User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Scale Stroke Weight When you scale an object by dragging its selection handles, if the object
has a solid pen stroke, Canvas will scale the pen weight proportionately
with the object.
AutoSave Select this check box if you want Canvas to automatically save a
document after a certain period of time. The time periods are designated
in minutes.
Freeform Selection Lets you place objects in freeform mode by clicking already-selected
objects. Otherwise, you must use the Effects | Freeform command to put
an object in freeform mode.
Number of Undo
Levels
Enter a number in the Min box to set the minimum number of actions
that Canvas can reverse. The default is three. Enter a number in the Max
box to specify the maximum number of actions that Canvas reverse. The
default is 10.
To undo an action in Canvas:
Do one of the following:
Choose Edit | Undo.
Choosing Window | Palettes | Undos.
See "Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions" on page 53.
Painting
The Painting manager lets you set preferences for displaying and editing paint objects and images.
Brush Pointer These options let you change the pointer displayed for painting tools.
The default pointer is a symbol of the current painting tool.
Standard Pointer: Displays the icon for the current painting tool.
Precise Pointer: Displays a crosshair pointer. The intersection of the
crosshair is the center of the current brush.
Brush Size Pointer: Displays an outline of the current brush as the
pointer.
Open the context menu to change the pointer while you edit a
paint object.
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