Select within Group
Software : Corel DRAW X3
Level : Beginner

Concept: The lesson is designed using CorelDRAW, the world fame vector program used by artists, illustrators and designers. CorelDRAW is a very user friendly software and you can learn fast for the basic level. Try to explore more commands using these lessons as guideline. CorelDRAW has best of the drawing and editing facilities with the astonishing range of effects. Please try to go further than these tips and tricks by drawing your own shapes and applying effects with different options.

We have learned that once we form the group of two or more objects, they are selected together. In fact that's the basic purpose of forming of the group. It is for the ease of selection. But if you with to fill the color separately to particular object in the group,
there is a way to do this.

1. Open Corel Draw.

2. Using Rectangle and Ellipse tool, draw rectangle and ellipse. Fill it with same colors.

3. Select both, the rectangle and ellipse using pick tool.

4. Go to Arrange > Group

5. Select the group using Pick tool.

6. Fill some other color.

7. As a group both the objects selected together and they are fill with the same color.

8. Now we want to fill the rectangle with different color than ellipse. At the same time we do not with to break the group.

9. Press CTRL and select rectangle with the pick tool.

10. The rectangle is selected.

11. Fill it with any color other than the color in ellipse.

12. You can even stretch, scale and rotate the object in this mode separately without breaking the group.