User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Choose Help | Show Dynamic Help.
Click on the Question Mark icon that appears on the right in the Properties bar when the
Dynamic Help window is closed.
To close the Dynamic Help window:
Do one of the following:
Choose Help | Hide Dynamic Help.
Click on the X icon on the right side of the open Dynamic Help window.
Using the Status bar
The Status bar is at the bottom of the Canvas window. The Status bar provides information about
commands, tools, objects, and program operations.
To set the number of information fields:
Point to the Status Bar, open the context menu, and choose from the Number of Fields submenu.
To add fields:
Point to the Status Bar, open the context menu, and choose a function in the Add to Right or Add to
Left submenu.
To remove a field:
Point to the field, open the context menu, and choose Remove.
New fields that you add to the Status Bar are blank until you assign a function to each field. If you
reduce the number of fields, Canvas removes fields from the right end of the status bar.
To adjust the width of a field:
Drag its border right or left.
During certain actions, such as saving a document, Canvas displays a progress bar in the Status bar.
Assigning functions to fields
To assign a function to a field in the Status bar, right-click on a field to open the context menu, and
choose a function in the Show submenu.
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