To select tools from tool palettes
Try the following procedure for selecting a tool from a tool palette by
opening the Rectangle tools palette and selecting the Rounded Rect-
angle tool.
Mac To select a tool that isnt displayed in the Toolbox, press the
icon of the toolbar that contains the tool. Drag into the tool palette
and release the mouse button when the tool you want to select is
highlighted.
Windows To select a tool that isnt displayed in the Toolbox, press
the icon of the tool palette that contains the tool. Click the icon of the
tool you want to select.
Selecting and moving objects
To select, move, and edit items in Canvas, use one of the Selection
tools in the Toolbox. The appearance of the pointer changes depend-
ing on which of the tools has been selected.
Selecting objects is one of the most common operations in Canvas.
You select objects when you want to apply commands and attributes,
copy, or edit the objects.
To select an object: Click the object with one of the Selection
tools.
To select more than one object: Shift-click (press Shift while
clicking) each object, or drag a selection box around the objects with
the Selection tool.
When you select an object, a rectangle called a bounding box appears
around the object. To move an object, drag it with the Selection tool.
To move multiple objects, first select the objects you want to move,
and then drag one of the objects.
Selecting the Rounded
Rectangle tool
B
C
D
E
A
A Selection tool
B Direct Edit Selection tool
C Direct Group Selection tool
D Lasso Selection tool
E Direct Edit Lasso tool
A bounding box
with handles surrounding
a selected object
Drag with the
Selection tool
to make a Selection
box