The package delivers the Corel Photo-Paint photo editor, CorelDRAW layout and illustration package, the Corel PowerTRACE program for converting bitmap files into editable graphics files and an advanced screen-capture utility (Corel Capture). Beyond the programs themselves, the real attraction is the clip-art (10,000 images), royalty-free photos (1,000), fonts (1,000) and the wealth of professionally designed templates to use as a starting point.

CorelDRAW is now in its 14th incarnation, and Graphics Suite X4 has a loyal following and a wide target audience, ranging from students to professional designers. But its real strength is as an affordable option for business owners who juggle graphics-creation tasks along with many other responsibilities.
If you spend a couple hours each week laying out brochures, creating ads or planning marketing collateral, Graphics Suite X4 is for you. Sure, professional artists are unlikely to be swayed from Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. But considering those apps are extremely hard to master and cost $649 and $599, respectively, Graphics Suite X4 is better suited to the rest of us.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 screen shot
Graphics Suite X4 provides a host of professionally designed, industry-specific templates to get you started (and note the handy Hints pane on the right).
Fully Documented
All the modules in Graphics Suite X4 load easily from a single DVD (a welcome change from the CD shuffle of the previous version). It comes with plenty of in-program help, including a 10-minute tutorial accessible from the program’s clean new welcome screen and 2.5 hours of video training on the DVD (accessible via the Learning Tools menu).
You also get plenty of tips and tricks, and design notes that show the nitty-gritty details (fonts, colors and so on) of a project template. Graphics Suite customers who upgrade will appreciate the “What’s New” video tour of the programs’ new features as well as the choice under the Help menu that highlights new and changed features (back to version 9).
We’re also happy to see an actual printed User Guide (all 480 pages of it!) to use as a reference while you work, plus the Digital Content Manual that has thumbnails of the clip-art and photos contained on the DVD. Corel has also reprised the Insights from the Experts book from the suite’s previous version; in it professional designers show how they created each featured design.
With Graphics Suite X4, Corel has concentrated on a three-step workflow to keep projects moving: find assets (from previous projects, scanned images, clip art and photos), design and layout (most people will opt to start with one of the package’s excellent templates), and output and collaboration (readying a project for print or the Web, or sharing it with colleagues and clients). The modernized.
Jump Right In
While professional designers won’t be put off by the stark white canvas presented when you start a new blank document from scratch, most people will likely feel more comfortable selecting the “New from template” choice under the Quick Start tab. That dialog box presents a filter pane on the left that lets you view templates by type (business cards, flyers, ads, stationery, catalogs, posters/signs, newsletters and more) or by industry (hospitality, retail and services, such as landscaping).
Simply pick a template, type over the pre-existing text (or, for longer documents, cut-and-paste from a word processing file), change the images if need be and you’re in business. Naturally, you can make more granular changes, such as changing the template’s default color to your preferred color and changing the size and position of text boxes and images. If you’re not happy with a change, Undo is just a click away.
If you have existing documents you would like to work with, Graphics Suite X4 can import a wide range of file types; this version includes support for Adobe Creative Suite 3 files, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word 2007 and PDFs with comments. If you are working with an imported document and don’t know the fonts that were used, Corel has partnered with Bitstream to incorporate that company’s WhatTheFont.com font-ID service into CorelDRAW.

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