Data tab settings
The Data tab includes object
size and position data and
related options. The tab dis-
plays additional options when
you select text. The text
options let you change the
shape of a text object or
change the way text wraps in
its bounding box.
A For a selected object,
shows the object type, usually
an icon of the tool that created
the object. To create an object,
select oval, rectangle, arc, line,
or polygon.
B Select the type of data to
display. You can choose Height/
Width or Top/Bottom for all ob-
jects except lines. For a line, you
can choose Start/End, Delta V/
H, or Length/Angle.
When an object is selected,
you can change the values in
the text boxes to resize or
reposition the selected object.
If Keep Proportions is checked,
Canvas maintains the propor-
tion of the object if you change
either the height or width (on
Mac, the calculation occurs
when you press the Tab key or
click Apply).
C Displays the documents
measurement units.
D Position data. The type of
data that appears in the boxes,
and their labels, depends on
whether you choose Height/
Width or Top/Bottom, Start/
End, Delta V/H, or Length/
Angle.
Area. Shown when Canvas
can calculate the area occu-
pied by a selected objects
bounding box. When you
select text, the horizontal
insets text box replaces the
Area text box.
Perim. Shown when Canvas
can calculate the perimeter,
or distance around, a
selected objects bounding
box. When you select text,
the vertical insets text box
replaces the Perim text box.
Object name. Type a name for
the object.
Object #. The object number
assigned by Canvas.
Keep Proportions. Select this
option to keep an objects
height and width proportional
when you are editing the
objects dimensions.
Apply. Click to apply the cur-
rent settings. The Apply button
changes to Create when no
object is selected and you
choose an object type to cre-
ate.
Text object settings
Insets. Change the propor-
tions of a text objects back-
ground. Type values, in pixels,
in the text boxes to specify the
horizontal and vertical size of
the text objects background.
E Change the shape of the
text objects background to a
rectangle, round rectangle,
oval, or diamond.
Caption. Select or deselect to
change the way text wraps in
its bounding box. Text that is
not captioned wraps to the
next line based on the bound-
aries of the texts bounding
box.
You cannot use the Caption or
Insets options with text that
you created using the Path
Text tool, or text that you con-
verted to paths.
E
Text object settings
A
D
B
C