To set the number of information fields: Point to the Status
Bar, open the context menu, and choose from the Number of Fields
submenu.
To add fields: Point to the Status Bar, open the context menu,
and choose a function in the Add to Right or Add to Left submenu.
To remove a field: Point to the field, open the context menu,
and choose Remove.
New fields that you add to the Status Bar are blank until you assign a
function to each field. If you reduce the number of fields, Canvas
removes fields from the right end of the status bar.
To adjust the width of a field, drag its border right or left.
During certain actions, such as saving a document, Canvas displays a
progress bar in the Status bar.
Assigning functions to fields
To assign a function to a field in the Status bar, point to the field,
open the context menu, and choose a function in the Show submenu.
Hintline
The Hintline area displays tool names, tips, and status
messages. When you move the pointer over a tool icon or other item,
the Message area shows the tools name and function. You can use
this feature to take a tour of the Canvas tools and interface.
Mouse position
When you move the pointer, draw, resize, or rotate
objects, Canvas displays the coordinates of the pointer.
Object Measures
Displays the XY coordinates of the objects
upper-left corner, and the objects width and height.
To change the unit of measurement for this data, use the Rulers com-
mand in the Layout menu.
If you set a drawing scale in the Rulers dialog box, position and mea-
surement data conform to the drawing scale. For example, if you set a
drawing scale of 1 centimeter = 1 meter, and you draw an object 5
centimeters square on screen, the Status bar displays the scaled
dimension.
When a single object is selected, you can press the pointer on the
Object Measures field to open a pop-up menu showing the height,
width, area, and perimeter of the selected object. To paste a measure-
ment from the data pop-up menu, choose an item in the menu. Can-
vas pastes the measurement you select as text next to the object.