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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 — exporting to PNG

Let's give this Export functionality a try. We'll use the postcard file we created in the previous section with a very simple design added to show how this is done.

  1. With the postcard file open from the previous section, from the main menu, select File | Export Bitmap.
    Time for action — exporting to PNG
  2. The Export Window is displayed, as shown in the following screenshot:
    Time for action — exporting to PNG
  3. On this window, you will see a number of options along the top that detail how you might want to export the screen contents.
  4. If you want to export the entire document, as shown in one bitmap image, then select Page.
  5. If you want to export all objects in a drawing, including those placed outside the canvas/page, select Drawing.
  6. If you want to export only a selected object (which you would see with an outline and nodes on the screen), select Selection. However, this option is only available if items are selected in the drawing before you start the export process.
  7. Click Browse to change the default filename and/or...
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