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Unless noted otherwise, keypad keys (such as arrows, Home, End, +, -, digits) are +supposed to work the same as corresponding regular keys. If you have a new shortcut +idea, please contact the developers (by writing to the devel mailing list +or by submitting an +RFE).

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+ + +s Auswahlwerkzeug + Auswahlwerkzeug (temporär) +Space switches to the Selector tool temporarily; another Space switches back. +n Knotenwerkzeug +z Zoom +r Rechteckwerkzeug +e Ellipsenwerkzeug +p Freihandlinienwerkzeug +b Kurven- und Linienwerkzeug +c Kalligrafiewerkzeug +g Farbverlaufswerkzeug +d Dropper tool +t Textwerkzeug +i Spiralwerkzeug +* Sternwerkzeug +o Verbindungswerkzeug +Doppel-Click auf die Werkzeug-Schaltflächen öffnet den Einstellungsdialog mit der Seite, die dem entsprechenden Werkzeug entspricht. + +
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+ +F Füllung und Kontour +W Farbfelder-Palette +T Schrift und Text +M Verändern +A Anordungen und Abstände +O Objekteigentschaften +X XML-Editor +D Dokumenteneinstellungen +P Inkscape-Einstellungen +E Bitmap exportieren +F Suchen +B Bitmap vektorisieren +Diese öffnen einen neuen Dialog, wenn dieser noch nicht geöffnet wurde. Andererseits erhält der entsprechende Dialog den Fokus. + + + +Toggle visibility toggle dialogs +This temporarily hides all open dialogs; another F12 shows them again. + + + +Within a dialog + return to the canvas + W close the dialog + jump to next widget + jump to previous widget + set the new value +This accepts the new value you typed in a text field and returns focus to canvas. + in XML Editor, set the attr value +When editing an attribute value in XML Editor, this sets the new value (same as clicking the "Set attribute" button). + activate current button or list + in a multi-tab dialog, switch tabs + +
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+ + +The Controls bar at the top of the document window provides different buttons and controls for each tool. +X jump to the first editable field + accept the new value +This accepts the new value you typed in a text field and returns focus to canvas. + cancel changes, return to canvas +This cancels any changes you made in a text field and returns focus to canvas. +Z cancel changes +This cancels any changes you made in a text field but you stay in the field. + jump to next field + jump to previous field +Use these to navigate between fields in the Controls bar (the value in the field you leave, if changed, is accepted). + + + +Changing values + change value by 0.1 + change value by 5.0 + + +
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+ + +Zoom += + zoom in +- zoom out +The keypad +/- keys do zooming even when you are editing a text object, unless NumLock is on. + zoom in + zoom out + zoom in or out + zoom into the area +Z activate zoom field +The zoom field in the lower left corner of the window allows you to specify zoom level precisely. + + + +Preset zooms +1 zoom 1:1 +2 zoom 1:2 +3 zoom to selection +4 zoom to drawing +5 zoom to page +E6 zoom to page width + + + +Zoom history +` (back quote) previous zoom +` next zoom +With these keys, you can travel back and forth through the history of zooms in this session + + + +Scrolling (panning) + scroll canvas +Scrolling by keys is accelerated, i.e. it speeds up when you press Ctrl+arrows in quick succession, or press and hold. + pan canvas + pan canvas + scroll canvas vertically + scroll canvas horizontally + + + +Guides and grid + drag off a ruler to create guide +Drag off the horizontal or vertical ruler to create a new guideline. Drag a guideline onto the ruler to delete it. +| \ toggle guides and snapping to guides +If you want to have different values for guides visibility and snapping, set them via the Document Options dialog. +When you create a new guide by dragging off the ruler, guide visibility and snapping are turned on. +# 3 toggle grid and snapping to grid +If you want to have different values for grid visibility and snapping, set them via the Document Options dialog. +Note that only the 3 key on the main keyboard works, not on the keypad. + +
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+ + +N create new document +O open an SVG document +E export to PNG +I import bitmap or SVG +P print document +S save document +S save under a new name +Q exit Inkscape + + +
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+ + +R toggle rulers +B toggle scrollbars + toggle fullscreen + + + + main menu +Menus can also be activated by Alt with the letter underscored in the menu name. + drop-down (context) menu + + + + W close document window +This shuts down Inkscape if it was the only document window open. + next document window + previous document window +These cycle through the active document windows forward and backward. + + +
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+ + move to layer above + move to layer below +These commands move the selected objects from one layer to another. + + raise layer + lower layer + raise layer to top + lower layer to bottom +These commands move the current layer among its siblings (normally other layers). + +
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+ + +Undo/redo +Y Z undo +Z Y redo + + + +Clipboard +C copy selection +This places a copy of the selection to the Inkscape clipboard. Text from text objects is also placed onto the system clipboard. +X cut selection +This works the same as "copy selection" followed by deleting the selection. +V paste clipboard +This places the clipboard objects at the mouse cursor, or at the center of the window if mouse is outside the canvas. +When editing text with the text tool, this pastes the text from the system clipboard into the current text object. +V paste in place +This places the clipboard objects to the original location from which they were copied. +V paste style +This applies the style of the (first of the) coped object(s) to the current selection. +If a gradient handle (in Gradient tool) or a text span (in Text tool) are selected, they get the style instead of the entire object. + + + +Duplicate +D duplicate selection +New object(s) are placed exactly over the original(s) and selected. + + + +Clone +D clone object +A clone can be moved/scaled/rotated/skewed independently, but it updates the path, fill, and stroke from its original. +The clone is placed exactly over the original object and is selected. +You can only clone one object at a time; if you want to clone several objects together, group them and clone the group. +D unlink clone +Unlinking a clone cuts the link to the original, turning the clone into a plain copy. +D select original +To find out which object this is a clone of, select the clone and give this command. The original will be selected. + + + +Bitmaps +B create a bitmap copy +This exports the selected object(s) (all other objects hidden) as PNG in the document's directory and imports it back. +The imported bitmap is placed over the original selection and is selected. +B trace bitmap +This opens the Trace Bitmap dialog allowing you to convert a bitmap object to path(s). + + + +Patterns +I object(s) to pattern +This converts the selection to a rectangle with tiled pattern fill. +I pattern to object(s) +Each selected object with pattern fill is broken into the same object without fill and a single pattern object. + + + +Group + U G group selected objects +Use Ctrl+click to select objects within group. +G U ungroup selected group(s) +This removes only one level of grouping; press Ctrl+U repeatedly to ungroup nested groups. + + + +Z-order + raise selection to top + lower selection to bottom + raise selection one step + lower selection one step + + +
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+ + +Convert to path +C convert selected object(s) to path +C convert stroke to path + + + +Booleans ++ union +Union combines any number of objects into a single path, removing overlaps. +- difference +Difference works on 2 objects, extracting the top from the bottom. +* intersection +Intersection creates a path representing the common (overlapping) area of all selected objects. +^ exclusive OR (XOR) +XOR is similar to Union, except that it works on 2 objects and removes areas where the objects overlap. +/ division (cut) +Division cuts the bottom object into pieces by the top object, preserving the fill and stroke of the bottom. +/ cut path +Cut Path cuts the bottom object's stroke only where it is intersected by the top path, removing any fill from the result. +The result of Union, Difference, Intersection, and XOR inherits the id= attribute and therefore the clones of the bottom object. +Division and Cut path normally produce several objects; of them, a random one inherits the id= of the bottom source object. + + + +Offsets +( inset path (towards center) +) outset path (away from center) +The default offset distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels). +( inset path by 1 pixel +) outset path by 1 pixel +( inset path by 10 pixels +) outset path by 10 pixels +The actual distance for pixel offsets depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment. +All the (, ) commands convert the object to path, if necessary, and produce regular path. +J create dynamic offset +J create linked offset +These commands produce an offset object, editable by the node tool, standalone or linked to the original. +D select source +Selecting a linked offset and giving this command will select the source path of the linked offset. + + + +Combine +K combine paths +This is different from grouping in that combined paths create one object. +This is different from Union in that overlapping areas are not affected. +Whether overlapping areas are filled is controlled by the Fill: winding/alternating switch on the Fill & Stroke dialog. +K break paths apart +This attempts to break an object into constituent paths; it will fail if the object is one solid path. + + + +Simplify +L simplify +This command attempts to simplify selected path(s) by removing extra nodes. It converts all objects to paths first. +If you invoke this command several times in quick succession, it will act more and more aggressively. +Invoking Simplify again after a pause restores the default threshold (settable in the Inkscape Preferences dialog). + + +
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+ + +Keyboard select + select next object + select previous object +These keys pick objects in their z-order (Tab cycles from bottom to top, Shift+Tab cycles from top to bottom). +Unless you did manual rearrangements, the last object you created is always on top. +As a result, if nothing is selected, pressing Shift+Tab once conveniently selects the object you created last. +This works on objects within the current layer (unless you change that in preferences). +A select all (current layer) +This works on objects within the current layer (unless you change that in preferences). +A select all (all layers) +This works on objects in all visible and unlocked layers. +! invert selection (current layer) +This inverts selection (deselects what was selected and vice versa) in the current layer. +! invert selection (all layers) +This inverts selection (deselects what was selected and vice versa) in visible and unlocked layers. + deselect + delete selection + + + +Keyboard move + move selection by the nudge distance + move selection by 10x nudge distance +The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels). + move selection by 1 pixel + move selection by 10 pixels +The actual distance for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement. + + + +Keyboard scale +. > scale selection up by the scale step +, < scale selection down by the scale step +The default scale step is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels). +. > scale selection to 200% +, < scale selection to 50% +. > scale selection up by 1 pixel +, < scale selection down by 1 pixel +The actual size increment for pixel scaling depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer scaling. +Scaling is uniform around the center, so that the size increment applies to the larger of the two dimensions. + + + +Keyboard rotate +[ ] rotate selection by the angle step +The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise. +[ ] rotate selection by 90 degrees +[ ] rotate selection by 1 pixel +The actual angle for pixel rotation depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement. + + + +Keyboard flip +h flip selection horizontally +v flip selection vertically + + + +Mouse select + select an object +When you left-click on an object, previous selection is deselected. + toggle selection +Shift+click adds an object to the current selection if it was not selected, or deselects it otherwise. + edit the object +For paths, double clicking switches to Node tool; for shapes, to corresponding shape tool; for text, to Text tool. +For groups, double clicking performs the "Enter group" command (the group becomes temporary layer). +Double clicking in empty space swithes to the parent layer in the hierarchy, if any. + + + +Select within group, select under + select within group +Ctrl+click selects the object at click point disregarding any levels of grouping that this object might belong to. + toggle selection within group + select under +Alt+click selects the object at click point which is beneath (in z-order) the lowest selected object at click point. +If the bottom object is reached, Alt+click again selects the top object. So, several Alt+clicks cycle through z-order stack at point. +On Linux, Alt+click and Alt+drag may be reserved by the window manager. Reconfigure it so you can use them in Inkscape. + toggle under + select under, in groups + toggle under, in groups + enter group + go to parent group + + + +Rubberband + select multiple objects +Dragging around objects does "rubberband" selection; previous selection is deselected. + add objects to selection +Normally, you need to start from an empty space to initiate a rubberband. +However, if you press Shift before dragging, Inkscape will do rubberband selection even if you start from an object. + + + +Mouse move + select + move +Dragging an object selects it if it was not selected, then moves selection. + move selected +Alt+drag moves the current selection (without selecting what is under cursor), no matter where you start the drag. +On Linux, Alt+click and Alt+drag may be reserved by the window manager. Reconfigure it so you can use them in Inkscape. + restrict movement to horizontal or vertical + temporarily disable snapping +This temporaily disables snapping to grid or guides when you are dragging with grid or guides on. + drop a copy +When dragging or transforming with mouse, each Space leaves a copy of the selected object. +You can press and hold Space while dragging for a nice "trail." + + + +Mouse transform + toggle scale/rotation handles + scale (scale handles) + rotate or skew (rotation handles) + + + +Scale handles + scale preserving aspect ratio + + symmetric transformation +Holding Shift while transforming makes transformation symmetric around the center of the selection. + + slow movement +Holding Alt while transforming makes transformation lag behind mouse movement, allowing finer changes. + + + +Rotation handles + snap skew angle +Holding Ctrl when dragging a skew (non-corner) handle snaps the skew angle to angle steps (default 15 degrees). + snap rotation angle +Holding Ctrl when dragging a rotation (corner) handle snaps the rotation angle to angle steps (default 15 degrees). + + + +Cancel + cancel rubberband, move, transformation +Press Esc while mouse button is still down to cancel rubberband selection, move, or transformation of any kind. + + +
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+ + +Keyboard select + select next node + select previous node +These keys select nodes within the selected path +A select all nodes in subpath(s) +If the path has multiple subpaths and some nodes selected, this selects all only in subpaths with already selected nodes. +A select all nodes in path +This selects all nodes in the entire path. +! invert selection in subpath(s) +If the path has multiple subpaths and some nodes selected, this inverts selection only in subpaths with already selected nodes. +! invert selection in path +This inverts selection (deselects what was selected and vice versa) in the entire path. + deselect all nodes + + + +Keyboard move + move selected node(s) by the nudge distance + move selected node(s) by 10x nudge distance +The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels). + move selected node(s) by 1 pixel + move selected node(s) by 10 pixels +The actual distance for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement. + + + +Keyboard handle scale (1 node selected) +< > contract/expand both handles by scale step +The default scale step is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels). May apply to more than one node. + +< +> +scale left handle by the scale step + + +< +> +scale right handle by the scale step + + +< +> +scale left handle by 1 pixel + + +< +> +scale right handle by 1 pixel + +The actual size increment for pixel scaling depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer scaling. +Instead of the < and > keys, you can use the , (comma) and . (period) keys respectively. + + + +Keyboard handle rotate (1 node selected) +[ ] rotate both handles by the angle step +The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise. May apply to more than one node. +[ ] rotate left handle by the angle step +[ ] rotate right handle by the angle step +[ ] rotate left handle by 1 pixel +[ ] rotate right handle by 1 pixel + + + + +Keyboard scale (>1 nodes selected) +These commands scale the selected nodes as if they were an "object", around the center of that object. +. > scale nodes up by the scale step +, < scale nodes down by the scale step +The default scale step is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels). +. > scale nodes up by 1 pixel +, < scale nodes down by 1 pixel +The actual size increment for pixel scaling depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer scaling. +Scaling is uniform around the center, so that the size increment applies to the larger of the two dimensions. + + + +Keyboard rotate (>1 nodes selected) +These commands rotate the selected nodes as if they were an "object", around the center of that object. +[ ] rotate nodes by the angle step +The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise. +[ ] rotate nodes by 1 pixel +The actual angle for pixel rotation depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement. + + + +Keyboard flip (>1 nodes selected) +These commands flip the selected nodes as if they were an "object", around the center of that object. +h flip nodes horizontally +v flip nodes vertically + + + + +Change segment(s) +L make line +U make curve +These commands require that more than two adjacent nodes be selected. + + + +Change node type +C make cusp +S make smooth +Y make symmetric + toggle smooth/cusp/symmetric + + + +Join/break +J join selected nodes +This requires that exactly two end nodes within the path be selected. +B break selected node(s) +After break, only one of each two new nodes is selected. May apply to more than one node. + + + +Delete, create, duplicate + delete selected node(s) + create/delete node +Ctrl+Alt+click on a node deletes it; Ctrl+Alt+click on the path between nodes creates a new node in the click point. + create node +Double clicking on the path between nodes creates a node in the click point. + insert new node(s) +This adds new node(s) in the middle(s) of selected segment(s), so it requires that more than two adjacent nodes be selected. +D duplicate selected node(s) +New nodes are created on the same path; they are placed exactly over the old ones and are selected. + + + + + +Mouse select: objects + click a non-selected object to select + select under + toggle selection +These work the same as in Selector. The nodes or handles of the single selected object become editable. + + + +Mouse select: nodes + select a node +Clicking on a node selects it. + select two adjacent nodes +Clicking on a selected path between the nodes selects the two nodes closest to the click point. + toggle selection +This adds/removes a node (if clicked on node) or two nodes (if clicked on path) to/from the node selection. + deselect +Clicking in an empty space deselects all selected nodes. Next click will deselect the object. + + + +Rubberband + select multiple nodes +Dragging around nodes does "rubberband" selection; previous node selection is deselected. + add nodes to selection +Normally, you need to start from a point not over a path or a node to initiate a rubberband. +However, if you press Shift before dragging, Inkscape will do rubberband selection even if you start over the path. + + + + +Node move (mouse) + move selected nodes + restrict movement to horizontal or vertical + move along handles +This restricts movement to the directions of the node's handles, their continuations and perpendiculars (total 8 snaps). +If the node has straight lines on one or both sides, this will snap it to these lines' directions and perpendiculars instead. + temporarily disable snapping +Snapping nodes is enabled in Document Preferences. By default, only bounding box of objects snaps to grid/guides. + drag out handle +If a node has a retracted handle, dragging with Shift lets you drag it out of the node. + drop a copy +When dragging nodes with mouse, each Space leaves a copy of the selected object. +You can press and hold Space while dragging for a nice "trail." + + + +Node handles + move a node handle + snap the handle to angle steps +The default angle step is 15 degrees. This also snaps to the handle's original angle, its continuation and perpendiculars. + rotate both handles + lock the handle length +Ctrl, Shift, Alt can be combined when dragging handles. + retract the handle +Retracted handle is zero length; use Shift+drag to drag it back out. + + + +Reversing +r reverse path direction + + + +Editing shapes +Node tool can also drag the handles of shapes (rectangles, ellipses, stars, spirals). Click on a shape to select it. +See the corresponding shape tools for their editing shortcuts, all of which also work in node tool. + + + + +Cancel + cancel rubberband or move +Press Esc while mouse button is still down to cancel rubberband selection, node move, handle move, or handle move. + + +
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+ +Drawing + draw a rectangle + make a square or integer-ratio rectangle +This restricts rectangle so its height/width ratio is a whole number. + draw around the starting point +This creates a rectangle symmetric around the starting point of the mouse drag. + + +Editing + click an object to select + select under + toggle selection + drag a handle to resize or round corners +Initially, the two rounding handles are in the top right corner; two resize handles are in top left and bottom right corners. + lock width, height, or ratio (resize handles) + lock the corner circular (rounding handles) +Resize handles change the width and height of the rectangle in its own coordinate system, before any transforms are applied. +When rounding corners, dragging only one rounding handle (with the other at the corner) keeps the corner circular. +You can drag both handles for an elliptic rounded corner, or drag one with Ctrl to make sure the other one is synchronized. + deselect + +
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+ +Drawing + draw an ellipse + make circle or integer-ratio ellipse +This restricts ellipse so its height/width ratio is a whole number. + draw around the starting point +This creates an ellipse symmetric around the starting point of the mouse drag. + + +Editing + click an object to select + select under + toggle selection + drag a handle to resize, make arc or segment +Initially, the two arc/segment handles are in the rightmost point; two resize handles are at the topmost and leftmost points. + lock circle (resize handles) + snap to angle steps (arc/segment handles) +Resize handles change the width and height of the ellipse in its own coordinate system, before any transforms are applied. +The default angle step is 15 degrees. + deselect + +
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+ +Drawing + draw a star + snap star to angle steps +The default angle step is 15 degrees. + + +Editing + click an object to select + select under + toggle selection + drag a handle to vary the star shape + keep star rays radial (no skew) + round the star + remove rounding + randomize the star + remove randomization + deselect + +
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+ +Drawing + draw a spiral + snap spiral to angle steps +The default angle step is 15 degrees. + + +Editing + click an object to select + select under + toggle selection + roll/unroll from inside (inner handle) +Dragging the inner handle adjusts the "inner radius" parameter. + converge/diverge (inner handle) + reset divergence (inner handle) +Vertical Alt+drag of the inner handle adjusts the "divergence" parameter, Alt+click resets it to 1. + zero inner radius (inner handle) +Shift+click on inner handle makes the spiral start from the center. + + roll/unroll from outside (outer handle) +Dragging the outer handle adjusts the "turns" parameter. Use Shift+Alt+drag to roll/unroll without changing radius. + scale/rotate (outer handle) +Use Shift+Alt to rotate only (locks the radius of the spiral). + + snap handles to angle steps +The default angle step is 15 degrees. This works for both handles. + + deselect + +
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+ + zoom in + zoom out + zoom into the area + +
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+ + draw a freehand line + add to selected path +If a path is selected, Shift+dragging anywhere creates a new subpath instead of a new independent path. + temporarily disable snapping +Shift also temporaily disables snapping to grid or guides when you are drawing with grid or guides on. + +
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+ + +Create nodes + create a sharp node +If no path is being created, this starts a new path. + add to selected path +If a path is selected, Shift+clicking anywhere starts a new subpath instead of a new independent path. + create a bezier node with two handles + move only one handle + +This moves only one handle (instead of both) to create a cusp node. + snap the handle to angle steps +The default angle step is 15 degrees. + + + +Create segments + snap the segment to angle steps +This snaps the new node's angle, relative to the previous node, to angle steps (default 15 degrees). + + + +Finish + finish current line + finish current line + finish current line +Enter, right click, or double left click finish the current line, discarding the last unfinished (red) segment. + + + +Keyboard + cancel current line + erase last segment of current line + +
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+ + draw a calligraphic line + adjust pen width + adjust pen angle +Width and angle can be adjusted while drawing. + deselect + +
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+ +Creating gradients + create gradient +This creates gradient on selected objects. The Controls bar lets you select linear/radial and fill/stroke for the new gradient. + create default gradient +This creates default (horizontal edge-to-edge for linear, centered edge-to-edge-to-edge for radial) gradient on clicked object. + + + +Handles + select next handle + select previous handle + move selected handle by the nudge distance + move selected handle by 10x nudge distance +The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels). + move selected handle by 1 pixel + move selected handle by 10 pixels +The actual distance for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement. + deselect handle + open gradient editor +Double clicking a gradient handle opens the Gradient Editor with that gradient and the clicked handle chosen in the stops list. + + + +Reversing +r reverse gradient definition +This mirrors the stop positions of the current gradient without moving the gradient handles. + + + +Mouse select + click an object to select + select under + toggle selection + + +
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+ + pick fill color + pick stroke color + average fill color + average stroke color +Click applies the color under cursor to the current selection. Dragging a radius calculates the average color of a circular area. +If a gradient handle (in Gradient tool) is selected, it gets the color instead of the entire object. + pick inverse color +If Alt is pressed, picking color (with or without Shift, by click or by drag) picks the inverse of the color. +C copy color +This copies the color under cursor to the system clipboard, as text in RRGGBBAA format (8 hex digits). + +
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+ + +Selecting/creating + create/select a text object + +Clicking in an empty space or on a non-text creates a text object; now you can type your text. +Clicking on a text object selects it; cursor is placed near the click point. + deselect the text object + + + +Text navigation + move cursor by one character + move cursor by one word + move cursor by one paragraph + go to beginning/end of line + go to beginning/end of text +All these commands cancel current text selection, if any. + + + +Flowed text (internal frame) + create flowed text +Clicking and dragging in an empty space or on a non-text creates a flowed text object with internal frame. + adjust frame size +Dragging the handle in the lower right corner of the selected flowed text changes width/height of the frame. + lock width, height, or ratio of frame +Dragging the corner handle with Ctrl resizes the frame preserving either width, or height, or ratio. + + + +Flowed text (external frame) +W flow text into frame +With a text object and a shape/path selected, this flows text into the shape/path. +Both remain separate objects, but are linked; editing the shape/path causes the text to reflow. +W unflow text from frame +This cuts the flowed text's link to the shape/path, producing a single-line regular text object. +D select external frame +To find out which object is the frame of this flowed text, select it and press Shift+D. The frame will be selected. + + + +Text on path +D select path from text +To find out which path this text is put on, select it and press Shift+D. The path will be selected. + + + +Editing text +To type + and - characters, use the main keyboard; keypad + and - are reserved for zoom (unless NumLock is on). + start a new line or paragraph +Enter in regular text creates new line; in flowed text it creates a new paragraph +U toggle Unicode entry +To insert an arbitrary Unicode character, type Ctrl+U, then the hexadecimal code point, then Enter. +For example, Ctrl+U 2 0 1 4 Enter inserts an em-dash. +To stay in Unicode mode after inserting the character, press Space instead of Enter. +Press Esc or another Ctrl+U to cancel Unicode mode without inserting the character. + insert no-break space +A no-break space is visible even in a text object without xml:space="preserve". + + + +Selecting text + select text +Left-dragging over a text object selects a text span. + select text by character + select text by word + select to beginning/end of line + select to beginning/end of text + select word + select line +A select all text +This selects the entire text of the current text object. + + + +Styling selection +B make selection bold +I make selection italic +Also, you can use the Text&Font or Fill&Stroke dialogs to assign any style to text selection. + + + +Letter spacing +> expand line/paragraph by 1 pixel +> expand line/paragraph by 10 pixels +< contract line/paragraph by 1 pixel +< contract line/paragraph by 10 pixels +These commands (only when editing text) adjust letter spacing in the current line (regular text) or paragraph (flowed text). +The actual adjustment for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment. + + + +Line spacing +> make the text object taller by 1 pixel +> make the text object taller by 10 pixels +< make the text object shorter by 1 pixel +< make the text object shorter by 10 pixels +These commands (only when editing text) adjust line spacing in the entire text object (regular or flowed). +The actual adjustment for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment. + + + +Kerning and shifting + shift characters by 1 pixel + shift characters by 10 pixels +These commands work when editing a regular text object. Kerning does not work in flowed text. +With no selection, they shift (horizontally or vertically) the characters after the cursor until the end of line. +With selection, they shift the selection relative to the rest of text (by inserting opposite kerns at both ends of selection). +The actual adjustment for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment. + + + +Rotating +[ ] rotate character(s) by 90 degrees +[ ] rotate character(s) by 1 pixel +These commands rotate the next character (without selection) or all characters in the selection (with selection). +Rotation only works in regular text (not flowed text). +The actual angle for pixel rotation depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement. + + +
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