Saving Canvas X Draw Documents

In Canvas X Draw you can choose to save an entire document, a selection, or a layer. You can also use compression, or apply a password to protect a document.

Use one of the following:

Save: Updates a document file on disk and overwrites the previously saved version.
Save As: Lets you create a new file on disk from an open document, save documents as templates, and use other graphics and text file formats.

When you use these commands, the default format for storing documents is the native Canvas X Draw format.

Saving Files

To Save a New Canvas X Draw Document:

Choose File | Save As.
In the Save As dialog box, select a location to store the document and type a file name.
Click Save to store the document on disk.

To Save Changes to a Document as You Work:

Choose File | Save to update the document file on disk.

To Save a Document with a New Name or in a New Location:

Choose File | Save As. Enter a new name or select a new location in the directory dialog box, and then click Save.

To avoid losing your work in the event of a power failure or system failure, use the Save command frequently as you work to store changes on disk. Also use the AutoSave feature located in the General settings in the Configuration Center. (See Setting Preferences.)

Saving Selections and Layers

In the Save As dialog box you can choose options to save selections or layers, and create previews.

Save Entire Document	The default setting tells Canvas X Draw to save a complete document.
Save Selection	Choose this option after you select the objects in the document that you want to save as a new document. If you don’t select anything, this option is not available.
Save Layer	Select this option to save one or more layers in a new document. Then, click Layers to specify which layers to save. This option isn’t available if the document has only one layer.
Use Compression	Check this box to reduce the size of files saved on disk.
Save Preview	Select the this option to save a low resolution preview of the document. In applications that support previews, you can see a thumbnail image of the document before opening the file.

Maintain Editing Capability When Saving a Canvas X Draw Document as a PDF

When saving a Canvas X Draw document as a PDF, you have the option to maintain the editing capability within Canvas X. This means that if you choose to open your PDF document back into Canvas X Draw, you will still be able to edit the elements.

To Preserve Canvas X Editing Capability When Saving as a PDF:

Click File | Save As.
Enter a file name
Select PDF from the Save as type drop-down list.
Click Save.
Check Preserve Canvas X editing capability checkbox in the PDF Options dialog box.

When opening the PDF back in Canvas X Draw, select the object and click the ungroup button in the properties bar to edit the individual elements of the PDF.

Preserving Canvas X editing capabilities makes your PDF file size larger.

Applying Password Protection to Canvas X Documents

If you want to control who can open a Canvas X Draw document, you can protect the document with a password.

To Add a Password to a Document:

In the Save As dialog box, select the Encrypt file checkbox.
In the Password text box, enter a password.
In the Confirm text box, enter the same password again.
Click OK.

To Change the Password on a Document:

In the Save As dialog box, click the Modify key button.
Enter and confirm the new password, and then click OK.

The encrypt option is only available when you save the document in the native Canvas X format. The PDF export has its own encryption method. (See Exporting as PDF.)

Saving Documents in Multiple Formats

You can save a document in more than one format by setting the Multiple Save Options.

To Save a Document in Multiple Formats:

Choose File | Save As.
In the Save As dialog box, select the Multiple Save checkbox.
Click the Options button to select the formats you want to save.

Raster Formats / Non-raster Formats	Select the formats you want to save the file in.
Display Options dialog	Select this checkbox to display the Render Image or PDF Options dialog boxes so that you can select the settings for each format.
Save companion files in subfolder	Select this checkbox to save the files in a subfolder. The Canvas X image is saved in the folder you specify in the Save As dialog box, and the other files are saved in a subfolder with the same name as the Canvas X image. For example, if your Canvas X image is named New_1.cvx, the subfolder containing the other files will also be named New_1. If you do not select this checkbox, files are saved in the same folder as the Canvas X document.
Reset	Click this button to reset the Multiple Save options to the factory defaults.

Once you have saved a document in multiple formats, next time you save the document, it will be saved in all the formats you selected by default. If you want to choose different formats, click File | Save As, and click the Options button to change the multiple format options.

The Multiple Save checkbox is only available if you have selected CVX - Canvas X as the document type in the Save As dialog box.

If you use the same Multiple Save options regularly, you might want to create a Canvas Template TPL file to save your settings. When you create a new document using the template file, your Multiple Save options are applied to the file.