CorelDraw "New updates and messages"

very good, Thomas, that seemed to get rid of those windows popping up. I removed Corel Graphics Suite from the list of applications to update, I have no idea how it got there. Thanks for everyone for your input.

Philip

From the CorelDRAW X3 Help system:

"Updating Corel products
You can use the InstallShield Update Manager to check for updates to Corel software and other software products online. When product updates become available, you can choose to have them downloaded and installed automatically. You can also set how often the Update Manager checks for product updates.

You can access the Update Manager by clicking Program Updates on the Start menu of the Windows taskbar. For information about using the Update Manager, see the Help topics in the Update Manager dialog box
"

Try to see if that helps you

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thomas

Well, yes, we are using our prescribed and enforced procedure of File/ Import/ Object. Most of these files I inherit from other writers. They're not getting this. I think the automatic update feature of CorelDraw Graphics Suite 12 is the problem (as the window that opens displays that in the title bar). Can't seem to find out how to turn it off however and absolutely can't remember when I accidentally turned it on. I almost never use Corel.

How are you inserting the graphics in FM? Do you insert by reference (good) or by copying in (bad)? Or (even more prone to cosmic badness) are you using importing them by doing Object Linking?

Agreed with Thomas, though, that most reliable method for graphics is to convert to EPS (or possibly PDF) first, and then import into FM. That way you're not at the mercy of whatever filters are built into your version of FM.

If you export your CDR to EPS and then use these, there will be no more messages like that.

So the problem must lie within the CorelDRAW Suite. Personally I use CorelDRAW X3 (and all prvious verisions for that matter). The EPS files is the only solid method I recommend. Native CDR files are usually only good inside CorelVentura

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thomas

Sorry about delay in responding to your messages, we've had St Patrick's Day here in Ireland and I took some time off. Yes, they are CDR files within Frame. I get an IE window about New Updates, and if I click on Learn More it takes me to the Corel site and wants me to buy the latest update of CorelDraw.

Just on the message from Mr Nielsen, I'm pretty certain there is a quick way to get rid of all this but I just can't think of what I heard some time back.

Just to be clear, are you using CDR files in FM or are they other non-Corel-specific formats (gif, jpg, whatever)?

Perhaps you could take a small file, open/save the graphics in another application and see if this supresses any "made with CorelDraw" information that might be lurking in them?

Maybe update CorelDRAW :-)

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thomas