The primary vector illustration and multi-page layout application.
Is there any reason to use Corel Draw 9 today? The short answer is: almost never for professional production. Corel Draw 9
While Adobe required you to navigate modal dialog boxes for every drop shadow or transparency, CorelDRAW 9 introduced what felt like magic: Interactive tools. Want a drop shadow? Just click and drag. Want a transparent lens? Slide a slider in real-time. While Adobe required you to navigate modal dialog
Let's not romanticize it entirely. CorelDRAW 9 had a reputation. It crashed when you breathed on it wrong. It corrupted files if you looked at the "Undo" button too aggressively. A common mantra among users was: Save. Then save again. Then make a backup. Then save to a floppy disk. Want a transparent lens
This sounds mundane now, but in 1999, the floating "Undo" dock in Corel Draw 9 was revolutionary. It visually displayed your last 100 actions as thumbnails. You could click back five steps without guessing what you did. Adobe wouldn't have a decent equivalent for years.