Using commercial clip art packages
You can purchase many commercial clip art packages of illustrations
and raster images. Commercial packages use standard and propri-
etary file formats. If you want to use third-party clip art, ask the man-
ufacturer about the file format and verify that Canvas can
successfully open the files. For more information, refer to the chapter
File and data exchange on page 13.145.
Using macro objects
Macro objects can help you create illustrations quickly, uniformly,
and precisely. Macro objects are especially useful for technical draw-
ings, diagrams, and other frequently used illustrations. For example,
a landscape designer can create sets of macros for trees, shrubs, and
structures. An electrical engineer can create macros for gates, resis-
tors, and other circuit components. Project managers can build orga-
nizational charts with macros for shadowed text boxes.
You can create, delete, and modify individual macro objects, and also
save them as macro sets. You can store sets for specific projects, and
load sets as you need them.
You can store two categories of macros in the Macros palette.
Document tab Macros stored on the Document tab are available in
the current document only. The available macros change when you
switch documents. You can update macros placed in a document by
replacing the original macro in the palette.
Application tab Macros stored on the Application tab are available
in all Canvas documents. These macros can not be replaced to update
copies that you have placed in documents.
To create a macro object
You can convert nearly any Canvas object into a macro object by
dragging it to the Macros palette.
Note: If the Macros palette is docked on the Docking bar, you cant
drag objects into it to create macros.
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Create the illustration that you want to use as a macro.
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To open the Macros palette, choose Window > Palettes > Mac-
ros. Or, press the Macros tool in the Object Tools palette, and drag
the Macros palette away from the toolbox.
Macros palette