How to Export an EPS Form to Corel

Encapsulated Postscript forms can be built in a lot of applications -- so a universal method form exporting method does not exist. Regardless of which application the form originates from, saving an EPS in a PostScript Level 1, 2 or 3 format enables you to import it into CorelDraw X5. Note that if this EPS file consists of pixels-based art, you will not be able to directly edit the imported form's lines, although you still can fill the form out and sign it.

Instructions

1. Launch CorelDRAW X5 and create a new document for the form. Click "File" and "New." Define a size that is larger as the form's size in the New Document dialog box and click "OK."

2. Choose "File" and "Import." Select the name of the file that contains the EPS form from the Import window and click "Import."

3. Choose "Import as Editable" in the Import EPS dialog box if your form consists of vector lines that have not been rendered as graphic pixels.

4. Select "Text" as the "Import as Text" option within the Import EPS dialog box if you desire to line edit the form's text in CorelDraw X5, otherwise choose "Curves" to convert the form's text into modifiable outlines.

5. Click "OK." Then, click and drag within the canvas area to place the EPS form.

Tips & Warnings

• Convert all of the form's text to outlines before importing it into CorelDraw X5 for best results.

References

• Quite At Home: Making an EPS file
• Graphics Unleashed: Importing AI, EPS and PDF With CorelDRAW X5