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                            CorelDRAW! v4 
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                             by Tony Curro


    Several months ago I reviewed CorelDRAW! v3.0. I thought it was the
    best, and fairly easy, package to use. It was. Now, Corel has
    released CorelDRAW! v4.0, and the best thing just got better.

    This version contains more of everything. More fonts. More graphics.
    Cartoons, animations, symbols, etc. The previous version required
    about 30MB for a full installation. This version requires about 45MB
    of hard disk space. However, along with the floppies, it does come
    on 2 CD-ROMs, and will run from them, requiring about 3MB of hard
    disk space. The CD-ROM version of CorelDRAW 4 includes a multi-media
    QuickTour. This is an excellent way to quickly get started with the
    basics and other features of CorelDRAW. It does require at least
    Windows 3.1 to run.

    The manual is broken up in seven parts covering all the features of
    CorelDRAW! 4 separately. You have: CorelDraw, Photo-Paint, Move,
    Mosaic, Trace, Show, and Chart.

    The heart of the product is CorelDRAW. With it you can do almost
    anything with graphics and text. It has comprehensive DTP features
    with multiple page layouts, create columns, and more. If you use
    paper from Paper Direct (reviewed in last issue of CTM), and you
    purchase the templates from Paper Direct, you will see a visual
    image of the page on screen. It takes the guesswork out of where the
    text will appear.

    CorelPHOTO-PAINT gives you painting tools with powerful
    photo-retouching capabilities, allowing you to produce
    photo-realistic images for your presentations, brochures, and
    documents. The program provides a complete set of tools, allows
    complete color separation, and supports 24-bit true color graphics.

    CorelMOVE is an animation program designed to create complex and
    simple animations, add sound effects, and even layering multiple
    animated images and sounds. Choose from 125 animations and 420
    cartoons.

    CorelMOSAIC lets you manage your files, and create libraries of your
    images. It will read in almost any graphic image, and reads Kodak
    Photo-CD files.

    CorelTRACE lets you convert bitmaps into compressed vector format.

    Corkscrew allows you create presentations, and manipulate screens to
    appear in any format. You can constantly change this format, and can
    also add sound.

    CorelCHART allows you to create dynamic charts and graphs to place
    in your presentations, or in your documents for added impact.

    As you can see, CorelDRAW is more than just a graphic program. It is
    a complete set of programs that complement each other, and place all
    the tools you need into one package. CorelDRAW 4 also contains OCR
    capabilities, and direct scanning from almost any scanner and is
    TWAIN-compliant.
    
    There is one other manual that is included. It is almost 500 pages,
    and contains all the clipart images and symbols found in CorelDRAW
    4. There are over 18,000 images to choose from (when using CD-ROM,
    less on floppies), and over 750 fonts (less on floppies).

    There is a large selection of import and export filters which make
    the program versatile.  There are numerous options to create special
    effects on all text, and complete on-line help for ease of use.

    Corel has set the standard, and this release surpasses what they
    have done in the past. The product is well worth the price of
    admission.


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                         Product Information       
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                             CorelDRAW! 4          
                             for Windows           
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                                SRP --             
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                          Corel Corporation        
                         1600 Carling Avenue       
                    Ottawa Ontario, Canada K1Z 8R7 
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