Editing Web buttons
When a Web button has been placed in a document, you can select
the button and drag a handle to resize its bounding rectangle. You
cant edit its attributes, such as pen ink, fill ink, and stroke. You can
change the objects in the button, and then replace the button.
To change a buttons Up, Over, or Down object, drag the object from
the palette into the document. Modify the object and drag it back into
the palette. Place a new copy of the button in the document, and store
the modified button in the palette if you want to use it again.
Testing Web buttons
Before storing a new button in the palette, you can test it in the Web
Buttons palette. When the pointer is not in the preview box, you can
see how the button will look on a Web page when the pointer is not
on the buttons bounding rectangle. To see the buttons appearance
when the pointer is on its bounding rectangle, move the pointer into
the preview window. To see the buttons appearance on a Web page
when the button is clicked, click in the preview box.
Testing Web buttons in a document
After you place a Web button, you can test it before you save the doc-
ument in HTML format. To do this, you use the Web Buttons pal-
ettes play mode.
When you click Start Play Mode in the palette, Canvas puts button
objects in the document in play mode. When you move the pointer
over a button, or click it, you see the effects in the document. When
you finish, click End Play Mode.
Its recommended that you click Start Play Mode only to test Web
buttons. You shouldnt work in Canvas while play mode is active. Be
sure to click End Play Mode before starting other work. Otherwise,
you might not be able to select objects or change tools.
Linking Web buttons
By using the URL Attachment palette, you can link buttons to URLs
and animations. For more information, see Creating hyperlinks on
page 14.180.
Saving Web buttons
Canvas stores information about Web buttons in the Canvas Tool
Settings file in the Preferences folder in the System Folder (Mac OS),