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Preface

  • Acknowledgements
  • The Authors
  • Introduction
    • How to Use This Manual
    • Inkscape Terminology
  • Overview
    • Why Use Inkscape?
    • History
    • Inkscape Community
    • Learning Resources
      • Built-in Tutorials
      • Guides and Manuals
      • Inkscape Gallery
      • Books
    • Inkscape Basics
      • Vector and Raster Graphics
      • SVG and XML
      • View and Copy System Information
      • Report a Bug / Request a Feature

Sections

  • Installing Inkscape
    • Installing on Windows
    • Installing on macOS
    • Installing on GNU/Linux
  • Setting up Inkscape
    • The Welcome Dialog
    • Initial Preferences
  • Document Management
    • Create and Open Files
    • Import
      • Raster Images
      • PDF Files
      • SVG Files
      • DXF Files
      • Other File Formats
    • Document Setup
      • Document Properties
        • Display
        • Guides
        • Grids
        • Color
        • Scripting
        • Metadata
        • License
      • Multiple Pages
      • Margin and Bleed
    • Save Files
    • Export Files
      • Save a File
      • Export a File
      • Batch Export Objects
      • Export Formats
    • Document Resources
      • Clean Up Document
      • Document Resources
    • Back Up and Recover Files
    • Print Documents
    • Templates
  • Changing the View
    • Menu Bar
      • File Menu
      • Edit Menu
      • View Menu
      • Layer Menu
      • Object Menu
      • Path Menu
      • Text Menu
      • Filters Menu
      • Extensions Menu
      • Help Menu
    • Commands Bar
    • Tool Controls Bar
      • Selector Tool
      • Node Tool
      • Shape Builder Tool
      • Rectangle Tool
      • Ellipse/Arc Tool
      • Star/Polygon Tool
      • 3D Box Tool
      • Spiral Tool
      • Pen Tool
      • Pencil Tool
      • Calligraphy Tool
      • Text Tool
      • Gradient Tool
      • Mesh Gradient Tool
      • Dropper Tool
      • Paint Bucket Tool
      • Tweak Tool
      • Spray Tool
      • Eraser Tool
      • Connector Tool
      • Measure Tool
      • Zoom Tool
      • Pages Tool
    • Toolbox
    • Tab Bar
    • Rulers And Scrollbars
    • Canvas
      • Display Modes
    • Dialogs and the Dialog Dock
    • Snap Controls
    • Palette
    • Status Bar
    • Interface Preferences
    • Window Management
    • Canvas Management (brynn’s rewrite)
  • Create Objects
    • Introduction
    • Shapes
      • Rectangle Tool
      • Ellipses And Arcs
      • Stars And Polygons
      • Spirals
      • 3D Boxes
    • Paths
      • Lines And Curves
      • Freeform Paths
      • The Calligraphy Tool
    • Symbols
    • Anchors
  • Object Manipulation
    • Undo and Redo
    • Select Objects
    • Copy, Paste and Delete Objects
    • Simple Manipulation Commands
    • Duplicate Objects
    • Clones
      • Introduction
      • Create and Manage Clones
      • Tiled Clones
    • Order Objects (Z-Order)
    • Groups and Layers
    • Lock, Show and Hide Objects
    • Clipping and Masking
      • Clipping
      • Masking
    • The Tweak Tool
    • The Eraser Tool
  • Object Appearance
    • The Object Properties Dialog
    • Color
      • The Color Palette
      • Color Selectors
      • The Fill and Stroke Dialog
      • Flat Color
      • Gradients
      • Mesh Gradients
      • Patterns
      • Swatches
      • Fill Rules
      • The Dropper Tool
    • Stroke Style
      • Dashes
      • Markers
  • Object Positioning and Transformation
    • Positioning
      • Inkscape Coordinates System
      • Guidelines
      • Grids
      • Snapping
      • Alignment and Distribution
    • Transformation
      • The Transform Dialog
      • Paste Size
      • Transform Xml
      • Transform Multiple Objects
  • Node and Path Manipulation
    • Convert Objects To Paths
    • Node
    • Node Types
    • Node Handles
    • Node and Segment Manipulation
      • Select Nodes
      • Move Nodes
      • Align and Distribute Nodes
      • Add, Delete, Join and Break Nodes
      • Manipulate Path Segments
      • Edit XML Path Data
    • Path Commands
      • Boolean Operations
      • The Shape Builder Tool
      • Combine, Break Apart and Split Path
      • Fracture and Flatten
      • Path Offsets
      • Simplify Paths
      • Reverse Paths
    • The Measurement Tool
  • Text
    • Typing Text
    • Selecting Text
    • Font Family, Style and Size
    • Line Height
    • Text Alignment, Position and Direction
    • Text Spacing, Kerning and Rotation
    • The Text and Font Dialog
    • Font Collections
    • Variable Font Axes
    • Opentype Features
    • Reset Text Styling
    • Find and Replace Text
    • Check Spelling
    • Convert Text to Glyphs
    • Text Position and Wrapping
      • Put Text on a Path
      • Flow Text into a Frame
    • SVG Font Editor
    • Unicode Characters
  • Effects
    • Filters
      • Apply Preset Filters
      • Custom Filters
        • Filter Primitives
        • Examples
    • Live Path Effects
      • Apply, Consolidate and Remove Path Effects
      • The LPE Tool
      • Path Effects
        • Edit/Tools
        • Distort
        • Generate
        • Convert
  • Extensions
    • Add, Manage and Remove Extensions
    • Create and Modify Extensions
    • Built-in Extensions
  • Parameter Editing
    • Selectors and CSS
    • XML Editor
  • Workflows
  • Inkscape Preferences
    • Backup Restore Reset
    • Categories
  • Automation
    • Command Line
    • Examples
  • References
    • Illustrator Converts
    • Coreldraw Converts
    • Affinity Designer Converts
    • Glossary
    • Index

Tutorials

  • Quickstart
    • The Camera - Drawing and Coloring Shapes

Get Involved

  • Contribute Documentation
    • Guidelines
      • Writing Style Guide
      • Markup Style Guide
      • Document Chapter
      • Commit Guidelines
      • Templates
      • Maintenance
      • Scratchpad
    • Tutorials
      • Edit on Gitlab
    • Research
      • Manual Writing Plan
      • The Blender User Manual
      • Affinity Designer 2 Help
      • Tav’s Manual
    • TODOs
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