Time for action — saving an Inkscape SVG

Since you have just started using Inkscape, let's use an example file to learn about the save features of Inkscape. Open your browser and go to the following link:

http://www.openclipart.org/people/kuba/LGM_poster2.svg

Right-click on the image and select Save As. When prompted, save the file to a location on your computer (for example, your desktop). We will use this OpenClip Art Inkscape file for this exercise:

1. Open the example file in Inkscape.
2. Once open, from the main menu, select File | Save.
   
3. In the Select file to save to window, type a new name for your file (for example, drawing.svg).
4. Choose a folder to save the file to—including choosing Browse for other folders if you'd like to choose another location.
5. Again, note, by default the file will be saved as Inkscape SVG (*.svg), but there are a number of other formats to choose from in this menu. However, as stated, you may lose editability of the file once saved in another...