CorelDRAW® 9 Bible

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Summary: good
Review: excellen

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Summary: If CorelDRAW 9 can do it, you can do it too. . .
Review: From program fundamentals to advanced special effects, "CorelDRAW 9 Bible" puts everything you need to know about this award-winning graphics program right at your fingertips. Master illustrator Deborah Miller shows you step-by-step how to master each tool and technique-and provides plenty of examples that display the full range of CorelDRAW possibilities. Whether you're a new user or you just upgraded to Version 9, this comprehensive reference will get you up to speed fast-and help you unleash your creativity.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of CorelDRAW 9

*Create eye-popping Web images using enhanced graphics and 3D editing features

*Master new features like smart duplication, batch import features, and the flat interface

*Practice what you've learned with tutorials on the CD-ROM

*Find out how top graphic designers create dynamic illustrations with CorelDRAW

*Use starter files on CD-ROM to create complex illustrations in half the time

*Learn how to prepare your files for production to avoid costly problems

*View amazing CorelDRAW illustrations in the special 16-page color section

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Summary: Do not buy this book
Review: I made the mistake of buying this book. It is a fast and I imagine cheap update of the Corel Draw 8 Bible. The chapters have been minimally edited so that it refers to outmoded Corel 8 entities that are not in Corel 9, for example the Natural Pen vs the Artistic Media tool. I can't return the book because I made the mistake of opening the CD. I wish I could. The book is a waste. Buy something else.

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Summary: Do not buy this book
Review: I made the mistake of buying this book. It is a fast and I imagine cheap update of the Corel Draw 8 Bible. The chapters have been minimally edited so that it refers to outmoded Corel 8 entities that are not in Corel 9, for example the Natural Pen vs the Artistic Media tool. I can't return the book because I made the mistake of opening the CD. I wish I could. The book is a waste. Buy something else.

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Summary: Good
Review: This book is good book especially if you are serious about Corel Draw. Yes it includes a couple of mistakes like refering to the Artistic Tool as Natural Pen but if you have any sense of reasoning or logic whatsoever it is a no brainer it took me 2 mins to figure it out.

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Summary: Good
Review: This book is good book especially if you are serious about Corel Draw. Yes it includes a couple of mistakes like refering to the Artistic Tool as Natural Pen but if you have any sense of reasoning or logic whatsoever it is a no brainer it took me 2 mins to figure it out.

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Summary: TERRIBLE
Review: This book is terrible! The procedures are incorrect for CorelDraw 9.0. I never used CorelDraw so I was not familiar with the program. The author would give you step-by step instructions that do not exist in CorelDraw 9.0 software.
The Natural Pen is an example of a tool that I was trying to find but came to realize that it is not in the software. Also, the Dockers Menu is another example of a mistake. The author tells you were to find the Dockers Menu but my software does not show that menu. After playing around and asking for help in the program, I came to realize that I had to ADD the Dockers Menu. But she doesn't tell you that, you have to figure it out while scratching your head. I waste more time trying to figure out her instructions then to understand the program. I had such a hard time. I lost the book but will not buy it again. I will look for another book to buy.

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Summary: I only wish I had read the reviews before I bought it
Review: This book is terrible. It describes procedures that are incorrect for CorelDraw 9. I understand from other reviews (read only after I had struggled to find tools listed in the book but apparently nonexistant in the software)that instructions are based on older versions of CorelDraw. Having only used version 6 I was eager to learn about the new tools and their uses. The author describes reducing nodes by using a button called "auto-reduce" - doesn't exist in Corel 9. Use the "Natural Pen" - doesn't exist either, now called Artistic Mode. I am only 200 pages in but now realize it was a waste of money as the instructions are completely irrelevant for version 9. Please read reviews before dishing out big bucks on outdated computer books. Good ones exist, this just isn't one of them.