User Guide

Chapter 8: Multimedia
Slide Show palette options
Fit to screen Reduces or enlarges the document’s slides so they fit within the screen
area of the system used to play the slide show. Canvas calculates a
scaling factor based on the size of the system’s monitor and the
resolution setting.
Loop Causes the slide show to play continuously until you interrupt it. When
Canvas reaches the end of the document, it begins the slide show from
the first slide.
Show Pointer Displays a pointer on screen during playback. Enable this option and
select the pointer from the pop-up menu. You can control the pointer
with the mouse during the slide show, so you can indicate important
items in the presentation.
Advance Every _
Seconds
Makes the slide show self-running by advancing from one slide to
another after a specified interval, without any intervention from the
operator. Enter the number of seconds in the text box. The exact timing
between slides depends on the speed of the system used for playback
and the complexity of the illustrations.
Progressive Build The Progressive Build option in this palette will allow you to play a self-
running slide show either layer by layer or slide by slide. While playing
your self-running show, you also have the option to control the
progression of each slide in the show. (see "To play the slide show
(.EXE):" on page 732).
Anti-Aliased Play
Quality
Select this option to anti-alias (smooth) vector and text objects during
playback. If you select “Vector Quality: Anti Aliased” in the Configuration
Center, Canvas will anti-alias objects in your documents except when
playing slide shows.
Build Slide Show Opens the Save As dialog box. Enter the name of the document in the file
name field. Ensure that the (.EXE) extension is kept.
Another way to begin this process is to choose File | Save As. If you choose this method,
then your presentation will use the options that have been set in the Slide Show palette.
Adding speaker notes
If you are presenting a slide show, speaker notes can help you remember important points of
discussion. You can also create these notes for your audience. Each slide can have its own set of
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