Coral Draw is power full vector based Graphic Designing Software used in Graphic Designing. Being a vector based package designs are created using Lines, Curves and arcs, Coral Draw is used in Stationery Designing, Fashion Designing, Jewellery Designing etc. and some parts of Interior Designing.

TOOLS

PICK TOOL :

This is a Pick Tool, commonly known as Arrow Tool. This tool is used for transformation of the object the selection Resizing (Scaling) and Rotation.

Click on object once to Scale and Double click to Scale & Rotate.

1) Click on the object to select to object.

2) Click and drag a node of an object to scale it.

3) Click on the object again.

4) Hold the curve node from corner and rotate.

RECTANGLE TOOL :

This tool is used for drawing a rectangle on the page. Unlike other software Coral Draw has a rectangle with a some fine nodes in each corner other than the main nodes used for scaling.

1) Select the Rectangle Tool.

2) Click and drag on the page to

POLYGON TOOL

1) Click and drag on the page to draw polygon.

2) Enter the number of sides you want in the property bar above.

3) This object has Nodes on all the sides.

4) Click and push inside the object to make a Polygon star (Polygon has minimum 3 Sides).

SPIRAL TOOL : To draw a curved spiral object. Select this tool. This is situated within polygon tool button. Click and hold the polygon tool button to avoid the other tools - Spiral.

1) Select this tool from Tool Box.

2) Enter the number of circle you want.

3) Click and drag on the page.

Note : In Coraldraw we can’t fill color in the object that are open from any side. All the curves should be closed to fill Color.

IMPORTANT : To fill color in the object first select the object and click on the required color and to change the outline color right click on the required color.

You can reshape spiral object also as it also has fine nodes on all the sides.

GRAPH PAPER TOOL : To create a table on a graph on the page, select this tool from polygon tool and click and drag on the page. Enter the required no. of columns and rows, in the property bar on the top before drawing on the page.

The whole graph is grouped if you wish to different colors in different cells - Click on Arrange Ungroup - Click outside once - Select a cell and click on required color - right click to fill outline (Stroke).

TEXT TOOL : To type some required matter on the Graphics.

Select this tool from the Tool box.

Click on the page where required and type the matter.

To Format the text use Text Menu or Property bar from top.

TEXT MENU :

FORMAT TEXT : This function is used to format the text like fonts, size, style, color, Leading, etc.

ð Select the required text with - Pick Tool and

ð Click on Text > Format Text.

ð Apply properties as required.

EDIT TEXT : This function is also used to format it text, but here we can change on modify the text spelling also.

FIT TEXT TO PATH :This function is used to fill a Sentence or any text on some Grinded line or Shape.

E.g.

n Draw one circle

n Draw (Type) A text :“COMPUSKILL”

n Select both circle and text with a Pick Tool.

n Click on Text > Fit Text To Path.

n You can change the position of text from Top, Left Bottom or Right and distance from circle. You can also choose the alignment type.

n Delete the circle only if it is not required.

STRAIGHTEN TEXT : To Straighten the text back to straight line not required according to the path.

1) Select the Curved Text.

2) Click on Text > Straighten Text.

NOTE : To draw a text frame for typing paragraphs or creating templates, click and drag with the Text Tool on the page.

INTERACTIVE FILL DIALOG / FOUNTAIN FILL DIALOG /

Fountain Fill :

- To fill more than one color effect on the object.

1) Draw an object on the screen.

2) Select this tool from tool box.

3) Click and drag on the object. 4) Change the color or appearance from the property bar.

INTERACTIVE MESH FILL TOOL : This is used to fill Random colors in a same object with the help of some Nodes that appear when you select this tool.

n Draw an object.

n Click on the Interactive Mesh Fill dialog tool from Tool Box.

n Select a Node from object.

n Click on required color. like this, Select each nodes and fill different colors.

n Double click to add extra nodes.

INTERACTIVE DROP TOOL : This tool is used to add a shadow effect to text or object. All the tools in this series have same functions i.e.

1) Select Interactive Drop Shadow Tool from Tool Box.

2) Click and drag on the object towards the required direction.

INTERACTIVE EXTRUDE TOOL : To add a 3Dimensional block effect.

INTERACTIVE ENVELOPE TOOL : To stretch and pull the text / Object.

INTERACTIVE CONTOUR TOOL : To add extra outlines.

INTERACTIVE BLEND TOOL : To Create a Layers of objects vertically from an object to another

1) Draw an object or text.

2) Copy the same or other object below.

3) Select this tool from Tool Box.

4) Click hold on the former object and drag and release on the other copy.

INTERACTIVE DISTORTION TOOL : This tool has three other sub- options

1) To Pull & Push Distortion Tool

i) Select this tool from the Tool Box.

ii) Select pull and push from the property bar.

iii) Click and drag on the object / text.

2) Zipper Distortion Tool : To Create Zig-Zag outline.

i) Select Distortion Tool from Tool Box.

ii) Select Zipper Distortion from property bar.

iii) Click and drag on the object.

3) Twister Distortion Tool : Twist the object with Mouse.

i) Select Distortion Tool from Tool Box.

ii) Select Twister Distortion from property bar.

iii) Click drag on the object and rotate the Mouse around the object holding down the Mouse button.

EYE DROPPER TOOL : This tool is for selecting or choosing color from the Image on object directly from another object on the page itself.

1) Click select this tool from the tool box.

2) Click on the color in an Image to choose color.

- Further -

PAINT BUCKET TOOL : To fill the color in the object that is chosen from the Image using Eye Dropper Tool.

1) Click on the tool in tool box after you have Selected color from Image with Eye dropper tool.

2) Click on the object where you want to fill color.

INTERACTIVE TRANSPARENCY TOOL : To Make the object transparent such that the object below that will be visible through this transparent object.

1) Draw an object or Text.

2) Draw an object on that Previous object.

3) Fill some color on the second object Now. The Previous object is not visible.

4) Select Interactive Transparency Tool.

5) Click and drag on the object.

6) Select style and direction from property bar on the top.

INTERACTIVE FILL DIALOGUE This tool can used even for simple single color fill but but specially it is used in filling the gradient effect of more than one color.

1) Draw an object on the page.

2) Select this tool from the Tool Box.

3) Click on the color option to select the required two color.

4) Select the type of Gradient.

5) Select the angle of Gradient.

6) click on OK.

INTERACTIVE FILL DIALOGUE :( Customise )

1) Select this option to create your own Gradients.

2) Double click on the color line.

3) 4 Small triangle will appear.

4) Select that triangle and select the color of your choice.

5) Repeat for many color gradient creation.

6) Select the gradient style. (radial, Linear, Angle, Square )

7) Click on OK to apply color on the object.

INTERACTIVE PATTERN FILL : This tool has three more functions in pattern fill Viz.

1. Two color patten 2. Full color pattern 3. Bitmaps

1) Select the object.

2) Click on this tool.

3) Select the required option ( type of pattern) from Pattern lib.

4) Click on OK When you get your choice.

INTERACTIVE TEXTURE FILL : - This tool similar to the previous one i.e. Interacrive pattern fill dialogue.

1) Select to object.

2) Select the tool from Tool Box.

3) Select required option from the texture library.

4) Click on OK to apply it.

POSTSCRIPT FILL (PS)

Post script fills also works same as the previous tools. These all tools have similar the type Of application.

NO COLOR (FILL)

Click on this object select, and click on the No Color tool to remove all the color from the object.

FREE HAND TOOL : This tool is draw any shape or object according to your mouse movement freely.

1) Select this tool from tool.

2) Draw on the page.

BEZIER TOOL : This tool is more advanced and important in coral draw. When you click once it will show a point and will follow a line as you go on clicking according to your required shape.

1) Select Bezier Tool.

2) Click randomly as your required shape.

3) Finish the shape from where you started.

[You can reshape the shape with the shape tool using its nodes]

SHAPE TOOL : This is one the most Important tools. There are many options connected with tool.

1) Create a shape using freehand or Bezier Tool.

2) Select Shape Tool from Tool Box.

3) Pull the object holding the nodes in that shape.

4) Double click to add a node.

5) Again Double click on the same nodes to delete that node.

CONVERT TO CURVE :

Right click on the node and select Curve - Or Select curve option from property bar - Select a node before using curve.

Click and pull that node, it will create a curved.

MAKE NODE SMOOTH : To make a line smooth from a particular node without pulling it to a Rhythmic Curve.

1) Select the nodes where you want smooth curves.

2) Click on that nodes or select, Make node smooth from the property bar.

Object will become automatically from that node.

MAKE NODE A CUSP : To obtain a pointed corner a Rhythmic curve shape we use cusp option. Select that tool from the Tool Box(Shape Tool). Click on the node - select Cusp option from property bar or - From Right click pop up Menu - Now if you move one grip (Handle) other side remain uneffected.

STRAIGHTER NODE : The function is used to obtain a straight grip from the rhythmic curves

EDIT MENU :

UNDO : This Is used to Step Backward I.e. to cancel some command applied erroneously (Press Ctrl + z as a shortcut lay for Undo ).

REDO : To repeat the commands just undone press Ctrl + Shift + Z to use this command.

REPEAT : To repeat the recently used command e.g.

1) Draw an object.

2) Select Pick Tool and stretch object slightly.

3) Click on edit > Repeat.

Repeat this command tell you require. You can use Ctrl + R as a shortcut key for using

Edit > Repeat.

DUPLICATE : To obtain the duplicate copy of an object.

1) Draw an Object.

2) Select that object with Pick Tool.

3) Click or Edit > Duplicate.

CLONE : This feature is almost similar to Duplicate but in Duplicate and Clone there is one different. i.e. In clone if you change any property of the original, it will affect the clone also, similarly if you delete the original object the duplicate(clone) will also get deleted.

COPY PROPERTIES FROM : To copy some or all the properties from one object and paste it to another object.

1) Draw an object or text.

2) Select the second object.

3) Click on Edit > Copy Properties From.

4) Select the checkbox which are applicable.

5) Click on OK The same properties shall be painted to the second object.

INSERT NEW OBJECT : Insert new object is used to step unto another program and prepare and import Image directly to Corel Draw page.

1) Click on Edit > Insert New object.

2) Select Bitmap Image from the window that appears.

3) Draw anything as per your requirement.

4) Click outside in the Corel Draw page.

The entire creation / Painting will be pasted to Corel Draw page automatically.

SELECT ALL : TEXT

1) Click on Edit > Select All > text. To select all the text matter from the graphic.

2) OBJECTS : Click on Edit> Select All > Objects to select all text as well as all the Objects.

FIND & REPLACE : TEXT :To find and replace all the words that are to be replaced from a paragraph.

1) Click on Edit > Find > Text.

2) Type the words you want to replace.

3) Types the alternative word in replace with text box.

4) Click on change all to change all the similar words which are to be changed.

PROPERTIES : To See or set or change properties of objects.

1) Select in object.

2) Click on Edit > Properties.

3) Click on applicable (required) tab (E.g. color fill/Line).

4) Choose the required options and click on apply to obtain the change.

CUT : To Cut a particular object to paste in another location or file.

1) Select an object with Pick Tool.

2) Click on Edit > Cut. The object will get cut.

3) click on Edit > Paste in another location or New file to get it pasted.

COPY : To Create a duplicate or copy an object to another file or location.

1) Application of copy is similar to Edit > Cut.

2) Click on Edit > Copy.

PASTE : To Paste the object / text which are cut or copied.

CLEAR / DELETE : To remove a particular object or text.

1) Select the unwanted object.

2) Click on Edit > Delete.

INSERT BARCODE ( WIZARD) : This wizard is used to create a Barcode. Just type the number valued for your Barcode.

Click on Insert > Barcode.

Click on Next > Next > and finish to obtain the Barcode.

LAYOUT MENU :

INSERT NEW PAGE : To add new page to the graphic.

DELETE PAGE : To delete the unwanted page from a graphic.

1) Click on page tab and keep it active.

2) Click on Layout > Delete page.

GO TO PAGE : This function is used to skip directly from one page to another. This is useful when your graphic contains more than 5-10 pages.

1) Click on layout > Goto.

2) Enter the intended page number.

3) Click on Goto (OK).

SORT PAGES : To sort pages manually and re-order the page location.

1) Click on Layout > Sort pages.

2) Drag and drop the first page to last page.

3) Click on OK.

Now the first page has become last page.

RESIZE PAGE: To change the page size,

1) Click on layout > resize pages.

2) Select the required page size.

3) Click OK.

SWITCH PAGE ORIENTED: To change the orientation of page from portrait to Landscape and Vice Versa.

- Portrait oriented means straight page.

- Landscape means across page.

RENAME PAGE: To Change the name of the page.

1) Click on layout > Rename page.

2) Type new name.

3) Click on OK to apply new name.

PAGE SETUP: To Change some setting of page functions.

1] RULER UNITS

i) Click on layout > Page setup.

ii) Select Ruler from the left pane.

iii) Choose required option inches/ millimeter etc.

iv) Click on OK.

2] PAGE SIZE

i) Select page size from left pane.

ii) Choose required option (Page Size).

iii) Click on OK.

3] BACK GROUND

i) Click on Background from left pane.

ii) Choose color from solid and click - OK.

PAGE BACKGROUND: This function is used to set or change the background of pages,

However this function is not available in Corel Draw 9 and lower version.

• To Change color of background choose solid color.

• Select color from the color pallets.

Ø Click on OK.

Ø To set an image in the Background.

Ø Choose Bitmap.

Ø Browse and select the Image.

Ø Click on open Image. Click on OK.

To Remove all the backgrounds and make the page white, choose No Background-OK from Layout > Page Background in Coral- Draw 10/11.

NOTE: To import an Image in Coral-Draw Graphic Click on File > Import — Click and Drag on the page to paste Imported Image.

VIEW MENU

This Menu is based totally on the view of a Layout of our Graphics.

WIRE FRAME VIEW : Wire frame is used to view the wireframe view i.e. it will show only the outlines and inner - lines of Image and text.

• click on view simple wireframe OR Wire Frame.

• Match the Images on outline as required.

• To get back to the colored view. Click on view. Normal (Draft) or Enhanced View.

SIMPLE WIREFRAME & WIREFRAME ARE SAME

DRAFT VIEW : will show color but it shall be the pixelate view i.e. Image will not be clear.

NORMAL OR ENHANCED : will show text as well as image with full color sharpness.

FULL SCREEN PREVIEW - F9

To see the fullscreen view of an object of an object or the part of graphic that is visible in the screen.

Ø Zoom the object or Graphic to the required extent.

Ø Click on View > Full screen preview or press F9 to view the full screen.

PREVIEW SELECTED ONLY : with this function on to preview only the selected object in a full screen.

Ø Click on View > Preview selected only.

Ø Zoom the Graphic up to the required extent.

Ø Select the object that you want to see in the full screen.

Ø Click on View > Full screen preview or press F9.

Ø To Disable the function of previewing the selected object only. Click on view > Preview selected only again.

SHOW GRID LINE: These grid lines are reference lines used for construction of objects according to our wishes on perfect and precise measurement. There is one more function used with Gridlines.

SNAP TO GRID : Where if you switch this function on just by clicking on that function in View Menu. It works such that when you move or draw an object. It will snap and get attracted to the lines, Which is able to take precise measurement.

GUIDELINES : Guidelines are also the reference line used similarly like gridlines, but gridlines appears on the entire page and layout and guidelines have to drawn from the Rulers.

1) Click on Ruler and Drag on the page.

2) Place it wherever required according to the scale and measurement from the top ruler

(Horizontal Ruler).

3) Similarly drag a vertical guide line from the left Vertical Ruler.

Here you have got the Reference Lines to place the object accordingly, Such that they can be in straight line with the help of Guidelines.

SNAP TO GUIDELINES : Switch these function snap to guideline on by clicking on View > Snap to Guidelines.

Now if you use guideline and place an object on guideline the lines will snap - attract towards them as soon as you bring object close to line.

This may enable one to align objects a place it as per their requirement in the Layout.

SNAP TO OBJECT : This function, when kept on snap attracts the object to another object when move near another object.

> Click on View > Snap to object.

> Now move one object near another object to touch it,

> It shall snap to their some specific points like, Quadrants, Midpoints, End points etc.

RULERS : To Display or hide Rulers in the layout.

1) Click on Ruler in the View Menu to hide it.

2) Click on the same option to unhide Rulers.

You can change the Ruler units by Right Clicking on the ruler itself. Ruler Setup > Here select the required units from (Inches, Centimeters, Millimeters, etc.) and click on OK. This function shall change the ruler units for that particular Layout(Graphic).

BLEED :This function shows the outline of the page in a dotted or dashed line.

1) Click on View > Bleed.

2) This function is useful when the user create Graphics outside the main page and he is unaware of the actual page position.

TEXT FRAME : This function will show the text frame if any. The text frames are drawn on page to type paragraphs. To draw text frames.

1) Click on Text Tool from Tool Box.

2) Click and drag on the page as per our required size.

3) Type the paragraphs in that frame.

4) If that frame has some blank space at is not visible normally.

Click on View > Text Frame.

It will show the outlines of the frame.

PAGE BORDER : To view or disable the page outline border.

o Click on View > Page Border.

o Click on same option to show page border again.

PRINTABLE AREA : To view the printable part of the Graphic page.

Ø Click on View > Printable Area.

Ø Click on same option again to make normal.

GRID & RULER SETUP : To change the Ruler setup change (Units) i.e. to convert the units from Inches to Millimeters or other or to change the color of gridlines or boxes of Gridlines per Inch.

Ruler setup can be obtained also by right clicking on the ruler itself.

ARRANGE MENU :

TRANSFORMATIONS : To modify

the Position, Rotation, Skew and Size of an object. If you click on any one option, it will open a Docker Window.

POSITION - Click select the object.

Click on Arrange > Transformation > Position.

Enter the No. Inches to be shifted precisely - Positive or Negatively.

Click on Apply/Apply duplicate to create a duplicate with applied transformation.

2) ROTATE - To rotate and change the angle position.

Ø Click - Select the object.

Ø Click on Arrange >

Ø Transformation > Rotate.

Ø Enter on the required No. of Angle.

Ø Click on the relative anchor and choose the anchor point.

Ø Click on Apply button to apply transformations.

3) Scale & Mirror: To scale ( Change size of the object ) from both sides in percentage Procedure shall remain same as previous 2 functions.

4) Size: To obtain the precise required size of object.

Ø Select the object.

Ø Click on Arrange> Transformation > Size.

Ø Enter the size you want.

Ø Click on Apply Button.

5) Skew: To Skew the object according to our measurement.

Ø Select the object.

Ø Click on Arrange > Transformation > Skew.

Ø Enter the Angle of Skewing.

Ø Click on Apply Button.

Note : All these transformation can be done directly by Mouse like to Rotate, Double click on the object and hold the corner and rotate. Similarly Hold the middle node and skew manually.

CLEAR TRANSFORMATION : To clear the transformations applied to objects from. Transformation or Mouse Manually.

1) Select the transformed object.

2) Click on Arrange > Clear Transformation.

ALIGN AND DISTRIBUTE : To Align the objects according to our wish from.

1) Left Edges 2) Right Edges 3) Center

Ø Select all the objects that have to be aligned.

Ø Click on Arrange > Align > Distribute > Align Tab.

Ø Click on the required checkbox.

Ø Select on preview button to preview.

Ø Click on OK to apply.

Similarly to distribute the object in equal spaces.

· Select all the objects to be distribute.

· Click on Arrange > Align > Distribute.

· Click on the Distribute tab.

· Select Vertical / Horizontal Spacing.

· Select on preview button to preview.

· Click on OK to apply.

ORDER : To Change the order of object i.e. if an object is overlapped by another select. The hidden object, and click on > Arrange > Order > Bring to front.

BACK ONE : Select on object which is on top.

Click on Arrange > Order > Back One. This shall send that object below that. We can manually select the position where we want to place the object.

1) Select one object.

2) Click on Arrange > Order > Behind. Arrow will appear.

3) Click on the object behind which you want to place.

Similarly we can use the In Front of option in Arrange > Order > In Front Of

GROUP : To Group some wanted object and keep it together.

1) Select the object you want to Group.

2) Press hold shift Key to select multiple object.

3) Click on Arrange > Group, If you move this, All objects in Group shall move together.

UNGROUP : To separate the Grouped object.

Ø Select the Group.

Ø Click on Arrange > Ungroup.

UNGROUP ALL : To ungroup all the objects from different groups grouped together

Ø Select the group of object

Ø together.

Ø Click on Arrange > Ungroup All.

COMBINE : To Combine more that one object together such that they all get instead with each other.

n Overlap one object on another object.

n Select both the object.

n Click on Arrange > Combine.

This will intersect one object with another and appear that the overlapped (Intersected) part will be cut and is transparent.

BREAK APART (Break Curve Apart) : To break the combined object apart and separate it. This tool can also be used to separate the cut part and separations for Blend, and Interactive tools in Tool Box .

1) Select the group of combined object.

2) Click on Arrange > Break Apart > Break Curve Apart.

3) Move the object-(it is Separate).

LOCK OBJECT : To Lock the object on to its position and make unable to move it .

1) Select on object.

2) Click or Arrange > Lock Object.

UNLOCK OBJECT : To make the locked object mobile again and free for movement.

1) Select Locked object.

2) Click on Arrange > Unlocked Object.

To unlock all the object in a Layout Click on.

Arrange > Unlock All Object.

SEPARATE : To Separate some grouped object e.g. To separate some part of Blended, Contour or any paint by Artistic Media Tool.

1) Select that Image (Object).

2) Click on Arrange > Separate.

3) Again Click on Arrange > Ungroup - Click Outside.

4) Move all those objects are ungrouped, OR Click on Arrange > Break Artistic Media Group Apart.

SHAPING :

WELD : Weld is to weld two objects together.

1) Draw two objects.

2) Drag and Drop one object on another.

3) Click on Arrange > Shaping (a docker window will open).

4) Select the overlapped object.

5) Click on weld to button on welded docker.

6) Click on another object.

TRIM : To trim (punch) one object from another object.

1) Draw one object.

2) Draw one object on that object.

3) Keep it (Second) object selected.

4) Click on Arrange > Shaping.

5) From Docker window select TRIM option.

6) Click on Trim Button.

7) Click on previous object.

The previous object will be punched out according to new.

INTERSECT : To Intersect and extract a part of object from on object.

1) Draw on object e.g. Star.

2) Draw a Rectangle or Circle on that object.

3) Click on Arrange > Shaping > Intersect.

4) Keep later object selected. 5) Click on previous object.

In Shaping there is an option leave Original Source Target. By Selecting Source and applying the function will create a copy of source and use function. This function is applicable on all the three function of shaping.

By selecting source as well as target object and applying that function will leave a copy of both source and Target object and will produce the finished object as a copy.

CONVERT TO CURVE : To reshape the solid object like circle and Rectangle as these are not reshapable directly with Shape Tool.

1) Select Rectangle on Circle.

2) Click Arrange > Convert to Curve.

3) Select Shape Tool and reshape according to your like holding the nodes.

CONVERT OUT LINE TO OBJECT

This function will create the outline of object reshapeable.

EFFECTS MENU :

FIRST THREE OPTIONS ARE USED SAME AS ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

ARTISTIC MEDIA : Click on this tool to open a Docker Window.

1) Draw a Rectangle or any object.

2) Keep at selected.

3) Double click on the required option on the Artistic Docker Window.

4) The pattern in the Artistic Media Docker will be applied on that object in that shape.

LENS : There are different options in Lens Part. Magnify, Brightness, Wireframe, Fish Eye etc.

Application for all the options are similar.

1) Import on Image or Draw an object.

2) Draw a circle on that Image.

3) keep it selected.

4) Click on Effects > Lens.

5) Choose Magnify in Lens > Dockers.

6) Mention the Extent of Magnification.

7) Click on Apply.

This will affect the Image through the drawn objects.

POWER CLIP: The insert (Embed) an Image is an object on text.

1) Import an Image.

2) Type one word or object.

3) Keep the image selected.

4) Click on Effect > PowerClip > Place inside container.

5) This function will give you a thick Arrow.

6) Click this arrow for the Text.

POWER CLIP > EXTRACT CONTENTS :

To Remove the embedded text from its container.

POWERCLIP > EDIT CONTENTS

To Modify the contents position in the container.

1) Keep the Power Clip embedded text selected.

2) Click on Effects > Power Clip > Edit.

3) Make changes in the position of the image and to fix the Image.

4) Click on Effect > Power Clip > Finish editing this level.

COPY EFFECTS : To copy the effects those are present on the screen or used previously Eg. if any object is present with object like Interactive Drop Shadow, PowerClip, Extrude, Perspective etc.

1) Select on object.

2) Click on Effects > Copy Effect.

3) Select any (e.g. PowerClip)

4) Click on the object from where you want to copy the effect.

CLONE EFFECTS : This function works similarly like copy effects which is previous command. The only difference is if you use (Copy effects using this clone command) Any changes in the original will affect the clone copy too.

To insert symbols and special characters Press F11

Shift + F4:Fit in Window

Shift + F2 :Zoom Selected

F4 : Zoom Extent

F3 : Zoom Out

F2 : Select zoom tool temporarily

Ctrl + Q :Convert to curves

Shift + Page down : Send to back

Shift + Page up : Bring to front

Ctrl + Page up : Bring forward

Ctrl + Page down : Send backward