User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
To move contiguous ink cells to a new location:
Click the first ink cell and then Shift+click another cell. Canvas highlights all cells between the
colors you click.
To select non-contiguous cells:
Ctrl+click the cells you want to select. Drag the selected cells to a new location in the palette.
Applying preset inks
To apply inks to existing objects:
Select the objects and then choose pen and fill inks.
To change the inks that Canvas applies to new vector and text objects:
Deselect all objects, then choose pen and fill inks. The ink icons in the toolbox show the current
inks.
To remove an ink from the palette:
Drag the ink cell to the trash can.
Since pen inks are applied to the strokes of objects, the appearance of an object’s pen ink is affected
by the shape of the object’s stroke (see "How inks affect strokes" on page 258).
Attributes palette
Use the Attributes palette and its various ink managers to create your own inks. Each ink type has its
own manager. Flip open the managers to create inks, adjust inks in objects, and change the Presets
palette’s inks.
To open the Attributes palette:
Do one of the following:
In the Presets palette, click the Edit button.
Choose Window | Palettes | Attributes.
Ink managers
Six icons are located at the top of the Inks managers, which you click to access the available ink types
and their respective managers: color, gradient, hatch, texture, symbol, and pattern. The circular
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