Canvas depends on some system software components for importing
and exporting certain types of files, managing colors, and working
with some graphics formats. The Canvas installer places some soft-
ware called extensions (Mac) or Dynamic Link Libraries (Win-
dows) on your system, if needed. If Canvas cant find the required
component later, its possible the file was moved or disabled.
If you encounter a problem when starting Canvas, refer to the Read
Me file and to the on-line Help system; these include the most up-
to-date information on required software.
Quitting Canvas
Choose Canvas > Quit Canvas (Mac) or File > Exit (Windows). If
you try to quit without saving a document that has changed, Canvas
asks if you want to save it first.
Overview of the Canvas interface
Canvas appears nearly identical on screen whether you use the Mac
OS or Windows operating systems. Some operations differ slightly
across platforms, but these operations are very familiar to most users.
For example, on Mac OS systems, you press an icon in the toolbox to
open a tool palette and drag to the tool you want to select. On Win-
dows systems, you click or press an icon to open a tool palette and
then click again on the icon for the tool you want to select.
Canvas has four types of documents: Illustration, Publication, Ani-
mation, and Presentation. These documents share some common ele-
ments, while some specialized controls apply to particular documents
types.
Tip
For Mac OS 9, choose File >
Quit.