3
Drag the object into the Document or Application tab in the
Macros palette.
If you drag the Macro onto a stored Macro in the palette,
Canvas asks if you want to replace the Macro.To create a
new Macro, click No.
4
A message requests a name for the new macro. Type a name
and click OK. A preview of the macro appears in the palette.
To delete a macro: In the Macros palette, select the macro you
want to delete. Choose Delete in the palettes menu. The macro is
removed from the palette, but copies in the document arent affected.
To toggle between large and small macro previews: Choose
Toggle Cell Size in the palettes menu.
Placing macro objects
After you create a macro, you can place it in a Canvas document.
You can insert a macro at its original size, or scale the macro as you
place it.
To place a macro object
Click a preview in the Macros palette to select the macro you want to
place. A box appears around the selected macro.
To place the macro at its original size, click in the document
where you want the top-left corner of the macro to appear.
To scale the macro as you place it, drag the pointer to set the
size of the bounding box of the object you are placing. Can-
vas scales the object to fit the bounding box.
To find a macro in the palette
1
In the text box, type the text you want to search for. When you
perform the search, Canvas will find the macro in the palette that
starts with the text you type.
2
To begin searching, press Enter. Canvas selects the macro in
the palette that starts with the text you typed. If more than one
macro meets the criteria, Canvas selects the first macro it finds.
Editing macro objects
If you want to update all copies of a macro in a document, you can
replace the original on the Document tab in the Macros palette. If you
Click to place a macro, or drag to
scale and place it. The object
appears when you release the
mouse.