Viewing the Smart Toolbox

Select any tool in the Smart Toolbox and its palette, as well as related tools, automatically opens and snaps to the right of the Toolbox. The tool palette remains in that position until another tool is selected.

To Display the Toolbox: If the Toolbox is hidden or closed, choose Window | Toolbox | Show Toolbox to display it. To Dock the Toolbox: Disable the Smart Toolbox option and then click the docking button or drag the Toolbox by its title bar to the Docking bar. By default, the Smart Toolbox is active when you launch Canvas X Draw for the first time. You cannot dock the individual tool palettes when this option is enabled. To Disable the Smart Toolbox Option: Choose File | Configuration Center. Open the General settings and select Functionality Options. Deselect the Smart Toolbox checkbox. When the Smart Toolbox is disabled, you can dock the individual tool palettes. If the Smart Toolbox is disabled, you click an icon to open a tool palette and then click again on the icon for the tool you want to select. To temporarily retain a drawing tool, Shift-click the tool in the Toolbox. This function applies not only to basic vector tools but also to complex drawing tools, and path tools. If you’ll often use a specific tool, or related tools found on the same palette, you can also lock the palette so it stays “snapped” to the Toolbox.

To Lock a Tool Palette:

Click on the Lock icon. When you select another tool, its palette snaps to the right of the locked palette.

When palettes are locked, you can relocate them to another part of the layout area. To do so, place the pointer on the palette title bar and Shift-drag the palette from the Toolbox.

Also, if you Ctrl-drag the palette, you can move a group of locked palettes or a single locked palette away from the Toolbox.

To Unlock a Locked Palette:

Click the Lock icon.

Using the Tools

In the Smart Toolbox, tools are represented by icons in two columns. The tools that aren’t displayed are available on tool palettes that snap to the Toolbox when opened.

To Select a Tool Displayed in the Toolbox or Tool Palette:

Click the tool. The selected tool is shaded, like a recessed button.

Tool Palettes

This diagram identifies the default tool palettes in the Toolbox. Click on a tool icon and its respective palette opens. (See Viewing the Smart Toolbox.)

Selection tools	Line tools	Rectangle tools	Oval tools	Markup tools	Annotation tools
Miscellaneous tools	Painting tools	Text tools	Path tools	Dimensioning tools	Transparency tools
Color Dropper tool	Paint Object Creator tool	Annotation Lens tool	Visual Combine tool	Hand tool
Attribute Dropper tool	Camera tool	Smart Vector Fill tool	Measure Path tool	Magnifying Glass tool

To Access Tool Palettes and Tools via the Toolbox Command:

If you are looking for a particular tool and are unsure where it is located in the Toolbox, choose Window | Toolbox to see the various tool groups.

To Open a Tool Palette:

Click on the arrow icon and select Show Group. The tool palette automatically opens and snaps to the right of the Toolbox.

To Access an Individual Tool:

Click on the arrow icon and select the particular tool from the menu. The tool will be selected in the Toolbox.

See also:

• Setting Preferences