3D-Boxes — Inkscape Beginners' Guide 1.0 Documentation

Introduction

• When do you need Inkscape?
• Professional Software

Installing Inkscape

• Installing Inkscape on Windows
• Installing Inkscape on a Mac
• Installing Inkscape on GNU/Linux

Finding Your Way Around

• The User Interface
• Managing the Workspace

First Steps

• Ways of Drawing in Inkscape
• The Shape Tools
• The Selector Tool
• Squares and Rectangles
• Circles, Ellipses and Arcs
• Stars and Polygons
• Spirals
• 3D-Boxes
• Stacking Order

Drawing Free Shapes

• Free Drawing
• The Pencil Tool
• The Pen Tool
• The Calligraphy Tool
• Boolean Operations
• Editing Paths with the Node Tool
• Node Tool Options
• About Node Types
• Editing Nodes on a Geometrical Shape
• The Tweak Tool

Changing How Objects Look

• Colors
• The Color Palette
• The Fill and Stroke Dialog
• Custom Colors
• Copying a Color
• Creating Gradients
• Creating a Mesh Gradient
• Using Patterns
• Modifying Patterns
• Creating Custom Patterns
• Strokes
• Markers
• Ordering Markers, Stroke and Fill
• Creating Custom Markers

Working with Text

• Text in Inkscape
• Writing Text
• Styling Text
• Changing Text Color
• Moving and Rotating Letters
• Putting Text on a Path
• Flowing Text into a Frame
• Creating Custom Fonts

Save, Import and Export

• Saving Your Work
• Exporting a PNG File
• Exporting a PDF File
• Exporting to other File Formats
• Importing Pictures into a Document
• Importing other File Formats

Useful Techniques

• Overview
• Copying and Duplicating Objects
• Cloning Objects
• Grouping Objects
• Align and Distribute
• Tracing an Image
• Clipping and Masking
• Filters
• Extensions
• Live Path Effects
• Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

Beyond This Guide

• Finding Help for Inkscape
• Draw Freely!

Annex

• Glossary
• Credits

For Editors of This Guide

• Sample Chapter Title (h1)