

Its code-free design tools are easy enough to use but the templates are dated, both visually and in their underlying code. This brand new product is available separately for £159 including VAT, but it's actually just a rebranded version of NetObjects Fusion XII. Website Creator X6 is offered as a free download for registered users. The suite also includes Connect, a powerful browser and search facility for the bundled vector and photo clip-art, as well as online content from Flickr, Fotolia and iStockphoto. It's relatively light on features, with support for layer masks and adjustment layers but no Dodge, Burn, Heal or Blur tools, and nothing to compare with the array of extra modules in Adobe Photoshop Elements or Corel's own PaintShop Pro software. Photo-Paint is still here, like an unwelcome sidekick that CorelDraw can't quite shrug off.

It's a vector-drawing application first and foremost, although the main application isn't the only one in the suite. The Harmony Editor: cheesy name, great way to experiment with colour palettes
