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 tabs presets with the files 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 tabs 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