User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Press Shift and drag a corner handle to resize the object proportionally.
Use the Scale command and select the Proportional option in the Scale dialog box. This keeps
the vertical and horizontal scaling factor in the dialog box equal.
Use the Scale control in the Properties bar. Click the Scale button and select Scale
Proportional. Then enter a value in the width or height field.
Use the Objects Specs command and select the Keep Proportions option in the Object Specs
palette. Canvas keeps the object proportional if you change an object dimension in the Object
Specs palette.
Drawing with snap options
Snap options can help you draw objects in precise positions relative to other objects; e.g., use Snap
options to draw lines that are parallel or perpendicular to other lines, to draw circles contained inside
other objects, and to start drawing from the center points of objects. You can also draw guide lines
that run to a vanishing point for illustrating perspective.
Objects drawn with snap options
Tangent Included Perpendicular Parallel Center
Snap options appear in the context menu, in a Snap submenu. You can select Snap options when you
use the following tools: Line, Smart Lines, Oval, Circle 3 Points, Circle Radius, Rectangle, Rounded
Rectangle, Arc, Arc 3 Points, Arc Radius, Curve, Polygon, Text, Spiral, Gridmaker, and Annotations.
Snap options are most useful when you draw with the Line tool. You can draw lines to be parallel,
tangent, or perpendicular to other objects. You can also snap lines to start at the center of an object,
and constrain lines to the interiors of objects.
Snap options (especially the Center and Included options) are also useful for drawing ovals,
rectangles, and arcs. For these objects, some Snap options constrain the first point you draw; other
Snap options constrain the start and end points when you draw an object.
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