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Canvas 12 User Guide - ACDSee

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<strong>Canvas</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Working with objects<br />

This section explains how to work with objects in <strong>Canvas</strong>. It tells you how to select objects with<br />

selection tools or the Find command. It describes common actions, including how to copy, group,<br />

lock, move, arrange, flip, and align objects, plus effects you can apply to all objects, including<br />

scaling, rotation, and skew. It also tells you how to use the object position data in the Object Specs<br />

palette.<br />

Types of objects<br />

An object is a distinct item such as a circle, an image, or a paragraph of text. There are different<br />

types of objects with unique properties, and some commands apply only to some types of objects.<br />

But objects in <strong>Canvas</strong> also share many properties. You can perform common operations, including<br />

selecting, moving, rotating, copying, and deleting, using the same methods for all types of objects.<br />

The following object categories are used in <strong>Canvas</strong>:<br />

Vector objects: Geometric shapes such as lines, circles, rectangles, polygons, and smooth<br />

curves. <strong>Canvas</strong> defines them internally by formulas, and they print smoothly on all printers.<br />

Paint objects: Rectangular containers for pixel-based images, such as photos, screen<br />

captures, and scanned artwork. Each pixel that makes up an image has a color (or grayscale)<br />

value.<br />

Text objects: Containers for text that can be formatted at the character and paragraph<br />

levels. Text objects can be empty or contain up to a page of text, and they can be linked<br />

together.<br />

Group objects: Collections of objects that have been united with the Group command. A<br />

group object can be made from more than one type of original object.<br />

Selecting objects<br />

When you select an object, you distinguish it from other, unselected objects, so that when you<br />

choose a command or apply a color, <strong>Canvas</strong> knows to apply it to the selected object. In most cases,<br />

you select objects first, then apply a command or attribute. If you can’t apply an attribute, or a<br />

command is not available, check to be sure you have correctly selected an object first.<br />

<strong>Canvas</strong> provides several tools and commands for you to select objects. Use the most convenient<br />

method for each situation. The Selection tools are the primary object-selection tools. You can also use<br />

the Select All and Find commands from the Edit menu to select objects.<br />

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