6 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide
Moving and copying layers and objects........................................................................................................................................262
Working with symbols........................................................................................................................................................................265
Creating, editing, and deleting symbols........................................................................................................................................265
Using symbols in drawings...........................................................................................................................................................267
Managing collections and libraries............................................................................................................................................... 269
Reference: Working with symbols.................................................................................................................................................270
Linking and embedding objects..........................................................................................................................................................273
Inserting linked or embedded objects...........................................................................................................................................273
Editing linked or embedded objects............................................................................................................................................. 274
Managing projects..............................................................................................................................................................................275
Setting up the project database................................................................................................................................................... 275
Assigning and copying object data...............................................................................................................................................276
Viewing an object data summary................................................................................................................................................. 277
Color, fills, and transparencies...........................................................................................................................................................279
Working with color............................................................................................................................................................................ 281
Understanding color models.........................................................................................................................................................281
Understanding color depth...........................................................................................................................................................283
Choosing colors............................................................................................................................................................................284
Using the Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................290
Creating and editing custom color palettes.................................................................................................................................. 293
Organizing and displaying color palettes...................................................................................................................................... 296
Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries............................................................................................................. 297
Setting the properties of color palettes........................................................................................................................................ 299
Filling objects......................................................................................................................................................................................301
Applying uniform fills................................................................................................................................................................... 301
Applying fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................. 302
Applying pattern fills.................................................................................................................................................................... 305
Applying texture fills.....................................................................................................................................................................309
Applying PostScript fills................................................................................................................................................................ 311
Applying mesh fills....................................................................................................................................................................... 312
Applying fills to areas...................................................................................................................................................................315
