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  how do i remove a background in corel please?

  Posted by johnf on 12 September 2003 at 10:35

  Hi.

  Still pretty new to the forum so I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, I’m sure I’ll be told if I can’t, so:

  A Corel draw bitmap file taken into Corel paint. What I now need to do is select on part of this, removing the unrequired background. I know how to use the ‘magic wand’ and ‘crop’ tools but they aren’t suitable. It’s a rectangular shape so all I need to do is trace round the shape, select it and take it back to Corel draw. I know this is a basic operation but I keep having problems.

  Thanks

  John

  Innocent replied 22 years ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  Johnny S

  Member

  12 September 2003 at 17:01

  Are you changing it to vectors? If so just do a corel trace in draw.
  if not ,you just want the image draw a selection box around it and cut and paste to a new window.

  Not sure if that helps you.

  Johnny 😕

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  Rodney Gold

  Member

  12 September 2003 at 19:29

  Use the crop tool , define the area and then right click and select “crop to selection” and save the image , import the image into draw.

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  slobo

  Member

  20 October 2003 at 13:45

  Hi !!!

  I hope this will help you.

  If you need to crop image into round shape or any other shape or font (text).

  It’s simple in Corel DRAW.

  Just draw a circle with circle shape tool than, select image and go to:

  -Effects
  (down there you’ll see
  -Power Clip)
  -Place Inside Container

  With black arrow click on the circle. Image will be inside the circle. But if image is not in right position then go again to;

  -Effects
  -Power Clip
  -Edit Contents
  (then you can move image into right position)
  So if you are satisfied with position, than go again to;

  -Effects
  -Power Clip
  and click on
  -Finish Editing This Level.

  I hope this will help you.

  P.S. Sorry for My English Writing and gramar. I’m only 4 years in English spoken country.

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  Gi Graphics

  Member

  20 October 2003 at 19:16

  Hi John
  I assume you mean you are editing a bitmap image from within corel draw i.e. you selected edit image in photopaint button.
  If so and the required shape is a simple rectangle, the simplest way is to use the rectangle mask tool. Drag the mask to the required shape and adjust if necessary using mask transform tool. Then select create object from mask. On closing photopaint you are asked if you wish to save changes to bitmap in draw. Click yes. Back in draw ungroup the bitmap and delete the background. Hope this helps.
  Regards
  Paul

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  Innocent

  Member

  21 October 2003 at 19:57

  i think this should work with corel paint & corel draw, it works with photoshop.

  just select the bit you want, hit “ctrl” “c” (copies to the clipboard) in corel draw hit “ctrl” “v” (paste), job done !

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