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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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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 — using the Open Clip Art Library (Mac users only)

Here's how it works:

  1. In an open Inkscape project, from the main menu, choose File and then Import From Open Clip Art Library.
  2. In the Import From Open Clip Art Library dialog box, in the Search for: field, enter a keyword to describe the clip art you want to place in the document and click Search, as shown in the following screenshot:
    Time for action — using the Open Clip Art Library (Mac users only)

    Inkscape then connects to the Open Clip Art Library website. Previews of files are shown in a window on the right-hand side of the dialog.

  3. Try other keyword searches until you find one you like and then double-click the name of the image to place it in the document.

What just happened?

You opened the Open Clip Art Library via Inkscape, searched for a clip art image, and placed it on an Inkscape canvas.

The clip art library can be useful in a number of ways:

  • It allows for free use of a number of images that you may like to use in a web design mockup, for placement or for end use.
  • You can...
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