Using commercial clip art packages You can purchase many commercial clip art packages of illustrations and raster images. Commercial packages use standard and propri- etary file formats. If you want to use third-party clip art, ask the man- ufacturer about the file format and verify that Canvas can successfully open the files. For more information, refer to the chapter “File and data exchange” on page 13.145. Using macro objects Macro objects can help you create illustrations quickly, uniformly, and precisely. Macro objects are especially useful for technical draw- ings, diagrams, and other frequently used illustrations. For example, a landscape designer can create sets of macros for trees, shrubs, and structures. An electrical engineer can create macros for gates, resis- tors, and other circuit components. Project managers can build orga- nizational charts with macros for shadowed text boxes. You can create, delete, and modify individual macro objects, and also save them as macro sets. You can store sets for specific projects, and load sets as you need them. You can store two categories of macros in the Macros palette. Document tab    Macros stored on the Document tab are available in the current document only. The available macros change when you switch documents. You can update macros placed in a document by replacing the original macro in the palette. Application tab    Macros stored on the Application tab are available in all Canvas documents. These macros can not be replaced to update copies that you have placed in documents. To create a macro object You can convert nearly any Canvas object into a macro object by dragging it to the Macros palette. Note: If the Macros palette is docked on the Docking bar, you can’t drag objects into it to create macros. 1 Create the illustration that you want to use as a macro. 2 To open the Macros palette, choose Window > Palettes > Mac- ros. Or, press the Macros tool in the Object Tools palette, and drag the Macros palette away from the toolbox. Macros palette
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