Using envelope templates Canvas has several envelope templates that you can use to instantly distort shapes. The silhouettes in the template scroll list show the dis- tortion created by each template. In addition, you can create your own envelope templates. After you apply the envelope effect to an object, you can acquire the shape of the envelope as a template. To apply an envelope template 1 Select a vector object. 2 Choose Effects > Envelope to open the Envelope palette, if necessary. 3 In the palette, choose Template in the pop-up menu. 4 Click a preview shape in the scroll list to select it, and click Apply. To save an envelope as a template To store an object’s envelope as a template, you must first have used the envelope effect on the object. (See “To apply an envelope effect,” next.) You can’t acquire a standard vector shape, such as a circle, unless you first apply the envelope effect 1 Select an object that has been edited using the envelope effect. The object cannot be in envelope edit mode. 2 Choose Effects > Envelope to open the Envelope palette, if necessary. 3 In the pop-up menu, choose Template. The Envelope command distorted the type to match the contour of the ship’s hull
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