-edge output options. Whether youre creating a Web page, a PDF or a document for print, CorelDRAW 11 has the , tools to publish your work easily and effectively.

Web tools

CorelDRAW 11 provides several options for publishing your document for use on the Web. You can publish your work directly to HTML, create an image map from your document, or include live hyperlinks. In addition, you can better prepare your files for the Web using the Web preflight features of CorelDRAW 11.
Publish to HTML Live hyperlinks Map text to HTML style (CSS) HTML-compatible text in the application Macromedia Flash (SWF) support Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Create image maps Internet Bookmark manager Web preflight

Adobe Illustrator supports live hyperlinks for PDF and Macromedia Flash (SWF) files only.

Printing

CorelDRAW 11 offers as much when printing your work as it does when creating it. You can easily view any preflight warnings associated with the file, or use the Imposition Layout tool to arrange your document. You also have an extensive array of print previewing options available. You can preview color separations, impositions, multiple documents at the same time, ganged multiple documents at the same time, and tiling.
Print preview Preview document size in relation to page size Preview printers marks Invert preview Mirror preview Preview separations Print preview zoom Preview impositions Preview multiple documents at the same time Preview ganged multiple documents at the same time Preview tiling Full color preview Preview scaling of image Preflight warnings 3
In-RIP trapping options Imposition tools

PDF features

As the profile and use of PDFs has risen within the graphic design industry, CorelDRAW 11 has kept pace. The addition of PDF/X-1 support is only one example of how CorelDRAW 11 has been able to offer users the latest in PDF features and functionality. Along with existing PDF-friendly features like the ability to generate portable job tickets and add printers marks, CorelDRAW 11 offers the graphics professional outstanding PDF support.
Generate PDF files Generate portable job tickets within PDF files Ability to choose common PDF styles Compression options Encoding options Add printers marks to PDF files Text and font options 3 37
A job ticket is useful when you want to send a PDF file to a service bureau, where the file is converted to film or plates. You can include specifications for publishing PDF files, including information about the customer, delivery, and the finishing of a job. CorelDRAW 11 includes the following PDF styles: PDF for Document Distribution, PDF for Editing, PDF for Prepress, PDF for the Web, and PDF/X-1.
PDF/X-1 support Downsampling options Color management options

Color management

Accurate, reliable color management is the cornerstone of professional design. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 makes color management more intuitive by combining all the essential color management options in one dialog box. You can also take advantage of three predefined color management styles (for the Web, for desktop printing, and for professional output), removing the guesswork from color management, or you can have the flexibility of creating and saving your own color management styles. International Color Consortium (ICC) color profiles maintain color fidelity when a file is viewed on a different computer or even a different operating system. CorelDRAW 11 gives the user excellent ICC color profile import and export options. You can choose to embed ICC color profiles in various formats, such as PDF JPEG, TIFF, CorelDRAW, Corel PHOTO-PAINT, and encapsulated , PostScript (EPS). You can also specify how images with embedded profiles are treated when imported into CorelDRAW 11, to ensure accurate color reproduction between applications.

Color management system that includes support for ICC profiles 3
With the release of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 Service Pack 1, CorelDRAW 11 supports PDF/X-1, PDF/X-1a, and PDF/X-3.
Ability to view CMYK output while image remains in RGB mode (soft-proofing) Define/select internal RGB space Embed ICC profiles in files Apply embedded ICC profiles Spot-color separations Support for fixed palettes Interactive duotone, tritone, and quadtone editing Ability to choose Windows ICM Ability to choose Apple ColorSync On-screen color palette and modeless color picking dialog boxes Pop-up palette for picking related shades of a palette color Color mixing models 3 3
3 CMYK, grayscale, HSL, HSB, RGB, Lab DIC, Focoltone, Hexachrome, Lab, PANTONE, Process, SpectraMaster, Spot, Toyo, TRUMATCH, Web-safe color libraries, HKS
CMYK, grayscale, HSL, RGB

Color matching models

DIC, Focoltone, Munsell, PANTONE, Toyo, TRUMATCH, Web-safe color libraries

Customization

CorelDRAW 11 takes into account that everyone has different working styles and needs. To streamline workflows and let you determine exactly how you want to work, you can customize virtually any element of CorelDRAW 11, including menus, shortcut key combinations, the toolbox, toolbars, and status bar. You can even create your own toolbar icons. In addition, all the available commands can be displayed in a single list in the Options dialog box, letting you customize a number of items simultaneously using drag-and-drop functionality. You can even export a customized workspace, share it with others, or e-mail it to another person.
Integrated suite of applications
While CorelDRAW 11 is a powerful graphic design and page layout application, it is only one part of a comprehensive graphics package for all your creative needs. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 is built on 15 years of continual enhancements and innovation. It enables designers to enjoy creating graphics and animations that get results and make an impact. In addition to CorelDRAW 11, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 includes Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11 and Corel R.A.V.E. 2.

Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11

Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11 provides complete image editing, letting you retouch and manipulate photographs quickly and easily. Featuring a new Cutout tool, new image slicing, new rollovers, enhanced image stitching, as well as enhanced effects for lighting, bevels, and lens flares, Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11 gives you high-end tools that are fast and powerful, yet remain easy to use.

Corel R.A.V.E. 2

Corel R.A.V.E. 2 is a powerful program for creating Web graphics and Macromedia Flash animations. Where some applications only offer layer-based vector animation, Corel R.A.V.E. 2 delivers full vector animation capabilities. Featuring new symbols, support for sprites, enhanced behavior support, as well as the new ability to animate 3D vector extrusions, text on a path, and Perfect Shapes, Corel R.A.V.E. 2 is an ideal solution for animating graphics for Macromedia Flash movies for the Web.
The applications in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 share a common workspace and are tightly integrated. For example, the UI and tools in Corel R.A.V.E. 2 are virtually identical to those in CorelDRAW 11, giving you a familiar environment that reduces the learning curve and helps you get started quickly. In addition, transferring raster images between CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT is virtually seamless. The applications in the suite have been engineered to make powerful design tools easy to find, and even easier to use, bucking the common misconception that an application must be difficult to use in order to be valuable to users. The applications share a number of common engines and features that work together to make CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 a total graphics solution for designers.

Corel Corporate Profile

Founded in 1985, Corel Corporation (www.corel.com) is a leading technology company specializing in content development (both text and graphics), business process management and XML-enabled enterprise solutions. The companys goal is to give consumers and enterprise customers the ability to create, exchange and instantly interact with content that is always relevant, accurate and available. With its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, Corels common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COR.
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