A lot of people seem to have trouble exporting to GIF format from CorelDRAW. This how-to walks you through the steps for converting to GIF in CorelDRAW version 8 and higher. For instructions on converting to GIF in later versions of CorelDRAW, see: How To Export a GIF from CorelDRAW 11.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: 3 minutes
Here's How:
- If you're exporting a transparent GIF that will be displayed on a background other than white, continue to step 2. Otherwise, skip ahead to step 4.
- Go to Tools > Options > Document > Page > Background.
- Choose either a solid color or bitmap image that is similar to the background that the GIF will be placed onto. Be sure "Print and Export Background" is checked and click OK.
- Select the portion of your drawing you want to export as a GIF.
- Go to File > Export.
- Choose a location to save the file, type a filename, set the file type to GIF, and check the box labeled "Selected Only". Click Export and the bitmap export dialog will appear.
- Under Color choose Paletted, and check the box for anti-aliasing. Check the box for dithered only if the image uses smooth blends or gradients as opposed to sharp color transitions.
- Set the size using pixels and use the lock button next to height and width to maintain the aspect ratio.
- Set the resolution to 72 dpi.
- Click OK in the Bitmap Export dialog and the GIF export dialog will appear where you can compare the original and resulting image.
- If desired, choose a transparency color by checking Image Color and using the eyedropper to click in the original image preview to choose the transparent color.
- If you want the image to gradually come in to focus as it downloads, check the Interlace Image box.
- Click Preview to see the results of your changes, and move the original image around in the preview window to see the areas that don't fit in the preview. (You must deselect the eyedropper to move the preview.)
- Click OK and the GIF image is saved.
