User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Applying inks and strokes
You can apply the following attributes to one or more text objects, and to text selections.
Fill ink An ink applied to the inside, as opposed to the outline, of the characters
in a text object or text selection. You can also apply a fill ink with the Fill
Ink icon in the Toolbox.
Background ink An ink applied to the background of a text object or a text selection.
Outline ink An ink applied to the stroke of text characters. You can also apply a pen
ink with the Pen Ink icon in the Toolbox.
Frame ink An ink applied to the stroke on the bounding box of a text object, or a box
around a text selection.
Outline stroke The outline of text characters. You can also apply a stroke with the
Stroke icon in the Toolbox.
Frame stroke A stroke applied to the bounding box of the text object, or a box around a
text selection. The frame ink appears on the frame stroke.
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