User Guide

Chapter 4: Drawing And Vector Effects
To bind an object to a path:
1. First create the path to which you are going to bind an object.
2. Then create the object and then select both.
3. Choose Effects | Bind to Path to open the Bind to Path dialog box.
Enter number of copies of objects.
Choose alignment of Top, Centers, or Bottom of path.
Rotate Objects to Path. When checked, the object will rotate based on the direction of the
path.
4. Click the OK button to accept.
Dynamic objects & clipart
You can speed up many projects by taking advantage of reusable dynamic objects and ready-made
illustrations. This section describes how to use the Symbol Library.
Working with the Symbol Library palette
The Symbol Library palette comes stocked with a range of symbols you can use in your Canvas
documents, or you can create your own symbols and add them to the Symbol Library. You can create
symbols from any vector, text, group, or paint object. If you change the symbol in the palette, all the
copies in the document will also change. For example, if you add a logo to the Symbol Library, and the
logo is updated, you can simply replace the logo in the Symbol Library, and all instances of the logo in
your document are updated.
To open the Symbol Library palette:
Choose Window | Palettes | Symbol Library.
Preview Size
You can preview the symbols in one of three sizes:
Small: 72 x 72 px
Medium: 108 x 108 px
Large: 144 x 144 px
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