User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Add Property dialog box
Name Enter a name in this field. In the Object Properties Table View palette, a
new column is created with this Name.
Type Select either Text or Numeric for the type of property you want to add.
Fixed Value Select this radio button to enter a fixed value for the property.
Compute values Select this radio button if you want to create an expression. Click the
Expression button to create an expression. If you select Numeric, the
result of the expression must be numeric as well.
From clipboard Select this radio button to add a value from the clipboard.
To delete a property:
1. Choose Edit Properties from the Object Properties Table View palette menu.
2. In the Object Properties palette, select the property you want to delete.
3. Choose Delete Property from the palette menu.
Object Properties Table View palette menu options
The following options are available in the palette menu.
Save Opens the Save object properties dialog box so you can save the
properties in a TXT file.
Copy Copies the properties currently in the palette. Paste the data in a
spreadsheet or text program.
Select by property Opens the Select by property dialog box.
Clear selection Deselects all selected objects.
Select All Selects any object whose properties appear in the palette.
Switch selection Reverses the current selection; i.e., any selected objects are deselected
and vice-versa.
Fit view to selection Causes Canvas to magnify and center the selected objects.
Add property Opens the Add Property dialog box.
Edit properties Opens the Object Properties palette.
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