POINT
A unit of measurement for type equal to 1/72 inch; abbrevi-
ated pt.
POINTER
A small shape that follows the movement of the mouse on
screen or shows where your next action will take place. The pointer
can be an arrow, an I-beam, or other shapes.
POLYGON
A figure that has more than 4 sides. The Polygon tool is
used to create polygons in Canvas.
PORTRAIT
The orientation of a page or illustration so that the height
is larger than the width.
POSTSCRIPT®
(1) An Adobe Systems, Inc. computer language that
defines the appearance of printed type and images. (2) A type of font
that relies on PostScript to be printed.
POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DESCRIPTION (PPD)
A text file that provides
information about a specific printer to the operating system and
application programs (refer to operating system documentation for
specifics).
PPI
Pixels per inch; a measure of the resolution of an image.
PREFERENCES
Preferences are options that let you customize the
display, tools, and commands.
PRESS
(1) To point to an item on screen and press and hold down
the mouse button without moving the mouse. (2) To push a key down
and then release it; you hold a key down only when using a modifier
key with another key, for example, when instructed to press Ctrl+A.
PRINTER DRIVER
A program that controls the exchange of informa-
tion between the computer and a specific type of printer (refer to
operating system documentation for specifics).
PROCESS COLOR
The method for printing a full range of colors
using only cyan, magenta, yellow, and black; also, any one of these
colors. Compare to spot color, page G.771.
.PSD
Extension used for Photoshop graphics files; Canvas can
import .PSD files as well as export to that format.
RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY (RAM)
The part of the computers mem-
ory that stores information temporarily while youre working.
RASTER IMAGE
A picture made up of a matrix of pixels, created by
digitizing or scanning an image, which is contained in a paint object
(see bitmap, page G.760).
REGISTRATION MARK
A small mark, several of which are used
together to align films and plates for commercial printing.
RGB COLOR
Method of defining colors, based on combinations of
the primary colors red, green, and blue. Also, a color mode for digital
images.
Polygon tool
Registration mark