Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide

Canvas X Draw is the preferred application for technical illustrators in many industries because it offers the most flexible, scalable and integrated design environment. Canvas X Draw has the full range of precise vector object illustration tools and advanced raster image editing tools that you need — all in one single, workflow-accelerating application.

Canvas X Draw provides a complete solution for home, small business, school, and corporate users:

  • An array of tools for illustration, layout, editing, proofing, and final output, so you can take projects from start to finish in Canvas X Draw.
  • A dynamic and flexible interface, including a Toolbar you can configure with commands, tools, and styles as well as customizable keyboard shortcuts, a Docking pane and Docking bar to store palettes, and a Properties bar for tool settings and object manipulation.
  • Help when you need it, in the form of a Dynamic Help window and the Canvas Assistant help for the tool you're currently using, built right into the interface, as well as a fully searchable Help system available from the Help menu.

This guide is designed to introduce you to just a few of the basic Canvas X Draw features to get you started. For more information about all the Canvas X Draw features and tools, see the Canvas X Draw Help. Simply press F1 at any time while you are using Canvas X Draw.

 

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