CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide part 53. 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. | 484 CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide 3. Type a name in the upper-left field for future reference. The Create Arrowhead box gives you the chance to set a size for the arrowhead by default it s the size you ve drawn it on the page. Click OK and your arrowhead is saved to the arrowhead selector list at the bottom of the list. Possibly you re done now. Let s check before calling it a day to see how the arrowhead looks when applied to an open path. 4. With the 2-point line tool click-drag a two-node path. Straight is good for checking out the arrowhead but in the future a curved path can be more visually interesting if it s capped off with your work. 5. On the property bar with the path selected choose the 10 pt outline width so you ll have a clear view of the arrowhead you defined or the shovel head if you used the file . 6. On the property bar choose the arrowhead from the last node drop-down selector the one on the right on the property bar. Let s suppose you re not 100 percent happy with the look of the arrowhead you ll now access additional options for modifying the saved arrowhead. With the path selected double-click the Outline Color icon either the pen icon or the color swatch on the status bar to display the Outline Pen box. Click the Options button beneath the thumbnail of your arrowhead and then choose Edit. 7. Here s where you can correct a number of problems with your arrowhead you cannot however edit the path of the arrowhead itself. If for example your arrowhead is pointing the wrong way you Mirror Horizontally as shown in the following illustration. You also have the option to rotate the arrowhead for corrective or creative reasons as well as CHAPTER 16 Outline Attributes 485 to move the head away from its parent line the Offset options and for proportionately or disproportionately smooshing or stretching the selected arrowhead. If you ve made a mistake drawing the arrowhead you cannot change it in the editor but instead need to revise your .
