User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Skew outline and Skew pointer
To skew a selection:
Press the Ctrl key and move the pointer over one of the side handles. The pointer changes to an
arrow head. Drag the handle to skew the selection freely.
Press the Shift key to constrain the skew along the axis of the handle side.
Press Alt to have the opposite side of the selection skew to maintain its relationship to the
side you are skewing around the center of the selection.
The modifier keys can be combined to produce both skewing effects simultaneously.
To end freeform editing:
Double-click inside the selection or press Enter twice. The floating selection is still active. Then
double-click outside the paint object or press Enter twice to paste the pixels as defined by the
floating selection into the image.
If you do not want to change your original image, press Esc to leave freeform mode. Canvas makes no
changes to the image.
Rotating objects with the Rotate command
For precise rotations, use the Rotate command to rotate selected objects in 0.01° increments around
a specified center of rotation. This command is useful if you need to rotate multiple objects an exact
amount.
You can also rotate objects by clicking the Rotate button in the Properties bar. Select a rotate
option, then enter a degree value in the field, and press Enter.
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