# 4023- Accessing Clipart & Symbols in CorelDRAW  4

There are over 18,000 clipart images and symbols in CorelDRAW  4. Importing is the primary
method of accessing the clipart in CorelDRAW products for use within a document.  This
document will outline the steps required to search for, and import a specific clipart image from the
clipart manual.

Importing Clipart
For this document, we will search for, and import the clipart image BUG288.  This is located on
page 168 of the clipart manual.

1.  Insert the CD-ROM, and launch CorelDRAW 4.

2.  Click File, Import.

3.  In the List Files of Type list box, click CorelDRAW!, *.CDR..
In most cases, clipart is located in the following directory structure:  
CLIPART \ VENDOR \ CATEGORY \ SUB-CATEGORY* \ CLIPART NAME
*  Not all paths contain a sub-category
 
4.  Click the CD-ROM drive, and double-click the clipart directory.
To determine which vendor is associated with BUG288, turn to page 168 in the clipart Manual. 
The top right hand corner of each clipart page displays a vendor insignia.  In this case, there is an
insignia for Corel. This indicates that the vendor associated with BUG288 is Corel.

5.  Double-click the Corel directory.

6.  A list of categories will appear below the vendor name.
To determine which category is associated with BUG288, refer to the Icons located in the top left
hand corners of each clipart page.  On page 168, the Icon in the top left page corner is a
silhouette of an ant.  Cross reference this icon and determine the category name.

7.  Double-click the Insect directory.
8.  Double-click the BUG288 file.

The image will be automatically imported into the CorelDRAW 4 document.

Note: The CRESTS and INSIGNIAS (*.CDR clipart) are located on CD-ROM #2 in the Clipart
directory.

Corel File Finder
To access an individual clipart file, use the Corel File Finder located in the CATALOG directory
on the CorelDRAW 4 CD-ROM.  Double-click FINDER.EXE to launch the application.  Type
the name of the file listed in the clipart manual and the Corel File Finder will provide you with the
exact location of the clipart image.

Note: For easy access to the Corel File Finder, copy the catalog directory to your hard drive, and
click the CorelDRAW 4 group in the Program Manager. From the File menu, click New, New
Item. Click FINDER.EXE, and click OK.  The Corel File Finder icon will be placed in the
CorelDRAW 4 group. For more information about Corel File Finder, click Help from within the
application.


Accessing Symbols
Symbols are located in the clipart Manual on pages 371 to 450, and are referenced in the same
manner as the clipart, but are not opened or imported.

Note:  CorelDRAW  symbols can be accessed directly from CorelDRAW provided all of the
symbols have been  previously installed.  If  all of the symbols are not available to you, perform a
Custom Install clicking None for everything except Fonts and Symbols.  For this option click
Some.  Click Add All, and finish the installation.  The next time CorelDRAW is launched, all of
the symbols will be accessible.

To access a Symbol: 
1.  From the CorelDRAW 4 toolbox, click and hold the Artistic Text tool.
2.  Click the Star icon from the flyout. 
3.  Click anywhere on the page, and a Symbols dialog box will appear.  
4.  Locate the appropriate category for the desired symbol.
5.  From the clipart Manual, determine the Symbol Number, and type it on the Symbol # line.
6.  Click OK.

The symbol will appear in the CorelDRAW document.

Libraries
          Templates are located on  pages 360-370, and are found on CD-ROM #1 in the 
          CLIPART\TEMPLATE directories.  To access a Template, click File, Open and ensure
     that CorelDRAW! Template (*.CDT) is selected in the List Files of Type list box.

          Images are located on pages 451 to 472, and are found on CD-ROM #2 in the PAINT
     directory. To access an image from this section, click File, Import, and and ensure that
     TIFF Bitmap,*.TIF,*.SEP is selected in the List Files of Type list box..  Refer to the
     Clipart index to properly associate the desired image to its respective category.

          The Charts, Flics and Move libraries located on pages 473 to 489, are found on CD-ROM
     #2 in their respective directories.  In most cases, they can only be viewed from within their
     specific applications.