User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
5. Select an anti-aliasing method to smooth the edges of objects that Canvas renders for export.
Coarse uses the least number of colors and Finest uses the most.
Exporting as a Flash file
Canvas provides compatibility for designing Web content to be used in a Flash®-enabled Web site.
As a result, all Canvas documents can be saved in the .SWF format.
To save a Flash file:
1. After completing your document, choose File | Save As.
2. In the Save As dialog box, select the Macromedia Flash (.SWF) option. Click the Save button.
Flash Options dialog box
General options Export mode: Choose between SWF Player or SWF Editor.
SWF Player: Creates an .SWF file for use in Macromedia Flash
player or a Flash-enabled Web browser.
SWF Editor: Generates the .SWF file for import into Macromedia
Flash.
Exporting an .SWF file for use in an .SWF player doesn’t
automatically mean that the file can’t be imported into a .SWF
editor or vise-versa. However, to reduce possible problems, we
suggest that you export your Canvas file using a mode that
matches your specific Flash export needs.
Page export: This feature allows you to have the option to save a
multipage document either as a single multiframe .SWF file or as a set of
individual .SWF files:
Individual files: Allows a multi-page Canvas document to be
exported as separated SWF files. One will be created for each page
in a Canvas document.
File with frames: Enables a multi-page Canvas document to be
exported as a single multiframe .SWF file.
Accurate strokes (slower): Enables exporting graphics that contain
either calligraphic strokes or strokes that use texture, gradient, or hatch
patterns.
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