Dual monitor question

[TammieH]

Also, not sure about Corel Draw, but I assume you can do the same as in Illustrator, (I believe this is a Windows Feature)
Open a file in illustrator shrink the window by half or whatever you like,
next open another file "creating a Tab of course. Next, simply click the tab and drag it out of the main Illy window. Now you can easily drag and drop objects

 

[Bobby H]

Also, not sure about Corel Draw, but I assume you can do the same as in Illustrator, (I believe this is a Windows Feature)

Adobe Illustrator has had the capability to move documents (as well as palettes and toolbars) outside the program window and even onto additional monitors for a long time. I think this goes back as far as the 1990's. IIRC, even the last couple or so Windows versions of Macromedia Freehand supported this behavior. It's a more recent development with CorelDRAW.

Although Windows supports applications that allow users to "tear off" and move application elements outside of the parent window it's not a mandatory feature for applications made to run on Windows. I've encountered many Windows applications that would not allow anything to display outside of the application window. UI elements would either butt-up against the application window border or start disappearing under the border. The MacOS (both "classic" and OSX) has had a longer tradition of allowing documents and UI elements to flow outside the application window's borders and multiple monitors.

 

[kcollinsdesign]

For me, two monitors distracting. I find tabbing between two files easier on the brain (and the neck).

 

[OADesign]

why copy and paste?

IMO too much extra work
open the source file, make the edits as needed and SAVE AS for the new filename

^ This.

Or maybe I'm missing something from OP. What I do in Flexi and illustrator (with a couple extra steps), I assume Corel supports this work flow too. Maybe. Maybe not.
Open destination document, locate source doc in file explorer (not file open dialog). Drag source into destination doc.