CHAPTER
1
INTRODUCING CANVAS
This guide introduces Canvas, an integrated program with powerful
features for illustration, precision drawing, painting, and image edit-
ing, text layout, and Web publishing.
This Getting Started Guide is divided into sections which highlight
various Canvas features. A series of lessons present procedures and
examples for you to follow. We recommend that you complete as
many lessons as possible if you are a new Canvas user.
By working through the lessons, youll gain a basic understanding of
the programs capabilities while you learn how to use the Canvas
interface. You can complete the lessons in order, or skip to the ones
you feel are most relevant to you.
Before you begin
The tutorial requires that you understand common terms and proce-
dures for your operating system. You should know how to do the fol-
lowing:
launch applications
open and save files
perform basic actions with a mouse, like click and drag
move, close, and resize windows
use menu commands
use the keyboard, including modifier keys
If you are not familiar with these operations, consult your operating
system documentation or a basic computing reference book for
instructions.
Canvas basics
Canvas integrates a wide range of features within a single interface.
Unlike separate image-editing, page layout, and illustration pro-
grams, Canvas lets you use a core set of tools and procedures to work
with all different types of objects text, vector, or image.
Tip
If you want to learn more about
a particular feature, refer to the
Canvas Users Guide, which
provides complete information
on how to use the features that
are introduced in the tutorial
lessons. You can also refer to
the on-line Help system for
step-by-step instructions while
you use Canvas.