User Guide

Chapter 2: Documents and Setup
Saving files
To save a new Canvas document:
1. Choose File | Save As.
2. In the Save As dialog box, select a location to store the document and type a file name.
3. Click Save to store the document on disk.
To save changes to a document as you work:
Choose File | Save to update the document file on disk.
To save a document with a new name or in a new location:
Choose File | Save As. Enter a new name or select a new location in the directory dialog box, and
then click Save.
To avoid losing your work in the event of a power failure or system failure, use the Save
command frequently as you work to store changes on disk. Also use the AutoSave feature
located in the General settings in the Configuration Center (see "Setting preferences" on
page 97).
Saving selections and layers
In the Save As dialog box you can choose options to save selections or layers, and create previews.
Save Entire
Document
The default setting tells Canvas to save a complete document.
Save Selection Choose this option after you select the objects in the document that you
want to save as a new document. If you don’t select anything, this option
is not available.
Save Layer Select this option to save one or more layers in a new document. Then,
click Layers to specify which layers to save. This option isn’t available if
the document has only one layer.
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