Changing two settings will really provide a big increases in speed without having any effect on your workflow. Select Tools>options and click on the General tab . The first setting that needs to be changed is the number of Undo levels . Most users will not go back more than 5 to 10 steps ,thus you can safely lower this numbers . The higher this setting , the more data that is taking up memory and slowing your computer down .
The second is the Enable Real Time preview checkbox, this can really slow down your computer . Uncheck it and you’ll find that things work lot better .
Using Guides
Most CorelDRAW user s know that you can use non-printing ruler guides – dragged on to the page from horizontal and vertical rulers – to help align objects on the page of artwork . But did you also know that guides do not have to be lines? They can be created from rectangles , ellipses , polygons or any other shapes that you can draw .
Ruler Guides are non-printing horizontals, vertical or angled lines that can be placed on a either by dragging them from the rulers on the screen, or by positioning them precisely from a dialogue window. Objects can snap to guidelines to aid perfect alignment .