Canvas in the office
A flowchart is a document that contains symbols, lines, and other
objects that visually communicate the "flow" or process whereby a
problem is solved or a need is fullfilled. The flowchart can rapidly
illustrate, to all involved in a complex project or procedure, how to
smoothly identify and handle issues, delegate responsibility and pri-
oritize limited assets.
Canvas contains all of the tools that you will need to quickly create,
edit, and distribute a flowchart to everyone in your workgroup.
Remember, as with any Canvas document, a flowchart can be printed
as a "hard-copy," for use in a manual or other document or it can be
electronically disseminated as a PDF or .html document. After you
create a flowchart, you can learn how to do this by referring to Web Publishing
in the Canvas User's Guide. The ability for you to distrib-
ute mission-critial information quickly to co-workers will signifi-
cantly reduce workflow issues.
Creating flowcharts
This lesson will familiarize you with the tools you will use to create a
flowchart. Apply these techniques to organization charts, seating dia-
grams, and other similar drawings.
To create a flowchart
1
Open the file named Flowchart.cnv in the Tutorial folder.
2
Open the EasyShapes tools palette via the Object tools palette.
3
Select the EasyShapes Oval tool and drag the tool at the top of
the page to create an oval shape (approximately 2.75" x 0.5").
4
Choose Canvas > Preferences (Mac OS X) or File > Prefer-
ences (Windows) to open the Preferences dialog box.
5
Click the Type tab and select the Auto type into object option.
6
Select the oval object and type Start Procedure and then
press Esc. The oval object should still be selected.
7
Choose Text > Justification > Center and Text > Justification >
Vertical Center to properly align the text.
8
Apply a black border to the selected object as follows:
Press Option (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows).
Open the Pen Inks palette in the Toolbox.
EasyShapes Oval tool
Tip
For Mac OS 9.X, choose
File > Preferences.