Importing text from other applications You can import text created in other applications into Canvas. This capability is especially useful if you are compiling documents from different applications into a Canvas layout. For example, you might need to assemble a publication with contributions from several writ- ers who each use different word processors. Canvas supports several methods for importing text. You can open a text file, place a text file, paste text from the Clipboard into a Canvas document, and use object embedding or Publish and Subscribe. The Acquire command, however is used to import raster images, not text. Opening a text file with the Open command creates a new Canvas Publication document for the imported file. Placing, pasting, and embedding text inserts the text into the current document. For infor- mation on pasting text from the Clipboard, see “Copying, pasting, deleting, and moving text selections” on page 27.516. The formatting of imported text might differ from the formatting of the original text in its native application. Although some software products might have similar capabilities, the methods used can vary significantly. It might be necessary to reformat imported text using the typographic tools in Canvas. To place a text file in an existing Canvas document You can place text using the Place command. See “Placing text using the Place command” on page 26.505. To place text using the same margins as the original file, click the Place icon in the document. If the file you are importing contains text only (no images or objects), you can also drag the Place pointer to simultaneously import and set margins for the text. However, if the file you want to import has images or objects, dragging the place icon scales the text, images, and objects as a group. Embedded text objects and editions containing text In Windows, you can use Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) to insert text in a Canvas document with the Paste Special command. You can also use Publish and Subscribe in the Mac OS to subscribe to an edition that contains text. However, Canvas treats embedded text objects and editions as objects, not text. You cannot apply effects, such as wraps or binds, to text in these objects. In addition, Canvas cannot spell check, hyphen- Tip If you have difficulty opening or placing a text document because of the formatting, try converting the file to plain text before importing the file. Also, try copying and pasting the text you want to import. This removes formatting that Canvas doesn’t understand.
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