User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
If you are working with GIS vector files, such as Shapefiles or Tigerfiles, the attribute
information is available in the Object Properties palette. Click on an object and its
information appears.
Attaching information to an object does not affect the size or appearance of the item. All data remains
attached to the object and may be edited at any time within Canvas. Therefore, if the object is shared
or used in another project, then the properties of that object are carried over into the new project.
To open the Object Properties palette:
Select a Canvas object and choose Object | Object Properties.
If the selected item does not have any properties assigned to it, then you will need to create some
properties.
If the object is grouped, then you will need to ungroup it. This allows you to select the
various individual items to which you wish to assign a property.
To assign properties to an object:
1. From the Object Properties palette menu, select Define Property.
2. In the Define Properties dialog box, click the New button.
3. Select the options for the property.
4. When you have finished defining properties, click OK to close the dialog box.
Once created, the labels are listed in the Properties panel. At any time, you can access and edit your
entries by clicking on any of the properties that are listed in the Properties panel.
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