Saving document templates
You can use a special kind of Canvas document, called a template, as
the basis for new documents. Canvas includes many ready-made
templates, and you can create your own template documents. Then,
when you use the New command, you can select a template either
one supplied with Canvas or one you have created to create a new
document based on the contents and configuration of the template.
A template document stores almost all preferences settings, as well as
the settings you specify with the Document Setup command, and
other document setup options, including the following:
Document type
Configuration of layers, slides, pages, sheets and frames
Settings for rulers, grids, guides, and views
Current inks and strokes settings
Text styles and default text settings
Canvas stores some settings with the application and not in particular
documents, so these settings are not included in a template document.
The settings that arent stored in a template include the position of
palettes on the screen and the current set of external tools.
To save a template document
1
Use the New command in the File menu to create a new Illus-
tration, Presentation, Animation, or Publication document.
2
Use the Document Setup command in the Layout menu to
select measurement units, document size and orientation, and, for
Publications, the margins and column layout.
3
Choose Canvas > Preferences to set up preferences for the doc-
ument.
4
Create or import objects that you want to store in the template.
5
Choose Save As in the File menu. In the File Format (Mac)
or Save as type (Windows) pop-up menu, choose Canvas Tem-
plate and click Save.
For more information, see Saving Canvas documents on
page 10.97.
Tip
If you create a template with a
small amount of type, such as
for a letterhead, convert the
type to paths so the template
can be used without particular
fonts being available.
Tip
For Mac OS 9, choose File >
Preferences to set up prefer-
ences.