CHAPTER 13 FILE AND DATA EXCHANGE Canvas supports many standard formats for exchanging files and data with other programs. This chapter explains how to use non-Canvas file formats, including Web image formats. It includes information on exchanging files on the Internet and Object Linking and Embed- ding. Exchanging files Canvas lets you work with many file formats. With a common file format, you can bring a file generated in another program into a Can- vas document, or transfer a Canvas document into another program. Because the native Canvas format saves all the objects, properties, and effects that your documents can contain, you should save all your documents in this format. Still, you might want to export a document in a different format, or import graphics into a Canvas document. When you use a non-Canvas file, you can avoid problems such as lost information and printing errors if you know the capabilities and limitations of the file format. For example, some formats support only one type of data (vector, raster, or text), while others support multiple types. Image formats support certain image modes. Importing files You can use the Open and Place commands to import files. You choose the format you want to use in the format pop-up menus in the Open and Place dialog boxes. To import image files, you can also use the Acquire submenu (see “Acquiring images” on page 13.148).
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