User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
To create symbol inks:
1. In your Canvas document, create an object to use in your new symbol ink.
If you want to use more than one object or object type in the symbol ink, you must
group the objects.
2. Deselect any objects in your Canvas document by pressing Esc.
3. In the Presets palette, click the Symbol ink icon and then the Edit button to open the Symbol
manager.
4. Click the Create button.
5. Click the object in your document that you want to use in the symbol ink.
6. Adjust the settings for the symbol ink in the Symbol manager.
7. Click the Add Preset button to add the new symbol ink to the preset inks.
Symbol manager
Adjust the position and spacing of the objects and apply a backdrop ink.
Symbol Enter a name for the new symbol ink.
Preview Displays the symbol ink. Any changes you make are reflected in the
Preview area.
Preview zoom Click the left button to reduce or the right button to enlarge the preview.
X/Y Spacing Sets the distance between objects as a percentage of the size of the
original objects; e.g., a spacing value of 100% makes the distance
between the objects equal to their size. X is horizontal distance and Y is
vertical distance.
Stagger A positive value offsets the even-numbered rows of objects horizontally
relative to the odd-numbered rows. To keep all objects aligned, set
Stagger to zero. To align alternating rows of objects, enter a higher
Stagger value. To create a pattern in which the objects are spread out
and objects in alternating rows are aligned with the gaps in the rows
above, set the X Spacing and Stagger values to 100 percent.
Scaling The percentage of the original object size for the symbol ink. A value of
100% maintains the original object size. To reduce the objects, enter a
value smaller than 100%. To enlarge the objects, enter a value greater
than 100%.
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