User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
You cannot crop text objects or images to which a soft rotate effect has been applied. If you
plan on using or editing the original file in the future, ensure that you save a copy of the file
before applying the Page Crop tool.
To use the Page Crop tool:
1.
Select the Page Crop tool. The cursor changes to a crosshair.
2. Drag the crosshair diagonally across the objects to form a cropping rectangle.
3. Move the cropping rectangle, if necessary. Place the cursor on the border of the cropping
rectangle and a hand appears.
4. Resize the cropping rectangle, if necessary.
5. Place the cursor within the cropping rectangle and click to complete the crop.
Periodic waveforms
In Canvas, you can easily add a sine wave, sawtooth wave, or square wave to a Bézier or polygon
segment that is in curve edit mode.
This command can be applied to one segment at a time.
To create a waveform:
1. Ensure that the Bézier curve or polygon is in curve edit mode.
2. Right-click on the path segment to access the context menu.
3. Select one of the wave options: Insert Sine Wave, Insert Square Wave, or Insert Sawtooth
Wave.
4. In the Wave Configuration dialog box, enter a value for the frequency in the # Cycles field.
5. Enter a value for the Amplitude.
6. Click OK.
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