User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
To edit objects using the context menu:
1. When no objects are selected or in edit mode, point to the object you want to edit. If the
object is hidden behind other objects, point to its location.
2. Choose Edit | Object Name in the context menu. Canvas places the object whose name you
choose in the Edit submenu into edit mode. Choose a vector, text, or paint object.
Selecting objects based on their properties
To select an object based on its properties:
1. Choose Edit | Find to select objects by type and attributes.
2. Click the Objects tab to set up selection criteria.
Find Palette Options tab
Type Choose an object type icon in the menu. Selecting text or paint objects
makes Fill, Stroke, and Pen options unavailable.
Fill Choose the fill ink in the menu. Only inks used in the document, plus
process colors and white, appear in the menu.
Pen Choose the pen in the menu.
Stroke Choose the stroke in the menu. Only strokes used in the document
appear in the menu.
Object Name Type the name in the text box. Select Object # and type a number in the
box to select an object by its number.
SpriteLayers Use this option to select objects that have transparency effects.
SpriteEffects Use this option to select objects (including lenses) that have
SpriteEffects.
Lens Objects Use this option to select objects that have been converted to lenses.
Group Level Select a value from the menu if you wish to search in grouped objects.
Search all visible
layers
To select objects in the current layer only, uncheck this option.
Add result to
selection
Check to select additional objects without deselecting objects that are
already selected.
Use Selected Object’s
Attributes
When an object is selected, select this option to enter the object’s
properties in the Objects tab.
Grab Attributes Click to select objects based on the current settings.
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