CorelDRAW application window

When you launch CorelDRAW, the application window opens containing a drawing window. The rectangle in the center of the drawing window is the drawing page where you create your drawing. Although more than one drawing window can be opened, you can apply commands to the active drawing window only.

Part

Description

Menu bar

The area containing pull-down menu options

Property bar

A detachable bar with commands that relate to the active tool or object. For example, when the text tool is active, the text property bar displays commands that create and edit text.

Toolbar

A detachable bar that contains shortcuts to menu and other commands

Title bar

The area displaying the title of the currently open drawing

Rulers

Horizontal and vertical borders that are used to determine the size and position of objects in a drawing

Toolbox

A floating bar with tools for creating, filling, and modifying objects in the drawing

Drawing window

The area outside the drawing page bordered by the scroll bars and application controls

Drawing page

The rectangular area inside the drawing window. It is the printable area of your work area.

Color palette

A dockable bar that contains color swatches

Docker

A window containing available commands and settings relevant to a specific tool or task

Status bar

An area at the bottom of the application window that contains information about object properties such as type, size, color, fill, and resolution. The status bar also shows the current mouse position.

Document navigator

The area at the bottom left of the application window that contains controls for moving between pages and adding pages

Navigator

A button at the bottom-right corner that opens a smaller display to help you move around a drawing