User Guide

Chapter 2: Creating and Enhancing Technical Illustrations

To align or distribute objects:

1. Select two or more objects.

2. Do one of the following:

Choose Object | Align, and select an alignment option.

In the Properties bar, select an alignment option.

In the Align palette, select an alignment or distribution option, then click Apply.

You can apply alignment and distribution options to vector objects, group objects, paint objects, and text objects.

You can align and distribute objects in separate or combined operations. As the reference point for alignment and

distribution, you can choose points on the objects or the document.

Aligning objects: When aligning objects, Canvas lines up key points on the objects in relation to the key

object. Choose left, right, top, bottom, or center alignment.

Distributing objects: When distributing objects, Canvas spreads them out over a specified area and

equalizes the space between the key points. Choose inside, top, center, bottom, and outside as methods

for distribution; e.g., if you choose left edges for distribution, the left-most point in each object is an

equal distance from the leftmost point in each of its neighbors.

Saving A Canvas Document

In Canvas you can choose to save an entire document, a selection, or a layer. You can also use compression, or

apply a password to protect a document.

Use one of the following:

Save: Updates a document file on disk and overwrites the previously saved version.

Save As: Lets you create a new file on disk from an open document, save documents as templates, and

use other graphics and text file formats.

When you use these commands, the default format for storing documents is the native Canvas format.

Saving files

To save a new Canvas document:

1. Choose File | Save As.

2. In the Save As dialog box, select a location to store the document and type a file name.

3. Click Save to store the document on disk.

To save changes to a document as you work:

Choose File | Save to update the document file on disk.

To save a document with a new name or in a new location:

Choose File | Save As. Enter a new name or select a new location in the directory dialog box, and then click

Save.