What's New in Version 3?

New Features

Universal Binary

Version 3 runs natively on Macintosh PPC and Intel computers, Windows computers and Macintosh OS 9 computers.

Smart Spell Check

Canvastic's new spell checking feature is better than any other for our students. First, you can make it available or not depending upon who is using the program. Second when writing or editing the entry box takes over most of the screen helping the students focus on the task. The words found by the spell checker are shown in full context. Finally, the Learn button can be turned off! No more corrupted dictionaries!

Transparency and Tone Control

Every color can be adjusted using transparency sliders for some fantastic art effects. The sliders are easy to use and adjust the line, the fill and the text colors.

Sensible Brush Shape Choices

The paint brush now has four shapes to make graphics more detailed. As usual the choices are limited to an appropriate level to keep students on task and selection is intuitive, just click the shape next to the line size choice.

Eyedropper Tool

The new Eyedropper tool allows students to add colors to the Colors palette with a click. Very useful for customizing colors with photographs.

Slide Shows and Movies are Equal

Feature sets in these two helpful sharing strategies are now equal. Sounds and transitions in both as well as a helpful "Fit" button that automatically times the slides to match the sound's length.

Open Folder... Command

Why can't you open all the documents from a project all at once? You can in Canvastic! File Menu . Open Folder... and your project is on-screen.

Insert Photographs and They Automatically Scale Themselves

Digital photos are everywhere and often hard to manage in other applications. Now when you insert a photo it will shrink to fit your Canvastic document automatically. Use the Open Folder... command on a folder of photos and they will all be opened and inserted into Canvastic documents.

New Templates, Backgrounds, and Clip Art

Canvastic's graphics that support the curriculum have been enhanced. For example the new Speckles clip art allow students to add color without wasting printer ink. For primary students, there is a representative picture for every letter of the alphabet in English and Spanish.

A "speckled" sky.

C is for Cow and V is for Vaca.

Update Notes

3.0.1

• Minor text display issue resolved.
• Pilot program registration enabled.
• Now works better with Mac limited users.