A lot of people seem to have trouble converting to GIF format from CorelDRAW. This how-to walks you through the steps for exporting a GIF in CorelDRAW version 11 and higher. For instructions on converting to GIF in earlier versions of CorelDRAW, see: How To Export a GIF in CorelDRAW 8-10.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: 5 minutes
Here's How:
If you're exporting a transparent GIF that will be displayed on a background other than white, continue to step 2. Otherwise, skip ahead to step 4.
Go to Tools > Options > Document > Page > Background.
Choose either a solid color or bitmap image that is similar to the background that the GIF will be placed onto. Be sure "Print and Export Background" is checked and click OK.
Select the portion of your drawing you want to export as a GIF.
Go to File > Export.
Choose a location to save the file, type a filename, set the file type to GIF, and check the box labeled "Selected Only". Click Export and the Convert to Bitmap dialog will appear.
Set the resolution to 72 dpi.
Check the Maintain aspect ratio box and set the image size using pixels.
Under Color mode choose Paletted (8-bit), and check the box for anti-aliasing. Click OK to this dialog.
Click OK in the Convert to Bitmap dialog and the Convert to Paletted dialog will appear where you can compare the original and resulting image.
In the options tab, you can experiment with the palette type, dithering, and number of colors. Use preview to compare results. Generally you'll want to use an adaptive palette and set colors to one of the following: 256, 128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, or 2. See tips below. The other two tabs in this dialog are usually not needed, but feel free to experiment with them on your own.
Click OK to finish the Convert to Paletted dialog and next you will see the GIF Export dialog. This is where you set transparency for the GIF. If desired, choose a transparency color by checking Image Color and using the eyedropper to click in the original image preview to choose the transparent color.
Click Preview to see the results of your changes, and move the original image around in the preview window to see the areas that don't fit in the preview. (You must deselect the eyedropper to move the preview.)
If you want the image to gradually come in to focus as it downloads, check the Interlace Image box.
Click OK and the GIF image is saved.
Tips:
Use dithering only if the image uses smooth blends or gradients as opposed to sharp color transitions.
The more colors in your GIF, the larger the file size will be.