Setting Preferences

Setting Preferences

Setting Preferences

The Configuration Center provides a central place for you to set preferences for a range of Canvas X Draw options, including general application settings, text, printing, measurement, and image/multimedia tool settings.

To Open the Configuration Center:

Choose File | Configuration Center.

Configuration Center

The various application and document settings are organized in the left pane of the Configuration Center dialog box.

View Controls

When the Configuration Center is open, you can change the display by using the View controls located in the upper left corner:

Categorized

The settings managers are grouped according to use. Five major groups appear in the list; i.e., General, Text, Printing, etc. Open a group to see its settings options.

Alphabetical

All the settings options are listed in alphabetical order in the left pane. Click on an option to see its related manager.

Hide all groups

Click this icon to collapse the left pane.

Show all groups

If you have collapsed the left pane so you can only see the selected settings managers, click this icon to see the entire dialog box.

To Change a Preference:

When turning on an option, you may also have to enter a value or choose a menu option. Remember that an option is on when its checkbox is selected. An option is off when its checkbox is deselected.

  1. Open the Configuration Center.
  2. Open a category in the left pane and then click on a settings option, like Display Options. The related settings manager appears in the right pane.
  3. Make any adjustments in the settings manager.
  4. To implement the current settings, click OK.

To Save the Settings as Default:

Select the Save as default checkbox in the top right corner of the Configuration Center.

Hotkeys

Remember that you must be in Vector Edit mode to use the hotkeys.

Use these single-letter hotkeys when editing a vector object:

Hotkey

Action

V

Selection Arrow

A

Direct Edit Selection Arrow

Y

Lasso Selection

W

Direct Edit Lasso Selection

B

Bézier Tool

T

Text Tool

O

Oval Tool

P

Polygon Tool

M

Smooth Polygon Tool

R

Rectangle Tool

F

Freehand Tool

E

Reshape Tool

L

Line Tool

S

Push Tool

I

Dropper Tool

C

Scissor Tool

K

Knife Tool

‘ (accent grave)

Set Default Stroke (or) Fill

D

Assign Default Stroke (or) Fill

X

Swap Fill/Stroke

Remember that you must be in Image Edit mode to use the hotkeys.

You can identify whether you are in Image Edit mode by the Status bar or the following icon in the Properties bar: 

Use the following single-letter hotkeys when editing images:

Hotkey

Tool/Action

W

Wand Tool

M

Marque Tool

L

Image Lasso Tool

V

Remote Move Tool

P

Pencil Tool

E

Eraser Tool

H

Marker Tool

B

Paintbrush Tool

A

Airbrush Tool

K

Bucket Tool

G

Blend Tool

F

Blur Tool

Q

Sharpen Tool

S

Rubber Stamp Tool

N

Smudge Tool

O

Dodge Tool

B

Burn Tool

D

Sponge Tool

R

Red Eye Reduction Tool

X

Swap Fill / Stroke

‘ (accent grave) or C

Set Default Stroke / Fill

Ctrl 0 - 9

Switch Channels

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