User Guide

Chapter 2: Documents and Setup
Reverting to the saved version of a document
The Revert command lets you discard changes made to a document since it was last saved. This is
the same as closing the document without saving changes, and then opening the original from disk.
Be certain that you want to discard all changes to a document before choosing the Revert command,
because you cannot use the Undo command to restore your work after using the Revert command.
Keep in mind that you can use the Save As command to save a document with a new name. If you are
not certain that you want to discard changes to a document, use Save As to store a new version on
disk, then open the original document and compare the two.
To revert to a document’s saved version:
1. Choose File | Revert.
2. Confirm that you want to discard all changes.
Working with document windows
Each document you open appears in its own window. You can work with Canvas document windows
the same as other windows. You can resize a window, expand it to fill the screen, and minimize or roll
it up. Canvas provides commands to organize and select document windows when more than one is
open.
Selecting among open documents
When you open several documents at once, only one is active. The Window menu displays the names
of open Canvas documents. The name of the active document has a check mark.
To change the active window:
Do one of the following:
Choose the document’s name in the list at the bottom of the Window menu.
Click a document’s window.
When you open more than one document, information in the Properties bar and Status bar, such as
the pointer’s location, applies to the active document. The same is true of floating palettes; palette
settings apply to the active document and they change when you switch documents.
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