User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To replace a proxy with its linked image:
1. Select the proxy you want to replace.
2. Choose Image | Proxy | Unlink Proxy. Canvas asks if you are sure you want to remove the link
between the image file and the proxy.
3. Click OK to replace the proxy and remove the link to the image file.
Maintaining proxies
If someone changes the name or location of an image file that is linked to one or more proxies, Canvas
alerts you that the file could not be found when you try to edit, unlink, or update any of the proxies.
You can check proxies in a document at any time to verify that the links are valid. If Canvas detects
unlinked proxies, you can re-link them to existing image files.
You should always verify the proxy links in a document before final output. If you produce
final high-resolution output from a document with unlinked or broken proxy objects, the
associated images will not print correctly.
To verify proxy links:
Choose Image | Proxy | Check Proxies.
If Canvas finds an unlinked proxy, it displays selection handles around the proxy and centers it in the
document window. Canvas displays a message telling you that the proxy has a problem because the
image file could not be found.
When it finds an unlinked proxy, Canvas displays the proxy’s name, if you have assigned a
name to the proxy object. You can do this by typing a name in the Name field on the Data tab
in the Object Specs palette (Object | Object Specs).
When Canvas tells you that a proxy has a problem, you should follow the procedure "To re-link a
proxy:" on page 557. If a proxy does not have a valid link to an image file, Canvas prints the low-
resolution proxy when you print the document.
If all proxies in the document have valid links to image files, Canvas displays the message: “No
problems found.” Canvas also displays this message if the document contains no proxies.
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