OUTSIDE LINE LENGTH
Dimension object arrow length, when the
Arrows Inside option is not selected.
OVERPRINT A technique where two or more colors are printed on
top of each other. For example, if you overprint yellow on blue, the
combination appears green.
PAINT OBJECT An object that contains a raster image. The term is
synonymous with image object.
PAINTING TOOL Any of several tools used to create or edit a paint
object.
PALETTE A type of dialog box that can remain open on screen. A
palette contains tools, attributes, or options for commands.
PALETTE ICON A toolbox icon that opens a palette.
PARAGRAPH STYLE
A set of attributes, such as font, leading, indents,
and tab settings, that can be applied to a paragraph of text.
PATH One or more connected segments, generally created with a
drawing tool, within a vector object. The path itself is invisible unless
it has visible fill ink, or pen ink and stroke, applied to it.
PDF
Abbreviation for Portable Document Format, a file format
developed by Adobe Systems; PDF captures formatting information
from a variety of desktop publishing applications, making it possible
to send formatted documents and have them appear on the recipient's
monitor or printer as they were intended. Canvas has PDF export
capabilities.
PEN INK The colors and patterns applied to an objects stroke.
PICA A unit of measurement equal to 12 points or 1/6 of an inch,
abbreviated pc.
.PCT Abbreviation for Macintosh bitmap graphics (b&w PICT1 -
color PICT2)
PIXEL Short for picture element; a single tiny dot of a raster image or
a computer display.
PIXEL MODE This setting allows you to view graphics at 72 ppi
before they are rendered. This gives you an exact preview of what the
graphics will look like when they are rendered.
PLUG-IN A program module that can be used by Canvas to provide
an additional image-editing function.
.PNG Abbreviation for Portable Network Graphics; for the Web,
PNG really has three main advantages over GIF: alpha channels
(variable transparency), gamma correction (cross-platform control of
image brightness), and two-dimensional interlacing (a method of pro-
gressive display). For image editing, either professional or otherwise,
PNG provides a useful format for the storage of intermediate stages
of editing.
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Outside line length