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Inkscape Beginner's Guide

You're reading from   Inkscape Beginner's Guide Create attractive layout designs, logos, brochures, icons, and more using the Inkscape vector graphics editor.

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2012
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849517201
Length 298 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Bethany Hiitola Bethany Hiitola
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Vector Graphics FREE CHAPTER 2. Installing and Opening Inkscape 3. How to Manage Files 4. Creating your First Graphics 5. How to Work with Layers 6. Building Objects 7. Using Paths 8. How to Style Text 9. Using Filters 10. Extensions in Inkscape 11. Working with Images 12. Using the XML Editor A. Where to Find More Information B. Keyboard Shortcuts
C. Glossary of Terms
D. Pop quiz Answers Index

Time for action — heading

  1. Action 1
  2. Action 2
  3. Action 3

Instructions often need some extra explanation so that they make sense, so they are followed with:

What just happened?

This heading explains the working of tasks or instructions that you have just completed.

You will also find some other learning aids in the book, including:

Pop quiz — heading

These are short multiple-choice questions intended to help you test your own understanding.

Have a go hero — heading

This sets practical challenges and gives you ideas for experimenting with what you have learned.

You will also find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words in text are shown as follows: "Find the Inkscape icon in the Application or Programs folder"

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: "Open Inkscape, and from the main menu, select File | New | CD_cover_300dpi.".

Note

Warnings or important notes appear in a box like this.

Tip

Tips and tricks appear like this.

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