People learn different ways, I learn by picking a task and learning to do it.
There's a pretty good help file with corel.
Others learn by dry book reading.
There are a zillion tutorials on Youtube and the web, some on this forum.

 

It just seems daunting because it's new. Most of us learned, Like Dave said, just by doing. If there are no Dummy books on it, it's because honestly, it is that easy to learn. I've never had to pick up a book, or back in the day when it came with manuals, open one. Whenever I get in a jam, I use the F1 key, or ask here.

Start with these free tutorials from Lynda. They are excellent and will give you a good jump start. CorelDRAW Tutorials & Training

And don't hesitate to come back here to ask questions. There are some pretty heavy Coreldraw users who are always helping.

 

There are tutorials on YouTube and
$49 for the Advanced Artist tutorials are
well worth it.
advancedtshirts.com - Welcome to the Videos Categories!

imho

 

I am self taught in Corel, and I'm using X4.
I did a lot of trail and error. Then I got smart and checked out a book from the library then bought a couple of how to books and watched a butt load of you tube videos.

To work better for T-shirt design I bought Danes book:
T-shirt Artwork simplified
and
from Digital Art Solutions I bought a training CD called:
Mastering the Basics
But I can't seem to find it on the new web site.

Either way, I find that I really enjoy working in Corel Draw now that I have a better handle on working smarter.

Good luck.

 

Yeah I'm self taught too.. I bought the book from amazon and haven't opened it.. The video from digital art solutions is really helpful but I've found attending webinars that use Corel to be the most helpful.

 

there are tutorials on the CDs with the full version program also go to a bookstore like Borders or Barnes and Nobel and you can buy a book with a how to CD in it