Using Context-Sensitive Menus

Using Context-Sensitive Menus

Using Context-Sensitive Menus

Canvas X Draw has context menus that you can pop up in the drawing area, giving you quick access to common commands. The menus are context-sensitive; the available commands depend on the current operation.

Choose common editing commands, such as Cut, Copy and Paste, when an object is selected. Other commands are available when an object is in Edit mode; e.g., image-editing commands appear in the context menu when you edit a paint object. Path-editing commands appear when a vector object is in Edit mode.

When no objects are selected, you can choose view commands such as Zoom In, Zoom Out, Show Rulers, and Show Guides. If the Clipboard contains objects or text, you can choose Paste. You can choose Undo after performing an action that can be undone.

Using Context Menus

To apply a command to an object, select the object first. To use other commands, you do not need to select an object before displaying the context menu.

Click the right mouse button. A context menu appears. Click a command in the menu to choose it.

When you are editing an object, you can point to a specific item to display commands for editing that item; e.g., if you point to an anchor point on a path, you can choose commands to modify the anchor point in the context menu.

For information on specific commands that appear in the context menu, refer to the command name in the Index.

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