appears. When you edit the object, changes are automatically sent to
linked instances of the object in all documents.
Because the object is linked by only a reference to another file, if any
of the linked files change locations, the link will be disrupted. To
move linked files without disrupting the references, you must move
all linked files as well as the entire directory structure so that the rela-
tive locations of the files dont change.
When you edit a linked object, the objects application opens in a
separate window. When you finish editing, you close the application
to return to the document containing the link.
Embedding When you embed an object in a document, the object
itself (not just a reference) is copied into the document. Therefore, a
document can be moved to another computer without losing the
object.
Slide Shows
Creating slide shows
You can create Canvas presentations or slide shows for use on both
Mac OS and Windows platforms.
When creating a presentation in Canvas for Mac, save the presenta-
tion document as a Canvas file (.CNV). You can then send the Can-
vas file to another Canvas user (either Mac or Windows), and they
can open the file and view the presentation (see Viewing slide
shows, page 13.175) within Canvas.
When creating a presentation in Canvas for Windows, you can save
the presentation in two ways:
Canvas file (.CNV): If you save it as a .CNV file, the presenta-
tion can be opened in Canvas for Windows and Mac.
Canvas Slide Show (.EXE): An .EXE file is a self-running appli-
cation that can only be executed on a Windows platform. You dont
need Canvas to run this file (see To play the slide show in Windows
(.EXE), page 13.176).
To create a slide show
1
Choose File > New and select Presentation as the Type of Doc-
ument.
Tip
Remember to first save your
presentation as a Canvas file
so you can make changes to
the original file and view the
presentation on either plat-
form.