User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To use the EasyShapes tool:
1.
Select the EasyShapes tool.
2. Select an EasyShapes tool from the palette. The cursor switches to a crosshair in the drawing
area.
3. Drag the cursor in the drawing area. The new object appears with the current fill ink, pen
ink, and stroke properties, and is selected.
4. If the EasyShapes tool you used is one that creates a preset text object, an insertion point
appears inside the shape. Type the text. When you finish, press Esc to end text edit mode.
If the EasyShapes tool you used does not create a preset text object, Canvas will create a text
object if you begin typing. When you finish typing, press Esc.
5. When you have finished using EasyShapes, press Esc.
You can also create an EasyShapes by entering values in the X/Y and width/height fields in
the Properties bar and then clicking the Create button. By default, the X/Y coordinates are
set at 0,0.
Connecting objects with smart lines
Use Smart Lines to link one or more objects to a single object. Draw multiple Smart Lines between
objects and link Smart Lines to other Smart Lines. Smart Lines change length and angle to maintain
connection to the linked objects. Or use the Polygon and Smooth Polygon Smart Line tools to draw
connecting polygon lines between objects.
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