HOW TO USE CORAL DRAW TO DESIGN AND PRINT POSTERS

             

·                   Coral Draw is a programme especially designed for Desktop Publishing.It has many versions such as CORAL DRAW11, CORAL DRAW12,CORAL DRAW 13 ,etc.

·                   Which ever version, you can manipulate to achieve your design.

·                   In designing a poster with Coral draw or infact any work bear in mind that it has many procedures at which you can achieve your design.

tion's blog·                   A. Have a concept in mind (what you want to achieve)·                   POSTER DESIGN

·                   B.Determine the sizes and colors of how you want it to look like

·                   C.Launch the programme and a new page.

·                   TOOLS TO USE WHILE DESIGNING A POSTER

·                   1.ZOOM TOOLS.Use for zooming to enable you view your work properly .

·                   2.PICK TOOL.Used to carry all objects to any point while designing

·                   3.SHAPE TOOL. It is used for shaping pictures also known as BITMAPS.so as to fit into any position you want it to appear..

·                   4.ELLIPSE TOOLS. Used for drawing  circle or oval shape

·                   5.RECTANGULAR TOOL. Short cut key( F6) it is used to draw various shapes of rectangular where you can fit your pictures or backgrounds.

·                   6. TEXT TOOL. Short cut key (F8) It is basically used for typing. You can type in all the text in your design.

·                   HOW TO DESIGN

·                   After you might have created a new page,use the Rectangular Tool to draw a shape on the page both on the HEAD to type or add title to the poster.Then you have to create a

·                   BASE (bottom of the poster)  where you can type in the description and purpose of the poster, then you can carefully  place the picture and type in the names and other data you want to be on the poster as well as other beautification you might choose.

·                   HOW TO PRINT

·                   After satisfying yourself with the design,you will print by clicking  on the print icon shown at the left corner of the page.

·                   If you follow these procedures, the design and printing of posters using coral draw will be simple.