User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Some menu items open a submenu of related commands. When the documentation tells you to
choose a submenu command, the instruction is written:
Choose Object | Arrange | Bring To Front.
This tells you to open the Object menu, choose Arrange to open the submenu, and then choose the
Bring To Front command.
Choosing commands in the context menu
You can choose commands from a menu that pops up wherever the pointer is in Canvas. The
commands in the menu are based on what you are doing; therefore, the menu is called the context
menu.
To choose a command from the context menu, press the secondary mouse button, usually the right
button.
Using modifier keys
For some actions, you need to press a keyboard key while you click or drag the mouse; e.g., to select
several objects, press the Shift key while you click each object. This can be written as Shift-click. If
you press the Ctrl key, for example, while you drag the mouse, the action can be written as Ctrl-drag.
Some instructions say to “right-click” an object. This means to click the object using the secondary
button, usually the right button, on the mouse.
Contacting ACD Systems and updating Canvas
The following functions are available by opening the Help menu in Canvas.
Enter License Code
When you purchase Canvas, you receive a unique license number. When you install Canvas, you can
enter the license number as part of the install process. However, if you have been using a free trial
version of Canvas, you can simply enter your license number by choosing Help | Enter License Code.
Product Support and Resources
Choose Help | Product Support and Resources to open the Canvas Product Support and Resources
page on the ACDSee Web site, where you can find links to additional documentation and the
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