3 If you selected “Show Place Cursor” in the dialog box, the Place cursor appears. Position the Place cursor in the open docu- ment where you want the top-left corner of the placed file to be. If you did not select “Show Place Cursor,” Canvas inserts the file after you click OK. 4 Click to place the file at its original size; Canvas inserts the upper-left corner of the file at the point you click. To define the dimensions of the file you’re placing, drag to create a bounding box. Canvas inserts the file and scales it to fit the bounding box. Options for placing files When you place a file, the Place Options dialog box lets you specify how the placed file should be added to the current document. When you place one Canvas document type (Illustration, Publication, Animation, or Presentation) into another document type, Canvas con- verts the placed pages, sheets, or slides to the format of the current document. Document pages (and sheets or slides) can be added to the current document, along with their layers. In the Place Options dialog box, you can select the following options, and then click OK to place the document. Place on Current Layer Places the file’s objects on the current layer of the current page. No pages or layers are created in the current document. Show Place Cursor Select this option if you want to set the position or size of placed items on the current page. After you click OK in the Place Options dialog box, a place pointer appears. Click to set the position of the upper-left corner of the placed items, or drag to enclose an area in which you want the placed items to fit. Add Layers to Current Page Places the document’s layers as new layers on the current page in the current document. Add New Pages Places the document’s pages and layers as new pages and layers in the current document. Select Click to choose specific pages or layers to place. A dialog box lists the available items. Shift-click two items to select a range. Command-click (Mac) or Ctrl-click (Windows) to select multiple items and toggle selected items. Click OK to close the dialog box. Place pointer
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