Opening Existing Screens

Previously created Canvas screens and objects can be opened from the Backstage view or via the command line.

Opening Screens from the Backstage View

1. On the Canvas toolbar, click File or (Open an existing screen (Ctrl+O)) to access the Backstage view to open existing Canvas files.

2. In the Backstage view, click Open and do one of the following, depending on where your screen files are located:
   1. If your screen has been opened recently it will be listed in the recent files list. Click Recent to view the list of recently opened and pinned screens. See Opening Recent Screens for more information.
   2. If your screen files are stored in a local or network file system location rather than in your CygNet folder, click Browse to access an Open dialog box and navigate directly to the location of the selected screen file, and then double-click to open the screen.
   3. If your screen files are stored in your CygNet folder, click to select a CygNet APPS or BSS:
      1. Click to select a folder
      2. Click to open the selected screen file in the Canvas screen window

Opening Files via the Windows Explorer

Any Canvas file can be opened from Windows Explorer by right-clicking a file name and selecting Open with > Canvas or Open with > Canvas.View.

Opening Files via the Command Line

Canvas supports a command-line option to open a specific screen from either a local or network Windows file-system folder or a CygNet APPS or BSS folder. See Starting Canvas from a Command Line for more information.