I attended the launch of CorelDraw X5 in Woodmead, Johannesburg yesterday. That mometous ocassion marked the official end of Coreldraw X4. Although we are still able to supply version X4 to customers and give them free upgrades to X5, we’d say this is pretty much the end of the road for CorelDraw X4.

So why should you buy version X5 from Sytech Supplies? For a good few reasons actually, but here are the most important ones.

Accessing Design Assets

Built-in content organizer

Speed up your workflow with Corel CONNECT, which instantly finds graphics, templates, fonts and images on your computer.

Blank Document/Image presets

Find the right template for the job with the redesigned New From Template dialog box, which includes an enhanced preview feature.

Template search and enhanced preview

Choose from a range of preset destinations, document sizes and color settings with the Create New Document/ Image dialog.

High-quality Thumbnail previews

Easily find and organize CorelDRAW® and Corel PHOTO-PAINT® files.

User Interface

Enhanced Welcome Screen

Quickly access recently used documents, templates, learning tools and inspiring designs.

Locked Toolbars option

Prevent toolbars from moving by locking them in position. You can unlock and reposition them on your screen at any time.

Customizable workspaces

Customize command bars and button arrangements to suit your workflow, or use preset work-spaces similar to Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop.

Windows® 7 Touch support

Navigate with your fingertips with support for the latest touch-screen technology from Windows.
(Touch-screen computer required).

ENHANCED! Windows® 7/Windows Vista® look & feel

Design in the modernized and more intuitive working environment of Windows 7, which features new icons, menus and controls

How’s that for features that exceed expectations and anticipations? We’ve been playing with the latest version of CorelDraw since the trial was launched, and the only real challenge is not even with the software itself. It’s related to physical machine memory. It doesn’t work too good on computers with less than 2GB of RAM. Kinda reminds me of CorelDraw 4 in 1995. Overall, This version of CorelDraw is by far the most bug-free. Now the only other thing to establish – over time – is whether it is more stable than versions 12 and X3.