Colour palettes in the Corel graphics package 9-X5

With the use of the .cpl file format in CorelDRAW!, Photo Paint and the other parts of the graphic package, colours are easily accessible.

Versions	9-X5
File format	cpl
Colour systems	all
Optimizations	Standard RGB Trinitron RGB Offset printing uncoated paper Offset printing coated paper Newsprint
Application for	2D, 3D, pixel-oriented, vector-oriented design
Ergonomics	***

 

Destination Directory

Corel Graphics Suite 9.x	COREL\GRAPHICS9\CUSTOM\PALETTES
Corel Graphics Suite 10.x	COREL\GRAPHICS10\CUSTOM\PALETTEN
Corel Graphics Suite 11.x	Corel\Corel Graphics 11\Eigene Daten\Palettes
Corel Graphics Suite X3	Corel\Coreldraw Graphics Suite 13\Languages\De\Custom Data\Palettes
Corel Graphics Suite X4	Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4\Languages\DE\Programs\Data
Corel Graphics Suite X5	My Documents\My Pallets

The adherence to this destination path is not necessary for the availability of the palettes in the program.

Using colour palettes in Corel Graphics Suite 9.x up

1. Draw any object in CorelDRAW!
2. Click on the colour selection field (bucket) in the help bar and the colour area symbol.
3. Choose the register rider to the right in the program ("Adjusted Palettes")
4. Click "Type/ Open Palette" and select the desired Palette from the above mentioned directory.
5. The palette is availabe in the list with a short description.
6. Choose "Options/Show colour names".
7. By "View/ Load Color Palette" opens a "docking window" where you can select among the installed colour palettes in a very quick way ("Load"). Practical for the different output optimiziations! In this window indicated palettes can be loaded as an addition to the diverse palettes with the “load” command.
8. You can now design with the colours!

In Corel PHOTO-PAINT you can access the same colour selection window by first opening a new or existing 24-bit colour image, and then double-clicking on one of the current colours in the horizontal bottom bar. As described above, docking window, rollup window and permanent colour palette are accessible also in Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8.x.

Corel DREAM 3D and Corel DEPTH do not allow use of colour files, as they do not support user-defined colour palettes.

Application in other Corel products

In Corel Photo-Paint as in CorelDRAW-Rollup you can establish the tone with a double click on "paint" the active colour for retouching (fill bucket, paintbrush). With "load view/palettes" you likewise arrive at a "docking window" for quick palatte selection and with "view/ defined colours" you can permanently affix the colours on the border of the screen.

CorelDREAM 3D and CorelDEPTH do not permit the use of colour files as they do not support user defined colour palettes.

 

Turn off Corel-colour management!

In order to achieve a correct colour representation of the colours in the Corel products the Corel-colour management needs to be shut off.

 

Version 9-11

1. Go to „extras/colour management“.
2. Deactivate „calibrate colour for the display“
3. Deactivate „display simulated printer colours“

Version X3-X5

1. Go to „extras/colour management“.
2. Switch the colour management to OFF

 

CorelDRAW 11.0: A company name is designed with RAL-colours.
The colour is taken from the RAL-palette located at the right border of the screen.