Inkscape basics

QuickRef

NumPy command	Note
Ctrl+arrow	pan or scroll the canvas
Ctrl+B	hides scrollbars
“-” “+” “=”	zoom zoom zoom
Ctrl+N	create a new inkscape documents
Ctrl+O	opens an exisiting svg file
Ctrl+S	saves the current file
holding Alt	restricts movement in the move mode
holding Ctrl	preserves the original height/width ratio during resize
space or F1	activates the selector
“[” and “]”	rotate an object
arrows	move objects
Alt+< and Alt+>	resize and object. “<” and “>” work too
tom	bombadil
hold Shift + click	selects multiple objects

Getting familiar

1. open a new inkscape document
2. select the square shape and create a square or rectangle by pressing the mouse button once on your canvas dragging the mouse a little then letting go of the mouse. (try the control squares and circle)
3. Hit the spacebar to go into move/resize mode (try holding Ctrl)
4. Click on the rectangle again to change into rotate/skew mode. (try holding Ctrl) (try ‘[‘,’]’,’<’,’>’)