This handout provides an introduction to Canvas, a popular graphics application installed on PCs and Macs in the Student Microcomputer Facility. The document covers the Canvas interface, selecting tools, drawing objects, formatting and manipulating graphics and managing documents. This icon is usually in a folder called Canvas. It also appears on the desktop of the computers in the Student Microcomputer Facility. Double-click on the icon of any Canvas document.
Canvas documents can be anywhere.
When you double-click a Canvas document, Canvas opens with the document already loaded. Toolbox The Canvas Toolbox, at the left side of the window contains the tools used to create drawings and other graphics. The tools in the Toolbox are identified below. Note that several tools have a small black triangle pointing to the right. These are called multiplex icons because they present multiple tools or options.