User Guide

Chapter 2: Documents and Setup
Page Navigator
Symbol Library
7 Toolbox Tool palettes snap out to the right. If you use a specific tool palette
regularly, lock the palette so it remains open while you use other tools.
8 Zoom controls Use these controls to zoom in and out of a document.
9 Document
controls
Add pages and move from one page or layer to another.
10 Status bar Displays the status and properties of the currently selected item.
11 Layout area The main working area for creating illustrations, page layouts,
presentations, and animations.
Layout area
The rectangle centered in the Canvas document window is the Layout area. The white space around
the Layout area is known as the pasteboard and is additional working space where you can place
objects before using them in an illustration. Objects on the pasteboard are saved with the document,
but they are not printed.
The Layout area represents different things in the different Canvas document types.
Illustration: A page, called a “sheet,” with layers.
Publication: A single-sided page or two facing pages with layers.
Presentation: A “slide” with layers.
Animation: A frame of an animation. If you select “onion-skinning”, you can see objects on
adjacent frames (see "All about onion skinning" on page 712).
You can change the color of the Layout area to represent the color of tinted paper.
To set the Layout area color:
1. Choose Layout | Document Setup.
2. Select a color from the Paper color popup palette.
Document navigation controls
A pop-up menu appears below the document window. Open this menu to move through a document.
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