User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Saving in PDF format
When saving in PDF - Acrobat® format, you can select export options in the PDF Options dialog box
that appears before the file is saved (see "Exporting as PDF" on page 722).
Saving in Illustrator format
You can also save files in an Adobe® Illustrator® format by choosing File | Save As and then
selecting AI - Adobe Illustrator. In the AI Export Options dialog box select the Illustrator settings.
Illustrator Version Choose the version of Illustrator in which you wish to save the file.
Object attributes Ignore Transparency: If your Canvas file contains objects with
SpriteLayer transparencies, then you will need to check this option.
If this feature is not activated, then all of the objects that contain
transparency effects (in your Canvas file) will be converted into
images. Therefore, you will not be able to edit these objects after
exporting except as bitmapped images.
Basic Stroke Only: The editing tools in Illustrator may not
recognize a texture, hatch, or gradients for a stroke which you have
created in your Canvas file. Therefore, you may wish to activate this
option if you excpect to use some of the more specialized tools in
Illustrator after exporting the file. When activated, this feature will
automatically remove all complex strokes from a Canvas file during
export.
Resolution: Choose from 72 to 600 DPI.
Working With CGM files
Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) format is a standard for exchanging 2-D graphics and text.
With Canvas, you can open, modify, and save CGM files created in other applications. CGM file
properties, including WebCGM tags are retained, and can be viewed in the Object Properties palette.
Variations and extensions to the “standard” format can create incompatibilities with the Canvas file
filter. When you save a Canvas document in CGM format, Canvas makes the following image color
mode conversions:
Canvas image mode CGM image mode
CMYK, Duotone, RGB cell arrays
136