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.
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