User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide

To replace one symbol with another:

1. Select the symbol you want to replace in your document.

2. Select the replacement symbol in the Flowchart palette.

3. Click the Replace button.

To add text to symbols and lines:

1. In the document, select the symbol or line that you want to add text to.

Select the Selection tool from the Toolbox.

3. Type the text you want to add.

You can edit the text, change the font, size, color and other attributes as you would for any

text you enter in Canvas.

Flowchart Symbol properties

Before you place a symbol from the Flowchart palette, be sure to review the symbol properties in the

Properties bar.

X and Y Displays the X and Y coordinates where the symbol will be placed by

default.

Reference point Displays the reference point for the symbol. This is the point on the

selected object (or its bounding box) that position data is based on.The

reference point is also the fixed point used in an object’s transformation.

Width and Height Displays the height and width of the object.

Preserve original

proportions

Uses the symbol's original proportions.

Use original colors Uses the symbol's original colors. If you do not select this check box, the

symbol uses the default attributes from the Toolbox.

Create Click Create to place the selected symbol in the document.

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