Thursday Tip: Use the Navigator

Often you'll find yourself zoomed in on a drawing in CorelDRAW and you need to move to another area. Or possibly you are working with a digital image with a high pixel count in Corel PHOTO-PAINT. In either instance, you need to use the Navigator.

Where the scrollbars meet at the bottom right of your drawing window is a white square. Click on it and a thumbnail of your entire illustration/image will be shown. Drag the viewing box around on the thumbnail and the screen will update accordingly. Finding it too difficult to locate that little white box to click on? Heck, just press the N key and the thumbnail will pop up right next to your cursor! There isn't a day that goes by where I don't use this very handy tool.

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Macro Monday: Navigator Remote

The Navigator in Corel PHOTO-PAINT is a great way to move around a large photo. Unfortunately you have to bring it up every time you want to use it. Today's macro provides a variation on the Navigator that stays on screen at all times. Navigator Remote is available for Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11, 12, X3 and X4. Even better, it is a free download.

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Thursday Tip: Navigate Your Documents

When you are zoomed in on a document, it can sometimes be very difficult to use the scroll bars to move around to other areas of the page. Or maybe you are used to zooming out and back in to get to where you want to work.

It doesn't have to be that difficult. Use the Navigator! There are two ways to access it. You can either click on the small square near the bottom right of the CorelDRAW (or Corel PHOTO-PAINT) window where the two scrollbars meet. When you do this, a thumbnail of the design will pop up and you can move to where you want in the drawing.

Having trouble finding that little square? Don't worry, it gets even easier. Just press the letter N on your keyboard and the thumbnail of the graphic appears next to your cursor! It just doesn't get any easier than that.

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