User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
2. Select JPEG as the file format. Make your adjustments in the JPEG Export Options dialog box.
GIF format: GIF is the best format for graphics that contain a small number of colors,
such as vector art with flat colors. GIF format supports Black & White, Grayscale, and
Indexed color images, with 1 to 8 bits of color data for a maximum of 256 colors.
JPEG format: JPEG format provides compression of high resolution, full-color (24- bit)
RGB images. JPEG is designed for efficient storage of continuous-tone images such as
photographs. JPEG is an abbreviation of Joint Photographic Experts Group, a standards
organization that promoted the format.
To save graphics as Web Images:
1. Select the objects to save, or Canvas will save the current document page. Choose File | Save
As.
You can use a wizard to save graphics for the Web. Select the images you want to save,
and choose File | Save to Web.
2. In the directory dialog box, select Web Images in the file format pop-up menu. Type a name
for the file and select the save location.
To save only the selected objects, click Save Selection.
3. Click Save.
4. If the Render Image dialog box opens, select rendering options and click OK.
5. In the Export Preview dialog box, select either format and use multiple preview panes to
compare how the format and other settings will affect your images before saving.
6. Click Export to save the file.
To export images in GIF or JPEG format:
Exporting lets you save selected images, but not entire documents. The difference between Save As
and Export is that Save As will render objects or an entire document to create an image that can be
saved. Export will save only a single paint object, without rendering.
1. Select a paint object to export.
2. Choose Image | Export | Web Images.
3. In the Export Preview dialog box, select either format and use multiple preview panes to
compare how the format and other settings will affect your images before saving.
4. Click Export to save the file.
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