Exceptional pricing
Get the best student pricing Adobe has to offer through VIP. Student License Pack is just US$189 per student per year with a minimum order of 150 licenses. All Apps plans only. That’s a savings of 50% off other student purchase plans.

On-the-go access to creative tools
With Student License Pack, students aren’t restricted to working on lab or classroom computers. They can use their Creative Cloud apps and services on their personal computers, smartphones, and tablets — and they can easily access and work on files across devices.

Unlimited access to Creative Cloud apps and services
With all of Adobe’s creative desktop and mobile apps at their fingertips, students can create amazing work for any medium and develop essential digital skills. They can also use Creative Cloud services such as Adobe Portfolio and Behance to showcase their work to potential employers.

Easy license management
Your school’s IT admins can quickly assign licenses to individual students, add or delete users, assign products, and add administrators in the Admin Console. And they can easily reassign the same license as students and courses come and go, as many times as needed.

Adobe Apps Included:

                    Adobe Acrobat Pro DC – Create, edit, and sign PDF documents and forms

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The mobile apps are a great way to introduce students to design concepts and design tools, but they’re best used as a supplement to Adobe Creative Cloud, not a replacement. The mobile apps have key features from the Creative Cloud products, but users are limited in what they can accomplish using the mobile apps alone. Because the mobile apps are an introductory starting point, we strongly recommend also making Adobe Creative Cloud available to students. Adobe Creative Cloud is much more robust and comprehensive—it has all the features and functionality a professional would need and helps students learn the digital skills they need to be successful during school and after graduation. Companies highly value ‘digitally literate’ individuals with critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Giving your students access to digital tools that are pervasive in the workforce will help them gain the upper hand for future advancement.

 

Adobe encourages teachers to unlock students’ creative potential and let their imagination run free by incorporating these apps into the classroom. Educators can add creativity to a class curriculum with projects that can be created solely through the Adobe mobile apps. Your students can use Adobe mobile apps whenever they want, wherever they are, and send that work to computers in the lab to continue a project using Adobe Creative Cloud desktop software.

The Adobe mobile apps are free, all you need to do is visit the Google Play Store on your Chromebook and click “Install.” Once a given app has been downloaded, it will prompt you to sign in with an Adobe ID. If you don’t have one, simply create one, and you will be ready to go. Please note that because an Adobe ID is required to use the apps, students must be 13 years or older.

 

 

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Fuel creativity in the classroom

Encourage your students to explore, experiment and express their creativity, while cultivating the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills they’ll rely on for a lifetime with Wacom technology in education.

Unleash your students’ full creative potential

How do you inspire your students to expand their creatives horizons, preparing them for successful careers in art and design? Help them master their passions by training on the tools that today’s industry-leading studios, agencies and creative professionals rely on.

Instill a creative foundation

Whether you’re opening the world of creativity to grade schoolers or mentoring aspiring fashion designers in high school, you can enrich their learning with Wacom products in the classroom.

Engage your students with a digital platform to explore their passions in writing, drawing, painting and more. Use Wacom pen tablets and smartpads to encourage hands-on experimentation, foster collaboration and build solid critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Spur student participation and collaboration

Foster interaction and stimulate deeper learning by incorporating different teaching styles and environments into your curriculum. Wacom products make it easy to explain concepts visually, encourage collaboration, and support flipped and distance learning programs.

Tailor your teaching to the unique needs of each student by writing, sketching and annotating on screen, spontaneously. Or create rich interactive content they can review at their own pace.

Get schooled in Wacom products for education.

Wacom pen computers

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                         Industry-acclaimed graphic design tools

The CorelDraw Graphics Suite comes with cutting-edge features to help you create beautiful designs, graphics, photos, and websites with both ease and confidence.

                       Graphic Design Software Done Your Way

Jump in

Whether you’re a first-time user or an experienced designer, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 makes it easy to get started. Learn the basics, see what’s new with a Startup tour, or transition to the suite with a special walkthrough designed just for Adobe users. Be productive immediately with a workspace that matches your workflow needs, and benefit from high-quality content and versatile in-product learning.

Personalize

Feel right at home with all of your favorite tools! Adapt your design space to your needs with the custom icon size, desktop and window border color. Explore and organize fonts for your projects with the help of the popular Corel Font Manager™ 2017. Expand your collection of creative tools and content by downloading free and premium apps, plugins, extensions, font packs and more, directly from within the applications.

Craft

Make the most of your design skills with the intuitive, high-caliber features of this graphic design software. Quickly find fonts for any project with the font search and filtering feature. Save valuable design time with the new LiveSketch tool that allows you to capture any original idea on a pen-enabled device the moment creativity strikes. Work faster with the new node editing, and refine your photos with the Healing Clone tool in Corel® PHOTO-PAINT® 2017.

FEATURES

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  NEW!

  LiveSketch tool

  Sketch and design on the fly! LiveSketch is a revolutionary new tool based on the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Free form sketching converts into precise vector curves on a touch-enabled device.

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  NEW!

  Enhanced vector previews, nodes, and handles

  Edit objects and effects more efficiently using enhanced previews, nodes, and handles that don’t get lost in the background colors of your design.

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  NEW!

  Prominent interactive sliders

  Easily work with object fills, transparencies, blends, extrusions, drop shadows and contours thanks to more prominent interactive sliders.

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  NEW!

  Custom node shapes

  CorelDRAW 2017 simplifies shaping curves and objects by assigning each node type a unique shape, making it easy to identify smooth, cusp, and symmetrical nodes. You can also choose the node shapes that best suit your workflow.

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  NEW!

  Touch-friendly user interface

  Tablet Mode support makes it easy to create quick adjustments using touch or a stylus. The new Touch workspace maximizes the size of your drawing window by displaying only the tools and commands used most often, plus you can pan and zoom with a single gesture.

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  NEW!

  Powerful stylus enhancements

  Enjoy a more natural drawing experience and achieve more expressive results with the native support for Microsoft Surface, and advanced stylus support. A redesigned UI gives instant access to relevant controls and the ability to quickly choose which stylus properties to leverage. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 has been enhanced so you can take advantage of pressure, bearing, tilt, and rotation of your stylus to control a variety of tools and effects.

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  NEW!

  Import legacy workspaces

  CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 lets you seamlessly import CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT workspaces that were created in versions X6, X7, and X8. You have the flexibility of importing some workspace elements and excluding others. You also have the option of adding them to your current workspace or creating a totally new UI configuration. And choosing which workspace elements to import or export is faster than ever.

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  NEW!

  Microsoft Surface Dial support

  CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 offers native Microsoft Surface Dial support on Windows 10. Use the CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT applications in the suite, to experience one of the most unique ways to create and interact with technology.

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  Compatibility

  Get the power and stability you need with full support for Microsoft Windows 10 and discover how its innovative features can augment your graphic design software experience, plus enjoy existing support for Windows 8.1, and 7. Expand your design program’s compatibility options with the latest file formats, including AI, PSD, PDF, JPG, PNG, SVG, DWG, DXF, EPS, TIFF, DOCX, PPT and more.

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  Multi-monitor, 5K and Real-Time Stylus support

  Take advantage of the new multi-monitor viewing and 5K displays support. Work quickly and efficiently with the added control from the Windows Real-Time Stylus pen-compatible tablets, such as the Microsoft Surface, in addition to the Wacom tablet and devices.

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  Corel Font Manager™

  Explore, handle and organize fonts with the new Corel Font Manager to satisfy all your typeface needs. Manage your typeface and font collections with ease, and use fonts without having to install them. We’ve got you covered for every profession that uses fonts daily, from graphic design, publishing and illustration, to package design, sign making, advertising and website design.

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  Font filtering and search

  Save valuable design time with the enhanced font filtering feature. Quickly find the specific font you need without spending time searching in multiple folders. For example, if you’re looking for a typeface that has a handwritten appearance, you can do a quick search for “script fonts.” The font list will automatically update to show all the fonts on your machine that match that search.

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  Show Objects

  You asked for it, and we listened! Take advantage of the new important design features that we created based on feedback from CorelDRAW users. Manage complex projects with ease by using the new Hide and Show Objects feature that lets you hide individual objects or groups of objects on a layer without hiding the entire layer.

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  Copy Curve Segments

  Copy, paste, or duplicate pieces of existing curves with the Copy Curve Segments feature that allows you to reuse curve segments in your projects.

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  Gaussian Blur feature

  Explore the Gaussian Blur lens, featured within Corel PHOTO-PAINT, to adjust the degree to which the drop shadow feathers at its edges so you can control the perceived distance and size of objects against the background and other elements.

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  Healing Clone tool

  Improve your favorite photos with powerful new tools to correct and edit in a variety of ways. Try the new Healing Clone tool to remove imperfections by blending them with surrounding colors and textures. Explore the many professional photo-editing tools within Corel PHOTO-PAINT.

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  Straighten Image dialog box

  With the enhanced Straighten Image dialog box in CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you can now correct perspective distortions in photos that have straight lines and flat surfaces such as architectural photos and photos of buildings.

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  Knife Tool

  With the revamped Knife tool in CorelDRAW, split any object or group of objects ? vector, text and bitmaps – along straight, freehand or Bézier lines. Create a gap between the new objects resulting from the splitting action or overlap them. Choose an outline option, or let the application automatically select the option that best preserves the outline appearance.

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  Workspace customization

  Be productive immediately with a workspace that matches your workflow needs. Simply adapt your design space by changing the appearance of your commonly used elements: alter the desktop and window borders color, customize the icons and text size. Work your way!

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  Startup assistance

  Whether you’re a first-time user or an experienced designer, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 makes it easy to get started. Learn the basics, see what’s new with a Startup tour, or transition to the suite with a special tour designed just for Adobe users. Be productive immediately with a workspace that matches your workflow needs, and benefit from high-quality content and versatile in-product learning.

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  Border and Grommet dialog box

  The new Border and Grommet dialog box lets you create a banner from a page or from selected objects on a page. Whether you work on small-scale projects, such as logos and web graphics, or larger pieces, such as banners and car wraps, CorelDRAW will deliver the output you need.

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  CorelDRAW & SDK Developer Community

  Create your own automation tools with support from the new CorelDRAW & SDK Developer Community site: community.coreldraw.com/sdk. Explore a variety of useful resources for this design software, including in-depth programming articles and fully searchable API references, which can help you automate tasks with macros and create custom tools.

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  Get More docker

  Expand your collection of creative tools by downloading applications, plug-ins, and extensions directly from within CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT. You can download your free license of Corel Website Creator, purchase AfterShot Pro for the ultimate RAW workflow, experience Corel ParticleShop for amazing bitmap effects, and more.

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  Easy website design

  Corel® Website Creator™ makes website design easy for everyone. Now, you can add high impact video and audio, embed online apps like Google Maps, and keep track of your site’s success with built in SEO tools. With templates and SiteStyles, support for CSS3 and HTML5 capabilities, you can quickly design, build, and maintain interactive and eye-catching websites without learning how to code. Learn more

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  Learning materials and expert tips

  Whether you’re a seasoned graphic professional or an aspiring designer, you may want to learn a new trick. We’re here to help with our growing library of dynamic learning materials, including video tutorials, webinars and insights from the experts. Plus, our CorelDRAW Hints offer training videos and tips from right within the application.

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  Royalty-free, quality content

  Keep your designs fresh with more than 10,000 royalty-free clipart and 2,000 high-resolution digital images, 1,000 TrueType and/or OpenType fonts, 350 professionally designed templates, 500 frames and patterns, over 600 Fountain Fills and more—all included with this graphics software.

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  Redesigned, fully customizable interface

  Our flexible tools and settings reflect your natural workflow, so everything is right where you need it, when you need it. Choose between Lite, Classic or the Default workspace to get started smoothly, then use the new quick customize feature to tailor your toolbox and property bars to suit your needs.

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  Specialty workspaces

  Several pre-defined workspaces are available to help keep all the tools specific to your industry organized and easily accessible. Choose between Page Layout, Illustration, or set your workspace to look like Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator to help ease the transition from Creative Suite.

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  Total control over fills and transparency

  We’ve created our most powerful fill engine ever, giving you complete control over your fountain, bitmap pattern and vector pattern fills. Create elliptical and rectangular fountain fills, control transparency within the individual colors of a fountain fill, repeat a fountain fill within an object and more.

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  Easy font preview and advanced character tools

  Find the perfect font for any project. The Font Playground lets you preview and experiment with different fonts before bringing them into your design. Plus, the revamped Insert Character docker automatically shows you all the characters, symbols and glyphs associated with your font, making them easier than ever to find and insert.

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  Special effects and advanced photo editing

  Explore special effects, including four new pressure-sensitive Liquid tools—Smear, Attract, Repel and Twirl—and new camera effects—Bokeh blur, Colorize, Sepia toning and Time Machine—to create unique images in Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™ 2017. RAW file support for over 300 types of cameras gives you even more ways to enrich your images. Learn more

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  Precise layout and drawing tools

  Make sure every element on the page is right where you want it with enhanced layout features. The Alignment Guides help you position objects quickly, appearing on the fly with suggested alignments to other nearby objects. The Outline Position options let you pick whether an outline is positioned inside the object, outside the object, or an equal combination of both.

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  QR code generator

  Create and add unique QR codes as a mobile marketing tool on your designs. Add text, images and colors to your codes to make them standout, or blend in—the options are endless! Built-in validation ensures your QR code is fully functional and can be read on major smartphones and scanning apps.*

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  Built-in Content Exchange

  Explore the new Content Exchange*, an online repository that’s fully integrated with the suite’s applications. Share fountain, bitmap pattern and vector pattern fills with our community of users from right within CorelDRAW. Get inspired, showcase your handiwork and up-vote the ones you like best.

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  Advanced OpenType support

  Create beautiful text with advanced OpenType typography features, such as ligatures, ornaments, small caps, swash variants and more. This design program is ideal for cross-platform work, OpenType offers comprehensive language support, allowing you to customize characters to suit the language you’re working with.

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  Complex script support

  Working with Asian and Middle Eastern languages is easy, thanks to key features in CorelDRAW that ensure proper typesetting. Complex script support acts the same way as OpenType fonts, modifying characters as you type to deliver contextual accuracy.

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  Document styles

  The Object Styles docker simplifies the creation, application and management of styles. Take advantage of Style Sets that make it easier to apply consistent formatting across multiple objects, produce iterative versions, and format whole documents quickly and consistently.

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  Custom-built Color Harmonies

  Easily create a complementary color palette for your design. The Color Harmonies tool combines Color Styles into a Harmony, allowing you to modify colors collectively. It also analyzes colors and hues to deliver complementary color schemes—a great way for you to satisfy clients with variety!

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  Creative vector software

  Add creative effects to your vector artwork. Four shaping tools—Smear, Twirl, Attract and Repel—let you refine your vector objects by pushing, pulling, smudging, making indents and more.

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  Page layout tools

  Creating complex layouts and designs is easier than ever with enhancements to well-loved page layout tools. Reserve a place for text or graphics with an empty PowerClip frame. Use the Placeholder Text tool to mock up a page layout and get a sense of how the text will look. Plus, easily add page numbers with automatic page numbering.

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  Native 64-bit and multi-core support

  Get your designs ready fast with native 64-bit support and multi-core processing power in this graphic design program. You’ll see results in less time, work without hiccups while running multiple applications, be able to open and edit more large files at once, and process larger files and images faster than ever.

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  Powerful color management engine

  Control color consistency across different media and create a distinct color palette for each document. The color management engine includes greater color accuracy, plus support for the latest color profiles from PANTONE. Reduce costly reprints by knowing that your colors are accurate before you print.

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  Web graphics tools

  Develop captivating web content and graphics with CorelDRAW’s collection of web graphics tools. The Pixels mode shows you exactly how your content will display online, and the Export Dialog box lets you compare file formats before export, so you can optimize your settings to achieve the highest file quality.

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  Easy bitmap-to-vector tracing

  Don’t waste precious time converting bitmap images into vectors. The advancements to the built-in Corel® PowerTRACE™ engine provide the best tracing results yet and turn the most demanding bitmap images into high-quality vector objects.

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  Built-in content organizer

  Find content quickly using Corel CONNECT, our built-in search tool that helps you browse and locate your assets, then organize and group content by type or project. You can sync your trays with Microsoft SkyDrive, so you always have access to the latest versions of your projects from other computers and mobile devices.

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Technology For Your School

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