User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To delete a style:
1. Click Delete on the Styles tab of the Type palette.
2. In the Delete Type Style dialog box, choose the style to delete from the Name menu.
3. Click OK.
Applying character formatting
Canvas gives you precise control over the appearance of each character. Set the font, type size, font
style, kerning, capitalization style, scale, and baseline position using menu commands, Properties
bar, or the Character tab of the Type palette.
Character attributes are applied by selecting the specific characters that you want to modify. Select
any portion of text—from one character to entire text objects (see "Selecting text and objects" on
page 577).
To set character attributes:
1. Choose Text | Type.
2. Click the Character tab.
The Character tab lets you control all character attributes. Some attributes, such as type
face, type size, font style, baseline, and kerning, are also available in the Text menu or
Properties bar.
Type Palette Character Tab
Font Choose a typeface in the menu.
Size Choose a type size in the menu or type a number in the text box.
Style Click a button to select a font style.
Case Choose a capitalization style in the menu.
Baseline Specify subscript or superscript settings to one hundredth of a point
precision.
Kerning Tighten and loosen kerning by hundredths of a point.
Scaling Specify percentages by which you want to scale the current type size.
Set individual horizontal and vertical scaling percentages.
Locks To prevent accidental or unwanted changes to the type face, type size,
or font style of specific text, you can set these locks. If you want to
change locked text, you must first unlock the text.
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