To open the Macros palette:  Choose Window > Palettes > Macros or select the Macro tool in the Object tools palette. Press the Macro tool icon until the Macros palette open. Drag the palette out so it’s floating. Macros palette Two categories of macros can be stored in the Macros palette. Document tab    Macros stored on this tab are available in the cur- rent document only. Application tab    Macros stored on this tab are available in all Can- vas documents. To use Macro objects For this lesson, you’ll put the finishing touches on an office layout. The document you’ll use contains most of the basic elements of the office. Your task is to place and position some of the missing items. 1 Open the file named “Office.cnv.” Notice that the grid is dis- played. These settings are saved with the document, so that you have a consistent environment that is suited to your project. 2 Open the Macros palette by choosing Window > Palettes > Macros. 3 On the Document tab of the Macro palette you will see pre- views of several typical office furniture items. Click the preview of the “executive chair” (its name appears at the bottom of the palette) and click behind the desk to place it. 4 With the chair still selected, choose Effects > Freeform. The handles change to circles on the corners and squares on the sides, with a crosshair in the middle; this is “freeform” mode. The circles rotate the object around the crosshair (centerpoint), while the squares skew the object around the centerpoint. The centerpoint can also be repositioned. 5 Rotate the chair a little counter-clockwise by dragging any of the circle handles in that direction. This is just one way to rotate an object quickly in Canvas. To return to normal selection mode, click the object again. 6 On the Document tab, select the corner table and click in the document to place it in the top corner to the right of the desk. Note that the corner table is facing 90° in the wrong direction. When you Macro tool Executive chair shown in freeform mode
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