User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To select a color (Pixel Color mode):
1. Click the Color Dropper tool in the Toolbox.
2. Select Pixel Color for the mode in the Properties bar.
3. Click a color to set the current fill ink color (vector and text objects) and background color
(image objects). Right-click to set the current pen ink color (vector and text objects) and
foreground color (image objects).
To select colors outside Canvas:
With the Color Dropper selected, drag from the Canvas window to anywhere on screen. As long as
you keep the mouse button pressed, the Color Dropper remains active; the ink icons in the
Toolbox show you the colors the tool can select. Release the mouse button to select the color
under the tip of the pointer.
While editing an image with a painting tool, you can quickly switch to the Color Dropper.
Press Alt to display the Color Dropper, and click to select a foreground color for painting.
The color you select becomes the current fill ink and background color. You can’t use this method to
select the pen color.
To apply colors to vector and text objects:
Do one or more of the following:
To apply the current fill ink to the object, Ctrl-click a vector or text object.
To apply the current pen ink to the object, Ctrl-right-click a vector or text object.
The Color Dropper mode does not affect the application of colors. You cannot apply colors to
paint objects using the Color Dropper tool.
Getting inks from vector and text objects
Canvas lets you add inks from vector objects and text objects to the Presets palette. If a text object
contains both a text fill and a background fill, only the text fill will be added to the palette. You can
also add the inks of multiple selected objects; however, the inks from group objects and macro
objects cannot be added.
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