2D (two-dimensional)

3D (three-dimensional)

3D Riser

A sizes

ABK

Absolute reference

Active window

Actor

AI

Alignment, relative

Alignment, text

Alpha channel

Ambient_light

Amplify

Animation Frame

Animation Path

ANSI

Anti-alias

Application Command

Area

Argument

array

Artistic Text

Ascender

Ascending Scale

ASCII

Aspect ratio

Attitude

Attributes

Auto-panning

Autotrace

AVI

Axis

Axis Gridlines (3D charts)

Axis Riser Grid Lines

Axis Text

B size

Background

Background View

Backup

BAK

Bar (High-Low-Open-Close Chart)

Baseline

Baseline Shift

Bezier Curve

Bezier drawing mode

binary

Bipolar Line

Bit depth

Bitmap

Bitmap texture

Black point

Bleed

Blend

BMP

Boolean variable

Bounding box

breakpoint

Brighten

Brightness

Brightness and Contrast filter

Bulb light

Bullet

by reference

by value

Calibration

Calibration bar

Calligraphic

callout

Cap height

Category

Category Axis Grid Lines

CDR

Cel

Cel animation

Cell

Cell Addresses

Center of rotation

CGM

Channel

Character Attributes

Character Code

Character Set

Chart Objects

Chart Title

Charting Area

Charting Window

Check box

Child

Choke

Chromaticity

Cicero

CIE

Click

Clipart

Clipboard

Clipping hole

Clone

CMY

CMYK

Co-planar

Color depth

Color Manager

Color mask

Color mode

Color Palette

Color proof

Color Separation

Color, RGB

Colorimetric

Column Header Area

Column Header Labels

Combination Charts

Combining

Command

Command button

compile-time

Complex Object

Component, shader

Composite

Compound blend

Concentric

Conical camera

Conical fill

connector lines

constant

Constant Value

Constrain

Continuous tone

Contrast

Control menu

Control object

Control point

Corel PHOTO-PAINT

CORELAPP.INI

CORELDRW.INI

CORELFLT.INI

CORELFNT.INI

CORELPNT.INI

CORELPRN.INI

CorelTRACE

CPT

Create Object Mode

Crop

Crop marks

Cross section

Crosshairs

Cursor

Curve Fit Correlation Coefficient

Curve object

Cusp

Cusp Node

Data Axis Major Grid Lines

Data Axis Minor Grid Lines

Data Cell

Data Marker

Data Range

Data Sheet Error Values

data type

Database

Datasheet

Datasheet Functions

debug

declaration, constant

declaration, variable

Default Paragraph Text

Default printer

Default settings

Defringe

Densitometer scale

Descender

Descending Scale

Deselect

Destination file

Device driver

Dialog box

DIC

Didot

Dimension lines

Direction keys

Directory

Display screen:

Distant light

Dither

Dithered color

DLL

Dot gain

Double-click

Downloadable fonts definitions

DPI

Draft Mode

Drag

Drawing window

Drive

Duotone

Dupont palette

DXF

Edit

Editable preview

Em

Embedded object

Emboss

Emulsion

En

End node

Envelope

EOF

EPS

Equalize filter

Exponential Regression

Expression

Extension

Extrude

Face

Fade

Fade out

Feathering

FH3

Fibonacci

Field

File previewer

Fill color

Film

Film recorder

Filter

Financial Moving Average

Flyout

FOCOLTONE

Folder

Font

Footer

Footnote

Force Justification

Force Line Breaks

Formula

Formula Bar

Fountain fill

Four-color process

FPS

Frame

Freehand drawing mode

Full-color pattern

function

Functions

Functions, Shader

G-Buffer (Geometry Buffer)

Gamut

Gamut Mapping

GDF

GEM

GIF

Global Universe

Gradient

Gravity

Gray component replacement (GCR)

Grayscale image

Greeking

Grid

Grid Lines

Group

Guidelines

Gutter

Halftone

Halftone screen

Handles

Hanging Indent

Header

Headers (Category Axis)

Headers (Second Category Axis)

Hierarchy

Highlight

Highlighting box

Hints

Histogram

Hot Point

Hotkeys

Hourglass cursor

HPGL

HSB

Hue

Icon

identifier

Image setter

In-Cell Editing

Indent

initialization

Insert Video

Insertion Point

Instance

Integers

Intensity

Inter-character Spacing

Inter-Line Spacing

Inter-Paragraph Spacing

Inter-Word Spacing

Interruptible Display

intrinsic statement

Irrational Numbers

Isometric camera

Jaggies

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

Justify

Kerning

LAB

Landscape

Layer

Leader Tabs

Left Wall

Letter Spacing

Limitcheck error

Line art

Line style

Linear fill

Linear Regression

Linked object

Lino

List box

Local Universe

LPI

Luminosity

Marquee

Marquee select

Mask

Mask Channel

Master

Master layer

Maximize

Mean

Menu

Menu bar

Merge mode

Minimize

Mirror

Mirror Editing

Mixed Reference

Modeling_box

Moire pattern

Monochrome

Moving Average

Multimedia

Multiple select

Mute

Natural Logarithmic Regression

Negative

Nested powerclips

Newspaper-Style Columns

Nib

Nodes

Non-Numeric Axis

Numeric Axis (Data, 2nd Data, X, Y)

Object

Object/Group Coordinate System

One-point perspective

Opacity

Opaque

Open Prepress Interface (OPI)

Operator

Operators

Order box

Orientation

Out-of-gamut color

Overprint

Page border

Paint Color

Paint mode

Paint program

Paint shape

Palette

PANTONE Process colors palette(definition)

PANTONE Spot colors palette(definition)

Paper Color

Paragraph Text

Parent

PAT

Path

Path name

PCT

PCX

Photo CD

Photographic Chroma Mapping

Photoshop PSD

PIC

Pica

PICT

PIF

Pipeline

Pitch

Pixel

Pixmap

Plane

Playback

PLT

Plug-in filters

Point

Point of view (also viewpoint)

Point Size

Polynomial Regression Line

Portable

Portrait

Position, absolute

Position, relative

Positive

PostScript

PostScript textures

Power Law Regression

PowerLine Node

PowerClip

Powerlines

Presentation Window

Preset brush type

Preview

Preview screen

Primary mouse button

Printable page

procedure

Process color

Projection

Proof

Prop

Pure color

QuickTime

Radial fill

Radio button

Range Kerning

Rasterizer

Rational Numbers

Ray tracing

Real Numbers

Reference

Reflection

Refraction

Registration mark

Relative Reference

Render

Resample

Resident fonts

Resolution

return value

RGB

Right Wall

Riser Bar

Roll

Roll-up

Root

Rotate

Row Header Area

Row Header Labels

Row Title Area

Row Title Label

Ruler crosshairs

Rulers

run

runtime

Sans Serif

Saturation

Scale

Scaling, object

Scaling, text

Scanner

Scatter Label (3D)

Scatter Line

Scatter Marker

Scientific Moving Average

Scitext

SCODL

Screen angles

Screen frequency

script

Scroll

Second Category Axis Title

Second Y Axis

Second Y Axis Scale

Second Y Axis Title

Secondary mouse button

Section (in numeric format)

seed value

Segments

Select

Sentence element

Separators

Sequence

Series Header

Series Title

Serif

Service bureau

Shader

Shader Tree

Shadow

Shape

Show Correlation Coefficient

Single Cel Actor

Skew

Skinning

Slide

Slide sorter

Slide View

Smooth

Smooth Curve

Smooth Factor Box

Smooth Node

Snap

Source file

Speaker Notes

Specific Light

Spectral power distribution

Spot color

Spot light

Spreads

Square fill

Standard Deviation

Standard Illuminant

Start node

Status line

Stretch

Style Template

Styles

Subpaths

subroutine

Subscript

Superscript

Sweep Path

Symbol

Symmetrical

Symmetrical Node

Synchronization

syntax

Tab

Template

Text Styles

Texture fill

Texture map

TGA

Threshold

Thumbnail

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)

Tile

Tiling

Timelines

Tint

Tints

Title bar

Toggle

Tolerance

Toolbox

TOYO Palette

trace

Transformation

Transition Effect

Translation

Translucence

Transparency mask

Transparent

Trap

True Color

TrueType Fonts

TRUMATCH

Two-color pattern

Two-point perspective

Type Assist

Type style

type-declaration character

Typeface

Undercolor removal (UCR)

Uniform color

Universe

Values

variable

Vector graphics

Vertex

Viewpoint

Waveform

Weight

Welding

WFN

White Point

Whole Numbers

WIN.INI

Window

Wireframe view

WMF

Word Spacing

Working Box

Working Box System

Working page

WPG

WYSIWYG

X-Axis

X-height

Y Axis

Yaw

YIQ

Z-Axis Scale (Left)

Z-Axis Scale (Right)

Z-Axis Title (Left)

Z-Axis Title (Right)

Z-Buffer

Zero Line


2D (two-dimensional) (definition)
2D (two-dimensional)

A shape, path, or plane that exists in the dimensions of width and height only.


3D (three-dimensional) (definition)
3D (three-dimensional)

An object or volume that exists in the dimensions of width, height, and depth.


3D Riser (definition)
3D Riser

A bar, pyramid, or other shape that represents data by rising from the floor (or an invisible "zero plane") to a data point on a 3D chart. Other shapes include octagonal and "cut-corner" bars.


A sizes (definition)
A sizes

Paper sizes measured in metric units. You can choose from A3, A4, and A5 sizes using the Page Setup command in the Layout menu.


ABK (definition)
ABK

The filename extension for automatic the backup files that CorelDRAW creates for open drawings. These files are useful in the event of a system failure or a software crash. These files are created at regular intervals and deleted when you exit CorelDRAW or choose the File New command. You control the interval between backups and the directory in which they are saved through the Special menu, in the Advanced dialog box, in Preferences. See also Backup.


Absolute reference (definition)
Absolute reference

References are used in formulas to identify cells. Absolute references indicate the absolute position of cells in a spreadsheet. If you move or copy cells that use absolute references, they still refer to the original cell reference(s).

Syntax: ($Column letter,$Row number)

For example, if a formula used the cell reference ($A$2); when the formula was moved to another location on the spreadsheet, the cell reference would still point to cell A2--the second cell to the right of the first row of the spreadsheet.

See also Relative reference and Mixed reference.


Active window (definition)
Active window

The window that are working in. The next action you perform applies to the active window.


Actor (definition)
Actor

A movable foreground object within an animation. It can consist of one or more cels.


AI (definition)
AI

The filename extension for Adobe Illustrator files [image] a vector-graphic file format which Corel applications can import and export.


Alignment, relative (definition)
Alignment, relative

Setting two or more objects to some meaningful spatial relationship, such as centering them or distributing them evenly along a line.


Alignment, text (definition)
Alignment, text

Text alignment affects text objects of more than one line. The lines of text may be aligned to the left edge, center, or right edge of the text frame.


Alpha channel (definition)
Alpha channel

The top byte of a 32-bit pixel that is used for data other than color. The channel may hold mask or transparency data. It is commonly used for compositing CorelDREAM illustrations in Adobe Photoshop.


Ambient_light (definition)
Ambient light

One of several types of light used to light a scene. Ambient light has no origin and casts no shadows. It is the equivalent of daylight in the real world.


Amplify (definition)
Amplify

To increase the amplitude of an audio signal or sound wave.


Animation frame (definition)
Animation frame

One static image within an animation.  For example, if an animation has 80 frames, there are 80 static images.


Animation path (definition)
Animation path

The route an actor takes to move around on the slide during a presentation.  You determine the path which provides the sense of spatial movement.


ANSI (definition)
ANSI

The American National Standards Institute character set. It consists of 256 characters; the first 128 are the same as the ASCII character set.


Anti-aliasing (definition)
Anti-aliasing

The procedure of filtering an image to remove jagged edges from shapes. Anti-aliasing fills in the jagged pixels with intermediate colors (or shades of gray). This procedure smooths transitions between colors.


Application command (definition)
Application command

A Corel application command. For example, the CorelDRAW command GetRectangle returns the coordinates of a rectangle.


Area (definition)
Area

Area refers to an Area Chart or Area Riser. Areas can be modified using the Fill and Outline tools, and the on-screen color palette.


Argument (definition)
Argument

An independent variable upon which the value of a function depends. (Merriam-Webster)

Example:  In the formula, SUM(1+2, A1..C4), the numbers 1 and 2, and cell references A1 and C4 are arguments, while SUM is a function. The parentheses () and plus sign are operators, and the periods are separators.

Corel SCRIPT: A number, constant, or expression which is supplied for use in executing a procedure.


Array (definition)
Array

An ordered set of items of the same data type. The items can be referred to both as a unit and individually.


Artistic Text (definition)
Artistic Text

Use Artistic Text [image] when you want to apply special effects such as shaping text to a path and creating extrusions or contours. You can add Artistic Text objects containing up to 32,000 characters.

See also Paragraph Text


Ascender (definition)
Ascender

 In lowercase letters, the part of the letter that extends above the main body, x-height as shown in the bitmap at right.


Ascending scale (definition)
Ascending scale

A scale on which values increase moving up the scale. Most charts have an ascending scale. In bar, line, and area charts, the ascending scale is controlled by choosing Chart, Data Axis, and choosing Ascending Scale from the flyout menu.


ASCII (definition)
ASCII

The American Standard Code for Information Interchange character set, which consists of the characters available on a standard 128 character keyboard, including non-printable control codes such as carriage returns and page breaks.


Aspect ratio (definition)
Aspect ratio

The ratio of the width to the height of an image (x:y). For example, the aspect ratio of an image 640 x 480 pixels is 4:3. You can change an object's aspect ratio by stretching it in one direction.


Attitude (definition)
Attitude

See Orientation.


Attributes (definition)
Attributes

Characteristics assigned to objects using the Outline and Fill and Text tools. Outline attributes include thickness, color, and line style (solid or dashed and dotted). An object's fill attribute can be a solid color, a fountain fill, a pattern, or a texture. Text objects have attributes such as typeface and character spacing.


Auto-panning (definition)
Auto-panning

A feature in CorelDRAW that automatically scrolls the drawing window when you drag beyond its borders. You can turn Auto-panning off in the dialog box that is displayed when Preferences is selected from the Special menu.


Autotrace (definition)
Autotrace

A feature in CorelDRAW that automatically generates a line drawing from an imported bitmap image.


AVI (definition)
AVI

The filename extension (which stands for Audio Video Interleave) for a video for Windows file.


Axis (definition)
Axis

A hypothetical linear path. The x, y, and z axes (width, height, and depth, respectively) define the directions of the 3D universe. The axis along which an object is rotated is the axis of rotation. An object axes are parallel to its bounding box.


Axis grid lines (3D charts) (definition)
Axis grid lines (3D charts)

There are three axes in a 3D chart. Each one can have a set of grid lines. Series grid lines travel on the floor parallel to the left wall (along the X axis). Group grid lines travel on the floor parallel to the right wall (along the 2nd Y axis). Z axis grid lines are the horizontal lines that travel across the two walls.


Axis riser grid lines (definition)
Axis riser grid lines

Grid lines on risers for any of the following three axes: series, or X axis, lines that travel parallel to the left wall, group, or second Y axis, lines that travel parallel to the right wall, or Z axis lines that travel parallel to the floor.


Axis text (definition)
Axis text

Text that is attached to an axis line and cannot be moved independently of the line. On numeric axis lines, the text will be a numeric scale. On a text-based category axis, the axis text will be the headers (for example, months, years, or other time periods).

If the axis line is made longer or shorter, the axis text will move to accommodate the new length. This is true only if Autofitting is checked via the Legend dialog box.


B size (definition)
B size

Paper size measured in metric units. You can choose the B4 or B5 size using the Page Setup command in the Layout menu.


Background (definition)
Background

Underlying elements common to all pages in a presentation. Backgrounds commonly consist of a repeating text or graphic element such as a company logo.


Background view (definition)
Background view

Displays only the background elements of the slide(s).  In most cases, the background elements are common to all slides in a presentation. Select this view when you want to make changes to the background.


Backup (definition)
Backup

Files in CorelDRAW with a .BAK or .ABK extension. CorelDRAW creates a backup (duplicate) of an open drawing at regular intervals, and whenever you use the Save or Save As commands to save it. You can open a backup file by changing the extension to .CDR.


BAK (definition)
BAK

The filename extension for backup files CorelDRAW creates of open drawings. These files are created each time you save a drawing using the Save or Save As commands. See also Backup.


Bar (High-Low-Open-Close Chart) (definition)
Bar (High-Low-Open-Close Chart)

A bar on a 2D High-Low-Open-Close chart that represents the data. Depending on which High-Low-Open-Close chart type you choose from the Gallery, a bar riser can have two lines extending from it (the open and close bars). This chart type is commonly used for stock market prices.


Baseline (definition)
Baseline

The imaginary line along which characters in a line of type align.


Baseline Shift (definition)
Baseline Shift

The Baseline Shift raises (positive value) or lowers (negative value) the baseline: the line upon which type rests. Use this feature to create subscript or superscript effects.


Bezier curve (definition)
Bezier curve

A path defined by the position of four control points (at the ends of the tangents of the vertices). The length and angle of the tangents describe the deviation from linear that a path follows between vertices.


Bezier drawing mode (definition)
Bezier drawing mode

One of two ways you can draw lines and curves using the Pencil tool. Bezier mode is a connect-the-dots drawing method. The other mode, Freehand, involves dragging the mouse pointer as you would a pencil on paper. A flyout, revealed when you hold the mouse button down on the Pencil tool, lets you switch between the two modes.


binary (definition)
Binary

A system of counting based on a unit of two.


Bipolar line (definition)
Bipolar line

A horizontal line that goes through the center of a dual-axis chart, separating the chart into an upper half and a lower half. This allows charting of different data series on either side of the line.


Bit depth (definition)
Bit depth

The number of bits used to define the shade or color of each pixel in an image. A 1-bit image is black and white. An 8-bit grayscale image provides 256 shades of gray. An 8-bit color image provides 256 colors. A 24-bit image provides over 16 million colors: 8 bits are used for red, 8 for blue, and 8 for green. This gives you 256 levels for each of the color channels.


Bitmap (definition)
Bitmap

An image composed of a series of pixels or dots. Scanners and paint programs, such as Corel PHOTO-PAINT, generate this type of image. By contrast, CorelDRAW creates images using vector objects [image] shapes stored internally as mathematical equations.


Bitmap texture (definition)
Bitmap texture

Variable fills that look like clouds, water, gravel, minerals, and dozens of other natural and man-made substances. Bitmap textures display on your screen and print to any printer.


Black point (definition)
Black point

A color printing term specifying the blackness level relative to a 4-color and a 3-color black. A 4-color black is produced by printing 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow, and 100% black. A 3-color black is produced by using full amounts of the CMY inks only, and is therefore not as dark.


Bleed (definition)
Bleed

Part of a printed drawing that extends beyond the edge of the page.


Blend (definition)
Blend

CorelDRAW: To merge one object with another through a series of intermediate shapes. The Blend command in the Effects menu does this.

Corel PHOTO-PAINT: To mix colors of one area with those of another area. The mixing of different colors can be used to blur the distinction between objects. For example, if you have two objects of different colors that are overlapped, blending the edges mixes the two colors so that the edges of the objects are indistinct.


BMP (definition)
BMP

The filename extension for Windows bitmap files. Corel applications can import and export files in BMP format.


Boolean variable (definition)
Boolean variable

A variable with only 1 or 0 as possible values.


Bounding box (definition)
Bounding box

A hypothetical box drawn around an object or group. A bounding box is the smallest rectangular box in which the object (or group) will fit completely. The bounding box is parallel to the axes of the object. It is shown around the preview of selected objects and groups in the Perspective window. The bounding box, not the object, casts the projections onto the working box grid.


breakpoint (definition)
Breakpoint

A line in a script at which execution pauses, usually to aid in debugging.  Breakpoints are removed before the script is used.


Brighten (definition)
Brighten

Brighten increases the level of white or light in colors. The effect lightens the image or area.


Brightness (definition)
Brightness

In the HSB color model, the component that determines the amount of black in a color. See also Hue and Saturation.


Brightness and Contrast filter (definition)
Brightness and Contrast filter

Use the Brightness and Contrast filter to lighten or darken a picture (brightness), or alter the distinction between light and dark areas (contrast). Intensity affects the brighter areas of a picture by making them brighter or darker.


Bulb light (definition)
Bulb light

A light inside your scene that casts light in all directions.


Bullet (definition)
Bullet

A dot or other character used to differentiate items in a list or add emphasis. You can add round bullets to Paragraph Text by formatting them with a bullet style in the Styles Roll-Up, or you can use the Paragraph command in the Text menu to define your own bullets.


By reference (definition)
By reference

A way of passing a variable to a function that allows you to alter the value.


By value (definition)
By value

A way of passing a variable to a function that allows you to alter a copy of the variable but not change the value of the original variable.


Calibration (definition)
Calibration

Adjusting a monitor, printer, or scanner to display, print, and capture colors more accurately.


Calibration bar (definition)
Calibration bar

Strips of color printed with an illustration. Used as a reference for calibrating a monitor so that it displays colors as they appear in the printed output.


Calligraphic (definition)
Calligraphic

An effect created with the Outline tool in which objects are given an outline that varies in thickness. Gives curved objects a hand-drawn appearance.

You can also draw calligraphic lines with the Pencil tool by enabling the PowerLines feature.


callout (definition)
Callout

Lines used to point to components in a drawing. A callout line can consist of one or two segments.


Cap height (definition)
Cap height

The distance from the baseline to the top of an uppercase character.


Category (definition)
Category

When charting large masses of data, it helps to break down the data into categories. A category can be group data or series data.

On a bar, line, or area chart, the category axis has text labels that represent the categories.


Category axis grid lines (definition)
Category axis grid lines

Grid lines that cross a chart along the category axis perpendicular to the axis line.


CDR (definition)
CDR

The filename extension for the CorelDRAW, vector-based file format.


Cel (definition)
Cel

One static image that relates to an actor in an animation. It is the smallest component of an actor. Actors may have many cels (multi-cel actor), and can be animated by adding cels, each with a different object or a modified version of the same object.


Cel animation (definition)
Cel animation

Assigning motion to a cel.


Cell (definition)
Cell

The basic unit of a datasheet in which data is stored. The intersection of a row and a column forms one cell in a datasheet.


Cell addresses (definition)
Cell addresses

The column and row intersections of cells in the Data Sheet.  Cell addresses are used in formulas. Cell address references determine the range(s) of values used in an operation.


Center of rotation (definition)
Center of rotation

The round marker that appears in the middle of a selected object. It is the axis around which the object rotates.


CGM (definition)
CGM

The filename extension for Computer Graphics Metafile, a vector graphic file format which CorelDRAW can import and export.


Channel (definition)
Channel

A channel is similar to a plate used in the printing process. Each channel is a color. For example, if you have an RGB image, the channels are red, green, and blue. When all the channels combine, they mix to create the entire range of colors in the image.

Corel DREAM 3D: An attribute such as Color, Shininess and Transparency, which determines an aspect of a shader's appearance.

Corel PRESENTS: A field on the Sound Information dialog box that lets you choose a channel for your recorded sound.  You can play the sound on left, right, or both.  Also refers to whether a sound is recorded as single channel (monophonic) or as two channels (stereophonic).


Character attributes (definition)
Character attributes

Characteristics, such as typeface, style, and point size, assigned to Artistic Text and Paragraph Text from the text toolbar or Character Attributes dialog box.


Character Code (definition)
Character code

The number corresponding to a character in a character set, such as the ASCII or ANSI character sets.


Character set (definition)
Character set

The letters, punctuation marks, and special characters in a font. Foreign language accents and mathematical symbols are examples of special characters.


Chart objects (definition)
Chart objects

Objects that are included in a chart template,e.g., title, subtitle, footnote, legend, data, and category labels which cannot be deleted from the chart. They are hidden from view using the Display Status dialog box in the Chart menu. You can display chart objects with the Display Status command.


Chart title (definition)
Chart title

A  label that describes a chart. It's normally displayed at the top of the chart and is usually the largest text element. Title text can be formatted using the text ribbon bar.


Charting area (definition)
Charting area

The area bounded by a chart's axes. The data is charted within the charting area, but many chart objects lie outside it, including scales, axis titles, and headers. You can apply fill colors and patterns to the charting area. The color and width of the charting area's outline can be changed using the Outline tool.


Charting window (definition)
Charting window

The Chart View screen, including the large white background surrounding the printable page area, but excluding the Title, Menu, Ribbon, Status and Scroll bars, and the Toolbox.


Check box (definition)
Check box

A square box in a dialog box used to enable and disable options. An option is enabled when an X appears in the check box, and is disabled when the check box is empty.


Child (definition)
Child

An object linked to another object (its parent) in a hierarchy. When the parent is moved, the child and all grandchildren go with it. The parent-child link is used to enable articulation of complex objects.


Choke (definition)
Choke

A type of trap created by extending the background object into the foreground object. Corel PHOTO-PAINT provides an Overprint feature that allows you to create chokes. See also Spreads.


Chromaticity (definition)
Chromaticity

Chromaticity defines hue and saturation or chroma levels for your monitor.


Cicero (definition)
Cicero

A unit of measure equivalent to 12 didots. Five point six, three (5.63) ciceros equals one inch.


CIE (Commission internationale de l'eclairage)(definition)
CIE (Commission internationale de l'eclairage)

A color space chart widely used to describe the range of color seen by the human eye.


Click (definition)
Click

To press quickly and release the left mouse button. In CorelDRAW, you can assign a function to the right mouse button by using the Preferences, General command in the Special menu.


Clipart (definition)
Clipart

Images that can be brought into Corel applications and edited or used as is. Corel offers a large selection of clipart in many formats. You can purchase additional images, including some in bitmap format, from commercial suppliers.


Clipboard (definition)
Clipboard

A temporary storage area used to hold cut or copied information. You can paste the contents of the Clipboard into other programs that support the type of information that has been cut or copied. Information remains on the Clipboard until another cut or copy command is executed.


Clipping hole (definition)
Clipping hole

A transparent hole through which underlying objects are visible.


Clone (definition)
Clone

A duplicate of an object or area of an image. Most changes made to an object are automatically applied to its clones.


CMY (definition)
CMY

A color model made up of cyan, magenta, and yellow. Use this color model if the drawing or image will be produced on a CMY device, such as a 3-ink printer. C, M, and Y values range between 0 and 255. This color model is available only through the Color Roll-Up.


CMYK (definition)
CMYK

The subtractive color model used in printing. Colors are created by assembling different densities of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black pigments on a surface. When white light strikes the surface, only specific bandwidths are reflected, depending on the density of the pigments. The reflected bandwidths create the perceived color. It's called the subtractive model because the pigments subtract (by absorbtion) the bandwidths of white light that do not contribute to the specified color.


Co-planar (definition)
Co-planar

Occurring in the same plane.


Color depth (definition)
Color depth

See bit depth.


Color Manager (definition)
Color Manager

A tool that learns about your monitor, scanner, and printers to create a System Color Profile. This profile helps CorelDRAW capture, display, and print color more accurately across different devices.


Color mask (definition)
Color mask

A mask applied to an image based on selected colors. The colors are selected in the Color Mask Roll-Up and can be either modified or protected.


Color mode (definition)
Color mode

The color mode determines how documents are displayed and printed in PHOTO-PAINT.

Black and White - used to create Line Art and two-color images.

Grayscale - used to create duotones and print to a black and white laser printer

16 color or 256 color - used to create non-photographic images, when printing to a low-end color printer, and to maximize your system's memory.

24 bit color - to create high-quality photographic color images and when printing to an RGB or CMY printer.

32 bit CMYK color - used when planning to print a four color process consisting of cyan, magenta, yellow and black.


Color Palette (definition)
Color Palette

The strip of colors along the bottom of the CorelDRAW screen from which you can choose outline and fill colors for selected objects. Choosing Color Palette in the View menu opens a sub-menu with commands for turning the palette on and off, and for loading it with either process or spot color.


Color proof (definition)
Color proof

Sometimes called a pre-press proof, this preliminary step in the color-printing process shows how an image will look when it's printed. Proofing provides an opportunity to make corrections and adjustments before final printing.


Color Separation (definition)
Color separation

The process of separating the colors in an image into the primary printing colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.


Color, RGB (definition)
Color, RGB

The additive color model that is used in your computer monitor. Colors are created by adding varying degrees of red, green, and blue light. For information on the varying degrees, refer to bit depth.


Colorimetric (definition)
Colorimetric

The colorimetric chroma mapping necessary for the reproduction of spot colors. Corel applications remap colors outside of the printer's gamut to the edge of the gamut, preserving colors inside the gamut to ensure more accurate spot-color reproduction.

If you are printing an object that is mostly vector drawings, or Corel PHOTO-PAINT graphics and text, choose a colorimetric System Color Profile.

See also Photographic and Gamut Mapping.


Column header area (definition)
Column header area

The top-most row in a table chart (not including the Subject Area cell). It contains all the column header cells.


Column header labels (definition)
Column header labels

In a data sheet, the text in column header cells. In a table chart, the text contained in the column header area.


Combination charts (definition)
Combination charts

Charts that include a mix of bar and line risers. Use combination charts to emphasize one data series over others.


Combining (definition)
Combining

Placing shapes inside one another and then extruding them. The result is that the inner shape "cuts" holes in the larger shapes. A donut is an example of the kind of object that can be created by combining shapes.


Command (definition)
Command

A word or phrase in a menu that initiates an action.


Command button (definition)
Command button

A button in a dialog box used to carry out an action such as resetting values or displaying another dialog box.


compile time (definition)
Compile time

The period of time during which source code is translated into executable code.


Complex object (definition)
Complex object

CorelDRAW: An object constructed of several simple objects that are linked or grouped. For example, a telephone, comprised of the grouped, simple objects cord, handset, and cradle, is a complex object.

Corel PHOTO-PAINT: A complex object is a group of one or more selections made with the Object tools while in Build Object mode. The Create command on the Object menu converts a complex object into a regular object.


Component, shader (definition)
Component, shader

An elementary building block used in building a shader tree.


Composite (definition)
Composite

Also called a "comprehensive" or "comp,"  this is a preliminary version of a design that combines all image, line art, and text elements. Color composites are often printed on color PostScript printers before they are color separated for four-color process printing.


Compound blend (definition)
Compound blend

A blend created by blending the start or end object in a blend with a third object. Also refers to a blend that's been divided into two or more sub-blend groups by using the Split command in the Blend Roll-Up.


Concentric (definition)
Concentric

Having the same center.


Conical camera (definition)
Conical camera

One of two types of cameras (the other is Isometric) CorelDREAM provides through which you can view a scene. A conical camera is patterned after the standard, 35mm single lens reflex (SLR) camera.


Conical fill (definition)
Conical fill

A type of fountain fill in which the color changes in conical shapes from the start color to the end color in clockwise and counterclockwise directions.


connector lines (definition)
Connector line

Connector lines link two objects together with a live link. These lines act much like dimension lines. If a line is not connected to any object, it becomes a plain line. If a line is connected to one object, the floating point of the line is connected to the screen at the location  where it was created. The line can only be moved by moving objects attached to it. Connector lines need to have two control objects.

Note

To attach connector lines to an object, you must enable the Snap To Objects command.


constant (definition)
Constant

A name given to a particular value, such as pi (3.14152), or a name, such as MyCompany. A constant's value cannot be altered.


Constant value (definition)
Constant value

One of two data types (constants and formulas) including numbers, date/time values , logical and error values, and text which do not change.


Constrain (definition)
Constrain

To restrict object movement to a particular plane, axis, or angle. Holding down the CTRL key while transforming or creating an object is the primary method for controlling constraint.


Continuous tone (definition)
Continuous tone

An image represented by graduated tones from black to white as in a photograph.


Contrast (definition)
Contrast

The visual difference between the dark and light tones of an image.


Control menu (definition)
Control menu

A menu available in all Windows applications. Commands on the menu allow you to move, resize, minimize, maximize, and close applications. Control menus in dialog boxes have commands for moving and closing them. Pressing the ALT key and SPACEBAR or clicking on the box on the left side of the title bar opens the Control menu.


Control object (definition)
Control object

A term used in CorelDRAW to differentiate the original objects from those CorelDRAW creates when you apply the Blend or Extrude commands.


Control point (definition)
Control point

Points extending from nodes along curves and mask marquees and complex object marquees that are being edited with the Mask Node Edit tool and Object Node Edit tool. Control points determine the angle at which the curve passes through the node. Control points appear when you select a node or segment with the Shape tool.


Corel PHOTO-PAINT (definition)
Corel PHOTO-PAINT

A program for creating and editing bitmap images.


CORELAPP.INI (definition)
CORELAPP.INI

A text file with configuration information for all installed Corel applications. This file is in the CORELDRW\CONFIG subdirectory and can be edited by double-clicking on it in the Windows File Manager. Changes you can make include increasing the toolbox and color-palette size so that they appear larger on high-resolution monitors.


CORELDRW.INI (definition)
CORELDRW.INI

A text file with configuration information about CorelDRAW. This file is in the COREL60\CONFIG subdirectory and can be edited by double-clicking it in the Windows File Manager. Changes you can make include modifying the interval for backup-file creation and defining the directory in which these backup files are stored.


CORELFLT.INI (definition)
CORELFLT.INI

A text file with information about the import and export filters used by all installed Corel applications. This file is in the COREL60\CONFIG subdirectory and can be edited by double-clicking it in the Windows File Manager. Aside from adding pens and color definitions used by the HPGL filter, there's little reason to edit this file.


CORELFNT.INI (definition)
CORELFNT.INI

A text file with information about the Corel fonts installed on your system. This file is in the COREL60\CONFIG subdirectory and can be edited by double-clicking it in the Windows File Manager. You can change this file, for example, if you want to use downloadable fonts for your PostScript printer, rather than the Corel version of those fonts.


CORELPNT.INI (definition)
CORELPNT.INI

A text file with configuration information about Corel PHOTO-PAINT. This file is in the CORELDRW\CONFIG subdirectory and can be edited by double-clicking it in the Windows File Manager. Changes you can make include the interval between backup file creation and the directory in which these backup files are stored.


CORELPRN.INI (definition)
CORELPRN.INI

A text file with printing-related information shared by all installed Corel applications. This file is in the COREL60\CONFIG subdirectory and can be edited by double-clicking it in the Windows File Manager. Changes you can make to this file include disabling the message box that warns when the printer and page orientation in CorelDRAW, or other Corel applications, do not match.


CorelTRACE (definition)
CorelTRACE

A program supplied with CorelDRAW that traces bitmap images. The result is a vector graphic that you can import into CorelDRAW for editing.


CPT (definition)
CPT

The filename extension for bitmap files created by Corel PHOTO-PAINT. CorelDRAW can import and export files in this format, including those containing color and grayscale information.


Create Object Mode (definition)
Create Object Mode

Corel PHOTO-PAINT: When in Create Object Mode, the object tools can be used to quickly create simple objects. Choose Create Object Mode by either clicking the Build Mode button, so that it displays [image], or uncheck the Build Mode item on the Object menu.


Crop (definition)
Crop

To reduce the visible area of an imported bitmap using the Shape tool. The parts not displayed or printed are still stored in the bitmap file.


Crop marks (definition)
Crop marks

Alignment marks at the corners of a printed page. Used as aids for trimming the paper to the proper size. Crop marks are turned on in the Print Options dialog box and appear only when the page size in Corel PHOTO-PAINT is smaller than the paper size of the printer.


Cross section (definition)
Cross section

One of the planes in the Free Form modeler on which two-dimensional shapes are drawn to create the form of a three-dimensional object. Objects have two or more cross sections.


Crosshairs (definition)
Crosshairs

The pair of intersecting lines that can be dragged from the spot where the rulers meet to form the crosshair cursor. The crosshair is displayed through the Preferences command in the Special menu.


Cursor (definition)
Cursor

Also called the mouse pointer. It indicates the object, command, tool, or other screen item you want to select. The shape of the cursor changes depending on the tool or command you have selected.


Curve Fit Correlation Coefficient (definition)
Curve Fit Correlation Coefficient

Calculates how closely a curve fit line intersects with the data points it is charting. The number will be between zero and one; one is a perfect fit, zero is a poor fit.


Curve object (definition)
Curve object

An object with nodes and control points that you manipulate to change the object's shape. Curve objects are drawn with the Pencil tool. You can also convert text and objects drawn with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools into curve objects using the Convert To Curves command in the Arrange menu.


Cusp (definition)
Cusp

A Bezier node that allows you to edit the line segments on either side of the node independantly. Use a cusp when you want to add a sharp bend to a curve.


Cusp node

A Bezier node that allows you to edit the line segments on either side of the node independantly. Use a cusp node when you want to add a sharp bend to a curve.


Data axis major grid lines (definition)
Data axis major grid lines

Grid lines that split up the data axis into equal divisions. "Major grid lines" can cross the whole chart, be just tick marks on the edge of the Charting Area, or both.


Data axis minor grid lines (definition)
Data axis minor grid lines

Grid lines placed between data axis major grid lines to offer more precise measurement. "Minor grids lines" can cross the whole chart, be tick marks on the axis line, or both.


Data cell (definition)
Data cell

The intersection of a column and row in a Presents data sheet. Data cells, recognized as individual data units, are used to hold data in the form of numbers, formulas, and text.

Note:  Text that is wider than the current cell is visible unless the adjacent cell also contains data. To display any text hidden in this way, widen its column. Where a number contains more digits than can be displayed in the current column width, number signs appear in the cell. To display the number correctly, widen its column.


Data marker (definition)
Data marker

Any graphic element on a chart used to depict numeric values from the Datasheet. Examples include bars, pie slices, lines, and points.


Data range (definition)
Data range

The group of contiguous cells that contain numeric data that forms the bars, lines, pies, or other markers in the chart. You must select and tag the data range.


Data Sheet Error Values (definition)
Data sheet error values

Warnings returned by the data sheet when you use unrecognized syntax (usually operators, separators, functions, or values) when entering formulas.


data type (definition)
Data type

A definition of the type of information that can be stored in a variable or constant. For example, integer and string are both data types.


Database (definition)
Database

A tool for storing and organizing information. CorelDRAW's Object Data feature permits you to create a database with information about your artwork. For example, you might create a database for a technical illustration that includes component names and part numbers.


Datasheet (definition)
Datasheet

A matrix, or grid containing individual cells, used to contain, organize and make calculations with numerical and textual data. Spreadsheets used in microcomputers typically include a wide array of useful tools and functions to process the data. The data sheet is the spreadsheet used with the Corel PRESENTS charting module.


Datasheet Functions (definition)
Datasheet functions

Ready-made formulas that can be used in combination with other functions, values, and operators to make calculations. The data sheet's spreadsheet functions perform a wide variety of operations.


debug (definition)
Debug

To remove the syntax and logic errors that prevent the script from either being compiled, or executing correctly.


declaration, constant (definition)
Declaration, constant

A statement that states the name used to refer to a value throughout the script. For example, you would declare the constant pi to be 3.14159.


declaration, variable (definition)
Declaration, variable

A statement that states the name, data type, and initial value of a variable to be used throughout the script.  For example, you would declare a variable sum to be an integer, with the initial value of 0.


Default paragraph text (definition)
Default paragraph text

A text style applied to Paragraph Text when the text is created. You can change the default paragraph text style or apply a different style using the Styles Roll-Up or the Object menu.


Default printer (definition)
Default printer

The device that Corel applications automatically use to print a drawing when you choose the Print command from the File menu. You can have only one default printer selected using the Print Setup command in the File menu.


Default settings (definition)
Default settings

Preset options built into a program. Default settings you can change in CorelDRAW include outline and fill attributes for new objects, page size and orientation, and whether the rulers, status line, and on-screen palette are turned on or off.


Defringe (definition)
Defringe

A command that replaces the color of pixels along an object's edge with the color of pixels inside an object's boundary. Defringing removes the edge, making the object blend in with the background.


Densitometer scale (definition)
Densitometer scale

Scales that are printed on each page of a color-separated image for the purposes of gauging the accuracy, quality, and consistency of the output. You can print these scales by choosing an option in the Print Options dialog box.


Descender (definition)
Descender

In lowercase letters, the part of the letter that extends below the main body, or x-height, as shown in the bitmap at right.


Descending scale (definition)
Descending scale

A scale on which values decrease moving up the scale, or right to left on the scale, depending on the chart type. Most charts have an ascending scale. In bar, line, and area charts, you can change a scale from ascending to descending by choosing Chart, Data Axis, and turning off Ascending Scale on the flyout menu.


Deselect (definition)
Deselect

To indicate, by clicking on white space or selecting another object, that you do not want the next command or action to apply to the selected object.


Destination file (definition)
Destination file

The file into which an embedded or linked object is being inserted. See also Embedded object and Linked object.


Device driver (definition)
Device driver

A program through which a computer and devices such as a mouse or printer communicate. A mouse driver, for example, displays a pointer on the screen and translates clicks into actions.


Dialog box (definition)
Dialog box

A window displayed when additional information is needed to perform an action. For example, when you choose the Save command to save a drawing for the first time, a dialog box appears requesting a filename.


DIC (definition)
DIC

Offers colors that are available through the DIC Color Guide, DIC Color Guide Part II, and DIC Traditional Colors of Japan. Colors in these palettes are created by mixing DIC brand inks. Reproduction through Corel applications is achieved through the CMYK color space. Colors can be displayed by name or swatch through the Color Options menu. Swatches are identified by palette and color ID code:

DIC id# for DIC Color Guide

DIC Part II id# for DIC Color Guide Part II

DIC Traditional id# for DIC Traditional Colors of Japan


Didot (definition)
Didot

 A unit of measure equivalent to 1.07 times a U.S. point. Sixty seven thousand, five hundred sixty seven

 (67.567) didots equal one inch.


Dimension lines (definition)
Dimension lines

An annotation showing the lengths of objects or the distances between them. You can add dimension lines to your illustrations by switching the Pencil tool to dimensioning mode.


Direction keys (definition)
Direction keys

Direction keys are the arrow keys (↑, ↓, ←, →) and the HOME, END, PgUp, and PgDn keys on the numeric keypad.

The arrow keys move selected objects in small steps (called nudging). They also move the insertion point when you enter or edit text on-screen or in a dialog box.

The HOME and END keys select the start and end nodes on a curve object when the Shape tool is selected. They also move the insertion point in a block of text to the beginning or end of a line.


Directory (definition)
Directory

A directory is part of a structure that organizes files on a disk like drawers in a filing cabinet. Directories have names and can be divided into subdirectories. For example, you could store all your logo designs in a directory called LOGOS.


Display screen: (definition)
Display screen

The file display screen is the first window you see when you open Corel MOSAIC. It can display open windows representing directories, catalog and libraries simultaneously. When you minimize an open window, it will be represented at the bottom of the file display screen by an icon unique to its file type.


Distant light (definition)
Distant light

A light outside of the scene universe. The light rays from a distant source are parallel as they enter your scene. An example of this is the way the sun lights the Earth.


Dither (definition)
Dither

The process of approximating pixel colors when reducing the color depth of an image. Dithering can improve transitions between colors when reducing a 24-bit image to 8-bit format.


Dithered color (definition)
Dithered color

Color simulated by putting dots of another color very close together. Windows uses dithering to display colors that the graphics adapter is unable to display. See also Pure color.


DLL (Dynamically Linked Library) (definition)
DLL (Dynamically Linked Library)

A set of routines that can be included in the script file at run-time.


Dot gain (definition)
Dot gain

The enlargement of the dots that make up an image, causing colors to print darker than intended. Corel PHOTO-PAINT's Color Manager automatically compensates for dot gain.


Double-click (definition)
Double click

To press and release the left mouse button twice in quick succession. Corel PHOTO-PAINT lets you assign a function to the right mouse button through the Preferences command in the Special menu.


Downloadable fonts definitions
Downloadable fonts

Fonts stored on disk which, unlike printer-resident fonts, must be transmitted to a printer before you can print your document. If you have purchased downloadable PostScript fonts, you can use them instead of Corel's TrueType fonts by selecting an option in the Print Options dialog box.


DPI (definition)
DPI

A measure of a printer's resolution in dots per inch. Typical desktop laser printers print at 300 dpi, while image setters are capable of printing at resolutions of 1270 or 2540 dpi. The more dots per inch, the smoother and cleaner the output is.


Draft mode (definition)
Draft mode

A mode that displays text without any formatting options applied.


Drag (definition)
Drag

To move the mouse while holding down the left mouse button. Releasing the button completes the action.


Drawing window (definition)
Drawing window

The portion of the CorelDRAW screen available for drawing. Objects on the printable page, or editing window (the rectangle with the drop shadow), will print.

Note: If the size of the printing page is larger than the size of the drawing page, it is possible to print outside of the printable page, as is the case in when printing a .CDR file in offset.


Drive (definition)
Drive

A device in a computer that spins disks used to store information. Personal computers normally have a fixed-disk drive labeled C, and one or two floppy-disk drives labeled A and/or B.


Duotone (definition)
Duotone

A duotone is a grayscale image that has been converted into a two-color image. Using two colors of ink, instead of four, significantly reduces the costs of printing while still providing a wide range of colors to choose from. The duotone feature is ideal for adding an accent color to a photograph or for extending the tonal ranges of inks.


Dupont palette (definition)
Dupont palette

Offers colors that are available through the DuPont® Spectramaster solid color library. This library was developed to provide a paint color selection and matching tool for industrial coatings and colorants. Colors are based on L*a*b* and are converted to RGB for display and CMYK for printing. Colors can be displayed by name or swatch through the Color Options menu.


DXF (definition)
DXF

DXF is a public export text file format used by Autodesk and other CAD vendors. Because it is widely supported by animation, 3D modeling and rendering, and CAD programs, it may be used as a vehicle for importing and exporting objects between CorelDREAM and other applications.

When it was first created, DXF was only a 2D format. Later, it was improved to include 3D information. As a result, a DXF file can now simultaneously contain both 2D and 3D data. DXF is pure geometry. It carries no shading information, lights or cameras.


Edit (definition)
Edit

Changing an object using commands in the Edit, Effects, Mask, and Object menus or the Pick, Freehand, and Fill tools.


Editable preview (definition)
Editable preview

One of two ways to view objects in the drawing window. In editable preview (the default view), you see the outlines and fills of objects as you create them. In the wireframe view, objects are displayed in skeleton form. Since objects redraw more quickly without outlines and fills, you may find it more efficient to edit complex drawings in wireframe view.

You can switch freely between views by choosing Wireframe from the View menu.


Em (definition)
Em

A unit of measurement used in typesetting that is exactly as wide as the point size being used.


Embedded object (definition)
Embedded object

Information from a file created in one application that's been inserted into a file in another application. For example, you can embed a graphic created in CorelDRAW into a Microsoft Word document. You can edit the embedded information from within the application into which it is embedded.


Emboss (definition)
Emboss

Emboss refers to a filter that causes areas to appear raised in relief. This is achieved by suppressing the color in the area and outlining it with a selected color.


Emulsion (definition)
Emulsion

The light-sensitive coating material on a piece of film.


En (definition)
En

A typesetting unit of measure equal to half the width of an em.


End node (definition)
End node

The small square at the end of an open path that appears when you select the path with the Shape tool. The end node is smaller than the start node.


Envelope (definition)
Envelope

A feature in the Effects menu that allows you to distort the shape of an object by manipulating the bounding box that contains the object.


EOF (definition)
EOF (End Of File)


EPS (definition)
EPS

The filename extension for Encapsulated PostScript files. Corel applications can import and export EPS files. CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT can export to the generic EPS format, as well as to EPS files with clipping paths. Also, it is possible to import objects containing an EPS file. The EPS files CorelTRACE creates can be imported by programs such as Corel VENTURA and Aldus PageMaker.


Equalize filter (definition)
Equalize filter

A filter that redistributes shades of colors. Equalizing makes the darkest colors black, the lightest colors white, and stretches the colors in between. The histogram that is displayed, represents the shades in the image. The height of each bar shows the number of dots with that amount of shading. The bottom of the histogram shows the range of shades in your picture. It is often best to equalize a scanned image first, to improve its appearance, before using other filters.


Exponential regression (definition)
Exponential regression

A least squares approximation line of the form [image] for a selected series.


Expression (definition)
Expression

Any variable--positive, negative, fractional, whole numbers, or formulas.


Extension (definition)
Extension

The characters following the period in a filename that identify the type of information in the file. The .PCX extension, for example, indicates that the file contains a bitmap.


Extrude (definition)
Extrude

A feature in the Effects menu that allows you to give objects a three-dimensional look.


Face (definition)
Face

The back (first cross section shape) or front (last shape) of an extruded object.


Fade (definition)
Fade

Fade Up and Fade Down are effects you can apply to your sound wave in the Wave Editor.


Fade out (definition)
Fade out

The rate set for the brush tools which causes the paint color to fade and eventually disappear. This gives the tools the effect of a real brush stroke.


Feathering (definition)
Feathering

The gradual blending of pixels between a mask or object and the surrounding background. Feathering produces a softer, more natural-looking edge.


FH3 (definition)
FH3

A vector based file format. The extension for files saved in the Aldus Freehand 3 file format.


Fibonacci (definition)
Fibonacci

A sequence of numbers in every number is the sum of the two numbers immediately preceding it. For example, 1,1,2,3,5,8,13. Corel PRESENTS 's Fill Series feature enables you to create Fibonacci series automatically.


Field (definition)
Field

A column of cells in a database. Each column contains a different category of information, and the cells all share something in common with other cells in the same column.


File previewer (definition)
File previewer

In the Open Bitmap dialog box, a small bitmap representation that lets you see what the selected file contains before you open it.


Fill color

The color used by the Fill tool to paint areas on images. The fill color also determines the color inside the rectangles, ellipses, and polygons you draw. You can choose the fill color in the Tool Settings Roll-Up for the Fill tool, in the on-screen color palette, or from the image itself by right-clicking a color with the Eyedropper tool.


Film (definition)
Film

Photo-sensitive sheets onto which images are transferred either as positives or negatives. These sheets are then used to create printing plates. An option in the Print Options dialog box lets you create film negatives for printing on an image setter.


Film recorder (definition)
Film recorder

A device that reproduces images from a computer screen on film. The film can then be developed into slides or prints using conventional photographic processes. Corel PHOTO-PAINT can export files for use by film recorders that accept files in SCODL format.


Filter (definition)
Filter

A program that translates one file format to another, or that processes the information in a file to produce a special effect, such as embossing.


Financial Moving Average (definition)
Financial moving average

A line drawn at the moving average of the data points. In the Data Analysis dialog box, you must enter, in the Order box the number of periods used to calculate each moving average point.

By using moving averages (with the appropriate number of periods), you can eliminate cyclical, seasonal, or irregular patterns, and thus clearly see the moving trend. Unfortunately, you lose data at both ends of the series, and the program may calculate cycles or movements not present in the original data. Also, moving averages are easily affected by extreme values.


Flyout (definition)
 Flyout

A menu command or tool that has two or more additional tool or menu commands. It appears when you click and hold the mouse button down on it.


FOCOLTONE (definition)
FOCOLTONE

A color system that provides a range of spot colors built with the process colors, cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK). The FOCOLTONE colors are organized so that you can choose FOCOLTONE colors with at least 10% of one process color in common with another FOCOLTONE color. This minimizes the need for trap, and makes it an ideal color palette to use for color separating.


Folder (definition)
Folder

Folders are used to store and organize your documents, programs, and other files. For example, you could create a folder called LOGOS for storing logo designs. In previous versions of Windows, folders were called directories.


Font (definition)
Font

A set of characters in a given typeface and point size (see below). For example, 10 point Times Roman. Most fonts are available in families that include different weights or styles such as bold and italic.

10 pts   18 pts   36 pts


Footer (definition)
Footer

A text string that appears at the bottom of every slide of a presentation. The footer can be any user-defined text string. Footers are assigned using the Page Setup command.


Footnote (definition)
Footnote

The footnote of a chart usually indicates the origin of the chart data. It is often placed near the bottom of the chart, and shown in a small type size. Footnote text can be formatted using the text ribbon bar.


Force justification (definition)
Force justification

Stretches the last line of a paragraph to the right margin.


Force Line Breaks (definition)
Force line breaks

A line break you "force" in a paragraph by pressing SHIFT+ENTER. Unlike hard returns (entered by pressing Enter) which create the end of a paragraph, force line breaks cause a line break but do not start a new paragraph.

No spacing is added between lines separated by a force line break. Where effects such as bullets apply to the first line of a paragraph, the next bullet does not appear until you enter a regular hard return.


Formula (definition)
Formula

A formula is one or a series of operations, performed on various types of data, that produces a different result. When formulas are entered into a spreadsheet cell, only the result appears in the cell. To view a formula after you enter it, click the cell, press F2, then use the Formula bar for editing. Formulas may include constant numbers, cell addresses, operators, cell ranges and functions, but may not exceed 255 characters. See also Spreadsheet error values


Formula bar (definition)
Formula bar

A tool used for composing spreadsheet formulas in the data sheet.


Fountain fill (definition)
Fountain fill

A fill that fades gradually from one color to another. Also called a gradient or graduated fill. Corel applications let you create linear, radial, conical, and square fountains using the Fountain Fill icon in the Fill tool menu and the Fill Roll-Up.


Four-color process (definition)
Four-color process

The four-color printing process, or process color, reproduces all color artwork with just four colors: cyan, magenta, yellow and black, often referred to as CMYK.


FPS (definition)
FPS

Stands for "frames per second", the speed at which the animation playback is measured.


Frame (definition)
Frame

The rectangle that encloses a block of Paragraph Text created with the Text tool.

Corel PRESENTS: Placeholders for objects on a slide. Time on-screen and transition effect can be assigned to a slide, and to individual frames within a slide.


Freehand drawing mode (definition)
Freehand drawing mode

One of two ways you can draw lines and curves using the Pencil tool. In Freehand mode, you draw by dragging the mouse pointer like a pencil on paper. The other mode, Bezier, is a connect-the-dots method of drawing. You can switch between modes by using the flyout that is revealed when you hold  the mouse button down on the Pencil tool.


Full-color pattern (definition)
Full-color pattern

Fill composed of repeating vector images. CorelDRAW supplies a collection of vector patterns to which you can add your own.


function (definition)
Function

A user-defined procedure, called from a script, that executes a series of commands and returns the result to the script.


Functions (definition)
Functions

Ready-made formulas that can be used in combination with other functions, values, and operators to produce a result. PRESENTS's Data Sheet offers functions to perform a wide variety of operations in the following categories: Conversion, Date and Time, DDE, Engineering, Finance, Information, Logic, Lookup and Reference, Math and Trig, Statistics and Text.


Functions, Shader (definition)
Functions, Shader

An alogorithm, which, when applied to a shader, produces a specific pattern or effect such as a checkboard, wood grain, or marble.


G-Buffer (Geometry Buffer) (definition)
G-Buffer (Geometry Buffer)

A type of information carried on optional channels of an image rendered in CorelDREAM. The G-Buffer carries an aspect of three dimensionality with the 2D rendering. This can assist 2D filters and paint tools during retouching.


Gamut (definition)
Gamut

A gamut is the range of colors that a device can reproduce. Printers and output devices have limited gamuts. If you use colors outside of the printer's gamut, CorelDRAW's Color Manager ensures that those colors are mapped into the printers gamut as accurately as possible. See also, Colorimetric, Photographic, and Gamut mapping.


Gamut Mapping (definition)
Gamut mapping

Gamut mapping is the reassigning of colors outside of the range of colors a device is capable of reproducing. The range of colors you specify from a palette or capture with a scanner can be larger than a printer can reproduce. CorelDRAW uses two kinds of gamut mapping: Colorimetric for spot colors and vector-based art, and photographic for bitmap art. See also Gamut.


GDF (definition)
GDF

The filename extension for vector graphics files used by IBM mainframe computers. Corel applications imports these graphics as .PIF files. PIF files can be translated to .GDF format by the mainframe computer.


GEM (definition)
GEM (Graphics Environment Manager)

A menu-driven interface used by some programs. Also a filename extension for files created by programs such as GEM Artline. Corel applications can import files in this format.


GIF (definition)
GIF

The filename extension for files in a bitmap format that is commonly used to store digitized color photographs. Corel applications can import files in this format.


Global Universe (definition)
Global Universe

The Global Universe is a Cartesian coordinate system with the origin of the X, Y, and Z axes (0, 0, 0) at the center of the universe. The Global Universe is fixed. It is not affected by changes made to the working box.


Gradient (definition)
Gradient

An effect created by blending one color into another through a series of intermediate steps.


Gravity (definition)
Gravity

In CorelDREAM, an alignment option that sets the roll of the select object to zero, effectively leveling the object with the horizon.


Gray component replacement (GCR) (definition)
Gray Component Replacement (GCR)

A technique in which equal amounts of cyan, magenta, and yellow are removed and replaced with black ink. This technique produces better color saturation and contrast, and saves ink costs. Corel PHOTO-PAINT's Color Manager controls GCR according to the output device. See also, Undercolor removal.


Grayscale image (definition)
Grayscale image

An image, typically created by a scanner, in which continuous tones are represented as uniform shades of gray. Corel applications can import and display images with up to 256 levels of gray.

Grayscale values can also be thought of in terms of the other color models. In RGB, a grayscale value corresponds to equal amounts of all RGB colors. In CMYK, a grayscale value corresponds to zero C, M, and Y values with a positive K value. In HSB, a grayscale value corresponds to zero H and S values with a positive B value.


Greeking (definition)
Greeking

To represent text using dummy type that has no meaning, or a series of straight lines. Greeking increases screen drawing speed when text is too small to be legible. Greeking does not affect print quality.


Grid (definition)
Grid

A series of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines used to align objects. The spacing is specified through the Grid & Scale Setup command in the Layout menu. You can also display the grid using this command and have objects snap to the grid by turning on Snap to Grid in the Layout menu.


Grid Lines (definition)
Grid Lines

Horizontal or vertical lines that split up an axis into divisions.

Numeric axes can display major and minor grid lines. Major grid lines line up with numbers on the numeric scale. Minor grid lines are placed between major grid lines.

Non-numeric axes have one set of grid lines, placed between headers.


Group (definition)
Group

A set of collected objects. Grouping enables a set of simple objects to behave as one.


Guidelines (definition)
Guidelines

Non-printing lines used to align objects. Guidelines can be placed anywhere in the drawing window by dragging them from the rulers or using the Guidelines Setup command in the Layout menu. By turning on Snap To Guidelines in the Layout menu, you can force objects to snap to a guideline when drawn or moved near it.


Gutter (definition)
Gutter

The space between columns of Paragraph Text.


Halftone (definition)
Halftone

The process of reproducing a continuous tone image, such as a black-and-white photograph, using dots of various sizes. On laser printers that cannot print different sizes of dots, the halftone is produced by printing different numbers of dots in a given area.


Halftone screen (definition)
Halftone screen

In photography, a sheet of glass or film with a grid pattern of lines used to convert a continuous tone image into dots of various sizes. In CorelDRAW, halftone screens are specified for spot colors by choosing PostScript from the Outline Color, Uniform Fill, or Fountain Fill dialog boxes. Process-color screens are set in the Print Separations dialog box under Custom Halftone.


Handles (definition)
Handles

Small squares that appear on the corners and sides of an object's highlighting box when the object is selected. Use the square handles to resize and transform an object. Click on a selected object and the handles change to arrows which then permit you to rotate and skew the object.


Hanging Indent (definition)
Hanging Indent

A format applied to Paragraph Text in which the first line of text begins farther left than subsequent lines.


Header (definition)
Header

CorelDRAW: An optional bitmap image created when you save a CorelDRAW file or export it in .EPS format. If you include an image header, you can see a representation of the file contents before opening. If you export a file with an image header, you can see a representation in programs such as Corel Ventura Publisher and Aldus PageMaker.

Corel PRESENTS: A text string that appears at the top of every slide of a presentation. The header can be any user-defined text string. Headers are assigned using the Page Setup command.


Headers (Category Axis) (definition)
Headers (Category Axis)

Labels on the category axis that describe the charted data. Headers are attached to the axis; they can not be moved independently of the axis.


Headers (Second Category Axis) (definition)
Headers (Second Category Axis)

Labels on the second category axis that describe the charted data. Headers are attached to the axis; they cannot be moved independently of the axis.


Hierarchy (definition)
Hierarchy

The tree structure in the Hierarchy window that shows the logical relationships of linked and grouped objects and allows you to change their relationships.


Highlight (definition)
Highlight

Regions on an object where light reflects directly into the viewpoint. Highlights appear as bright spots on shiny objects and are almost nonexistent on rough objects. A highlight is the lightest part of the image.


Highlighting box (definition)
Highlighting box

The invisible rectangle, with eight handles, that encloses a selected object or mask. When you move or otherwise transform an object or mask, a dotted rectangle representing the highlighting box appears instead of the object or mask.


Hints (definition)
Hints

Information included with fonts to improve their appearance when printed at small point sizes. Hints are included with the TrueType and Adobe Type 1 fonts supplied with CorelDRAW.


Histogram (definition)
Histogram

A graph displaying the number of pixels for each of the colors in the image.


Hot point (definition)
Hot point

A special, active point inside, on the surface of, or near an object or group. The hot point is used for precise positioning and alignment operations, including numerical positioning.


Hotkeys (definition)
Hotkeys

Also known as speedkeys, hotkeys are keys pressed in combination to execute menu commands. You can customize the default Corel hotkey combinations as desired.

An exampleof a hotkey combination is CTRL+P, which opens the Print dialog box.

Style hotkey combinations are listed along the right side of the Styles Roll-Up. To assign hotkeys automatically to new Paragraph Text styles, click the Styles Roll-Up's flyout button [image] and click Set Hotkeys, Auto-Assign.


Hourglass cursor (definition)
Hourglass cursor

The mouse pointer changes to an hourglass during an operation such as printing. No other actions can be performed until the pointer reappears, either by the completion of the action, such as printing, or by returning the cursor to the open dialog box.


HPGL (definition)
HPGL

The initial letters in Hewlett Packard Graphics Language [image] a file format created by programs such as AutoCAD for printing drawings on plotters. CorelDRAW can import and export HPGL files with the extension .PLT.


HSB (definition)
HSB

Hue, Saturation, and Brightness are the components in the HSB color model. Hue determines color, saturation determines color depth, and brightness determines the percentage of white used to make the color lighter or darker. This model is the closest approximation to how we perceive color.


Hue (definition)
Hue

In the HSB color model, hue is the main attribute in a color that distinguishes it from other colors. Blue, green, and red, for example, are all hues. See also Saturation and Brightness.


Icon (definition)
Icon

A pictorial representation of a tool, object, file, or other program item. An item is selected by clicking once, or sometimes double-clicking, on its icon.


identifier (definition)
Identifier

A name used to refer to a particular constant or variable throughout the script.


Image setter (definition)
Image setter

A generic term for printers capable of printing text and graphics (line art and photographs) at resolutions of 1200 dpi or more on film or photographic paper.


In-cell editing (definition)
In-cell editing

With in-cell editing, you can set individual attributes directly in a cell. For example, you can make the first character bigger than others, give it a different font, or even apply a different color with the on-screen color palette.

Note:  Text that is wider than the current cell is visible unless the adjacent cell also contains data. To display any text hidden in this way, widen its column. Where a number contains more digits than can be displayed in the current column width, number signs appear in the cell. To display the number correctly, widen its column.


Indent (definition)
Indent

A formatting option for Paragraph Text which positions text a specific distance from the left and/or right boundaries of the text frame. You can indent an entire paragraph or the first line only.


initialization (definition)
Initialization

A statement declaring the initial value of a variable, which can also determine the variable's data type.  Commonly, numeric variables are initialized to zero, and character strings are initialized to an empty string.


Insert video (definition)
Insert video

A series of still images which can be inserted into a presentation. When the presentation is played as a screen show, the images simulate motion and movement.


Insertion point (definition)
Insertion point

A vertical bar that indicates where text will be inserted when you type. The insertion point appears when you click text with the Text tool and in dialog boxes that require you to type information.


Instance (definition)
Instance

A duplicate of an existing object or group in the same scene. Each duplicate is not a different object, but another instance of the original master object. For example, the four legs of a table are not four separate objects, but four instances of the master object called table leg.


Integers (definition)
Integers

The number set consisting of all the positive whole numbers, their negatives, and zero. Integers are a subset of rational numbers.

Example:  10, -10, and 0 are integers.


Intensity (definition)
Intensity

Intensity increases the brightness of the lighter pixels and decreases the darker mid-tones and dark pixels. The result is that the image looks brighter without being washed out.


Inter-character spacing (definition)
Inter-character spacing

The amount of spacing between characters of text. Inter-character spacing is also called "letter spacing" and range kerning. You can adjust inter-character spacing interactively with the Shape tool or by entering numeric values in a dialog box.


Inter-line spacing (definition)
Inter-line spacing

The amount of spacing between the baselines of text, inter-line spacing is also called "leading." You can adjust inter-line spacing interactively with the Shape tool or by entering numeric values in a dialog box.


Inter-paragraph spacing (definition)
Inter-paragraph spacing

The amount of spacing between blocks of Paragraph Text separated by pressing the ENTER key. Adjust inter-paragraph spacing by entering values in a dialog box.

When inter-paragraph spacing between paragraphs differs, the larger of the values applies. For example, if paragraph one has an After Paragraph spacing value of 50.000 % of Character Height, and the next paragraph has Before Paragraph spacing of 55.000 %, inter-paragraph spacing would be 55.000 % of character height.


Inter-word spacing (definition)
Inter-word spacing

The amount of spacing between words of text. You can adjust inter-word spacing interactively with the Shape tool or by entering numeric values in a dialog box.


Interruptible Display (definition)
Interruptible display

A feature in CorelDRAW that stops the screen during a redraw whenever the mouse button or a key is pressed. If you are working on a complex drawing, interruptible display can save time by allowing you to select tools and commands without waiting for the screen to redraw completely. You can turn interruptible display on and off through the Preferences command in the Special menu.


intrinsic statement (definition)
Intrinsic statement

A CorelSCRIPT command that controls the logical progression of the script. An example of an intrinsic statement is the FUNCTION...ENDFUNCTION statement.


Irrational numbers (definition)
Irrational numbers

Numbers that can be expressed as infinite decimals with an indefinite sequence and that cannot be expressed as the quotient of two integers

Example: The square root of 2, which is 1.414213562373


Isometric camera (definition)
Isometric camera

One of two types of cameras (the other is Conical) through which you can view a scene in CorelDREAM. An isometric camera gives a view where object size is not related to distance from the camera [image]; that is, there is no vanishing point.


Jaggies (definition)
Jaggies

A stair-step effect that often occurs when a bitmap image is enlarged. Jaggies can be reduced with anti-aliasing.


JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) (definition)
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

An international standard for image compression that offers compression with almost no losses at ratios up to 20 to 1.


Justify (definition)
Justify

An alignment option for Paragraph Text that aligns the text between the right and left frame margins.


Kerning (definition)
Kerning

Reduces the spacing between two consecutive characters. With certain letter pairs, such as AV, moving the letters closer together improves their appearance when printed. You can kern text interactively with the Shape tool or by entering numeric values in the Character Attributes dialog box.

See also Range Kerning


LAB (definition)
LAB

The color model developed by Commission internationale de l'eclairage (CIE) based on three parameters: lightness (L*), and two chromaticity ranges: a* (green to red) and b* (blue to yellow). The square, two-dimensional visual selector defines the a* and b* coordinates from -60 to 60; the vertical visual selector defines the L* value from 0 to 100. This model is device-independent, and encompasses the color gamuts of both the CMYK and the RGB color models.


Landscape (definition)
Landscape

A page oriented so that it prints from left to right across its longest dimension.


Layer (definition)
Layer

A transparent plane on which objects are placed. You can control how objects in your drawing overlay one another by moving the layer and the objects they contain. You can also make layers invisible and non-printable.


Leader tabs (definition)
Leader tabs

A tab stop which "leads" a trail of points. Tabs with leaders are typically used to draw the reader's attention from a passage of text at the left to related data at the right.

Corel's leader tabs can be changed to any character in the current font; you can also adjust the spacing of the leader characters.

For example, in a table of contents, using a leader tab automatically creates the dots shown below.

Formatting Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 152


Left wall (definition)
Left wall

The left-side vertical plane on a 3D chart. The left wall has depth as well as length and width, with no more than three surfaces visible at a time. (By default they are the top edge of the wall, the inside surface, and the left, or outside, edge.)

The wall surfaces can be automatically shaded, or you can manually give each surface a different color. For automatic shading, choose Chart, Auto Shade Cube, a toggle command.

The left wall surfaces are areas; they accept colors from the on-screen color palette and special effects created in the Fill tool.


Letter spacing (definition)
Letter spacing

Adjusts the horizontal spacing between characters in an entire word, line, or text block. A negative value decreases spacing, while a positive value increases it.


Limitcheck error (definition)
Limitcheck error

A PostScript printing error that occurs when a drawing contains too many line segments or too large a bitmap for the printer to reproduce. Corel applications provides a Flatness control in the Print Options dialog box that helps to overcome this problem.


Line art (definition)
Line art

In traditional graphic arts, an illustration containing only black and white.


Line style (definition)
Line style

Solid, dashed, dotted, or dashed-and-dotted line types selected from the Outline Pen dialog box or the Pen Roll-up.


Linear fill (definition)
Linear fill

A fountain fill that creates a gradual transition from one color to another in a straight line.


Linear regression (definition)
Linear regression

A least squares approximation line of the formula y = a0+a1x for a selected series. This formula is equal to a polynomial fit with the Order set to 1. Linear regression is determined by the following formula:

Variable x is an independent variable, Y is a dependent variable, E(Y|x) is a conditional expectation of random variable Y for fixed value of the variable x. In practice, the parameters 0 and 1 of the linear regression are unknown, and their values evaluated through the Y and x variables.

Parameter 0 determines the intercept of the linear regression.

Parameter 1 determines the slope of the linear regression.


Linked object (definition)
Linked object

In Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), information from a source file has been inserted into a file (the destination file), and maintains a link to the source file. Changes made to the information in the source file are automatically made to the information in the destination files.


Lino (definition)
Lino

Short for Linotronic, a line of PostScript image setters used for high-resolution printing. Over the years, the term has come to mean any type of image setter used by service bureaus.


List box (definition)
List box

List boxes appear in dialog boxes and display a choice of options. If the list cannot accommodate all available options, scroll bars are provided.


Local Universe (definition)
Local Universe

The Local Universe is a coordinate system describing the position and orientation of a group within the global universe. Each group has its own coordinate system that's separate from the global universe. So too does each indiviual object.


LPI (definition)
LPI

Lines per inch. The screen frequency used for photos and tints is described in lpi.


Luminosity (definition)
Luminosity

A value corresponding to the brightness of a color.


Marquee (definition)
Marquee

When you drag diagonally to select a set of elements or region of an image, the rectangle created between the start point (mouse down) and the end point (mouse up) is called a marquee.


Marquee select (definition)
Marquee select

A method of selecting multiple objects with the Pick tool, or multiple nodes with the Shape tool, by dragging a dotted rectangle around them.


Mask (definition)
Mask

Corel PHOTO-PAINT: A cover over an area of the image that protects the area from applied effects or tools. A regular mask can protect areas outside the boundaries of the defined area or, if inverted, protect areas within the confines of the marquee. A color mask protects or modifies areas with specified colors.

CorelDRAW: The combining of two or more objects using the Combine command from the Arrange menu to create a transparent hole through which underlying objects are visible.


Mask channel (definition)
Mask channel

A temporary storage area for masks. When you create a mask channel, PHOTO-PAINT makes a copy of the current mask and stores it in a channel where you can access and re-use it in the image as many times as you wish . You can also save a mask channel to a file or open a previously saved channel into the current image.


Master (definition)
Master

A master is a category of object. All instances are duplicates of the original object or scene master. The duplicates or instances of a master can have different names, sizes, hot point locations, and shading attributes. Working at the master level you can make global changes to all the instances of the objects in the master. An example of a master object could be a soda can. All the cans of soda in a six-pack are the instances of the master object "soda can."  The cans in the six-pack may be dented or at different orientations and positions,but all are instances of the master.


Master layer (definition)
Master layer

In CorelDRAW, a layer that contains objects which repeat on all other pages in a multi-page document. You can use this feature to place a header or footer on every page.


Maximize (definition)
Maximize

To enlarge an application window to full-screen size.


Mean (definition)
Mean

A horizontal or vertical line drawn at the mean of the data points.

The "mean" equals the sum of the values divided by the number of values (e.g. [P1 + P2 + P3] / 3 ).


Menu (definition)
Menu

A list of commands that appears when you choose a name in the menu bar. The menu bar appears below the title bar which is at the top of the window.


Menu bar (definition)
Menu bar

The bar near the top of the window that contains the names of the program menus.


Merge mode (definition)
Merge mode

The method by which the selected paint, object, or fill color combines with the colors in the image. Normally, when you apply color to a page or merge an object into the background, the applied color(s) simply replace the original colors in the image. PHOTO-PAINT's new merge modes gives you an alternative to just replacing colors. For instance, choosing the Add merge mode combines the paint and paper colors to produce a brighter resultant color. PHOTO-PAINT offers 20 merge modes for you to experiment with.


Minimize (definition)
Minimize

To reduce an application window to an icon in the docking bar.


Mirror (definition)
Mirror

To create a mirror reflection of an object using the Scale & Mirror command in the Transform Roll-Up or by pressing CTRL and dragging across the object using a side handle.


Mirror editing

Mirror editing is a type of node editing that allows you to maintain the symmetry of an object created with the polygon tool. Each node of an object created with the polygon tool is associated with other nodes. All the corner or point nodes are associated with one another, and all the side or interior nodes are associated with one another. When you edit the node of an object created with the polygon tool (e.g., move it, change it to a curve, etc.), all the associated nodes reflect this edit. For example, if you move a corner node towards the center of a pentagon, all the corner nodes also move towards the center.


Mixed reference (definition)
Mixed reference

References are used in formulas to identify cells. Mixed references use one absolute co-ordinate and one relative co-ordinate (i.e., $E4). In this case, the column is absolute, which means that it will remain at column E if you move the cell that contains this reference. The row co-ordinate is relative and will be updated if such a change occurs.

Syntax: (column letter.Row number) or (Column letter,$Row number)

The $ identifies the absolute part of that reference; i.e., either the row number or column letter remain as they are when the cell containing the reference is moved.

See also Relative reference and Absolute reference.


Modeling box (definition)
Modeling box

The three visible grid planes (called the reference planes) in the Free Form modeler plus any number of cross section planes. On the planes, you will draw and edit the various elements which the Free Form modeler uses to build a 3D object. The plane currently being worked on is called the drawing plane.


Moire pattern (definition)
Moire pattern

Undesirable wave patterns in an image printed from color separations with incorrect halftone screen angles.


Monochrome (definition)
Monochrome

An image containing a single color, usually black.


Moving average  (definition)
Moving Average

A line drawn at the moving average of the data points. You must specify whether the average is Financial or Scientific and enter the number of periods used to calculate each moving average point in the Order box.

By using moving averages (with the appropriate number of periods), you can eliminate cyclical, seasonal, or irregular patterns, and clearly see the moving trend. Unfortunately, you lose data at both ends of the series, and the program may calculate cycles or movements not present in the original data. Also, moving averages are easily affected by extreme values.


Multimedia (definition)
Multimedia

Corel PRESENTS is a multimedia software application that applies graphics, sound, and animation to your presentation file.


Multiple select (definition)
Multiple select

A method of selecting multiple objects with the Pick tool or multiple nodes with the Shape tool by holding down SHIFT and clicking on the objects or nodes.


Mute (definition)
Mute

Literally means to soften sound and refers to the Silence command in the Sound Editor which visually "flattens" the selected portion of a sound wave.


Natural logarithmic regression (definition)
Natural logarithmic regression

A line that fits the data points in accordance with the natural log regression formula y = a(lnx) + b. This curved line is a least squares approximation of data for a selected series.


Negative (definition)
Negative

An image in which the values in the original are reversed so that black areas appear white, white appears black, and colors are represented by their complements. CorelDRAW can print color separations as negatives if Film Negative is selected in the Print Options dialog box.


Nested PowerClips (definition)
Nested PowerClips

When you use a PowerClip object as a contents object and place it inside a container, you create a nested PowerClip, or a PowerClip within a PowerClip. You can place a nested PowerClip inside another container, creating 2 levels of nesting, and so on. The maximum number of nested levels allowed is 5.


Newspaper-style columns (definition)
Newspaper-Style Columns

Columns in which text-wrap causes text to flow downward from paragraph to paragraph in the first left-hand column. The text flow continues at the top of the next column to the right and repeats with subsequent text.


Nib

In PHOTO-PAINT, the nib is the end of the brush that applies color to images. In the Nibs Roll-Up, you can choose a nib style from the palette to suit the style of paint stroke you want. You can also customize an existing nib by choosing options in the Tool Settings Roll-Up for the Paint tool.


Nodes (definition)
Nodes

The points at the end of lines and curved segments.


Non-numeric axis (definition)
Non-numeric axis

An axis that is text-based (also referred to as the Category Axis). Header labels are attached to the axis.

Note that numbers can be used in a non-numeric list, but they are labels and do not serve as numeric scales.


Numeric axis (Data, 2nd Data, X, Y) (definition)
Numeric axis (Data, 2nd Data, X, Y)

An axis that is number-based. A numeric scale is attached to the axis, and always appears on the data axis.

Examples of numeric scales:

"10, 20, 30,"      "$50, $100, $150",       "3.0e+2, 3.5e+2, 4.0e+2"


Object (definition)
Object

Corel PHOTO-PAINT: An object is an independent bitmap selection that is layered above the base image. Objects can be created by using the mask tools and then choosing the Create From Mask command (Object menu).

Corel DREAM 3D: Any 3D volume or other item that appears in the universe, including cameras and lights. When objects are grouped, their group is also described as an object.


Object/group coordinate system (definition)
Object/group coordinate system

Groups and individual objects have their own local coordinate systems. The origin of a group or object coordinate system is at its hot point. The axes are parallel to the sides of the bounding box.


One-point perspective (definition)
One-point perspective

Lengthening or shortening one side of an object's Perspective bounding box to create the impression that the object is receding from view in a single direction. See also Two-point perspective.


Opacity (definition)
Opacity

Opacity refers to the ability to see through. If an area is 100% opaque, you cannot see through it. Levels under 100% increase the ability to see through objects.


Opaque (definition)
Opaque

The inability to see through an image or a defined object. The opposite of transparency.


Open Prepress Interface (OPI) (definition)
Open Prepress Interface (OPI)

A method for placing high resolution bitmaps on the printed page, while using low resolution replicas for placement. Here's how it works: Your service bureau professionally scans your images on a high-end scanner. They keep the high-resolution version of the scans and give you low-resolution equivalents. You import the low resolution images into your documents, using them "for position only" (FPO). Working with FPO images keeps your document size smaller and speeds up screen redrawing time. When you send your artwork back to the service bureau for final imaging to film, your high resolution files are automatically substituted.


Operator (definition)
Operator

An operator is a shader shell that combines other shaders to form a sub-shader.


Operators (definition)
Operators

Signs or symbols used to add, subtract, multiply, or divide (+, - , *, /, (),{}, and ^) inserted in formulas to activate various mathematical or logical operations.


Order box  (definition)
Order box

When setting a moving average line in the Data Analysis dialog box, the order box determines the number of values to be used to calculate the moving average within a period.

If you enter 3 in the Order box, the program averages the first 3 values (P1, P2, P3). It then shifts over one value to take another 3-value average (P2, P3, P4). This continues (in groups of 3) until it reaches the final value.


Orientation (definition)
Orientation

The direction in which an object faces. The compound effect of the object pitch, yaw, and roll. Usually, the most important aspect of an object orientation is its relation to other objects. Its relation to the viewpoint can be changed by moving the current camera.


Out-of-gamut color (definition)
Out-of-gamut color

A color that is available in the color space of the source device (for example, your monitor) but is not available in the color space of the destination device (for example, your printer).


Overprint (definition)
Overprint

Printing over an area that has already been printed. Overprinting is used in Corel PHOTO-PAINT to create traps in color-separated artwork. You can also use it to overprint selected spot colors for certain visual effects. See also Trap.


Page border (definition)
Page border

In the drawing window, the rectangle with the drop shadow that represents the printable area. It is also called the Printable Page. You can turn the Page border on and off through the Page Setup command in the Layout menu.


Paint Color (definition)
Paint Color

Paint Color is used by the Pencil, Paint, and Shape Tools for outline color. The Paint Color is set in the Color Roll-Up, but can also be changed with the Eyedropper tool by selecting a color with the left mouse button.


Paint mode (definition)
Paint mode

Paint mode refers to the method by which paint and paper colors are combined to create new colors. You can choose 1 of 20 paint modes for a brush in the Tool Settings Roll-Up. For example, the Add Paint mode blends the paint and paper color additively, resulting in a brighter resultant color


Paint program (definition)
Paint program

A generic term referring to computer illustration programs which store graphics as bitmaps. Corel PHOTO-PAINT and Windows Paintbrush are examples of paint programs. Programs such as CorelDRAW, which store images as a series of lines and curves, are called draw programs.


Paint shape (definition)
Paint shape

A shader applied to various regions on the surface of an object. The regions, defined using the 3D paint tools, may take the form of geometric shapes, or freely brushed designs.


Palette (definition)
Palette

A collection of colors usually displayed along the bottom of a Corel application screen or in the Color Roll-Up, Uniform Color dialog box and Outline Color dialog box.


PANTONE Process colors palette(definition)
PANTONE Process colors palette

Colors that are available through the PANTONE® Process Color system, which is based on the CMYK color model. The first 2,000 colors are two-color combinations; the remainder are three- and four-color combinations. Colors are based on CMYK, and therefore do not add additional color separation plates. Colors can be displayed by name or swatch through the Color Options menu.


PANTONE Spot colors palette(definition)
PANTONE Spot colors palette

Colors that are available through the PANTONE® Spot Colors (also known as PANTONE® Matching System). Since spot colors correspond to solid inks and are not CMYK-based, each unique color applied to an object results in an additional color separation plate. In Corel DRAW, you can use spot colors freely. In PHOTO-PAINT, you can use spot colors only in CMYK images to affect duotones. Colors can be displayed by name or swatch through the Color Options menu.


Paper Color (definition)
Paper Color

Paper Color refers to the color of an image's background.

Although normally white, the Paper Color in Corel PHOTO-PAINT can be set to any color you wish. The Paper Color is set in the Create a New Image dialog box, but can also be changed by selecting a color from an image by clicking the Eyedropper tool while holding down the Ctrl key.  Note that the color you specify as Paper Color with the Eyedropper tool is only displayed when you create a new image file; it is not applied to the background of the current image window.


Paragraph Text (definition)
Paragraph Text

Paragraph Text [image] is designed for adding large blocks of text to ads, brochures, and other text-intensive projects. Paragraph formatting features enable you to flow text between frames and columns, create bulleted lists, and set tabs and indents. You can also wrap Paragraph Text around other objects using envelopes.

You can have many sets of connected frames, with each set containing up to 32,000 frames linking up to 32,000 paragraphs of 32,000 characters each.

See also Artistic Text.


Parent (definition)
Parent

See, Child.


PAT (definition)
PAT

The filename extension for files containing Full-Color patterns used to fill objects. You can open these files and edit the patterns just as you would other objects in CorelDRAW.


Path (definition)
Path

CorelDRAW: The basic component from which objects in CorelDRAW are constructed. A path can be open (line) or closed (circle). It can be made up of a single line or curve segment, or of many joined together. When two or more paths are combined into a single path, they are called subpaths.

Corel DREAM 3D: The curve or line along which shapes are extruded when modeling. This is called the sweep or extrusion path. The path is defined by one line on the bottom plane and one line on the back plane in the Modeling window. The compound curvature of these two lines define the path itself.

Corel PHOTO-PAINT: The line or series of lines you draw using the Path Node Edit tool. A path, both open and closed, can be converted into a mask marquee or highlighted with a border of color using the controls in the Tool Settings Roll-Up for the Path Node Edit tool.

See also Animation Path.


Path name (definition)
Path name

Directions to a directory or file on your system. For example, C:\WINDOWS\CORELDRW\LOGO.CDR is the path name for the LOGO.CDR file which is stored on drive C, in a subdirectory of the Windows directory called CORELDRW.


PCT (definition)
PCT

The filename extension for vector graphics files used by Macintosh computers. Corel applications import PICT 1 (black and white) and PICT 2 (color) files and exports PICT 2 files. CorelDRAW also supports PICT bitmaps.


PCX (definition)
PCX

The filename extension for bitmap files created by paint programs such as PC Paintbrush. CorelDRAW can import and export files in this format including those containing color and grayscale information.


Photo CD (definition)
Photo CD

A revolutionary process developed by the Eastman Kodak company that converts 35mm film negatives or slides into digital format and stores them on a compact disc (CD). Corel MOSAIC can open Photo CD images and convert them into formats which CorelDRAW can import. Corel PHOTO-PAINT can import Photo CD images directly.


Photographic Chroma Mapping (definition)
Photographic

The mapping necessary for the reproduction of photographs. Corel PHOTO-PAINT uses a photographic color mapping to compress colors into your printer's gamut of colors. This technique preserves the tonal characteristics and relationships of colors in the photographs you are trying to print. This way, photographs reproduce with enhanced contrast and color variation. See also Colorimetric and Gamut Mapping


Photoshop PSD (definition)
Photoshop PSD

A raster (bitmapped) file format. An image file format, created by Adobe Photoshop, used frequently by DOS/Windows applications.


PIC (definition)
PIC

The filename extension used by two different vector graphic file formats. One format is created by Lotus 123 and can be imported by CorelDRAW. The other format is used by slide-making equipment such as Slidemaker and can be exported by CorelDRAW.


Pica (definition)
Pica

A unit of measurement used primarily in typesetting. One pica equals approximately 1/6 of an inch (exactly 12 points).


PICT (definition)
PICT

An image file format used frequently on the Macintosh. May use up to four channels: red, green, blue, and Alpha.


PIF (definition)
PIF

The filename extension for vector graphics files that Corel PHOTO-PAINT can import. PIF is an intermediate format which IBM mainframe computers translate to GDF format for use in mainframe applications.


Pipeline (definition)
Pipeline

An extrusion in which the cross section is always perpendicular to the sweep path.


Pitch (definition)
Pitch

The aspect of an object attitude that describes its angular deviation along its vertical (top-to-bottom) axis.


Pixel (definition)
Pixel

Short for picture element. Pixels are dots on a computer or television screen that combine to form an image. Computer images are created as an array of such dots, each having a specific color. See also resolution and bit depth.


Pixmap (definition)
Pixmap

An image formed as an array of pixels.


Plane (definition)
Plane

A hypothetical, two-dimensional construct that may exist at any attitude in space. You can think of a plane as a flat sheet of invisible paper that stretches infinitely in two dimensions. In CorelDREAM, you use planes to constrain the direction of translation on an object. The working box shows the angle at which the constraint planes are set. By default, the planes of the working box are set parallel to the axes of the current local universe.


Playback (definition)
Playback

The Control Panel in animation view has playback controls similar to a videotape player.  Use the Control Panel to play, stop, rewind, or fast-forward your animation.


PLT (definition)
PLT

The filename extension for vector graphics files conforming to the HPGL format. These are primarily files created by programs such as AutoCAD for printing drawings on plotters. Corel PHOTO-PAINT can import HPGL files with the extension .PLT.


Plug-in filters (definition)
Plug-in filters

Filters developed by a third-party vendor that can be inserted into the Effects menu using the Advanced section of the Preferences dialog box.


Point (definition)
Point

A unit of measure used primarily in typesetting for designating type sizes. There are approximately 72 points(pts) to an inch and exactly 12 points to a pica.

10 pts   18 pts   36 pts

In CorelDRAW, a point is a Bezier vertex or control point.


Point of view (POV)(also viewpoint) (definition)
Point of view (POV) (also viewpoint)

The position and angle from which you view a scene. The POV is always seen through a camera. You may add several cameras, positioned and angled differently, and switch the Universe window POV between them. When you render an image, you choose the POV from which the image should be taken.


Point size

Typographic unit of measurement equal to 1/72 inch. Available point sizes in Corel VENTURA 5.0 range from 1 to 254.

10 pts   18 pts   36 pts


Polynomial regression line (definition)
Polynomial regression line

A line that curve fits to the data points following the polynomial regression formula: y = a0 + a1x + a2x [image] + ... + anx [image] where n = the order of the polynomial. Note that the order "0" draws a line at the mean of the data. This curved line is a least squares approximation of data for a selected series.


Portable (definition)
Portable

A "portable" screen show is nothing more than a Corel PRESENTS presentation file that is saved as a screen show using the options in the Save As dialog box.

Corel PRESENTS includes a runtime player that allows you to run a portable screen show on any Windows based computer even if Corel PRESENTS is not installed on it.


Portrait (definition)
Portrait

A page oriented so that it prints from left to right across its shortest dimension.


Position, absolute (definition)
Position, absolute

The x, y, z coordinates of an object hot point in the Global Universe.


Position, relative (definition)
Position, relative

The placement of an object in relation to another object. For example, a book might be on top of a table.


Positive (definition)
Positive

An image in which dark, light, and color values are the same as the original. See also Negative.


PostScript (definition)
PostScript

A page-description language or protocol by which programs describe text and graphics output they want for a printer.


PostScript textures (definition)
PostScript textures

Variable pattern fills that require the use of a PostScript printer to print. Textures are selected through the PS icon in the Fill tool menu.


Power law regression (definition)
Power law regression

A line that fits the data points in accordance with the power law regression formula  [image]. This curved line is a least squares approximation of data for a selected series.


PowerClip

The PowerClip command (found in the Effects menu) lets you paste an object (the contents object) inside another object (the container object). By doing so, you create a unit called a PowerClip object. A PowerClip object can be a closed path, a group of objects, or Artistic text. You cannot use paragraph text as a container object. Bitmaps can act as contents objects, but not as container objects.


PowerLine node

A PowerLine node is a node that allows you to change the width of a PowerLine. Each node is attached to a line that extends towards the center of the PowerLine. You can change the width of the PowerLine by dragging the node away from or towards the PowerLine's center. You can click and drag the line that extends from the node to move the node along the path of the PowerLine. PowerLine nodes are always added in pairs.


Powerlines (definition)
Powerlines

A feature that lets you use the Pencil tool to draw lines that look like they were created with traditional artist's tools such as paintbrushes, calligraphic pens, and wood-etching tools. You access this feature through the PowerLine Roll-Up command in the Effects menu.


Presentation window (definition)
Presentation window

The area in which slides and pages in a presentation are created. Each presentation that you open appears in a separate window.


Preset brush type (definition)
Preset brush type

A preset brush type is a combination of brush attributes such as size, shape, transparency, and texture. A number of preset brush types have been provided for each category of brush to produce different effects when applying paint. For example, the Pencil brush has two preset brush types: HB and 2B. The difference between the two preset types is that the 2B pencil brush type has a larger nib and more texture, producing a thicker, grainier paint stroke.


Preview (definition)
Preview

The display of an object in the Perspective or Modeling window or the swatch of a shader in the Shaders Browser. Also refers to a rendering with a low resolution setting.


Preview screen (definition)
Preview screen

A view option that uses the entire screen to display your drawing. You can switch to the preview screen by choosing Full-Screen Preview from the View menu or pressing F9. Pressing any key returns you to the drawing window.


Primary mouse button (definition)
Primary mouse button

Normally the left mouse button. If, however, you've swapped mouse buttons, the right mouse button becomes the primary button.


Printable page (definition)
Printable page

The area of the physical page that your printer can use to print objects. This area depends on the paper size and type of printer, and is approximated by the dotted borders in the Print Preview box of the Print Options dialog box.

The printable page does not always correspond to the working page, and this may lead to some confusion. When the two page sizes are different, you can have one of the following situations:

The working page is larger than the printable page.

Objects will only print if they are within the boundaries of the printable page. In this case, you can have objects on the working page that will not print, or will be cropped by the edges of the page.

The printable page is larger than the working page.

Anything within the boundaries of the printable page will print. In this case, you can print objects that are on the desktop around the working page.

The printable page is larger than the working page, and you are using a multi-page layout style.

Only the objects within the boundaries of the working page will print. Objects outside the working page are automatically placed on the non-printing Desktop layer.

In a single-page layout style, you can also get this effect by enabling Bleed Limit in the Print Options dialog box.


procedure (definition)
Procedure

A function or sub-routine.


Process color (definition)
Process color

The primary colors used in four-color process printing. They are cyan, magenta, yellow and black. See also Four-color process.


Projection (definition)
Projection

The silhouette of an object bounding box on one of the three, visible planes of the grid. It is used for translations.


Proof (definition)
Proof

To print a trial version of a graphic to see how it will look when output in its final form. Laser printers are commonly used to proof monochrome artwork while color artwork is often proofed on thermal color printers. High-quality proofing systems such as Chromalin (Du Pont) or Matchprint (3M) can be used to proof color separations.


Prop (definition)
Prop

An element in an animation that has only one form and one coloration.


Pure color (definition)
Pure color

Any color that individual pixels on a computer screen can assume. On a monochrome screen, there are only two pure colors, black and white. Color screens typically display 16 or 256 pure colors. Newer video cards will display 32 or 64 thousand colors, and 24-bit cards display 16.7 million colors. See also Dithered color.


QuickTime (definition)
QuickTime

An extension of Apple System software that provides features for working with time-based information, like music, animation, and video. CorelDREAM can use the QuickTime Photo-JPEG codec for compressing images.


Radial fill (definition)
Radial fill

A fountain fill that creates a gradual transition from one color to another in concentric circles.


Radio button (definition)
Radio button

A round or diamond-shaped button in a dialog box that turns an option on or off. When two or more options are available, only one can be selected. They are also called option buttons.


Range kerning (definition)
Range kerning

Reduces the spacing between two or more consecutive characters. You can kern text interactively with the Shape tool or by entering numeric values in the Character Attributes dialog box.

The range kerning control becomes available when the insertion point is placed inside a paragraph or text is selected with a text tool.

See also Kerning


Rasterizer (definition)
Rasterizer

A program that converts vector graphics into bitmaps for printing on a non-PostScript printer.


Rational numbers (definition)
Rational numbers

Integers or the quotients of integers divided by non-zero integers with either a finite number of decimals or an infinite number of decimals with a known sequence.

Example:  The fraction 1/9, which produces the repeating decimal 0.111111, is a rational number, as is 1/2, whose decimal equivalent is 0.5.


Ray tracing (definition)
Ray tracing

A procedure for generating a rendering. The ray tracer sends hypothetical rays of light from the sources in the scene and calculates the visual effects, for each pixel in the rendering, as the rays encounter and reflect from the objects in the scene.


Real numbers (definition)
Real numbers

The number set comprised of all the rational numbers and irrational numbers.  Integers are a subset of the rational numbers.

Example:  25 and -10 are integers and real numbers because they are positive and negative whole numbers; 25.349 is a real number, but not an integer  because it includes decimal places


Reference (definition)
Reference

A fixed point or plane used as the starting point for some operation. The hot point, the center of the bounding box, and the corners of the bounding box are common reference points.


Reflection (definition)
Reflection

The phenomenon of light bouncing off objects.


Refraction (definition)
Refraction

The phenomenon of light deflecting as they pass through a translucent object, like glass or fluid.


Registration mark (definition)
Registration mark

Crosshairs or other marks on paper or film used for aligning color separations. CorelDRAW automatically adds registration marks when printing color separations to a PostScript printer. Registration marks can be printed on non-PostScript printers.


Relative reference (definition)
Relative reference

References are used in formulas to indicate the position of cells in relation to the cell containing a formula. If you move or copy cells that use relative references, PRESENTS' Data Sheet automatically updates the references included in formulas to the new location of the referenced cell.

Syntax: (Column letter,Row number)

For example, a cell C10 contains a formula which includes the reference C5. If the formula is moved to cell D15, the reference will change so that it still points to the cell that is five cells to the left. The new reference will be D10.

See also Absolute reference and Mixed reference.


Render (definition)
Render

The process of capturing a 2D pixmap image from a 3D scene.


Resample (definition)
Resample

Changes the size and resolution of an image.


Resident fonts (definition)
Resident fonts

Typefaces permanently stored in the printer's memory. PostScript printer's typically have 35 resident typefaces such as Times and Helvetica. You can print using these typefaces rather than CorelDRAW's fonts by selecting an option in the Print Options dialog box. See also Downloadable fonts.


Resolution (definition)
Resolution

In printing, a term referring to the number of dots per inch (dpi) the printer is capable of printing. Typical laser printers have resolutions of 300 dpi, while image setters have resolutions of approximately 1200 or 2400 dpi. The more dots per inch, the smoother the output and the greater the number of grayscales the device can describe.


return value (definition)
Return value

The value that is passed back to the function call.


RGB (definition)
RGB

The initial letters in red, green and blue, the component colors in one of three color models CorelDRAW provides for creating process colors.


Right Wall (definition)
Right wall

The right-side vertical plane on a 3D chart. The right wall has depth as well as length and width, with no more than three surfaces visible at a time (by default top edge of the wall, the inside surface, and the right, or outside, edge).

The wall surfaces can be automatically shaded, or you can manually give each surface a different color. For automatic shading, choose Chart, AutoShade Cube, a toggle command.

The left wall surfaces are areas; they accept colors from the on-screen color palette and special effects created in the Fill tool.


Riser Bar (definition)
Riser bar

A bar on a 2D bar chart that represents the data; risers ascend from a group axis or zero line to a data point.

There are three basic types of 2D risers: bar risers, area risers, and High-Low-Open-Close risers.

3D risers have more than one surface (such as pyramids or cut-corner bars).


Roll (definition)
Roll

The aspect of an object attitude that describes its angular deviation along its lateral (side-to-side) axis.


Roll-up (definition)
Roll-up

A special type of window with controls for choosing and applying fills, outlines, text attributes, and other options.

Roll-Up windows contain many of the controls found in dialog boxes: command buttons, text boxes, list boxes and so on. Unlike most dialog boxes, the window stays open after you apply the selected options. This lets you make adjustments and experiment with different options without having to continually to re-open a dialog box. When you are not using a roll-up, you can roll it up leaving just the title bar visible.


Root (definition)
Root

The root describes the highest level of the hierarchy, the universe. When you are Jumped Into a group, the group box is the highest level of the hierarchy, and, therefore, the local root.


Rotate (definition)
Rotate

To turn an object around its center axis using the Rotate commands in the Image or Object menu, or by dragging a corner handle that is revealed when you click twice on the outline of an object or mask.


Row header area (definition)
Row header area

The left-most column in a table chart; it contains all the row header cells.

The row header area accepts colors. The area has an outline; you can change its color and width using the Outline tool.


Row header labels (definition)
Row header labels

The text within row header cells in a table chart.


Row title area (definition)
Row title area

The top-left cell on a table chart that holds the row title. The title describes the row headers in the cells located above the row title area.


Row title label (definition)
Row Title Label

A title that describes the row headers in a table chart. The row title label is located in the chart's top-left cell, known as the row title area.

The row title label can be formatted using the tools on the Text Ribbon and colored using the on-screen color palette or the effects available through the Fill tool.


Ruler crosshairs (definition)
Ruler crosshairs

The pair of intersecting lines which can be dragged from the spot where the rulers meet. Used to check the alignment of objects and to reset the 0,0 points on the rulers.


Rulers (definition)
Rulers

Measuring tools displayed on the left side and along the top of the editing window. You can set the rulers unit of measurement by choosing Preferences from the Special menu and changing the Units setting in the General selection window.

To move the rulers, hold down the Shift key, click on the ruler and drag. To show or hide the rulers, choose Rulers from the View menu.


Run (definition)
Run

Execution of the script.


runtime (definition)
Runtime

The time during which the script executes.


Sans Serif (definition)
Sans Serif

A font or typeface such as Helvetica that lacks serifs which are the short strokes at the ends of individual letters. Times Roman is an example of a serif typeface.


Saturation (definition)
Saturation

Saturation is the purity of a color. The HSB color model uses Saturation as a component that determines the purity or intensity of a color. The more colors used to mix a color, the duller the color looks. See also Hue and Brightness.


Scale (definition)
Scale

A set of numbers attached to a numeric axis that indicates the values of the data. Also refers to  changing the size of an object, or group of objects, while maintaining the original aspect ratio.


Scaling, object (definition)
Scaling, object

The percentage that an object is resized by. Each object instance may be scaled from the dimension of its master, which has a scaling of 1.


Scaling, text (definition)
Scaling, text

Scaling changes the width of characters without affecting their height. A value below 100% results in characters that are narrower than usual, while a value above 100% results in characters that are wider than usual.


Scanner (definition)
Scanner

A device that converts images on a page or transparency into digital form. Corel applications can import scanned images (also called bitmaps) in PCX or TIF format.


Scatter label (3D) (definition)
Scatter label (3D)

A label for a data point on an XYZ (3D) scatter chart.


Scatter line (definition)
Scatter line

A line that connects each succeeding point in a series in a 3D scatter chart. Each data series is given a separate line.


Scatter marker (definition)
Scatter marker

A marker for a data point on a scatter chart.

Scatter markers are areas that accept colors and effects. The marker has a fill and outline. You can color each separately, and change the width of the outline using the Outline tool. You can also control the size and shape of color data-point markers by choosing Chart, Data Point Size and Chart, Data Point shape, respectively, and choosing an option from the flyout menus.


Scientific moving average  (definition)
Scientific moving average

A line drawn at the moving average of the data points.

By using moving averages (with the appropriate number of periods), you can eliminate cyclical, seasonal, or irregular patterns, and thus clearly see the moving trend. Unfortunately, you lose data at both ends of the series, and the program may calculate cycles or movements not present in the original data. Also, moving averages are easily affected by extreme values.


Scitext (definition)
Scitex

An export format that saves drawings in a 32-bit color format which can be processed or modified for output by high-end film houses and film recorders. SCITEX is ideal for color-separated images as it is a native, 32-bit CMYK format.


SCODL (definition)
SCODL

A file format used by film recorders for making slides. CorelDRAW exports files in SCODL (.SCD) format.


Screen angles (definition)
Screen angles

When printing color separations, the angles at which each of the four process colors are printed to avoid undesirable moiré patterns. These angles can be specified in CorelDRAW. See also Halftone screen.


Screen frequency (definition)
Screen frequency

Screen frequency is measured in lines per inch (lpi). Screen frequency affects images such as photographs and tints of color. A laser printer might produce an acceptable screen at 60 lpi. A high-resolution image setter may be capable of producing a 150-line screen. Screen frequency can be set in the Print Options - Options dialog box. See also Halftone screen.


script (definition)
Script

A series of commands that can be executed by running the script. Scripts can be edited in the SCRIPT editor.


Scroll (definition)
Scroll

To shift the view in the drawing window to see portions of a drawing outside the current viewing area. CorelDRAW provides scroll bars along the edges of the drawing window and an Auto-panning feature which scrolls the drawing window automatically whenever you drag beyond its borders. See also Auto-panning.


Second category axis title (definition)
Second category axis title

A label that describes the second category axis.


Second Y-axis (definition)
Second Y-axis

The axis line on XY scatter charts, dual-axis bar, line charts, or area charts. The second Y-axis measures a different quantity than the first Y-axis. It is numeric, and it has a scale attached to it instead of  headers.


Second Y-axis scale (definition)
Second Y-axis scale

The scale attached to the second Y-axis line.


Second Y-axis title (definition)
Second Y Axis Title

A label that describes the second Y axis. The axis title can be moved anywhere on the chart, but it should be located near the axis it describes.


Secondary mouse button (definition)
Secondary mouse button

Normally the right mouse button. If, however, you've swapped mouse buttons, the left mouse button becomes the secondary button.


Section (in numeric format) (definition)
Section (in numeric format)

One of three possible components of a numeric format. The syntax for a numeric format is as follows:

Section_1;Section_2;Section_3

Each section is a series of codes that assign attributes to numbers. The attributes can include the font, size, style and color. Section_1 is the format for positive numbers, Section_2  for negative numbers, and Section_3 for zero values.

If a numeric format has only one section, the format is applicable to all numbers. If it has two sections, the first one is the format for positive and zero values and the second one is for negative numbers.


seed value (definition)
Seed value

The initial value from which a random series of numbers is generated.  Typically, the system timer provides the seed value.


Segments (definition)
Segments

Lines or curves between nodes in a curve object.


Select (definition)
Select

To choose an object or a mask with the Pick tool, or a node. Selected objects or masks in Corel applications display eight handles, while selected nodes display control points. Once selected, you can choose the command or perform the action you want to affect the object or mask.


Sentence element (definition)
Sentence element

A word or punctuation that the Proof Reader treats as a unit.


Separators (definition)
Separators

Corel PRESENTS' Data Sheet requires separators such as commas, semicolons, colons, spaces, and double periods ( , ; :  .. ) to distinguish arguments, expressions, or values in formulas.

See also Operators.


Sequence (definition)
Sequence

The order in which an actor's cels are displayed for each frame of its lifetime in the animation.


Series header (definition)
Series header

A descriptive label for a series of data on a 3D chart. Usually there is one header for each data group. When the appearance of one series header is changed, all are changed.


Series title (definition)
Series title

The single title that describes what the series of data represent.


Serif (definition)
Serif

The short strokes at the ends of individual letters in some typefaces such as Times Roman. Sans serif typefaces, such as Helvetica, lack these strokes.


Service bureau (definition)
Service bureau

A commercial business that prints customer-provided documents or artwork, usually on high-resolution PostScript devices.


Shader (definition)
Shader

A set of surface characteristics such as color, shininess, and transparency which determine the appearance of an object. By combining these characteristics, you can simulate such complex materials as polished wood, hammered gold, or rough granite.


Shader Tree (definition)
Shader tree

An organizational structure that  CorelDREAM uses to define shaders. The shader itself is at the root of the tree. Immediately beneath the root, the tree has seven branches for each of the shader channels. Further branching occurs as components are combined to create more complex and varied shading effects.


Shadow (definition)
Shadow

The darkest areas of an image.


Shape (definition)
Shape

A 2D path that may be open, a line, or closed, such as an oval or a polygon. Shapes are used in cross sections when modeling. In shading, paint shapes are used to specify regions for shading.


Show Correlation Coefficient (definition)
Show Correlation Coefficient

Evaluates how closely a curve fit line intersects with the data points in a chart.

In the Data Analysis dialog box, choose one of the available types of regression analysis by clicking the check box for that analysis type. Then click Show Correlation Coefficient below the list of regression types. Click OK to close the dialog box and return to your chart. You'll see a coefficient inside the Charting Area. The number will be between zero and one; one is a perfect fit and zero is a poor fit. This text can be moved anywhere on the chart, but should be placed close to the line it describes. Only one coefficient per series can be shown.


Single cel actor (definition)
Single cel actor

An actor containing only one object.


Skew (definition)
Skew

To slant an object using the Rotate command in the Transform Roll-Up or by dragging a side handle tht is revealed when you click twice on an object.


Skinning (definition)
Skinning

 A term referring to the manner in which CorelDREAM creates surfaces between adjacent cross sections in the Free Form modeler.


Slide (definition)
Slide

In Corel PRESENTS, each page of your presentation is called a "slide".


Slide sorter (definition)
Slide sorter

A View mode offered in Corel PRESENTS that displays several slides at once.  Slide Sorter view is used to change the order of slides, insert/delete slides or to proof a presentation before printing it or starting the screen show.


Slide view (definition)
Slide view

Displays a single slide in the presentation window so that you can edit its foreground elements. You can tell from the Slide Selection tabs at the bottom of the screen which slide you are working on, and the number of slides in the presentation.


Smooth (definition)
Smooth

A type of node through which curves pass smoothly rather than at sharp angles. Node types are selected from the Node Edit Roll-Up displayed when you double-click on a node or segment with the Shape tool.


Smooth curve (definition)
Smooth curve

A curved line that is drawn through or near each data point in a series. A smooth curve is created as a line connecting points that have been evenly distributed between data points. The more points that are added, the smoother the curve. Points are added using the Smooth Factor box.


Smooth Factor box (definition)
Smooth Factor box

To control smoothness, type in the number of points in the Smooth Factor text box. The higher the number, the smoother the curve (but the longer it may take to draw).


Smooth node

A smooth node is a Bezier node that constrains the angle between the two control points to 180 degrees, but allows you to vary the length of the control points independantly. Use when you want a smooth transition between line segments.


Snap (definition)
Snap

To force an object being drawn or moved to move next to a grid line, guideline, or another object. You can turn Snap on and off by choosing commands in the Layout menu.


Source file (definition)
Source file

The file that contains information being embedded or linked. See also Embedded object and Linked object.


Speaker Notes (definition)
Speaker notes

Speaker notes are pages associated with each slide in a presentation on which notes can be written as an aid for the speaker during the presentation.  The Speaker Notes command in the View menu is used to see the speaker notes pages.


Specific Light (definition)
Specific light

One of two types of light sources in CorelDREAM; the other is ambient light.


Spectral power distribution (definition)
Spectral power distribution

The power of each wavelength in a white light source. Since all white light sources consist of all wavelengths, we can create a spectral signature based on a measurement of each wavelength.


Spectral signature

The power of each wavelength measured individually in a reflective or radiant object.


Spot color (definition)
Spot color

In offset printing, solid colors commonly specified using the PANTONE color-matching system. Spot color is used whenever exact colors are required. Corel PHOTO-PAINT also uses the PANTONE system to specify spot colors.


Spot light (definition)
Spot light

A light inside your scene that casts light in a specific direction.


Spreads (definition)
Spreads

A type of trap created by extending the foreground object into the background object. Corel applications provide an Overprint feature that allows you to create spreads, as well as an Autotrapping feature that creates them automatically. See also Chokes.


Square fill (definition)
Square fill

A fountain fill that creates a gradual transition from one color to another in concentric squares.


Standard deviation (definition)
Standard deviation

A range shown by horizontal or vertical lines drawn at each standard deviation distance from the mean line along the numeric axis. Corel PRESENTS determines this distance and makes it the interval for drawing lines above and below the mean line (visible or hidden). For example, if the mean = 100 and the standard deviation = 6, the first range of deviation will draw lines at 106 (100 + 6) and 94 (100 - 6). The second range will draw lines at 112 and 88. The program will draw these pairs of lines until it runs out of room in the Charting Area.


Standard Illuminant (definition)
Standard illuminant

Spectral characteristics for typical light sources under which colors are measured, or proofs; originals; and artwork are viewed. Some standard illuminants are

Standard Illuminant D65. This illuminant corresponds to average daylight with a color temperature of 6,504K. It is used to measure colors that will be seen in natural daylight, including ultraviolet radiation.

Standard Illuminant C. This  illuminant corresponds to average daylight with a color temperature of 6,774K. It is used to measure colors that will be seen in natural daylight, but not including the ultraviolet component

Standard Illuminant A. This illuminant corresponds to incandescent light with a color temperature   of 2,856K. It is used to measure colors that will be seen under incandescent light.


Start node (definition)
Start node

The small square at the beginning of an open path that is revealed when you select the path with the Shape tool. The start node is larger than the end node.


Status line (definition)
Status line

An area at the bottom of most Corel application screens that shows information about the currently selected object or node and the action in progress. Use the Show Status Line command in the Preferences, View dialog box to turn the display of the status line on and off.


Stretch (definition)
Stretch

To resize an object horizontally and/or vertically using the Transform Roll-Up size option, or by dragging a handle on an object's highlighting box.


Style Template (definition)
Style template

A collection of styles you name and store. You can open a template and apply its styles to any illustration. Creating, opening, and managing templates is done with the Styles Roll-Up.


Styles (definition)
Styles

A set of attributes to which you assign a name. When you apply a style to a selected object all the attributes in that style are applied at once.


Subpaths (definition)
Subpaths

Individual paths combined into a single path using the Combine command in the Arrange menu. See also Paths.


subroutine (definition)
Subroutine

A user-defined procedure, called from a script, that executes a series of commands and does not return any information to the script.


Subscript (definition)
Subscript

Characters smaller than, and positioned below the baseline of other characters in a word or line of text. Using the Shape tool, double-click on the character's node and select Placement/Subscript from the Character Attributes dialog box that appears.


Superscript (definition)
Superscript

Characters smaller than and positioned above the x-height of other characters in a word or text string. Using the Shape tool, double-click on the character's node and select Placement/Superscript from the Character Attributes dialog box that appears.


Sweep path (definition)
Sweep path

A pair of lines, displayed on the left and bottom planes of the Modeling Box, that define the shape of an extrusion.


Symbol (definition)
Symbol

A curve object selected from Corel's Symbols Library, available from the Tool menu's Symbols Roll-Up.

Note:

Unlike ASCII characters, symbols are rendered as curves.


Symmetrical (definition)
Symmetrical

A symmetrical node is a Bezier node that constrains the angle between the two control points to 180 degrees. It keeps both control points at equal lengths. Use this node when you want the same curvature on both sides of the node. See also node.


Symmetrical node

A symmetrical node is a Bezier node that constrains the angle between the two control points to 180 degrees. It  keeps both control points at equal lengths. Use this node when you want the same curvature on both sides of the node. See also node.


Synchronization (definition)
Synchronization

To have the sound and action in an animation occur at the same time and rate of speed.


syntax (definition)
Syntax

The set of rules that determine the order and format in which a command is made in order for it to be understood by the compiler.


Tab (definition)
Tab

A set amount of space that is inserted in the current line when you press your keyboard's Tab key. The spot where the cursor (the Insertion point) stops is called a tab stop.

To add tab stops, you can use the current style's defaults or add new tab stops by clicking a Tab button on the text toolbar and clicking the ruler. To delete a tab, click and drag it off the ruler and release the mouse button.


Template (definition)
Template

A collection of styles stored in files with a .CDT extension. You can open a template and apply its styles to any illustration with the Styles Roll-Up.


Text styles (definition)
Text styles

Variations within a typeface. Some common styles include roman (regular or normal), bold, italic, and bold italic.

See also Styles


Texture fill (definition)
Texture fill

A type of fill with parameters that you can alter to create virtually unlimited variations. Corel applications have two kinds of texture fills: bitmap and PostScript. Bitmap textures contain color and display on your screen. They print to any printer. PostScript textures have no color and don't display on screen. You need a PostScript printer to print them.


Texture map (definition)
Texture map

A 2D image used as a shader.


TGA (definition)
TGA

The filename extension for files in Targa format which is a bitmap format commonly used to store digitized color photographs. Corel applications import files in this format.


Threshold (definition)
Threshold

A limit that is set in the Remove Holes dialog box. This limit ensures that all colors within the mask boundary which are lighter than the threshold are included in the current mask, and all colors that are darker are excluded from it.


Thumbnail (definition)
Thumbnail

A thumbnail displays a miniature version of an image or defined area.


TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) (definition)
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)

The filename extension for Tagged Image File Format which is a bitmap graphic format that Corel applications can import. You can import color and grayscale .TIF files.


Tile (definition)
Tile

To use multiple pages to print a drawing that is larger than the printer's paper size. You can print drawings in tiles from CorelDRAW and PHOTO-PAINT by choosing Tile in the Print Options dialog box.


Tiling (definition)
Tiling

The technique of repeating a small image across a larger surface to cover it.


Timelines (definition)
Timelines

A feature that makes it easy to coordinate the timing of screen shows by providing visual representations of all slides and objects in a single window.


Tint (definition)
Tint

The colorizing of an image, or part of an image, to a specified color.


Tints (definition)
Tints

Lighter shades of a spot color created by adjusting the %Tint value in the Outline Color or Uniform Fill dialog boxes.


Title bar (definition)
Title bar

The bar along the top of a Windows application that contains the name of the application, the Control menu icon, and the Maximize and Minimize buttons.

Dialog boxes and roll-up windows in Corel applications also have title bars, but not Maximize and Minimize boxes.


Toggle (definition)
Toggle

Alternately turning enabling and disabling a program function. For example, the Maximize Work Area and Restore Screen commands on the View menu toggle between being enabled and disabled.


Color Tolerance
Tolerance

Tolerance is an adjustment in PHOTO-PAINT for controlling the sensitivity of color evaluation for several tools, such as the mask tools, Fill tool, and Color Replacer tool. There are two tolerance modes from which to choose:

Normal

Creates a mask, fill, etc., based on the color similarity between adjacent pixels. Normal uses the image/color mode of the image you are working with to make the evaluation. The tolerance value you choose controls how discriminating the color selection will be.

HSB

Creates a mask, fill, etc., based on Hue, Saturation, and Brightness levels between adjacent pixels. The settings you choose contol how discriminating the HSB selection will be.


Toolbox (definition)
Toolbox

The collection of icons on the right side of the Corel PHOTO-PAINT screen used to perform different tasks, from selecting and transforming objects, to choosing outline and fill attributes.


TOYO Palette (definition)
TOYO palette

Colors that are available through the TOYO 88 Color Finder system. The range of colors offered here includes those created using TOYO process inks and those that are reproduced using TOYO standard inks. These colors are defined using the L*a*b* color space and are converted to RGB for display and CMYK for printing. Colors can be displayed by name or swatch through the Color Options menu.


trace (definition)
Trace

To follow the progression of the script, line-by-line, as it executes.


Transformation (definition)
Transformation

Changing an object by moving, stretching, scaling, or rotating. You can use the mouse to transform objects or use menu commands.


Transition effect (definition)
Transition effect

Special effects that you can add to a screen show to make the transition from slide-to-slide or object-to-object interesting visually. You can assign opening and closing transition effects to slides and objects.  Some of the available effects include various types of pans, zooms, dissolves, and wipes.  The Transition Effect command in the View menu is used to preview and assign transition effects.


Translation (definition)
Translation

Any manipulation of the position or attitude of an object. Also, an extrusion in which the cross section remains at one angle, regardless of the curvature of the sweep path.


Translucence (definition)
Translucence

The characteristic of an object that allows light to pass through it.


Transparency mask (definition)
Transparency mask

A transparency mask isolates areas using a specified degree of transparency. A higher transparency allows more effect to reach the underlying image. Transparency masks can be uniform or gradient, and can be edited using the Layers/Objects Roll-Up. Transparency masks are often referred to as alpha channels.


Transparent (definition)
Transparent

The ability to see through an object, image, or mask. The opposite of transparent is opaque. Setting lower levels of transparency causes higher levels of opacity and less visibility of the underlying objects/masks/image.


Trap (definition)
Trap

The process of adding a slight overlap between adjacent areas of color to avoid gaps caused by registration errors. You can create a trap in Corel PHOTO-PAINT if you are printing color separations. Traps are also referred to as chokes or spreads.


True color (definition)
True color

Some video cards are capable of displaying true, or 24-bit color. True color cards display 16.7 million colors as pure colors. On a monochrome screen, there are only two pure colors, black and white. Color screens typically display 8, 16, or 256 pure colors. See also Dithered color and Pure color.


TrueType fonts (definition)
TrueType fonts

Fonts that print as vectors or bitmaps depending on the capabilities of your printer. TrueType fonts print as they appear on screen and can be resized to any height.


TRUMATCH (definition)
TRUMATCH

A color-matching system for specifying process colors. The TRUMATCH® color system is based on the CMYK color model and, therefore, colors do not add additional color separation plates. Colors are organized by hue (red to violet), saturation (deep to pastel), and brightness (adding or removing black). Colors can be displayed by name or swatch through the Color Options menu.


Two-color pattern (definition)
Two-color pattern

Fill composed of repeating bitmap images. CorelDRAW supplies a collection of bitmap patterns to which you can add your own custom patterns.


Two-point perspective (definition)
Two-point perspective

Lengthening or shortening two adjacent sides of an object's Perspective bounding box to create the impression that the object is receding from view in two directions. See also One-point perspective.


Type assist (definition)
Type assist

Controls the capitalization of some text when you are inputting a string of Artistic Text or block of Paragraph Text.  This feature allows you to build quick shortcut words when entering repetitive information.


Type style (definition)
Type style

Variations within a typeface. Some common styles include roman (regular or normal), bold, italic, and bold italic.


type-declaration character (definition)
Type-declaration character

The character suffixed to a variable name, indicating the data type of the variable.


Typeface (definition)
Typeface

A set of characters of a single design such as Avant Garde, Garamond, or Bookman. Typeface is also referred to as font. Most typefaces are available in different variations or text styles. Some common styles include Roman (regular or normal), bold, italic, and bold italic.


Undercolor removal (UCR) (definition)
Undercolor removal (UCR)

In color printing, a technique for reducing the amount of cyan, magenta, and yellow ink in shadows and neutral areas of an image, and replacing them with an appropriate amount of black. This reduces the total area of ink coverage or TAC. TAC is defined by the sum of dot percentages of all four inks (CMYK) contributing to a printed color.

Another technique called Gray Component Replacement (GCR), also substitutes amounts of CMY ink with black, but over a greater color range.


Uniform color (definition)
Uniform color

A solid color, black, white, or shade of gray used to outline or fill objects. You can select uniform colors from the Outline and Fill tool menus, uniform outline colors from the Outline Roll-Up, and uniform fill colors from the Fill Roll-Up, or from the Outline Color and Uniform Fill dialog boxes and the on-screen color palettes.


Universe (definition)
Universe

The 3D workspace, shown in the Perspective window, where you place and position objects. The size, position, and orientation of the Universe is fixed.


Values (definition)
Values

Any variable data recognized by PRESENTS' Data Sheet, in cell addresses, functions, formulas, or numbers.


variable (definition)
Variable

A name that refers to data stored in a particular space in memory.  The variable's data type determines the amount of space allocated to the variable. Variables can be changed during runtime.


Vector graphics (definition)
Vector graphics

Graphics created in programs such as CorelDRAW where shapes are represented as a series of Bezier curves. Vector graphics are also referred to as object-based graphics or line art. This contrasts with bitmap graphics which are created pixel by pixel in paint programs and by scanners.


Vertex (definition)
Vertex

A control point on a path. Paths begin, change angle, and end at vertices.


Viewpoint (definition)
Viewpoint

See Point of View.


Waveform (definition)
Waveform

The graphic depiction of a sound as shown in the Sound editor.


Weight (definition)
Weight

The thickness of outlines assigned to objects using the Outline tool. Sometimes used to refer to different type styles (normal, light, bold, etc.).


Welding (definition)
Welding

Welding overlapping objects joins their paths at points where they intersect. Welding also removes sections of the path between those intersect points. The resulting curve object assumes the fill and outline attributes of the last object you selected.


WFN (definition)
WFN

The filename extension for files containing symbols supplied with CorelDRAW. WFN is also a font format. Note that symbols can be saved in True Type format.


White point (definition)
White point

Defines the color temperature of your monitor in creating white.


Whole numbers (definition)
Whole numbers

The positive integers and zero


WIN.INI (definition)
WIN.INI

A file containing Windows settings and preferences for screen color, mouse double-click speed, fonts, printers, etc. You can change the WIN.INI settings by editing this file with the Windows Notepad or other ASCII text editor.


Window (definition)
Window

A rectangular area on the screen in which applications are displayed. Every application window has a title bar and menu bar along the top and one or two scroll bars along the sides or bottom.


Wireframe view (definition)
Wireframe view

One of two ways of viewing objects in the drawing window. In wireframe view, objects display in skeleton form without fills or outlines. Since the screen redraws faster in this view, you may want to use it for editing complex drawings. In the other view [image] editable preview [image] you see the outlines and fills of objects as you create them. You can switch freely between views by choosing Wireframe from the View menu.


WMF (definition)
WMF

The filename extension for Windows Metafile.


Word spacing (definition)
Word spacing

A feature that adjusts the horizontal spacing between words. A negative value decreases spacing, while a positive value increases it.


Working box (definition)
Working box

The three visible grid planes in the Perspective window. Called the working box because you will move it as you work to constrain operations to certain planes.


Working Box System (definition)
Working box system

The working box has its own coordinate system. The attitude of its axes and the position of its origin (at the center of the working box) change as you move and reorient the working box.


Working page (definition)
Working page

The rectangle with the drop shadow that appears in the drawing window. Also called the "page border," the working page corresponds to the paper size specified by the Page Setup command.

The working page does not always correspond to the printable page and this may lead to some confusion. When the two page sizes are different, you can have one of the following situations:

The working page is larger than the printable page

Objects will only print if they are within the boundaries of the printable page. In this case, you can have objects on the working page that will not print, or will be cropped by the edges of the page.

The printable page is larger than the working page

Anything within the boundaries of the printable page will print. In this case, you can print objects that are on the desktop around the working page.

The printable page is larger than the working page, and you are using a multi-page layout style

Only the objects within the boundaries of the working page will print. Objects outside the working page are automatically placed on the non-printing Desktop layer.

In a single-page layout style, you can also get this effect by enabling Bleed Limit in the Print Options dialog box.


WPG (definition)
WPG

The filename extension for WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1 graphics files that are a vector graphic format. CorelDRAW can import and export these files. When importing or exporting this format note that .WPG files can consist of bitmaps as well as vector graphics.


WYSIWYG (What-you-see-is-what-you-get) (definition)
WYSIWYG (What-you-see-is-what-you-get)

A term that describes a program's ability to provide an accurate on-screen representation of what an image or document will look like when printed.


X-axis (definition)
X-axis

The horizontal axis in XY scatter, high-low-close, spectral map charts, and histograms. The X axis is numeric and has a scale associated with it rather than headers.


X-height (definition)
X-height

The part that makes up the main body of a lowercase letter.


Y-axis (definition)
Y-axis

The vertical, axis line on XY scatter, high-low-close, spectral map charts and histograms. The Y-axis is numeric and has a scale associated with it rather than headers.

To control where the axis and its scale display, choose Chart, Y Axis. On the flyout menu, choose Display on Left (the default location), Display on Right, both, or neither.

Choose Chart, Y Axis to change the data axis's scale and grid lines. Since major grid lines align with numbers on the numeric scale, specifying the number of major grid-line divisions will affect the number of scale divisions.


Yaw (definition)
Yaw

The aspect of an object attitude that describes its angular deviation along its linear (front-to-back) axis.


YIQ (definition)
YIQ

A color model used in television broadcast systems (North American video standard - NTSC). Colors are split into a luminance value (Y) and two chromaticity values (I and Q). On a color monitor, all three components are visible; on a monochrome monitor, only the Y component is visible. The square, two-dimensional visual selector defines the I and Q values, and the vertical visual selector defines the Y value. All values are scaled from 0 to 255. In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, the Y component of the splitting process produces a grayscale image, which is often superior to results obtained with a grayscale conversion, using the Convert To command from the Image menu.


Z-axis scale (Left) (definition)
Z-axis scale (Left)

The vertical axis in 3D charts. The numbers (or data-based text such as time periods) set at regular intervals along the end of the left wall comprise the left Z-axis scale. The Z axis scale can be modified by choosing Chart, Vertical (Z) Axis.

To show or hide the left Z-axis scale choose Chart, Display Status and click Left Z axis Scale. An "x" in the check box indicates that the scale will appear.


Z-Axis Scale (Right) (definition)
Z-axis scale (Right)

The Z-axis is the vertical axis in 3D charts. The numbers (or data-based text such as time periods) set at regular intervals along the end of the right wall comprise the right Z-axis scale. The Z-axis scale can be modified by choosing Chart, Vertical (Z) Axis. Choose Chart, Display Status and click Right Z axis Scale. An "x" in the check box indicates that the scale will appear.


Z-axis title (Left) (definition)
Z-axis title (Left)

One of two titles that describes the vertical Z-axis. This one is placed adjacent to the left wall.


Z-axis title (Right) (definition)
Z-axis title (Right)

One of two titles that describes the vertical Z-axis; this one is placed adjacent to the right wall.


Z-buffer (definition)
Z-buffer

A rendering technique that uses z (depth) information in sorting object facets.


Zero line (definition)
Zero line

The line on a chart that shows where numeric values equal zero. It serves as the base for the risers ( if they show positive values). (Risers with negative values hang from the zero line.)

The zero line serves as a visual divider between positive and negative values. It crosses the chart like a grid line but it is not formatted like one. A zero line will show over a grid line.