Comparing tools

The following table lists Adobe Illustrator tools and the corresponding CorelDRAW tools. Many of the tools create the same result but operate slightly differently.

Adobe Illustrator tool
CorelDRAW tool
Add Anchor Point tool
Area Type tool
Blend tool
Blend tool CorelDRAW pgx interact blend tool Comparing tools. See“To blend objects.”
Bloat tool
Envelope tool CorelDRAW pgx interact envel tool Comparing tools. See “To apply an envelope.”
Convert Anchor Point tool
Delete Anchor Point tool
Direct Selection tool
Shape tool CorelDRAW pgx shape tool Comparing tools. See “To select a node.”
Drop Shadow tool
Drop shadow tool CorelDRAW pgx dropshadow tool Comparing tools. See “To add a drop shadow.”
Gradient tool
Interactive fill tool CorelDRAW pgx interact fill tool Comparing tools. See “Applying fountain fills.”
Line Segment tool

Polyline tool CorelDRAW pgx polyline tool Comparing tools. See “Drawing lines.”
Live Paint Bucket tool
Live Trace command
Bitmaps CorelDRAW onestep Comparing tools Quick Trace command

Bitmaps CorelDRAW onestep Comparing tools Centerline Trace command

Bitmaps CorelDRAW onestep Comparing tools Outline Trace command. See “Tracing bitmaps.”
Measure tool
Mesh tool
Paintbrush tool
Artistic media tool CorelDRAW pgx artisticmedia tool Comparing tools. See “To draw a calligraphic line”.

Pan tool
Path Type tool
Pathfinder effects
Pencil tool
Pucker tool
Envelope tool CorelDRAW pgx interact envel tool Comparing tools. See “To apply an envelope.”
Reflect tool
Mirror buttons. See “To mirror an object.”
Reshape tool
Rotate tool
Rounded Rectangle tool
Save for Office command
File CorelDRAW onestep Comparing tools Export for Office command
Scale tool
Scissors tool
Knife tool CorelDRAW pgx knife tool Comparing tools. See “To split an object.”
Selection tool
Pick tool CorelDRAW pgx pick tool Comparing tools. See “To select objects.”
Shear tool
Star tool
Star CorelDRAW pgx star tool Comparing tools and Complex star CorelDRAW pgx complex star tool Comparing tools tools. See “To draw a star.”
Symbol Sprayer tool
Sprayer tool CorelDRAW pgx sprayer button Comparing tools. See “To spray a line.”
Twirl tool
Distort tool CorelDRAW pgx interact dist tool Comparing tools. See “To distort an object.”
Type tool
Vertical Type tool
Paragraph formatting docker. See “To choose a text orientation.”
Warp tool
Smudge brush tool CorelDRAW pgx smudge brush Comparing tools. See “To smudge an object.”

Wrinkle tool
Roughen brush tool CorelDRAW pgx roughen brush Comparing tools. See “To roughen an object.”

Comparing tools