of documents, and to exchange custom settings with other Canvas users. Commands for saving and loading strokes files are in a pop-up menu on the Strokes palette. The menu icon appears only when the Strokes palette is separated from the Toolbox. To save strokes in a file Use the following procedure to save the presets from one tab in the Strokes palette to a file on disk. 1 To open the Strokes palette, press the Strokes icon and drag the palette away from the Toolbox. The Strokes palette opens as a floating palette. 2 Click the tab you want to use to bring it to the front. 3 Adjust the settings in the palette, if necessary, until you have the presets you want to save. 4 Press the right-triangle button on the right of the palette and choose Save Strokes in the pop-up menu. A directory dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for the palette file, select a location on a disk, and click Save. To load strokes from a file Use the following procedure to load presets from a strokes file on disk to a tab in the Strokes palette. When you load a strokes file, you can replace a tab’s presets with the file’s presets or add the presets saved in the strokes file to those currently in the palette. 1 To open the Strokes palette, press the Strokes icon and drag the palette away from the Toolbox. The Strokes palette opens as a floating palette. 2 Click the tab you want to use to bring it to the front. 3 Press the right-triangle button on the right of the palette and do one of the following, depending on whether you want to replace the current presets: •   To replace the tab’s presets with those in the strokes file, choose Load Strokes. •   To add the presets in the strokes file to those currently in the palette, choose Append Strokes. Right-triangle button pop-up menu
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