Using palettes
Canvas organizes tools, special effects, object attributes, and other
functions in palettes. Palettes can remain open on screen, and they
can be docked on the Docking bar.
Some palettes have an Apply button that you must press if you want
to implement the current settings. A palette stays open until you click
its close box or use a command to close it.
Using the Palettes submenu
All Canvas palettes are listed in the Window > Palettes submenu. To
display a palette, choose the name of the palette in the submenu. If a
palette is behind other palettes, it comes to the front. If a palette is
docked, the palette comes off the Docking bar and opens.
Some palettes are also associated with commands in other menus.
For example, the Object > Object Specs command opens the Object
Specs palette. The Image > Show Channels/Hide Channels com-
mands open and close the Channels palette.
A pair of commands in the Palettes submenu control the Canvas
Toolbox. Choose Window > Palettes > Show Toolbox to open the
toolbox. Choose Window > Palettes > Hide Toolbox to remove the
toolbox from the screen.
Palette icons in the toolbox
Three icons at the bottom of the toolbox provide access to the Inks,
Strokes, and Brushes palettes. You can use these icons to select pre-
set colors and other attributes. During image editing, the Brushes pal-
ette icon replaces the Strokes palette icon.
You can pop open these palettes from the toolbox, and then drag
them away to keep them open. Do this when you want to use a con-
figuration manager to create custom attributes.
Procedures for selecting inks and strokes are covered in the chapters
Inks: colors and patterns on page 18.303, and Strokes: outline
effects on page 19.333. Information on selecting and using brushes
is in the chapter Painting and image-editing on page 31.587.
Organizing palettes on screen
To move a palette, drag its title bar. To roll up a palette so only its
title bar is visible, click on the minus button on the palette title bar.
You can also click on the arrow button to dock the palette or drag the
Tip
Tool palettes are not listed
in the Windows > Palettes
submenu. Access these pal-
ettes from the Toolbox or
Docking bar.
Strokes palette icon
Fill Ink palette icon
Pen Ink palette icon