CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide part 23. Learn to create outstanding fine art and eye-catching commercial graphics with one powerful tool! CorelDRAW X5: The Official Guide is your comprehensive reference and workbook to get you started designing visually captivating CorelDRAW artwork. Learn, step by step, how to create the illustrations you've imagined, quickly assemble layouts for print and package designs, import and edit photos, master the art of typography and the science of color theory, make 3D scenes from 2D objects, and apply special effects to ordinary pictures. Packed with expert techniques and advice for creating professional-quality art, this. | 184 CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide you can always return to this area and change the value. For example choose 10 the default or 2 weak magnetism or 25 akin to having chewing gum on the bottom of your shoe . Show Snap Location Marks This option is on by default. Snap points are highlighted when your cursor is held over the precise points of a selected object or a target object while moving objects or drawing. When it is activated you can also choose the Screen Tip option which identifies the snapping point highlighted with a text label. With Screen Tip turned on the blue icons preceding the text labels represent some of the modes you ve chosen. The types of snapping are covered next. TIP When you reposition a shape by dragging it with the Pick tool before you release the mouse button to finalize the move the shape remains in the original position but a blue outline version of the shape appears at the intended new location. Use this feature as a visual guide for repositioning objects this preview of a move offers positioning precision because you can see through to objects beneath the chosen object before you release the mouse button. Choosing Object Snapping Modes The Modes list includes nine object snap points you can define. You can toggle them on or off using the check boxes. Symbols beside the mode names identify the current snapping points on different object types. Use the Select All and Deselect All buttons to quickly activate or deactivate all the options in the list. At times you might want snapping to occur at certain object points but not others you can turn specific snap points on or off. Choose options from the Modes list to have objects snap to precise points on other objects in the following ways Node Use this mode to snap where nodes exist on objects or lines. A node is a break point along the path of a shape and it s indicated by a very small but noticeable black outlined square. Intersection Choose this mode to activate snapping where the outline
