CorelDRAW Essentials 2 Now Available in North America

Corel Corporation today announced that CorelDRAW Essentials 2 is now available in North America. With powerful photo-enhancement tools, page layout and customizable templates, CorelDRAW Essentials 2 is an affordable, all-in-one graphics suite that truly lets users explore their creativity.

This simple-to-use graphics suite includes an easily-personalized interface, ready-made templates, a free comprehensive training CD, and the helpful 'QuickStart' manager, ensuring that users can dive right into their creative projects. CorelDRAW Essentials 2 is ideal for people who want to design sophisticated graphics, enhance and organize photos, and layout their projects all for sharing via print or Web.

What's In the Box?
CorelDRAW Essentials 2 includes a powerful set of creative tools:

• CorelDRAW Essentials 2 gives users the illustration and design power of Corel's award-winning graphics and page layout software;
• Corel Photobook and Corel PhotoAlbum make photo retouching, organizing and editing easy;
• The Big Box of Art provides 100,000 images from Hemera, one of the world's leading providers of royalty-free images;
• The Quick Start Manager simplifies the creative process by letting users easily access applications, start special projects, and organize their files;
• A free "Getting Started with CorelDRAW Essentials 2" CD from Lynda.com contains helpful design tips, tricks and techniques;
• Over 250 templates to make it even easier to get started;
• 1,000 photos and 500 TrueType fonts and symbols to enhance your creations.

Pricing and Availability
Now on sale in North America, CorelDRAW Essentials 2 is available for the Windows platform at the suggested retail price of $79.99 (US) / $119 (CDN). Customers can purchase CorelDRAW Essentials 2 at leading resellers including CompUSA and Office Depot in the U.S., Future Shop and Best Buy Canada in Canada, or online at Amazon, PC Mall or the Corel Store at http://buy.corel.com.

For more information on CorelDRAW Essentials 2 or to take an interactive tour, please visit www.corel.com/drawessentials2.

- From a Corel Press Release

Also see: Corel Resources, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11