User Guide

Chapter 2: Documents and Setup
current operation.
Choose common editing commands, such as Cut, Copy and Paste, when an object is selected. Other
commands are available when an object is in edit mode; e.g., image-editing commands appear in the
context menu when you edit a paint object. Path-editing commands appear when a vector object is in
edit mode.
When no objects are selected, you can choose view commands such as Zoom In, Zoom Out, Show
Rulers, and Show Guides. If the Clipboard contains objects or text, you can choose Paste. You can
choose Undo after performing an action that can be undone.
Using context menus
To apply a command to an object, select the object first. To use other commands, you do not need to
select an object before displaying the context menu.
Click the right mouse button. A context menu appears. Click a command in the menu to choose it.
When you are editing an object, you can point to a specific item to display commands for editing that
item; e.g., if you point to an anchor point on a path, you can choose commands to modify the anchor
point in the context menu.
For information on specific commands that appear in the context menu, refer to the command name
in the Index.
Document basics
Canvas documents are the containers for your work. You can create and save vector drawings, text,
raster images and effects in Illustration, Publication, Presentation and Animation documents.
This section describes the basics of working with Canvas documents, including how to open, save,
view, and print them.
Opening Canvas documents
Use the Open command to open Canvas documents. The general procedure is the same for opening
Canvas documents and any other type of file that Canvas supports.
Documents opened recently are listed in the File menu.
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