coreldraw x5 : cutting out parts of a design

[larryk]

I think this may be what he is wanting to do........... maybe.

[Mark @ Hurricane Printing]

i got it....i had to make outline an "object" (Arrange/Convert Outline to Object)....i also then "welded" (Arrange/Shaping/Weld) the outline to the text, though i do not think this weld part is mandatory.

Anyway...i made outline an object then did the "Trim" command and it gave the stroke around the texts that merge into the oval area.

Thanks for the help and guidance!

[screenxpress]

I, for one, would like to see what the image is you were trying to get. 

So many people made postings of different approaches and I kind of got lost in what you were actually wanting.