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.
If you want to shift the selected object
behind particular object, Corel draw provides the command called
"Behind" in the order menu. Similarly, if you want to
shift the selected object in front of particular object, Corel draw
provides the command called "In Front Of" in the order
menu.
1. Open Corel DRAW.
2. Draw rectangle using rectangle tool and fill it
will red color. Draw another rectangle, which will overlap the part
of the first rectangle and fill this rectangle with green color.
3. Draw third rectangle in such a way that will occupy
some space of the both red and green rectangle. Fill this rectangle
with blue color.
4. Draw fourth rectangle that will occupy some space
of the last three rectangles and fill it with yellow color. Keep
yellow rectangle selected.

5. Go to Arrange > Order
> Behind
6. The cursor changes to thick black arrow.

7. Suppose you want to place the yellow rectangle
behind green. You will click the arrow on the green rectangle.

8. The yellow rectangle is shifted behind the green
rectangle.

9. You can draw few more shapes and try this command.
10. Now select the red rectangle, which is at the
back of all the rectangles.

11. Go to Arrange > Order
> In Front Of
12. The cursor changes to thick black arrow.
13. Suppose you want to place the red rectangle in
front of Blue. You will click the arrow on blue rectangle.
14. The red rectangle is shifted in front of the blue
rectangle.

15. You can draw few more shapes and try this command.
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