User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To remove all preset strokes or stroke attributes:
1. Select the stroke type or stroke attribute in the Presets palette.
2. Open the palette menu and choose Clear Palette Presets.
If you delete all arrowheads from the palette, dimension objects will not have arrows.
Saving and loading strokes settings
You can save preset strokes, arrows, and dashes in files on disk, and load the presets into the
Presets palette. You can use these strokes files to customize the Presets palette for particular
projects or types of documents, and to exchange custom settings with other Canvas users.
Commands for saving and loading strokes files are in the Presets palette menu. The menu icon
appears only when the Presets palette is separated from the Toolbox.
To save strokes in a file:
Use the following procedure to save the presets from one stroke type or stroke attribute in the
Presets palette to a file on disk.
1. Open the Presets palette.
2. Click the Pen tab and select the stroke type. Or click on the Arrow or Dash tab for a stroke
attribute.
3. Open the palette menu and select Save Presets. The menu command will reflect the selected
stroke type or stroke attribute.
4. In the dialog box, enter a name for the file, select a location on a disk, and click Save.
To load strokes from a file:
Use the following procedure to load stroke types or stroke attributes that are stored in a file. When
you load a file, you can either replace the strokes that are presently in the Presets palette or simply
append the stroke types or stroke attributes to the current ones.
1. Open the Presets palette.
2. Click the Pen tab and select the stroke type. Or click on the Arrow or Dash tab for a stroke
attribute.
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