Opening Canvas documents

Use the Open command to open Canvas documents. The general procedure is the same for opening Canvas documents and any other type of file that Canvas supports.

Documents opened recently are listed in the File menu.

To open a file:

1. Choose File | Open.
2. In the Open dialog box, select the file to open. Canvas displays a preview if the selected document contains a preview.
3. Click Open.

To open a document you worked with recently:

Choose the document name from the list of recently opened documents in the File menu.

To start Canvas and open a document simultaneously:

Double-click a Canvas document icon in a folder or directory on your system. The program starts and the document opens.

Options for opening Canvas files

When you choose Open, a directory dialog box lets you select a file in the scroll list and see a preview.

You can select “Show All Files” to list all the files in a folder. This is different than Selecting “All” in the File Format pop-up menu, which lists all files that Canvas can open.

If you need additional help working with files, folders, and directories, refer to your Windows documentation.

You can open more than one document at a time in Canvas. When you open a document, Canvas loads the document into your system’s memory. You need to have enough memory available to hold the document’s contents. Documents that contain many complex objects or large high-resolution images require more memory than simple documents.

When you work with a document, changes you make to the document are not saved until you use the Save or Save As commands.

Substituting fonts when opening documents

If a document you open uses fonts that aren’t available on your system, Canvas displays a dialog box before opening the document. Use the dialog box to review which fonts are required by the document and to select substitute fonts, or you can let Canvas select substitutes.

To substitute fonts when opening a document:

1. Select a font listed under Original Font, or Shift-click to select multiple fonts. This column lists fonts that are specified in the document but are not available.
2. Choose a substitute font in the “With” pop-up menu. The name of the font appears in the list under Substitute Font. Canvas displays the font name in its corresponding typeface so you can preview the font substitution.
3. Select the check box to permanently replace the missing fonts with the fonts you choose in this dialog box.
4. After you select substitutes for the missing fonts, click OK to open the document. To cancel the changes, click Clear Changes to let Canvas choose a substitute and open the document.