User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Save these settings
as default
Select this option if you wish to save these settings as the default for all
subsequent SWF files.
Exporting as PDF
You can export Canvas documents to the Portable Document File (PDF) format. Canvas has the ability
to apply security settings and embed fonts, and halftone settings. A specific color mode is also
available so that it may be applied to all PDF objects. Also, the whole file can be compressed by the
PDF export filter.
To export to PDF:
1. Choose File | Save As.
2. Select PDF - Acrobat™ files as the format.
3. Enter a name for the file and click Save.
4. In the PDF Options dialog box, select the PDF options.
PDF Options dialog box
General options Compress text and vectors: All vector graphics, including a stream of
text data, is compressed when this option is activated.
Apply 7-bit ASCII encoding: If activated, all binary data is filtered
through an ASCII filter, which converts a file so it can pass through a
data channel that supports 7-bit data only (e.g., e-mail servers). ASCII
encoding increases data size to an approximate ratio of 5 to 4.
Add security features: Select this check box and the Security Options
dialog box opens. To adjust security settings, click the Settings button
(see "Security settings" on page 724).
Exact character positioning: Each character of a text object is
positioned individually to achieve maximal precision. This choice
produces a little larger PDF file; however, if precise text layout is
required, this option is correct. If this option is deselected, the PDF
export filter tries to merge together as many characters as possible to
form whole words and lines of text. This way, it is easier to work with
text if the user decides to modify the PDF file later when imported back in
Canvas.
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