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CorelDraw 101: Basic Toolbox
Spiral Tool Overview
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Choose Spiral Tool
Choose the Spiral Tool from the Toolbox. Note the position in the Toolbox.
The Polygon or Graph Paper Tool may be showing, and you will have to click
on the triangle in the bottom right corner to open the fly-out. Choose
Spiral Tool.
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Draw a Symmetrical Spiral
Choose Spiral Tool. Choose number of revolutions for your spiral from
the Property bar above the workspace. Click on the Symmetrical icon. (A
symmetrical spiral has equal distance between spiral revolutions.) Click
and drag on the workspace to create spiral of desired size. Hold your
CTRL key down as you drag to create a spiral with a circular shape. Hold
your SHIFT key down to have the spiral drawn from the center.
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Draw a Logarithmic Spiral
Choose Spiral Tool. Choose number of revolutions for your spiral from
the Property Bar. Click on the Logarithmic icon. (A logarithmic spiral
increases the spacing on each revolution.) Choose the Spiral Extension
Factor from the Property Bar. A lower number reduces space difference
between revolutions. Click and drag on the workspace to create spiral
of desired size. Hold your CTRL key down as you drag to create a spiral
with a circular shape. Hold your SHIFT key down to draw spiral from the
center.
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Spiral Properties
Right click on the Spiral Tool to open the Spiral Options window. Although
the Option window does not provide any features that are not available
in the Property Bar, there is a preview of the resulting spiral which
could save time. Also, setting properties in the Option box creates a
default style, which could save time if you have many spirals of one type
to create.
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Next Page
CorelDraw 101: Basic Toolbox Tutorial Index
Object Overview
Pick Tool Overview
Shape Tool Overview
Zoom Tool Overview
Freehand Tool Overview
Rectangle Tool Overview
Ellipse Tool Overview
Spiral Tool Overview
Polygon Tool Overview
Graph Paper Tool Overview
  
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