CHAPTER 12 DOCUMENT LAYOUT Canvas provides great flexibility in document layout. You can use multiple pages and layers in any document. You can set up master pages, shared layers, guide layers, and grid layers. Layout options also include slide transitions and timing for GIF animations. This chapter describes document layout options and procedures, including how to add, delete, and arrange pages and layers, and use the Document Layout palette. About document pages and layers You can create four types of documents in Canvas: Illustrations, Pub- lications, Presentations, and Animations. The common elements of all document types are pages and layers. Pages All Canvas documents can contain multiple pages. Here, “pages” is used as a general term for elements that make up a document. •   Publications can have single or facing pages. •   Illustrations have pages, called “sheets,” which are single- sided. •   Presentations have pages, called “slides,” which can be dis- played in sequence as “slide shows.” •   Animations have pages, called “frames,” which form ani- mation sequences for animated GIF files. In the Document Layout palette, pages are at the top level of the lay- out hierarchy, followed by layers, groups, and objects. The Layout area in Canvas represents a document page. Page icons below the document window show the sequence of pages in a docu- ment. The icon for the current page is shaded. Layers A layer is a transparent level that objects are placed on. Pages are made of one or more layers. When you place or draw objects on a page, you actually place the objects on the page’s layers. Layout area
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