CHAPTER
11
DOCUMENT SETUP
When you create a new Canvas document, you select a document
type. Then you specify the document size and other options.
This chapter explains how to create new documents and how to set
up document rulers, drawing scales, guides, and alignment grids.
Creating new documents
When you want to create a new document, you use the New com-
mand and tell Canvas to create an Illustration, Publication, Presenta-
tion, or Animation document.
When you start Canvas the first time, a new Illustration document
appears. When you start the program after that, Canvas creates the
same type of document you selected the last time you used the New
command. If you also selected a template, Canvas uses the same tem-
plate for the document it creates at startup.
If you start Canvas by double-clicking a document icon, Canvas
opens the document without creating a new document.
You can create new documents any time, even with other documents
open. The number of documents you can have open at the same time
is limited only by the amount of memory available on your system.
To create a new document
1
Choose File > New.
2
Select options for the new document (described next)
3
Click OK to create the document.
Options for new documents
In the New dialog box, you can choose a document type, select a
template, specify document size, and choose measurement units.