CorelDraw 7 For Dummies [Paperback]

As Windows-based PCs gain ground on Macs in the graphics and desktop publishing world, CorelDRAW continues to rise to the challenges of being a tool for creating professional-quality logos, illustrations, and special effects. Now, in CorelDRAW 7 For Dummies, desktop publisher's desktop publisher Deke McClelland not only reveals what you can do with the latest release of CorelDRAW but also lays out how to use the program productively.

Plain-English explanations and informative illustrations show you how to . . . Take advantage of other CorelDRAW modules, including Corel PHOTO-PAINT and the new Corel DREAM 3D Rotate, stretch, and apply other special effects to your graphics Use all of the CorelDRAW tools, flyout menus, and roll-ups Design documents, edit scanned photos, and combine text and graphics for maximum effect Install and customize CorelDRAW to suit the way you like to work

Plus, CorelDRAW 7 For Dummies includes a handy "cheat sheet" listing all the major shortcuts you can use to make using CorelDRAW easy and fun.

These days, Deke is the author of the best-selling computer titles Macworld® Photoshop® 5 Bible and Photoshop® 3 For Windows® 95 Bible (both published by IDG Books Worldwide), which have combined sales worldwide of more than 500,000 copies, making them the best-selling guides of any kind on computer graphics. Other best-selling titles include CorelDraw™ 8 For Dummies®, PageMill™ 2 For Dummies® (both IDG Books), and Real World Illustrator 7 (Peachpit Press). His newest title, Photoshop® 4 Studio Secrets™ (IDG Books), chronicles the work of 16 of the world's most prominent computer artists.

When not writing books, Deke serves as contributing editor for Macworld and Publish magazines and hosts the cable TV computer series "Digital Gurus" (now in its fourth season). Deke has written more than 40 books and hundreds of magazine articles about graphics, electronic publishing, and multimedia. His work has been translated into more than 20 languages, including Portuguese, Slovenian, and Thai.

In 1989, Deke won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Computer Book. Since then, he has received honors from the Society for Technical Communication (1994), the American Society of Business Press Editors (1995), and the Computer Press Association (1990, 1992, 1994, and 1995). Other recent titles include FreeHand™ 8 Bible, Photoshop® 5 For Macs® For Dummies®, and Web Design Studio Secrets™ (all published by IDG Books).