User Guide

Chapter 2: Documents and Setup
standard size that fits any monitor, but might not fill the screen
completely.
Fit to Window Opens documents so the full layout area can be seen in the center of the
window. When this option is off, documents open in Home View (100%
magnification with the upper-left corner of the page in the upper-left
corner of the window).
Paste as MetaObject When copying from other applications, select this option to paste as a
metaobject (see "Inserting objects into Canvas documents" on page
152). Text, however, is pasted as OLE if this option is enabled. If you
copy both an object and text, they will paste as OLE.
Create backup when
saving
Saves a copy of the current document each time you save changes to the
document. The backup copy has the extension “.bak,” and Canvas saves
to this same file each time.
Canvas 6-style object
locking
When you lock an object or group of objects, you can select and copy
locked object(s) by clicking on the object or group of objects. Copied
objects will not be locked.
No Background
Updates
Prevents Canvas from redrawing open Canvas documents when you are
working in another application. This option lets other applications run
faster when Canvas is in the background.
Show information
tooltips
Displays information, tips and shortcuts in small boxes that appear
when you point at an item, such as a tool, button, or object. For example,
if you move the pointer over the Copy button in the Tool Bar, Canvas
displays the command name and shortcut. Canvas also displays user
comments when you point to an object that has comments, and displays
information when you point to an ink in the Inks palette. For color inks,
Canvas displays color system information. For example, if you point to a
CMYK ink, the color values such as “5c 2m 92y 0k” appear in a pop-up
box. For other inks, Canvas displays the ink name.
Select Across Visible
Layers
Lets you select objects on all visible layers in a document, rather than
just the active layer.
If this option is off, you can still select objects on other visible
layers by pressing Tab and clicking the objects.
Search selection on
clicks
When this option is on, you can drag a selected object from behind
another object. If this option is off, you can drag only the front object,
because dragging deselects a back object.
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