CorelDraw may already be familiar to graphic designers because CorelDraw is a vector graphics editor software used for graphic design purposes. CorelDraw itself was first created in 1987 by Michael Cowpland in Ottawa, Canada.

Early History of CorelDraw

Michael Cowpland

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Michael Cowpland is a British-born entrepreneur who was Corel’s first chairman and CEO as well as its founder and president. Michael Cowpland was born on April 23, 1943. He was married twice, with his first wife Darlene having two daughters, Paula and Christine. However, his marriage to his first wife ended in divorce in 1991. Then in 1992, he married his second wife, Marlen Cowpland. That’s the biography of the inventor and founder of CorelDraw.

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Corel is the world’s largest software company headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. The product that is best known and widely used by the Indonesian people is CorelDraw, a software used for vector creation. Corel was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. The CEO of Corel company from March 5, 2015, until now is Patrick Nichols. Currently, Corel has several subsidiaries, namely Pinnacle, Winzip, Precio, and Ulead. Until now, Corel’s product users have reached more than 40 million and its products have been sold in more than 75 countries. The only company that rivals Corel from the past until now is Adobe.

CorelDraw Version Development from The Beginning Until Now

1. CorelDraw Version 1.0 (1988)

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CorelDraw version 1.0 runs under Windows 3.1. CorelDraw is converted into an illustration that can be applied with fonts. This CorelDraw software only uses 2 3.5 inch floppy disks. This software can be used to create invitation cards, business cards, logos, and letterheads. This version is undergoing a process of frequent updates, within a year, from January 1, 1989, to February 2, 1990, this version has been updated five times.

2. CorelDraw Version 2.0 (1990)

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In CorelDraw version 2.0, many new features include the Envelope Tool (to change the shape of objects or text into other shapes), Extrusion (to create images and volumes on objects) and Perspective (to break objects along X and Y angles into perspective planes).

3. CorelDraw Version 2.5 (1991)

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Version 2.5 was present in September 1991. Experienced improvements in memory efficiency, so the performance increased to be faster.

4. CorelDraw Version 3.0 (1992)

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CorelDraw version 3.0 was launched on May 15, 1992. In this version, Corel also made improvements in memory efficiency, as did the previous version so that its performance became faster. Another plus, the design can be viewed in real-time without having to display the wireframe again. In this version too, Corel Photo-Paint was first launched.

5. CorelDraw Version 4.0 (1993)

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Version 4.0 was released on May 20, 1993. This version is equipped with a multi-page. In addition, its capabilities are also enhanced as desktop publishing software such as page maker. However, this version must have the disadvantage that it must use higher computer resources.

6. CorelDraw Version 5.0 (1994)

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CorelDraw version 5.0 is quite popular and has been used by graphic designers for a long time. This version is equipped with Color Management, Screen Calibration, Printer, Scanner, Effect Powerclip, Artistic Media, Lens, and Bitmap Effect. However, this version can only save files with a maximum name of 8 characters.

7. CorelDraw Version 6.0 (1995)

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Because it is compatible with Windows 95, CorelDraw version 6.0 with 32-bit can be adjusted so that it can run well on new operating systems. In this version, not many new features are added.

8. CorelDraw Version 7.0 (1997)

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CorelDraw version 7.0 is more stable than the previous version. Many new features were added, including:

– Superior to the previous version.

– Context-Sensitive Property Bar (Context-Sensitive Property Bar)

– Print Preview with Zoom and Pan.

– Scrapbook (to view, drag and place objects)

– Print into HTML.

– Draft and Enhanced Display.

– Interactive Fill and Blend Tools.

– Transparency Tools.

– Natural Pen Tool.

– Find & Replace Wizard.

– Convert Vector to Bitmap (Convert to Bitmap)

– Spell Checker.

– (Thesaurus) Dictionary and grammar checker (Grammar Checker)

– Corel Scan and Corel Barista (Format-based exchange document Java) are included in this version.

Version 7.0 is faster than previous versions and no hardware upgrade is required to use this application.

9. CorelDraw Version 8.0 (1998)

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Version 8.0 comes with a Drop Shadow feature, Distortion Tools, and a number of other new features. Unfortunately, to use this version of CorelDraw requires large hardware, especially memory to be used smoothly and stably.

10. CorelDraw Version 9.0 (1999)

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This version has additional features, including:

– Corel RAVE (for vector animation)

– Perfect Shapes.

– Web Graphics Tools (for creating interactive elements such as Button HTML)

– Page sorter (Page Sorter)

– Multilingual Document Support (Multilingual Document Support)

– Windows Instructions (Windows Navigator)

11. CorelDraw Version 10.0 (2000)

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In CorelDraw version 10.0 there are additional versions, such as open, save, import, and export in SVG format.

12. CorelDraw Version 11.0 (2002)

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CorelDraw version 11.0 has new features, namely:

– A collection of symbols that can be directly drawn.

– Image cutter.

– Pressure-Sensitive.

– Vector Brushes.

– 3 point curve (for drawing)

13. CorelDraw Version 12.0 (2003)

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CorelDraw version 12.0 added features commonly found in AutoCAD, such as Dynamic Guideline and Snap to object. With these features, the image results become more precise and perfect. This version is also more stable than the previous version. However, the Print function in this version is very slow.

14. CorelDraw Version X3 (2015)

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The new features of this version are:

– A double-clicking cutting (the first vector software capable of cutting a group of vectors and bitmaps at the same time)

– Smart Fill Tool

– Chamfer / Fillet / Emboss Tool

– Image Adjustment Lab (Image Adjustment Lab)

– Trace becomes integrated with CorelDraw under Power TRACE control.

15. CorelDraw Version X4 (2008)

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Version X4 was created to overcome compatibility with Windows Vista. CorelDraw version X4 also has new features including:

– Font identifier (Font)

– Concept Share.

– Table Tool.

– Independent Page Layers.

– Live Text Formatting.

– Supports camera files.

16. CorelDraw X5 Version (2010)

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CorelDraw X5 version is compatible with Multicore Processor and Windows 7 operating system.

Additional features are:

– Content settings (Corel Connect)

– Colour management.

– Graphic and animation tools.

– Multi performance development.

– High-value digital content (professional fonts, Cliparts, and Photographs)

– Object hinting (Object Hinting)

– Pixel View.

– Mesh Tool enhanced with Transparency feature.

– Added touch support (Added Touch Support)

– Support for multiple file formats.

This version has developed the Tool Transform that can make multiple copies of a single object.

17. CorelDraw Version X6 (2012)

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Version X6 was released on March 20, 2012, and is available in two versions, namely 32-bit and 64-bit. There are no features added from this version, but improvements from previous features.

18. CorelDraw Version X7 (2014)

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This version of CorelDraw comes with many changes from previous versions, including:

– Interface Design can be fully customized by taking the Metro Design.

– Workspace concept more interactively.

– Fill and Transparency Tool can be controlled as desired.

– Ease of choosing fonts.

– There are Special Effects in Photo Editing.

– Layout and Drawing Tools that are more precise.

– Support for high resolution and Multi-Display.

– There is a QR Code Generator.

– Improvements and design and performance improvements.

19. CorelDraw Version X8 (2016)

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This version was released on March 15, 2016. This time Corel Corporation is taking full advantage of increasingly sophisticated design technology. Plus the latest features, make it easy for designers to create projects using this software.

 

That is the history of the development of CorelDraw. Hopefully useful and can be additional information for you.