Watch the Video Open, Selection Tool, Save

Open, Scroll/ Pan, Manipulate Objects and Save

1. Download the file Tree.svg. Then open the file in Inkscape.
2. Practice zooming in, zooming out, and panning.
3. Click on the Selection tool in the tool box . Or use the shortcut F1 . Now click on an object. You’ll see a rectangle with arrows around the object, to indicate that it is indeed selected.
4. Try creating your own tree by dragging objects around with the Selection tool. Next use the buttons shown on the left, in the tool controls bar . See how easy it is to rotate and flip?
5. When you double-click on an object, notice how the tool automatically changes from Selection to the Node tool . You’ll see the nodes – tiny gray squares or diamonds along the lines. Also notice that you can no longer move the image in its entirety. Now switch back to the Selection tool .
6. Click any empty area of the canvas to deselect, or use Esc key.
7. Select a lemon and try the standard operations: Copy and Paste , and Cut and Paste. Do you remember the key shortcuts?
8. Save the file with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+S or File menu > Save As . In the top section of that window, browse to your My Exercises folder. In the File Name field at the bottom, change the name to Exercise 1 Tree.svg. Leave all the other settings alone and click the Save button .
9. After this you can close Inkscape by clicking the X button in the top right corner .
   If you did that, but you had forgotten to save the file, a window would have popped up with a reminder, asking if you wanted to Close, or Cancel – meaning just continue drawing – or Save.