Viewing the Smart Toolbox

Select any tool in the Smart Toolbox and its palette, as well as related tools, automatically opens and snaps to the right of the Toolbox. The tool palette remains in that position until another tool is selected.

To Display the Toolbox:

If the Toolbox is hidden or closed, choose Window | Toolbox | Show Toolbox to display it.

By default, the Smart Toolbox is active when you launch Canvas X Draw for the first time.

To temporarily retain a drawing tool, Shift-click the tool in the Toolbox. This function applies not only to basic vector tools but also to complex drawing tools, and path tools.

If you’ll often use a specific tool, or related tools found on the same palette, you can also lock the palette so it stays “snapped” to the Toolbox.

To Lock a Tool Palette:

Click on the Lock icon. When you select another tool, its palette snaps to the right of the locked palette.

You can relocate palettes to another part of the layout area. To do so, place the pointer on the palette title bar and Shift-drag the palette from the Toolbox.

To Unlock a Locked Palette:

Click the Lock icon.

Using the Tools

In the Smart Toolbox, tools are represented by icons in two columns. The tools that aren’t displayed are available on tool palettes that snap to the Toolbox when opened.

To Select a Tool Displayed in the Toolbox or Tool Palette:

Click the tool. The selected tool is shaded, like a recessed button.

Tool Palettes

This diagram identifies the default tool palettes in the Toolbox. Click on a tool icon and its respective palette opens. (See Viewing the Smart Toolbox.)

Selection tools

Line tools

Rectangle
tools

Oval tools

Markup tools

Miscellaneous

tools

Painting tools

Text tools

Path tools

Dimensioning
tools

Transparency

tools

Color Dropper tool

Annotation Lens tool

Visual Combine tool

View tools

Attribute Dropper tool

Camera tool

Smart Vector Fill tool

Measure Path tool

To Access Tool Palettes and Tools via the Toolbox Command:

If you are looking for a particular tool and are unsure where it is located in the Toolbox, choose Window | Toolbox to see the various tool groups.

To Open a Tool Palette:

Click on the arrow icon and select Show Group. The tool palette automatically opens and snaps to the right of the Toolbox.

To Access an Individual Tool:

Click on the arrow icon and select the particular tool from the menu. The tool will be selected in the Toolbox.

Hotkeys

You must be in Image Edit mode to use the hotkeys.

Use the following single-letter hotkeys when editing images:

Hotkey	Tool/Action
A	Airbrush Tool
B	Paintbrush Tool
‘ (accent grave) or C	Set Default Stroke / Fill
D	Sponge Tool
E	Eraser Tool
F	Blur Tool
G	Blend Tool
H	Marker Tool
K	Bucket Tool
L	Image Lasso Tool
M	Marque Tool
N	Burn Tool
O	Dodge Tool
P	Pencil Tool
Q	Sharpen Tool
R	Red Eye Reduction Tool
S	Rubber Stamp Tool
T	Neon Tool
U	Smudge Tool
V	Remote Move Tool
X	Swap Fill / Stroke
W	Wand Tool
Option 0 - 9	Switch Channels