Docker palettes, which attach themselves to one side of the workspace to give users quick access to tools, have replaced several Roll-up palettes. Customization has long been a strong suit for Corel. Draw 8, the illustration component of the suite, offers many new features that are direct extensions of those found in Draw 7, including further implementation of the interactivity pioneered in that version. Now users can manipulate 3D extrusions, envelopes and distortions, using simple interactive tools to set visual effects. In addition, text editing and manipulation enhancements abound.
Users can make text flow between text boxes and paths with a few simple mouse clicks.
Users will love the ability to embed clipboarded graphics into Artistic or Paragraph text. Draw 8 exports directly to HTML, using tables to retain sophisticated page formatting. This version also supports lists, checkboxes and buttons, as well as tiled backgrounds. Perhaps the most visible of PhotoPaint's improvements is the ability to show effects previews in the full image rather than using thumbnails. Web designers weren't forgotten, either.