3
Drag the selected tool to draw within the paint object. For more
information, see Drawing basics on page 22.397. The object you
draw becomes a floating selection and you can change its opacity,
set the mode, or apply filters; see Changing the opacity of floating
selections on page 33.662 and Image filters and effects on
page 35.707.
4
When you finish editing the selection, press Enter (Mac) or Esc
(Mac or Windows) to make the selection part of the image. Press
Enter (Mac) or Esc (Mac or Windows) again to deselect the area.
To set type within images
You can type text within a paint object in edit mode and then modify
the attributes before Canvas converts the type to a floating selection.
1
Double-click the paint object with the Selection tool to put it in
edit mode, if necessary, and select the Text tool in the Toolbox.
2
Click the I-beam pointer in the image and type the text, which
appears in a white box.
You can use the Text menu, Type palette, or Text Ruler to
set typographic attributes.
3
Press Enter (Mac) or Esc (Windows) to make the type a float-
ing selection.
You can change the opacity, set the mode, and apply filters
to the selection; see Changing the opacity of floating selec-
tions on page 33.662 and Image filters and effects on
page 35.707.
4
When you finish, press Enter (Mac) or Esc (Windows) to make
the type selection part of the image. Press Enter (Mac) or Esc (Mac
or Windows) again to deselect the area.