
Inkscape process from an icon it may not work. If you open multiple files from a file browser or launch more than one
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(Create a new document now and switch between it and this documentįor practice.) Note: Inkscape treats these windows like tabs in a web browser, this means theĭocuments running in the same process. Will cycle through all open document windows. You can navigate among them using your window Inkscape opens a separate document window for each document. The supported file formats in the Save and Import dialogs. Besides SVG, Inkscape can import and export many other file formats. SVG files are based on XML and can be edited with any text or XML editor (apart from SVG is an open standard widely supportedīy graphic software. Inkscape uses the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format for its files. You follow the best practice to “save early, save often“.) (While Inkscape comes with its Autosave feature enabled, it is still recommended that One of Inkscape's many templates, use File ⇒ New from Help ⇒ Keys and Mouse Reference to see the Many operations are available through keyboard shortcuts. The status bar at the bottom of the window will display useful Right above the whiteĬanvas Area, there's the Tool Controls bar with controls that are “Print”, can be found either in the top part of the window, right below the menu, or on the right side of the window. Resolution, the Commands bar with general command buttons, such as “Save” and The vertical toolbar on the left shows Inkscape's drawing and editing tools. Inkscape also keeps a history of the zoom levels you've used in this work session. Which lets you to zoom into an area by dragging around it. We also have the Zoom tool (in the toolbar on left) Precise zoom value in %, and press Enter. The easiest way to zoom is by pressing - and + (or =) keys.Ĭlick in the zoom entry field (in the bottom right region of the document window, labelled “Z”), type a Scrolling vertically press Shift and move the wheel to scroll horizontally. Or, youĬan use the scrollbars (press Ctrl + B to (Try this now to scroll this document down.) You can also drag the canvas by the middle mouse button. There are many ways to pan (scroll) the document canvas. For moreĪdvanced topics, check out the other tutorials in the Help menu. Transforming objects with selector, grouping, setting fill and stroke, alignment, and stacking order.

The Basic Tutorial covers canvas navigation, managing documents, shape tool basics, selection techniques, You canĪlso save a copy to a location of your choice. Help menu, it is a regular Inkscape document that you can view, edit, or copy from. This tutorial demonstrates the basics of using Inkscape.
