Top 5 Reasons to Buy – New Users
- Get everything you need
The best just got even better! CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite 2017, our newest, most innovative product yet, includes all the top-rated tools found in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 – plus so much more. Design with the most current technology, including advanced support for Windows 10, in addition to 8.1 and 7, multi-monitor viewing, 4K displays, touch-device compatibility and more. Experience a more natural and precise drawing experience with enhanced Wacom and WinRTS stylus support, including the latest Microsoft Surface Studio. This versatile suite provides everything you need to deliver professional results with speed and confidence.
- Jump In
Whether you’re a first-time user or an experienced designer, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 makes it easy to get started. Learn the basics, see what’s new with a Startup tour, or transition to the suite with a special tour designed just for Adobe users. Be productive immediately with a workspace that matches your workflow needs, and benefit from high-quality content and versatile in-product learning.
- Craft
Make the most of your design skills with the high-caliber, yet intuitive, features of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017. Quickly find fonts for any project with the font search and filtering feature. Save valuable design time with the new LiveSketch tool that allows you to capture any original idea on a pen-enabled device the moment creativity strikes. Work faster with the new node editing, and refine your photos with the Healing Clone tool in Corel® PHOTO-PAINT® 2017.
- Personalize
Feel right at home with all of your favorite tools! Adapt your design space to your needs with the custom icon size, desktop and window border color. Explore and organize fonts for your projects with the help of the popular Corel Font Manager™ 2017. Expand your collection of creative tools and content by downloading free and premium apps, plugins, extensions, font packs and more, directly from within the applications.
- Impact
Deliver professional-quality output that will make a lasting impression across any medium: from distinctive logos and signs, to striking marketing materials, web and social media graphics, billboards and more. With its industry-leading file format compatibility and advanced color-management tools, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 provides the flexibility and color accuracy you need for all types of projects. Discover a vibrant and inspiring community of CorelDRAW users to positively influence your creative journey.
Top 10 Reasons to Buy – New Users
- Get everything you need
The best just got even better! CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite 2017, our newest, most innovative product yet, includes all the top-rated tools found in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 – plus so much more. Design with the most current technology, including advanced support for Windows 10, in addition to 8.1 and 7, multi-monitor viewing, 4K displays, touch-device enhancements and more. This versatile suite provides everything you need to deliver professional results with speed and confidence.
- A smooth start
Get up and running quickly with an abundance of in-product resources and tools.
Learn the basics, see what’s new with a Startup tour, or transition to the suite with a special tour designed just for Adobe users. With the new ability to import legacy workspaces from older versions of CorelDRAW, you can bring your earlier projects directly into the new CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017. Be productive immediately with a workspace that matches your workflow needs.
- High-caliber content and tools
Make the most of your design skills with the high-caliber, yet intuitive, tools of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017. Quickly find fonts for any project with the font search and filtering feature. Eliminate the outdated process of sketching, scanning and retouching with the new LiveSketch™ tool, allowing you to capture an idea on a pen-enabled device the moment creativity strikes. Explore, handle and organize fonts with the popular Corel Font Manager™ 2017 to satisfy all your typeface needs. We’ve got you covered for every profession that uses fonts daily without the need for installation.
- Advanced photo-editing and bitmap illustration
Retouch photos quickly and create stunning images with Corel® PHOTO-PAINT® 2017, a powerful image-editing application that provides professional-quality photo enhancements. Stylus support has also been enhanced in PHOTO-PAINT 2017 to include pressure, bearing, tilt, and rotation for the touch-up, Effect and Eraser tools, and a number of brush tools. Enjoy RAW image editing, bitmap creation, digital painting and streamlined web export and more. In addition, you can refine your photos with the Healing Clone tool and correct perspective distortions in the enhanced Straighten Image dialog box.
- Up-to-date file compatibility and Real-Time Stylus (RTS) support
Share your designs with confidence by using a variety of compatible market-leading file formats, including AI, PSD, PDF, JPG, PNG, SVG, DWG, DXF, EPS, TIFF, DOCX and PPT. Seamlessly switch between a desktop computer and a touchscreen setup with the help of carefully designed Touch workspaces. Utilize the pressure and tilt of your Wacom or RTS-compatible pen tablet or device such as the Microsoft Surface Studio to control your brushstrokes in CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
- Customizable workspace and tools
Feel right at home with your favorite tools! Adapt your design space to your needs with the custom icon size, desktop and window border color. The new Touch workspace streamlines the UI to maximize the size of the drawing window by displaying only the tools and commands that you're most likely to use in the field on a tablet. Enjoy a seamless design experience thanks to the new “Tablet Mode” — an interaction layer that is tailored for work with finger and stylus input alone.
- Built-in content & tools finder
Save valuable design time by finding what you need when you need it. With the benefit of Corel® CONNECT™ 2017, a full-screen browser that synchronizes with both CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you have an instant way of finding content on your computer or local network. Browse or search for clipart, photo images, symbols, objects and file formats. Once you find the content that you need, you can import it into your document, open it in its associated application, or collect it in a tray for future use. Expand your collection of creative tools and content by downloading free and premium apps, plugins, extensions, font packs and more, directly from within the applications.
- Professional website design software
Create websites and manage web content with Corel® Website Creator™, a website design application that offers templates, easy-to-use Site Wizard, drag-and-drop functionality and seamless integration with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Discover the smart and efficient way to build modern websites without the need for learning code.
- CorelDRAW Community site
Get together with other graphics hobbyists and professionals to share ideas, learn about products and get inspired: community.coreldraw.com. The CorelDRAW Community site is a creative site where users of the CorelDRAW family of products, including CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Wilcom DecoStudio and CorelDRAW Technical Suite members meet to collaborate.
- CorelDRAW SDK & Developer Community site
Create your own automation tools with support from the new CorelDRAW & SDK Developer Community site. Explore a variety of useful resources, including in-depth programming articles, which can help you automate tasks with macros and create custom tools. Visit community.coreldraw.com/sdk.
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