Using Canvas clip art The Canvas clip art collection is stored in Canvas documents on CD- ROM. For details, see “Using Canvas clip art” on page 17.297. Because it is a locked storage medium, you can’t save documents on a CD-ROM. If you open a document from the CD-ROM and want to save an edited version, you can store it elsewhere using the Save As command. You can also copy files from a CD-ROM to a hard disk so you can work with them without having the CD-ROM loaded. Saving Canvas documents The Save and Save As commands store a document on disk. •    The Save command updates a document file on disk and overwrites the previously saved version. •    The Save As command lets you create a new file on disk from an open document, save documents as templates, and use other graphics and text file formats. When you use these commands, the default format for storing docu- ments is the native Canvas format. To save a new Canvas document 1 Choose File > Save As. A directory dialog box opens. 2 Select a location to store the document and type a file name. 3 Click Save to store the document on disk. To save changes to a document as you work:  Choose Save in the File menu to update the document file on disk. To save a document with a different name or in a new loca- tion:  Choose Save As in the File menu, type a new name or select a new location in the directory dialog box, and then click Save. Saving selections and layers You can use the Save As command and options in the Save directory dialog box to save selections or layers, and create previews. Save Entire Document. The default setting tells Canvas to save a complete document. Save Selection. Choose this option after you select the objects in the document that you want to save as a new document. If you don’t select anything, this option is not available. Important To avoid losing your work in the event of a power failure or system failure, use the Save command frequently as you work to store changes on disk. You can also use the AutoSave feature located on the General tab of the Preferences dialog box (see “General preferenc- es,” page 15.221).
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