User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
outline. Also, if text characters extend outside the text object border, an effect applied to the text
could be cut off.
If you make the effects area smaller than an object’s bounding box, the object and the effects will be
cropped by the effects area border.
To size the effects area automatically:
1. Select the object whose effects area you want to adjust.
2.
In the SpriteEffects palette, click the smart-crop icon.
3. Click OK when the prompt appears. Canvas estimates the correct size of the effects area and
makes it as small as possible.
Effects area box
To size the effects area manually:
Some effects need to extend far outside an object’s bounding box. In these cases, the auto-size
option might not extend the effects area far enough. If this happens, you can enlarge the effects area
yourself.
1. Select the object whose effects area you want to adjust.
2.
In the SpriteEffects palette, click the crop icon.
A box appears on the selected object. The box indicates the effects area and has hollow
handles (the object’s bounding box has solid handles).
3. Drag a handle to enlarge or reduce the effects area. When the box is the size you want, click
inside it.
To size the effects area precisely:
You can enter values to precisely size the effects area.
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