CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4

• Popularity:

  #2 in Illustration (out of 219 products)

• License:

  Free to try; $429.00 to buy (Buy it now)

• Editor's Rating:

  5.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.5 stars (out of 72 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  734,621

• Requirements:

  Windows XP/Vista

• Limitations:

  15-day trial

• Date Added:

  January 28, 2008

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 CorelDraw Graphics Suite 12 CorelDraw Graphics Suite 12 CorelDraw Graphics Suite 12

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Publisher's description of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 lets you tackle creative graphics and design projects with confidence. Precision tools, market-leading file compatibility and high-quality content help you turn your creative ideas into professional results: from distinctive logos and signs, to striking marketing materials and eye-catching web graphics. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 provides all of the graphics tools you need to illustrate, layout, edit and trace. Plus, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 comes packed with additional applications and services to help meet your graphics needs. The suite truly offers the ultimate combination of superior design capabilities, speed, and ease of use for an affordable price.

Version X4 features more intuitive user interface, redesigns icons, menus, and controls, adds new features.

Editor's review of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

• 5.0 stars

• "All-in-one design powerhouse"

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is an impressive collection of powerful design software that can tackle all sorts of design jobs. Included in the package are: CorelDRAW, the main application for vector design and layout; Corel PHOTO-PAINT, for editing and retouching photos, Corel CAPTURE, for screengrabs; ConceptShare, a collaboration service; and the Bitstream Font Navigator. There are also a bevy of smaller utilities such as a bar-code wizard and an app for helping users optimize two-sided printouts.

With a suite that includes that many programs and features, it's essential to have solid in-program help, and CorelDRAW is loaded with dynamic hints, video product tours, and hands-on project tutorials that will have you designing elements in no time. Expert advice from professional designers walks users through specific practices such as airbrushing logos and creating textile patterns.

Two of the most interesting features of the X4 version are interactive tables and professional templates. The new table features are simple to use yet powerful, making it easy for anyone to add data to a newsletter or flier without spending much time at all on the presentation. Contextual hints on the right side of the interface will help out if users get stuck.

The new templates for professionals are diverse and presented in a nifty interface that provides all sorts of useful information. You can sort templates by type--such as brochures, posters/signs, business cards, and newsletters--or by industry, although that list was empty except for "Landscaping." The interface also includes a space for accessing your own saved CDT templates, which can be created easily through the File menu.

Whether the CorelDRAW package is worth its price tag is up to each individual consumer, but a full-featured 15-day trial should give users plenty of time to get acquainted with the application. It's necessary to register for a free Corel account to use the trial, and each program requires you to click a "Continue Trial" button before launching, but those small annoyances aren't enough to prevent this bountiful design suite from earning a top rating.

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• Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 72 votes
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• 5 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4

  "Nice!"

  by softcritic on April 20, 2008

  Pros: Loved everything about it, simple to use and very user friendly, I loved the free training videos, that's something Adobe Photoshop CS3 failed to include.

  Cons: Takes some time to learn its features, but that's not really a problem.

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• 4 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4

  "best"

  by centsoftinc on February 29, 2008

  Pros: best

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• 5 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4

  "The greatest version of CorelDRAW"

  by Sherlock04 on February 13, 2008

  Pros: A great new interface, more powerful, more features. It's much better than Illustrator and others.

  Cons: I would like to see a native version for Mac...

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• 5 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4

  "Stable"

  Pros: I like the stability. Have had Corel since Corel 3, and every version before this has been very unstable for me. I would be working and it would just close, no warning to save. Just gone. I switched to Adobe CS3's, and they are extremely stable, can't kill them, but so awkward to do anything in. Not really user friendly, which is Corel's best feature to me. So far, this new Vista version is excellent..

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• 4 stars

  Version: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4

  "good"

  by suhas s khade on August 9, 2008

  Pros: good

  Cons: no

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