User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To add settings from an object to the palette:
1. Choose Window | Palettes | Attributes.
2. Select an object.
The respective stroke type manager or stroke attribute tab opens in the Attributes palette.
3. Click the Add Preset button.
When you end a Canvas session, the program stores the stroke type and attribute presets with the
program.The same presets are available, whether you work with new documents, documents you
created, or documents created by another Canvas user.
If you create a custom stroke and want to apply it to more than one object, and especially if you want
to use it in a later work session, you should add the custom settings to the Presets palette.
Customizing standard & calligraphic strokes
If you want to create custom standard pen or calligraphic strokes, use the respective manager in the
Attributes palette.
Standard pen strokes have a uniform weight, specified offset, and may have tapered ends.
Calligraphic pen strokes have a separate width, weight, and angle setting. For both stroke types, you
can define the line joins (bevel, miter, or round) and end caps (flat, round, or square).
For basic information about setting pen size, see "Using standard pen strokes" on page 263.
You can choose another unit of measurement instead of points as the pen size unit using the
unit menu in the Attributes palette.
To create a standard pen:
1. Click on the Pen tab of the Attributes palette.
2. Select the standard pen stroke type to access its respective manager.
3. Use the standard stroke manager controls to define the new stroke.
4. Click the Add Preset button to add this new stroke to the Presets palette.
Standard pen stroke controls
Use these options to define standard strokes.
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