User Guide

Chapter 4: Drawing And Vector Effects
1. In the Symbol Library palette, select the symbol you want to delete.
2. Right-click and select Delete.
To select more than one symbol, hold down the Shift key while you click one or more
symbols.
To add a set of symbols to the Symbol Library:
If you have an existing set of symbols you want to add to the Symbol Library, you can simply add the
directory path to the Symbol Library Options dialog box.
1. In the Symbol Library palette, click the Symbol Library palette menu button.
2. Select Symbol Library Options.
3. Click Add Path, browse for the folder containing your set of symbols, and then click OK.
4. Click OKto close the Symbol Library Options dialog box.
Canvas creates a new category corresponding to the folder name of the directory you
selected.
To move a symbol to another category:
Drag the symbol from the Preview area to the name of the new category.
To add keywords:
1. In the Symbol Library palette, select the symbols you want to add keywords to.
2. Right-click one of the selected symbols, and select Add Keywords.
3. In the Add Keywords dialog box, type the keywords, then click OK.
To delete keywords:
1. In the Symbol Library palette, select the symbols you want to delete keywords from.
2. Right-click one of the selected symbols, and select Delete All Keywords.
3. Click Yes.
Creating new symbols
You can create your own symbols from a single vector object, a group of vector objects, or a
composite object. Text is converted to a path when an object is saved as a symbol.
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