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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Upgrade [DVD]

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 lets you tackle creative graphics and design projects with confidence. New tools make it easier and quicker than ever to deliver any creative project, from layout and photo editing, to illustration and bitmap-to-vector tracing. Powerful text and layout enhancements give you the look you want plus market-leading file compatibility makes collaboration easy. Updated high-quality content, a step-by-step Hints Docker and new tutorials written by experts get you started fast. Professional and aspiring designers along with anyone who needs to express creative ideas will be able to turn their ideas into professional results: from distinctive logos and signs, to striking marketing materials and eye-catching web graphics.

The redesigned CorelDRAW X4 user interface--new icons, menus, and controls give the applications a fresh appearance and provide a more intuitive working environment.

What's Included with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4?

Applications

CorelDRAW X4: CorelDRAW X4 is an intuitive vector-illustration and page-layout application that meets the demands of today's busy design professionals and occasional graphics users. It delivers results fast, whether users are creating a company logo or working toward demanding production schedules.
Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4: Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4 is a professional image-editing application that lets users quickly and easily retouch and enhance photos. It is specifically designed for use in a graphics workflow.
Corel PowerTRACE X4: Professional designers often receive poor-quality bitmap images from clients and face the challenge of turning these bitmaps into high-quality vector images for business cards, brochures, signs, or other promotional items. Corel PowerTRACE X4 solves this problem by letting users quickly and accurately convert bitmaps into editable vector graphics.
Corel CAPTURE X4: Corel CAPTURE X4 is a one-click screen-capture utility that lets users capture images from their computer screens.

Supporting applications

Barcode wizard: The Barcode wizard lets users generate bar codes in a wide range of industry-standard formats.
Service Bureau Profiler: The Service Bureau Profiler helps users prepare their work for professional output.
Duplexing wizard: The Duplexing wizard helps users optimize their work for printing two-sided documents.
Bitstream Font Navigator: The Bitstream Font Navigator is an award-winning font manager for the Windows operating system. It lets users manage, find, install, and preview fonts.

The new Centerline Trace method is ideal for tracing line drawings or signatures.

A collection of specialized fonts includes engraving fonts.

Top New and Enhanced Features
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 is an affordable and comprehensive suite that combines intuitive page-layout, illustration, photo-editing, and bitmap-to-vector tracing applications. The trusted choice of professional and aspiring designers, the suite includes new tools that fuel the creative process, simplify project management, and optimize the graphic design workflow.

Streamline your workflow
With its redesigned and modernized user interfaces, new collaboration tools, and enhanced features, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 can help users streamline their workflow without compromising creativity or flexibility.

New--Modernized user interface (UI): For CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, the user interface has been redesigned. New icons, menus, and controls give the applications a fresh appearance and provide a more intuitive working environment.

New--CorelDRAW ConceptShare: The new CorelDRAW ConceptShare docker is a valuable online collaboration tool. In a Web-based environment, CorelDRAW ConceptShare lets users share their designs and ideas with colleagues or clients in real time. Users can easily create multiple workspaces, upload their designs, and invite others to provide feedback or submit their own ideas.

Enhanced--Corel PowerTRACE X4: With Corel PowerTRACE X4, users can quickly and easily trace bitmaps, converting them into editable and scalable vector images. The new Centerline Trace method produces more accurate strokes and is perfect for tracing line drawings or signatures. To control which colors appear in the traced results, users can easily edit, merge, or delete colors on the color palette that is generated by PowerTRACE. In addition, improved smoothing and corner control help users optimize their traced results.

New--Windows Color System support: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 supports the Windows Color System, which enables users to more closely match colors between Corel and Microsoft applications.

New--Adobe Color Management Module: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite now supports the Adobe Color Management Module (CMM), which provides consistent color transformations by using industry-standard International Color Consortium (ICC) color profiles. This makes it easy for users to closely match colors between Corel and Adobe applications.

Enhanced--Print Merge: With CorelDRAW X4, the Print Merge wizard makes it easier than ever to combine text from a data source with a drawing. As a result, invitations, labels, certificates, or other projects that place unique, personalized text on the same design are faster and easier to produce. In addition, users now have the ability to output a print merge to the CorelDRAW file format (CDR). CorelDRAW X4 supports the following data sources: text (TXT), comma-separated values (CSV), Rich Text Format (RTF), and other files supported by Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) data sources.

High-quality thumbnail previews make it easier for users to find their files.

The new Table tool makes it easy to create a structured layout with graphic elements embedded in table cells.

The Learning tools accessible from the Welcome screen.

Enhanced--Customizable workspace: In addition to letting users customize the application's command bars, commands, and button arrangements, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 includes preset workspaces that have a similar look and feel to those of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, or Microsoft Office. These preset workspaces make it easier for users to transition to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. Users can also export a custom workspace to share it with other users.

Enhanced--PDF Comments support: CorelDRAW X4 now supports PDF Comments, which gives users the option of importing comments and annotations when they import a PDF file. This makes it quicker and easier for users to access and leverage feedback from clients and colleagues.

Enhanced--Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6.4: For users who want to automate their workflow, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 supports the latest version of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 6.4.

New--Dynamic product updates: With CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, the Welcome screen is a valuable resource that provides users with immediate access to new content, tips and tricks, product registration, and the latest product updates. From within the application, users can choose to install product updates automatically or to receive notification when updates are available.

Find your design assets
With market-leading file format compatibility, a convenient file search, and an abundance of new, editable content, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 makes it easier for users to exchange files and find the right design asset for the job.

Enhanced--Windows Vista integration: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 has been designed to take advantage of the latest innovations from the Windows Vista operating system. From within the operating system dialog boxes, users can search for files by author, subject, file type, date, keywords, or other file properties. Users can also easily add keywords or other notes when saving files in order to better organize their projects. In addition, users can edit file properties from within the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 applications or from Windows Explorer and Windows Vista Search. Users of Windows XP can use Windows Desktop Search or any other desktop search application that supports the iFilter format.

New--Content: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 includes an abundance of new, editable content on an easily searchable DVD. Users can browse through 10,000 clipart images to find inspiration for their next design project. These high quality vector graphics are easily adapted. In addition, 1,000 new high-quality photos on various subjects and themes are included.

New--Specialized fonts: With a collection of specialized fonts, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 helps users ensure that their output is optimized for its intended audience. An extended selection of new fonts includes single-line engraving fonts and OpenType cross-platform fonts, which offer enhanced language support for Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic outputs in WG4L format.

New--Template search and preview: In CorelDRAW X4, the New From Template dialog box has been completely redesigned to provide users with more information so that they can easily choose the right template for the job. Users can now preview templates by Type, such as flyer or postcard, or by Industry, such as hospitality, retail, or services. Users can also search for templates by using keywords.

New--Professionally designed templates: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 includes more than 80 professionally designed and customizable templates, which give users a great starting point for their designs. Flexible and easy to repurpose, the templates are now accompanied by Designer Notes. These notes provide information on the design choices made for the template, tips for outputting a design based on the template, and instructions for customizing the template while still adhering to design principles.

Enhanced--Adobe product support: To ensure a seamless workflow, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 provides enhanced support for Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, PDF 1.7, PDF/A, and Adobe Acrobat 8. When exporting CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 files to the new Adobe Illustrator CS3 format, users can now choose a format for text in the exported files. This makes it easier for users to exchange files between the applications. In addition, users can save files to the PDF/A format--the file format approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for long-term archiving of electronic documents.

New--File format support: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 maintains its position as market leader in file format compatibility by adding support for Microsoft Publisher (versions 2002, 2003, and 2007). Users can also expect seamless compatibility with Microsoft Word 2007, AutoCAD DXF and AutoCAD DWG (versions R2.5 to 2007), and Corel Painter X, making it easier than ever to exchange files with colleagues and clients.

New--Thumbnail previews: New, high-quality thumbnail previews make it easier to find and organize CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT files.

The redesigned Corel PHOTO-PAINT user interface.

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 lets users work with raw camera files.

Users now receive real-time feedback when adjusting the tone curve of an image.

Accelerate layout and text editing
With an interactive Table tool, independent page layers, real-time text formatting previews, and an integrated font identification feature, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 can help users accelerate document design.

New--Interactive tables: The new, interactive Table tool in CorelDRAW X4 lets users create and import tables to provide a structured layout for text and graphics. Users can easily align, resize, or edit tables and table cells to suit their designs. In addition, users can convert delimited text into a table or convert a table into delimited text. Users can also easily add and adjust images in individual table cells.

New--Independent page layers: With CorelDRAW X4, users can now control and edit layers independently for each page of a document, reducing the occurrence of pages with empty layers. Users can also add independent guidelines for individual pages and master guidelines for an entire document. This gives users the ability to create different layers on a page-specific basis, unconfined by a single document structure. In addition, the new Duplicate Page command gives users the flexibility to copy a page with all objects included or just the layer structure, making it easier to repurpose existing designs.

New--Live text formatting: CorelDRAW X4 introduces live text formatting, which lets users see how a text formatting change will look before applying it to a document. This handy and time-saving formatting aid reduces the need to undo and redo unsatisfactory changes. Users can now scroll through and preview many different formatting options, including fonts, font size, and alignment.

New--Font identification: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 now integrates with WhatTheFont, the online font identification service from MyFonts.com. Users can save time by immediately identifying the font used in existing designs or artwork received from clients (English only).

New--Mirror paragraph text: With CorelDRAW X4, users can now interactively mirror text. Users can mirror text horizontally or vertically, or both, which is essential for outputting content for certain specialized devices.

Enhanced--Quotation marks: CorelDRAW X4 users can now customize quotation marks for specific languages. Users can edit quotation mark styles and choose which style is used when typing in different languages. For example, users can change the style of double, single, and straight quotation marks for a specific language.

Get inspired and gain knowledge
With CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, it's never been easier to get started, find inspiration, or gain knowledge. The Welcome screen, expert tutorials, and other learning tools offer invaluable assistance to both new and experienced users.

New--Welcome screen: With a new Welcome screen, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 provides users with a centralized location to access recently used documents, templates, and learning tools, which include Tips & Tricks and video tutorials. To inspire users, the Welcome screen also includes a gallery that showcases designs created by CorelDRAW Graphics Suite users around the world.

New--CorelDRAW Handbook--Insights from the Experts: This new book showcases practical, real-world examples of accomplished designs by CorelDRAW experts. By deconstructing designs and sharing their wisdom and best practices, experts from a variety of industries demonstrate the power of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4.

New--Training videos: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 includes 2 hours of training videos on DVD. Topics include illustration, design, and image-editing fundamentals, industry-specific design principles, and output details for various media, such as print or the Web.

Enhanced--CorelTUTOR: With CorelTUTOR, users can access online, project-based tutorials that help them learn and use the applications. In addition to touring the workspaces of both CorelDRAW X4 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4, users can learn how to work with page-layout features, get started with bitmap-to-vector tracing, try the enhanced print-merge functionality, create a logo, an much more.

New--CorelDRAW community site: Accessible from within the application, the CorelDRAW.com community site gives users a place to get together to share information and learn from other users. Combining forums, blogs, galleries, and other resources, CorelDRAW.com is a valuable information resource for professional designers and occasional graphics users alike. Visit the site today to discover the creations and inspirations of this growing community.

Discover advanced image-editing features
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 provides advanced image-editing features that help users get expected results the first time.

New--Corel PHOTO-PAINT user interface: The Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4 user interface has been redesigned and modernized with new icons, menus, and controls.

New--Raw camera file support: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 now supports raw camera file formats for more than 300 different types of cameras. This lets users import raw camera files directly from their digital camera. With interactive controls that provide real-time previews, users can view file properties and camera settings, adjust image color and tone, and improve image quality.

New--Straighten image: With CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, users can quickly and easily straighten images that were scanned or photographed at an angle. The interactive controls, a grid with vertical and horizontal guidelines, and an integrated histogram that provides results in real time, make it easier than ever to straighten crooked images. In addition, users can choose to have their images automatically cropped.

Enhanced--Adobe Photoshop CS3 support: Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4 provides support for Adobe Photoshop CS3 so that users can seamlessly exchange files between the applications.

New--Histogram feedback: In CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, more features and effects now provide histogram feedback in real time. This lets users edit images more efficiently by previewing changes and comparing results as they adjust image tone, apply effects, or process raw camera files.

Enhanced--Tone Curve adjustments: In Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4, the Tone Curve dialog box has been enhanced to help users adjust their images with more precision. With an integrated histogram, users now receive real-time feedback as they make adjustments to their images. In addition, the new Eyedropper lets users pinpoint specific color locations on the tone curve of their image. Users can also select, add, or delete nodes along the tone curve.

DVD: DVD-ROMPowerful, versatile and affordable graphics suite that includes everything you need for professional graphics illustration, layout and digital image editing, Innovative design tools, including advanced layout tables, live text formatting and separate layers per page, to optimize your workflow, Easy-to-use interface supported by learning videos, tutorials and intelligent Hints-Dockers, Market-leading file compatibility with over 100 import/export filters to make sharing your designs with colleagues and clients easy, Trusted by millions of professional users, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 is recognized as the standard design application in many industries
Company: Corel (2008-02-22)
List Price: $199.00
Amazon Price: $172.99
Used Price: $205.32

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 [DVD]

The redesigned CorelDRAW X4 user interface--new icons, menus, and controls give the applications a fresh appearance and provide a more intuitive working environment.

What's Included with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4?

Applications

CorelDRAW X4: CorelDRAW X4 is an intuitive vector-illustration and page-layout application that meets the demands of today's busy design professionals and occasional graphics users. It delivers results fast, whether users are creating a company logo or working toward demanding production schedules.
Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4: Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4 is a professional image-editing application that lets users quickly and easily retouch and enhance photos. It is specifically designed for use in a graphics workflow.
Corel PowerTRACE X4: Professional designers often receive poor-quality bitmap images from clients and face the challenge of turning these bitmaps into high-quality vector images for business cards, brochures, signs, or other promotional items. Corel PowerTRACE X4 solves this problem by letting users quickly and accurately convert bitmaps into editable vector graphics.
Corel CAPTURE X4: Corel CAPTURE X4 is a one-click screen-capture utility that lets users capture images from their computer screens.

Supporting applications

Barcode wizard: The Barcode wizard lets users generate bar codes in a wide range of industry-standard formats.
Service Bureau Profiler: The Service Bureau Profiler helps users prepare their work for professional output.
Duplexing wizard: The Duplexing wizard helps users optimize their work for printing two-sided documents.
Bitstream Font Navigator: The Bitstream Font Navigator is an award-winning font manager for the Windows operating system. It lets users manage, find, install, and preview fonts.

The new Centerline Trace method is ideal for tracing line drawings or signatures.

A collection of specialized fonts includes engraving fonts.

New--Windows Color System support: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 supports the Windows Color System, which enables users to more closely match colors between Corel and Microsoft applications.

Discover advanced image-editing features
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 provides advanced image-editing features that help users get expected results the first time.

New--Corel PHOTO-PAINT user interface: The Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4 user interface has been redesigned and modernized with new icons, menus, and controls.

Enhanced--Adobe Photoshop CS3 support: Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4 provides support for Adobe Photoshop CS3 so that users can seamlessly exchange files between the applications.

Enhanced--Tone Curve adjustments: In Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4, the Tone Curve dialog box has been enhanced to help users adjust their images with more precision. With an integrated histogram, users now receive real-time feedback as they make adjustments to their images. In addition, the new Eyedropper lets users pinpoint specific color locations on the tone curve of their image. Users can also select, add, or delete nodes along the tone curve.

DVD-ROM: DVD-ROMPowerful, versatile and affordable graphics suite that includes everything you need for professional graphics illustration, layout and digital image editing, Innovative design tools, including advanced layout tables, live text formatting and separate layers per page, to optimize your workflow, Easy-to-use interface supported by learning videos, tutorials and intelligent Hints-Dockers, Market-leading file compatibility with over 100 import/export filters to make sharing your designs with colleagues and clients easy, Trusted by millions of professional users, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 is recognized as the standard design application in many industries
Company: Corel (2008-02-22)
List Price: $429.00
Amazon Price: $178.05
Used Price: $149.95

Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 [OLD VERSION]

Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 software combines power and simplicity so you can do more with your photos. This is a comprehensive software package that addresses an incredible array of tasks related to digital photography: downloading, organization, automatic editing, advanced editing, creativity templates, sharing photos, and even archiving. Photoshop Elements 5.0 is a soup-to-nuts digital photography solution based on the technology of Adobe Photoshop, the industry standard for professional-quality photo editing.

Convert any color photo into a rich black-and-white photos by selecting from an array of variation samples. View larger.

Flipbooks are a fun and creative way to display your photos. View larger.

Choose from many styles of templates and frames to form a photo collage. View larger.

Easily organize your photos and video clips with visual tagging options that let you categorize by people, places, or events. View larger.

Professional-Quality Editing Made Easy
Photoshop Elements is designed to be easy to use; you can fix photos in a snap with intelligent features that automatically correct skin tone, lighting, color, and contrast. Even see red eye removed automatically as you download photos.

More experienced users can take advantage of Photoshop Elements' advanced tools. These tools let you make adjustments to color, lighting, exposure, brightness, and contrast. The new Adjust Color Curves controls make it even easier to fine-tune color, brightness, and contrast. Other advanced innovations include the Healing Brush for removing wrinkles and unwanted objects, the Spot Healing Brush for getting rid of dust and scratches in old photos, and Shadow/Highlight for lightening shadows and reducing the glare of highlights.

Give your color originals a dramatic, elegant look by turning them into rich black-and-white photos by selecting from an array of variation samples. Easily correct camera lens distortion at photo edges and keystone effects that exaggerate perspective. Get crisper-looking photos by sharpening blurred edges, even remove blurring caused by low-light conditions.

Photoshop Elements' precise selection tools and layering abilities allow you to combine elements from different photos to create fun composites. Quickly separate an object from its background—even in complex, textured areas—and instantly remove rough edges, and then combine it with another photo to create a new scene.

With support for RAW image files and many new camera models, Photoshop Elements 5.0 you the highest-quality image-editing results.

Creativity and sharing
Photoshop Elements' creativity tools let you present your photos in creative, entertaining ways. Use flexible layout options as a starting point for your creations: choose a blank slate, basic frameworks, or professionally designed themes. Create memorable keepsakes in so many ways: Create custom slide shows, cards, album pages, CD and DVD covers, scrapbook layouts, photo books, prints, Flipbooks, and much more. Take advantage of Flash technology to share your photos in interactive web galleries and animate your photos with a choice of themes, such as a spinning carousel, to provide an interactive viewing experience.

With drag-and-drop simplicity, you can drop photos into flexible layouts, drag to resize images, and move photos anywhere on the page with ease. Customize all of the elements of your chosen layout. Adjust layout colors to better complement your photos; add new graphical elements to enhance or personalize the theme; and even use your own photos and art as backgrounds or textures on which to base new layouts.

Set off your photos with more than 100 included frames, from traditional to elegant to avant-garde.

Enjoy integrated access to online services, such as sharing photos and photo creations on the Web, and ordering prints and hardbound photo books--all from within Photoshop Elements. Easily upload your photos to CEIVA digital receivers that automatically receive and display new photos daily. Turn your photos into real U.S. postage at PhotoStamps.com (U.S. only).

Photoshop Elements 5.0 also adds the Map view, so you can find photos by the locations where they were taken. Simply drag photos to any location in the new Map view, which is tied to online satellite views. Even upload your Map view to the web, for easy sharing with friends and family.

Great Tools for Downloading, Organization, and Archiving
In addition to the powerful image-editing and creativity tools, Elements 5.0 includes great tools for downloading, organization, and archiving your photos.

The enhanced Photo Downloader grabs photos from your digital camera and mobile phone in a snap, and it also can clear the camera card for you. Organize photos more easily by automatically grouping and tagging photos as you download—based on the time they were taken or on an event. Folder names are automatically created with a matching tag so you can easily find these groups of photos later. Photoshop Elements can find multiple photos of similar shots and automatically group them together, and you can choose the best shot as the thumbnail for easy viewing.

Easily organize your photos and video clips with visual tagging options that let you categorize by people, places, or events. Then view in a variety of ways, including by tag, on a timeline, and in a calendar view. You can also quickly find and view all the previously saved versions of a photo by simply clicking to expand its Version Set in the Organizer.

Archiving tools let you back up your precious photo collection

CD-ROM: CD-ROMKeep your photos at your fingertips with powerful and flexible tags, search options, and comparison tools, Fix photos in a snap with intelligent features that automatically correct skin tone, red eye lighting, color, and contrast, Make good photos great with superior editing tools: fix problems with color, brightness, exposure, lens distortions and blurred edges, Share your photos in interactive web galleries and animate your photos with a choice of themes, Edit, enhance, organize, and share your photos with one powerful yet easy-to-use product
Company: Adobe (2006-09-29)
List Price: $99.99
Amazon Price: $51.95
Used Price: $39.99

Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac (Intel Mac)

The first solution that gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS X--without rebooting--on any Intel-powered iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook or MacBook Pro.

The killer app for Mac is now even better than ever!
Parallels Desktop for Mac enables you to run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac, without rebooting. With Parallels' award-winning virtualization technology, you can run Mac OS X and your favorite Windows applications at the same time. You can even drag-and-drop files between desktops!

The latest release of Parallels Desktop for Mac comes packed with 50+ new features and enhancements, including SmartSelect, Snapshots, and 3D graphics. Learn more about the new capabilities in the latest release of our award-winning product.

Top 5 reasons to run Parallels:

Run Windows-only applications on your Mac.
Many of today's most popular applications are windows-only. Parallels enables you to run these applications on your Mac. Play computer games? Most PC games only run on Windows. With Parallels, you no longer have to sacrifice your favorite games!

Run Selected 3D Games and Applications.
OpenGL and DirectX support lets you explore a whole new world of 3D games and applications right on your Mac.

Use any phone, MP3 player, and camera with your Mac.
With Parallels, you can use your favorite devices, even if they're Windows-only. Connect your Blackberry, phone, camera, and MP3 player to your Mac!

Run OS X, Windows, and Linux at the same time.
With Parallels, you can run all of your favorite applications at the same time, regardless of the OS! No more rebooting to switch between OSes to use the applications you need.

No-worry migrations!
Parallels Transporter takes the hassle out of migration. No more losing valuable data, customizing your computer all over again, or reinstalling software. In just a few simple steps, you can move your entire existing Windows system to your new Mac.

With the latest version of Parallels, you can:

Use Windows and Mac OS X at the same time... without rebooting
Run Windows programs like native Mac applications with Parallels Coherence
New! Open Windows files with Mac programs and Mac files in Windows programs with Parallels SmartSelect
Share files and folders between Windows and Mac OS X
New! Browse through Windows folders and access files without launching Windows with Parallels Explorer
New! Run today's most popular PC games on a Mac with support for 3D graphics
Achieve maximum performance by leveraging Intel Virtualization Technology
New! Protect your Windows with Parallels Snapshots
Migrate your entire existing PC to your Mac with Parallels Transporter

Coherence
With Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac, you can run Windows applications like they were native to your Mac! Experience the new Coherence mode to enjoy the benefits of both operating systems, without managing two desktops. In Parallels Desktop 3.0, Coherence has been enhanced to make running both operating systems simultaneously even easier and more user-friendly.

Enjoy the benefits of both operating systems, without managing two desktops.

Using Parallels Desktop 3.0's Coherence, you can:

Navigate Windows using the Windows taskbar directly on your Mac desktop
Hide the Windows taskbar until you need it
Launch your favorite Windows applications and access the Windows Start menu straight from your Mac Dock
Use your Windows applications right on your Mac desktop, without resizing Windows itself
Manage your open documents and files on the Windows taskbar while enjoying your favorite Mac Dock applications at the same time
View Windows applications in Dock at your convenience! Choose your level of integration from Never, Always, and Only in Coherence.
Maintain seamless access to all of your Windows and Mac documents, files, applications, hardware, and devices, making your user environment truly hassle-free
Drag-and-drop files and folders instantly between Windows and Mac OS X
Choose the best application for your needs, without flipping from one operating system to another
Prefer Coherence over managing two desktops? Boot your virtual system to Coherence at startup, and truly avoid switching between operating systems.
Mount your Windows operating system directly on your Mac desktop and enjoy instant access to all of your files, regardless of their OS Enjoy two operating systems while managing only one desktop. Coherence eliminates your having to switch between operating systems to enjoy your favorite Windows and Mac applications. You can almost forget that you're running two OSes!

Transporter
Transporter is a powerful tool that enables you to migrate your entire PC system to a Parallels virtual machine. Migrate your entire PC system, including operating system, applications, files, and personal settings--without losing data or reinstalling any software.

NEW! Now you can convert VMware Workstation/Server and Virtual PC virtual hard disks to a Parallels virtual machine AND migrate directly to your Mac using FireWire!

Transporter enables you to migrate your entire PC system to a Parallels virtual machine. View the demo.

Supported OSes
Transporter--the application that creates Parallels virtual machines:

* Windows 2000
* Windows XP
* Windows 2003
* Windows Vista
* Mac OS X
* Linux

Transporter Agent--the provider which enables online migration of Windows PC:

* Windows 2000
* Windows XP
* Windows 2003

Installation Assistant built-in tool
Thanks to Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac's Installation Assistant, installing Windows on your Mac is now even easier than installing it on a PC! This new built-in tool is already included in Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac.

How does it work?
With a powerful, easy to use "Express Windows OS Installation Mode" for Windows Vista and Windows XP, the Installation Assistant completely automates the virtual machine setup and installation of Windows--with almost no user interaction.

Start taking advantage of running Windows on your Mac in just three easy steps:

Select which Windows operating system you want to install,
Enter your name, company and Windows activation key,
Click finish--and let the Installation Assistant do the rest!

You do not need to enter any additional information, select settings, or answer any potentially confusing technical questions. This built-in tool automatically completes the full installation in a pre-designed virtual machine.

After Windows is installed, the Installation Assistant automatically installs Parallels Tools, a free set of useful add-ons that improve networking, video, and sound support, syncs mouse activity and OS system clocks, and enables you to cut, copy, and paste of data, as well as file sharing, between Windows and OS X.

Need to run other operation systems on your Mac?
The Installation Assistant provides improved and user-friendly setup for other versions of Windows, plus any Linux distribution, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2, eComStation, and MS-DOS.

NOTE! If you are already using Parallels Desktop for Mac, updating Parallels Desktop 3.0 does not require a reinstall of any guest operating systems or applications. After updating, you should only reinstall Parallels Tools.

SmartSelect enables Mac users to open any Windows or Mac file with whichever software they choose.

View the SmartSelect demo!

SmartSelect
Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac's new SmartSelect enables Mac users to open any Windows or Mac file with whichever software they choose--regardless of its original OS! Now you can open Windows files with any Mac software and Mac files with any Windows software.

With support in both Windows and Mac OS X and deep document, email, and web-browser integration between the two operating systems, Parallels Desktop 3.0's SmartSelect frees you to choose the best software for the job, without interrupting your workflow.

Previously, Parallels Desktop users had to copy a file into either Windows or Mac OS X to open the file with the application they wanted. Now, in Parallels Desktop 3.0, you can open any file from either OS and view it with the software of your choice.

With SmartSelect, you can:

View and edit a file with any compatible PC or Mac software available on your Intel Mac
Set file-associations to open a file-type with specific Mac or PC software
Set SmartSelect software settings "on the fly" or as the default

Imagine being able to double-click on a text document in Mac Finder and immediately launch Microsoft Word in Windows. Or synchronizing your digital life by playing all the MP3s in your music library with Mac iTunes--even if the files are located in Windows.

Parallels Desktop 3.0's SmartSelect goes beyond document integration. It also supports email and web browsing. Immediately view a PPT file a colleague sent you in Apple Mail using Windows PowerPoint. Click on any hyperlink in an email or document and have your default web-browser--such as Apple's Safari or Microsoft's Internet Explorer--launch. With SmartSelect, the possibilities are endless.

Snapshots enables you to erase mistakes and recover your virtual machine from system crashes and viruses with the click of a button.

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Snapshots
Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac's new Snapshots enables you to erase mistakes and recover your virtual machine from system crashes and viruses with the click of a button. Enjoy peace of mind with Parallels Desktop 3.0's Snapshots.

A complete record of your virtual machine at the state it was created--OS, data, software, and settings--Parallels Desktop 3.0's Snapshots enables you to quickly and easily create and save multiple snapshots, even while your virtual machine is running.

In the event a virus or a Windows system crash, you can conveniently rollback your virtual machine to any previously saved state with all of your data and software intact. (As opposed to losing all of your data and reinstalling Windows and all your PC software.) Additionally, periodically creating a set of backups facilitates faster recovery time to get back on your feet, if disaster strikes.

With Parallels Desktop 3.0's Snapshot Manager, you can manage and view all of your snapshots in a tree pane that includes screen shots for each snapshot. Snapshot Manager enables you to revert back to previous snapshots, delete snapshots, and edit description information for each snapshot.

Snapshots are excellent for:

Bulletproofing your Windows virtual machine from viruses and spyware
Creating a regularly scheduled backup to revert your virtual machine to any previous stable state
Rolling back your virtual machine after a software update, system crash, or software testing

In an unpredictable world, Parallels Desktop 3.0's Snapshots safeguards your data and creates a more reliable virtual machine so you can focus on more important things.

Access your Windows files and folders directly from your Mac desktop without even launching Windows using Parallels Explorer.

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Parallels Explorer
Just need that one document? Where did that pdf go? Thanks to Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac's new Parallels Explorer, now you can access your Windows files and folders directly from your Mac desktop, without even launching Windows. With a deeper integration between Mac OS X and Windows, Parallels Desktop 3.0 makes it even easier to run Windows on your Mac.

Using Parallels Desktop 3.0's Explorer, you can:

Access your Windows files and documents directly from your Mac Desktop
Browse your Windows system directly on your Mac Dock
Maintain access to your important Windows documents, even if the virtual machine crashes
Drag-and-drop files and folders between Windows and OS X
Save time with direct access to all of your critical files, without having to wait for your virtual machine to start and Windows to boot
Create and delete files in your Windows system "on the fly"
Troubleshoot your Windows system for tricky file errors and deleted folders
...all without even launching Windows.

Enjoy two operating systems while managing only one desktop. Parallels Explorer eliminates your having to wait for your virtual machine to start and Windows to boot just to access your key Windows files, folders, and documents. Running Windows and Mac has never been easier!

3D Graphics
NEW! Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac now supports DirectX 9 and OpenGL 1.5! No need to dedicate a separate Windows machine to running favorite 3D games and key graphics applications. Parallels Desktop 3.0 now brings the world of Windows 3D straight to your Mac like never before!

With Parallels Desktop 3.0, you can:

Play Windows-only 3D games, such as Half-Life, World of Warcraft, and Unreal Tournament
Render in complex 3D CAD programs such as AutoCAD 2008
Work with CPU-intensive video and sound editing software such as Sony Vegas
Run mission-critical 3D applications on your Mac
Enjoy your favorite Windows-only games and graphics applications directly in your Windows virtual machine at full native speed--without rebooting

By including deep support for both DirectX and OpenGL, Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac brings a world of Windows-only key productivity and entertainment software to Mac users for the first time. Now you can truly experience the best of both worlds on one machine!

CD-ROM: CD-ROMRun Windows and Mac OS applications in a single integrated environment, or mount Your Windows File System and access its files and folders directly from Mac OS, Windows Start Menu Integration--Click the Parallels icon in the Dock to show the Windows Start Menu, Support for OS X Leopard--Full support for Apple's next generation operating system when it ships, Open documents in Mac OS or Windows using any available Mac OS or Windows application, OpenGL 1.5 / DirectX 8.1 Support--Run supported games and 3D applications at native speed in Windows
Company: Nova Development US (2006-07-17)
List Price: $79.99
Amazon Price: $55.56
Used Price: $41.99

The Print Shop 23

Everything you need for incredible design is in The Print Shop 23. It's easy to create amazing print projects in a snap. Start with 19,000+ unique and creative templates for a wide variety of projects, including greeting cards, invitations, labels, signs, banners and more. Customize your project in seconds with the easiest design tools around. You can add your own text, photos, graphics and word art. It comes with 270,000+ high quality clip art images, photos, borders, frames and embellishments. Plus, EASY photo editing tools like red-eye removal, crop and flip will make your photos perfect.

Windows Vista / XP

DVD-ROM: CD-ROM19,000+ unique and creative templates for a wide variety of projects, including greeting cards, invitations, labels, signs, banners and more, Customize your project in seconds with the easiest design tools around, Add your own text, photos, graphics and word art, Comes with 270,000+ high quality clip art images, photos, borders, frames and embellishments, EASY photo editing tools like red-eye removal, crop and flip to make your photos perfect
Company: Encore Software (2008-08-26)
List Price: $29.99
Amazon Price: $25.22

Corel WordPerfect Office 12 Standard [OLD VERSION]

WordPerfect Office 12 has all that you need for better office management and efficiency. It's a powerful productivity suite featuring word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and address book applications. Boost your office productivity, manage contacts and produce fantastic office documents & slideshows -- all with a single product! Greater support for open standards like Quattro Pro 2, Presentations 12 with HTML, XML, and Microsoft Office products Also includes ACT Express & Peachtree Accounting

CD-ROM: CD-ROMFeature-rich, compatible office productivity suite at a competitive price, Powerful word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications, Compatible with Microsoft Office, PDF, HTML, XML, and more, Intuitive Publish to PDF feature; no need for additional PDF software, Maximizes efficiency; versatile and easy to use
Company: Corel (2004-04-20)
List Price: $299.99
Amazon Price: $39.94
Used Price: $29.95

The Print Shop 22 Deluxe

The Print Shop Deluxe Edition 22 gives you all the tools you need to design and publish professional business materials, creative projects and Web pages.

A wealth of photo manipulation tools at your fingertips helps you get closer to the final product. See all that you can do with Print Shop Design Suite.

With the Deluxe Edition, you can express your creativity, promote your business, design your own Web site, and much more, all from one place. Your complete source for designing powerful publications for all of your home and business needs, Pro Publisher Deluxe Edition lets you create banners, letterhead, business cards, postcards and more.

Find out which version of The Print Shop is right for you.

22,000 Templates and 350,000 Graphics at Your Fingertips
With 22,000 pre-designed project templates to choose from, it's easy to start your next project from scratch. Deluxe Edition features flexible design and layout tools, more than 700 fonts, a complete logo creator, and several professional quality printing options that will help you tailor your projects to your precise needs. You can design layouts for multimedia presentations, letterhead, business cards, greeting cards, forms, multi-page brochures, stationery sets, CD/DVD labels, newsletters and much more. A multi-page booklet template helps you create exciting projects, including programs, menus, informational pamphlets, brochures and more.

You can even turn your family's history into a work of art with the unique and fun-to-use Family Tree templates! Deluxe Edition offers a wider variety of paper sizes with several new templates, including 4x6 inches for notecards and postcard, 11x17 inch pages, and square 6x6, 8x8 and 12x12 page sizes.

When it's time to add the perfect image to your project, Deluxe Edition features a gallery for more than 400,000 premium images (including 2,500 Getty images) that include photos, graphics, illustrations, Web art, backgrounds and textures, seasonal images and more. You'll always have the ideal template and the perfect image to complete your project. The program also includes 2,900 "sentiments," so you'll have the precise tools to add the perfect phrase or quote to your design. You can find the perfect project or image template every time with advanced search tools. An advanced search function lets you conveniently search by type, tone, category or keyword. When you purchase Deluxe Edition, you also receive six months of free access to the Million Image Club where you will find even more images to complement your designs.

Advanced Design and Print Tools
A convenient PDF tool lets you easily convert your projects and images into PDF files for easy sharing while maintaining high resolution and color accuracy. You also have access to tools that let you create sophisticated Web pages with no HTML coding skills required. Simple drag-and-drop capabilities allow you to move images and text to where you want them. Some of the advanced HTML features include dynamic web templates, rollover effects, hotspots, online form creation and spell check.

Professional graphic tools give you the power to manipulate your images so that you can take your business communications to the next level. With Deluxe Edition you'll master tools that let you create and edit vector art, create 3-D shapes, add 3-D texture effects, and even draw using pastel, charcoal and watercolor.

And when it's time to print, Deluxe Edition offers the advantages of several professional print options, such as borderless printing, and printing directly on printable CDs/DVDs. You can print multiple labels with a variety of images or text simultaneously on one sheet -- a feature that's perfect for mass mailings or customizing a variety of labels with ease. You can even personalize your iPod skin with your favorite photo, pictures of your friends, a cool design or more.

These are only some of the many ways that Deluxe Edition can help you business grow and your personal projects thrive. The possibilities are endless; the only limit with Deluxe Edition is your imagination.

CD-ROM: CD-ROMGives you all the tools you need to design and publish professional business materials, Web pages, and more, Includes 22,000 pre-designed project templates, 850 fonts, and more than 400,000 premium images, including 2,500 Getty images, Convenient PDF tool lets you easily convert your projects and images into PDF files for easy sharing and printing, Advanced HTML features include dynamic web templates, rollover effects, hotspots, online form creation and spell check, Create and edit vector art, create 3-D shapes, add 3-D texture effects, and even draw using pastel, charcoal and watercolor
Company: Encore Software (2006-08-08)
List Price: $49.99
Amazon Price: $13.49
Used Price: $15.00

TypingMaster 7 SpeedSkin Edition for Windows Includes PC/Desktop Keyboard Cover

This software plus SpeedSkin's no-peek, blank keyboard cover give you an increased speed and accuracy touch typing outcome. TypingMaster SpeedSkin offers typing students the advanced, more specialized practice you need for better keyboarding skills. Create specialized tests and improve your keyboard memorization, speed and accuracy. It also includes the SpeedSkin, which covers the letter, number and punctuation keys -- requiring students to concentrate on touch-typing.

CD-ROM: CD-ROMThis innovative and proven keyboarding instruction system combines software and a blank PC keyboard cover to teach typing. Patented PC cover fits all standard, stand-alone keyboards., With a SpeedSkin keyboard cover, you don't peek while learning to type., Touch typing mastery requires software and a SpeedSkin peek-proof cover., Over 1 million SpeedSkin covers have been sold to teachers and students., NOTE: PC cover does not fit laptops or shallow, stand-alone keyboards. Laptop covers can be ordered separately.
Company: SpeedSkin, LLC (2005-10-17)
List Price: $29.99
Amazon Price: $24.99

Microsoft Publisher 2007 Version Upgrade

Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 is a business publishing and marketing materials solution that helps you create and distribute effective publications for print, Web, and e-mail. It's the easy way to develop and share a wide range of business and marketing materials in-house. Now featuring new and improved capabilities to guide you through the process of creating and distributing in a variety of mediums, Publisher 2007 gives you the tools you need to build your brand, manage customer lists, and track your marketing campaigns.

Personalize your marketing communications using new E-mail Merge, personalized hyperlinks, and your own creativity View larger.
This version upgrade of Publisher 2007 is available to those who have one of the following qualifying applications: Microsoft Publisher 2000-2002; Microsoft Office Publisher 2003; Microsoft Publisher Deluxe 2000-2002; Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 with Digital Imaging; any 2000-2007 Microsoft Office suite; and any Microsoft Office XP suite.

Create High-Quality Publications
Nothing reflects your brand identity as well as a high-quality publication, and Publisher 2007 now offers new and improved tools that help you efficiently create, customize, and reuse a wide variety of marketing communications materials that are tailored to your company's specific needs. Get started quickly by choosing from a library of hundreds of customizable design templates or blank publications, including newsletters, brochures, flyers, postcards, Web sites, e-mail formats, and more. Create a business identity for all your business and personal needs that includes your company name, contact information, eye-catching fonts, vivid colors, and your unique logo.

Time-Saving Template Options
Publisher 2007 is chock full of time-saving options, like the new Search tool which lets you quickly locate and preview high-quality templates from Microsoft Office Online right within the Publisher Catalog. Categorize, preview, open, and save your templates efficiently within My Templates for fast retrieval. For faster turnaround, store frequently used text, design elements, and graphics in the new Content Store so you can use them in other publications. For example, easily place content from a multipage newsletter into an e-mail template or Web layout for online distribution.

Easily preview your own brand elements--colors, fonts, logo, and business information--and apply them to all Office Publisher 2007 content for a more relevant Getting Started experience. View larger.
Want eye-catching, colorful results? Choose from more than 70 designer-created color schemes, or create one of your own--you can even choose Pantone colors from right within the application.

Publisher Tasks
Use Publisher Tasks to get help with common procedures, such as inserting images, creating a mail merge, or reusing content, and take advantage of the enhanced Catalog Merge to produce frequently updated materials--such as datasheets, catalogs, or price lists--by merging text and images from a database. Customize your publications using a collection of intuitive design, layout, typography, and graphics tools. Then run the enhanced Design Checker to identify and fix common design errors in commercial print, Web, and e-mail publications prior to distributing or printing.

Personalize Your Publications and Marketing Materials
Publisher 2007 includes new E-mail Merge capabilities, enhanced Mail Merge, and Catalog Merge, making it easier than ever to send personalized e-mail and print marketing communication materials. You can also create truly unique materials by customizing and then experimenting with intuitive design tools--let your creativity run wild!

With Office Publisher 2007, you can share, print, and publish professional-looking layouts with ease. View larger.
More Integration Options
Publisher 2007 gives you the option of combining and editing mailing lists within Publisher from multiple sources, including Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office Access, and more. Use the list to create personalized e-mail and print communications or mailing labels, or to build custom collateral such as catalogs and flyers. You can also use Personalized Hyperlinks to personalize the display text and destination of a hyperlink within an E-mail Merge. In addition, improved integration with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager (available in Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 and Microsoft Office Professional 2007) enables you to initiate and track the distribution of marketing materials created in Publisher 2007.

Share, Print, and Publish With Ease
Publisher 2007 provides new and improved ways for you to share, print, and publish your materials with ease. First, you can save Publisher 2007 files in a fixed file format, such as Portable Document Format (PDF) or XML Paper Specification (XPS), for easy sharing. Additionally, PDF settings within Publisher 2007 include options for online viewing, desktop printing, and commercial printing.

Take advantage of full commercial printing support for large quantities and high-quality printing; Publisher 2007 includes four-color process printing, spot color printing, cyan-magenta-yellow-black (CMYK) composite postscript, and more. Or use the improved Pack and Go Wizard to prepare your files, including a press-ready PDF file, for a commercial printer. Improvements in e-mail distribution and viewing, including support for sending multipage publications as a single-page message, make it easier than ever to create and send publications as e-mail messages. Finally, you can convert publications for viewing on the Web, and then identify and correct unintended desktop, commercial print, Web, and e-mail problems using the improved Design Checker.

CD-ROM: CD-ROMUpgrade available on these qualifying applications: Microsoft Access 2000-2002; Microsoft Office Access 2003; Microsoft Works 6.0-10; Microsoft Works Suite 2000-2006 or later; any 2000-2007 Microsoft Office suite; and any Microsoft Office XP suite, Makes it easy to create, personalize, and share a wide range of publications and marketing materials in-house, Offers a library of hundreds of customizable design templates or blank publications, including newsletters, brochures, flyers, postcards, Web sites, e-mail formats, and more, New Search tool quickly locates and previews high-quality Publisher 2007 templates from Microsoft Office Online right within the Publisher Catalog, Publisher Tasks gives you help with common procedures; the enhanced Catalog Merge helps produce frequently updated materials such as datasheets, catalogs, or price lists by merging text and images from a database
Company: Microsoft Software (2007-01-30)
List Price: $99.95
Amazon Price: $74.99
Used Price: $61.99

Microsoft Publisher 2007

Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 is a business publishing and marketing materials solution that helps you create and distribute effective publications for print, Web, and e-mail. It's the easy way to create and distribute impressive marketing materials in-house. Here are the top 10 ways Office Publisher 2007 can help your business connect with customers. Improved Mail Merge lets you can create, manage, and store a single customer list for targeted mailings New and improved features help you save time by reusing your work - Store frequently used text and graphics in the new Content Library Build custom publications from a database, merging pictures and text from a data source like Excel or Access Customize and refine your publication with intuitive design, layout, typography, and graphics tools - Adjust tracking and kerning, create and apply multiple master pages, adjust grids and guides, use baseline alignment, insert images from a scanner or digital camera, recolor and crop images and more Run the improved Design Checker before printing, publishing, or distributing to quickly identify and correct potential problems Effectively manage and track your marketing campaigns - Business Contact Manager provides new tools to help you initiate Publisher 2007 marketing campaigns from Outlook 2007, to easily track marketing materials you send and the responses you receive

CD-ROM: CD-ROMBusiness publishing and marketing materials solution helps you create and distribute effective publications for print, Web, and e-mail, Makes it easy to create, personalize, and share a wide range of publications and marketing materials in-house, Offers a library of hundreds of customizable design templates or blank publications, including newsletters, brochures, flyers, postcards, Web sites, e-mail formats, and more, New Search tool quickly locates and previews high-quality Publisher 2007 templates from Microsoft Office Online right within the Publisher Catalog, Publisher Tasks gives you help with common procedures; the enhanced Catalog Merge helps produce frequently updated materials such as datasheets, catalogs, or price lists by merging text and images from a database
Company: Microsoft Software (2007-01-30)
List Price: $169.95
Amazon Price: $140.00
Used Price: $176.41