User Guide

Chapter 2: Documents and Setup
To access tool palettes and tools via the Toolbox command:
If you are looking for a particular tool and are unsure where it is located in the Toolbox, choose
Window | Toolbox to see the various tool groups.
To open a tool palette:
Click on the arrow icon and select Show Group. The tool palette automatically opens and snaps to
the right of the Toolbox.
To access an individual tool:
Click on the arrow icon and select the particular tool from the menu. The tool will be selected in
the Toolbox.
Using AutoSnap palettes
Canvas organizes tools, special effects, object attributes, and other functions in palettes. Palettes
can remain open on screen, and they can be docked on the Docking bar. They can also attach
together due to Canvas’ “snapping” technology for floating palettes, or rather AutoSnap™ palettes.
If you have two or more palettes open, you can position them so they attach together. Once attached,
you can then move them around as a group.
To tear off a group of palettes:
Click on a palette’s title bar and hold down the Ctrl key while dragging the palette away. Any
palettes to the right of the selected palette move simultaneously.
To tear off a single palette:
Click on a palette’s title bar and hold down the Shift key while dragging the palette away. Only the
selected palette moves.
To disable the AutoSnap palettes option:
1. Choose File | Configuration Center.
2. Open the General settings and select Functionality options.
3. Deselect the AutoSnap palettes check box.
Some palettes have an Apply button that you must click if you want to implement the current settings.
A palette stays open until you click its close box or use a command to close it.
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