User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To check a text flow:
1.
Select the Link Info tool.
2. Point to a text object. Press and hold down the mouse to display flow arrows.
If the text object is part of a linked text flow, arrows show the flow sequence. Flow arrows are
displayed until you release the mouse button. If the text object is not linked, no flow arrows appear.
A flow arrow starts at the lower-right corner of the first object in a flow, and points to the upper-left
corner of the next object in the flow, and so on throughout the flow.
Text Form Field tool
The Text Form Field tool is ideal for numerous types of forms and documents. This feature is
designed to assist you when you need to perform repetitive text entry tasks.
To navigate inside a form, first create the Text Form boxes and then place them in the appropriate
locations. After placement, you can quickly move the cursor to each Text Form box by using the Tab
key. All text that is entered into the Text Form box may be formatted in the same manner as it is in the
regular Text box.
The Tab order of the Text Form boxes may be arranged and edited using the features of the
Document Layout palette (see "Using the Document Layout palette" on page 85).
To use the Text Form Field tool:
1. Create your form.
2.
Select the Text Form Field tool.
3. Click and drag in the document location to create Form Text boxes.
4. You may now jump to each form text object by pressing the Tab key. You may Tab in reverse
order by pressing Shift-Tab.
To better track Form Text boxes, we suggest that you apply a name to each box (see "Data
tab settings" on page 198 for more information on naming objects in Canvas).
To convert a regular text box to a form text box:
1. Select the regular text box and then right-click to open the context menu.
2. Select Convert to Form Text.
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