Working with documents

Each open document, or Document object, is a member of the Application.Documents collection. The documents in that collection appear in the order in which they were created or opened.

CorelDRAW provides a number of properties, methods, and events for working with documents, the most useful of which are listed in the following table.


Class	Member	Description
ActiveView	OriginX property and OriginY property	Combine to specify the origin of the active view For more information, see Panning.
ActiveView	SetViewPoint method	Specifies the origin of the active view For more information, see Panning.
ActiveView	Zoom property	Specifies the zoom factor of the active view For more information, see Zooming.
AddInHook	New event	Is triggered when a document is created For more information, see Creating documents.
Application	ActiveDocument property	Provides direct access to the active document For more information, see Activating documents.
Application	CreateDocument method or CreateDocumentFromTemplate method	Create a document For more information, see Creating documents.
Application	DocumentAfterExport event	Is triggered when a document is exported (that is, when the Export dialog box closes) For more information, see Exporting files from documents.
Application	DocumentAfterPrint event	Is triggered when a document is printed (that is, when the Print dialog box closes) For more information, see Printing documents.
Application	DocumentAfterSave event	Is triggered when a document is saved (that is, when the Save dialog box closes) For more information, see Saving documents.
Application	DocumentBeforeExport event	Is triggered when the Export dialog box opens For more information, see Exporting files from documents.
Application	DocumentBeforePrint event	Is triggered when the Print dialog box opens For more information, see Printing documents.
Application	DocumentBeforeSave event	Is triggered when the Save dialog box opens For more information, see Saving documents.
Application	DocumentClose event	Is triggered when a document is closed For more information, see Closing documents.
Application	DocumentNew event	Is triggered when a document is created For more information, see Creating documents.
Application	DocumentOpen event	Is triggered when a document is opened For more information, see Opening documents.
Application	Documents property	Contains the collection of open documents For more information, see Activating documents.
Application	OpenDocument method	Opens a document For more information, see Opening documents.
Application	QueryDocumentClose event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to close a document For more information, see Closing documents.
Application	QueryDocumentExport event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to export a document For more information, see Exporting files from documents.
Application	QueryDocumentPrint event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to print a document For more information, see Printing documents.
Application	QueryDocumentSave event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to save a document For more information, see Saving documents.
Application	WindowActivate event	Is triggered when a window is activated For more information, see Activating documents.
Application	WindowDeactivate event	Is triggered when a window is deactivated For more information, see Activating documents.
Document	Activate method	Activates a document For more information, see Activating documents.
Document	ActiveWindow property	Provides direct access to the active window for a document For more information, see Working with windows.
Document	AfterExport event	Is triggered when a document is exported (that is, when the Export dialog box closes) For more information, see Exporting files from documents.
Document	AfterPrint event	Is triggered when a document is printed (that is, when the Print dialog box closes) For more information, see Printing documents.
Document	AfterSave event	Is triggered when a document is saved (that is, when the Save dialog box closes) For more information, see Saving documents.
Document	BeforeExport event	Is triggered when the Export dialog box opens For more information, see Exporting files from documents.
Document	BeforePrint event	Is triggered when the Print dialog box opens For more information, see Printing documents.
Document	BeforeSave event	Is triggered when the Save dialog box opens For more information, see Saving documents.
Document	BeginCommandGroup method and EndCommandGroup method	Combine to create a “command group” that reduces a series of programmed, document-related actions to a single, undoable step For more information, see Creating command groups for documents.
Document	Close event	Is triggered when a document is closed For more information, see Closing documents.
Document	Close method	Closes a document For more information, see Closing documents.
Document	CreateView method	Creates a document view For more information, see Working with views.
Document	Export method, ExportEx method, or ExportBitmap method	Exports a file from a document For more information, see Exporting files from documents.
Document	FilePath property, FileName property, or FullFileName property	Specifies the file path or filename (or both) of a saved document For more information, see Activating documents.
Document	GetUserArea method	Returns information about a document area that the user drags with the mouse For more information, see Capturing mouse drags.
Document	GetUserClick method	Returns information about a document position that the user clicks with the mouse For more information, see Capturing mouse clicks.
Document	Open event	Is triggered when a document is opened For more information, see Opening documents.
Document	PrintOut method and PrintSettings property	Combine to print a document by using the specified settings For more information, see Printing documents.
Document	PublishToPDF method and PDFSettings property	Combine to publish a document to PDF by using the specified settings For more information, see Publishing documents to PDF.
Document	QueryClose event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to close a document For more information, see Closing documents.
Document	QueryExport event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to export a document For more information, see Exporting files from documents.
Document	QueryPrint event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to print a document For more information, see Printing documents.
Document	QuerySave event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to save a document For more information, see Saving documents.
Document	ReferencePoint property	Specifies the reference point for the document For more information, see Setting document properties.
Document	SaveAs method or Save method	Saves a document For more information, see Saving documents.
Document	Unit property	Specifies the unit of measurement for the document For more information, see Setting document properties.
Document	WorldScale property	Specifies the drawing scale for the document For more information, see Setting document properties.
Document	Views property	Contains the collection of views for a document For more information, see Working with views.
GlobalMacroStorage	DocumentAfterExport event	Is triggered when a document is exported (that is, when the Export dialog box closes) For more information, see Exporting files from documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	DocumentAfterPrint event	Is triggered when a document is printed (that is, when the Print dialog box closes) For more information, see Printing documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	DocumentAfterSave event	Is triggered when a document is saved (that is, when the Save dialog box closes) For more information, see Saving documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	DocumentBeforeExport event	Is triggered when the Export dialog box opens For more information, see Exporting files from documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	DocumentBeforePrint event	Is triggered when the Print dialog box opens For more information, see Printing documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	DocumentBeforeSave event	Is triggered when the Save dialog box opens For more information, see Saving documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	DocumentClose event	Is triggered when a document is closed For more information, see Closing documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	DocumentNew event	Is triggered when a document is created For more information, see Creating documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	DocumentOpen event	Is triggered when a document is opened For more information, see Opening documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	QueryDocumentClose event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to close a document For more information, see Closing documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	QueryDocumentExport event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to export a document For more information, see Exporting files from documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	QueryDocumentPrint event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to print a document For more information, see Printing documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	QueryDocumentSave event	Is triggered when the user responds to a request to save a document For more information, see Saving documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	WindowActivate event	Is triggered when a window is activated For more information, see Activating documents.
GlobalMacroStorage	WindowDeactivate event	Is triggered when a window is deactivated For more information, see Activating documents.
View	Activate method	Applies a saved view to the document window For more information, see Working with views.
Window	Activate method	Activates a document window For more information, see Working with windows.
Window	ActiveView property	Provides direct access to the active view for a document window For more information, see Working with views.
Window	Close method	Closes a document window For more information, see Working with windows.
Window	NewWindow method	Creates a document window For more information, see Working with windows.
Window	Next property	Accesses the next window for a document For more information, see Working with windows.
Window	Previous property	Accesses the previous window for a document For more information, see Working with windows.

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For more information on document-related activities, see the following subtopics: