User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Attributes pasted on text object
Use Paste Attributes to transfer inks and stroke settings, object dimensions, effects, and text
attributes.
Depending on the source selection and target selection, choose options listed in the Paste Attributes
dialog box.
An option is available if the attribute was copied from the source selection and can be applied to the
selected target objects. The exception to this rule is the Text Style option. The Text Style option is
available whenever the source selection is text, even if the target objects are not. In this case, no
Text Style attributes will be applied to the target selection, but the Text Style attributes will be
retained as the current attributes and can be applied to new text objects.
To paste attributes:
1. Select an object or text whose attributes you want to transfer.
If you select multiple objects, you can only paste the dimensions of a bounding rectangle
encompassing all the objects.
If you select a group object, only attributes that apply to the entire group, including the
bounding box size and transformations applied to the group object, will be available.
If you select a text object, only the attributes common to the entire object will be
available.
2. Choose Edit | Copy to place the selection on the Clipboard.
3. Select the one or more target objects to receive the attributes. If no objects are selected, the
source attributes will be retained as the current attributes and can be applied to new
objects.
4. Choose Edit | Paste Attributes. In the Paste Attributes dialog box, select the attributes to
paste. Options that appear dimmed were not available in the source selection or cannot be
applied to the target selection.
5. Click OK to paste the attributes.
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