Layout area The rectangle centered in the Canvas document window is the Layout area. This rectangle is the main working area for creating illustrations, page layouts, presentations, and animations. The white space around the Layout area is additional working space where you can place objects before using them in an illustration. Objects in this outside area are saved with the document, but objects that are completely outside the Layout area are not printed. The Layout area represents different things in the different Canvas docu- ment types. Illustrations The Layout area is one page, called a “sheet,” with layers. Publications The Layout area is one single-sided page or two facing pages with layers. Presentations The Layout area is one “slide” with layers. Animations The Layout area is one frame of an animation. If you select “onion-skinning” (click the onion in the Document Layout pal- ette), you can see objects on adjacent frames. You can change the color of the Layout area to represent the color of tinted paper. You can set the Layout area color by choosing Layout > Document Setup. Document navigation controls Buttons that represent pages, slides, sheets, or frames appear below the document. You can click buttons to move through a document. You can also use the navigation buttons to select layers. When you press a page button, for example, a pop-up palette lists the layers on that page. You can select a layer in the pop-up palette. If you drag away from the button, the Document Layout palette appears. Layout area Slide / Frame buttons Page buttons Sheet buttons
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