#INKSCAPE REDUCE IMAGE SIZE VECTOR INSTALL#
#INKSCAPE REDUCE IMAGE SIZE VECTOR MANUAL#
#INKSCAPE REDUCE IMAGE SIZE VECTOR PORTABLE#
#INKSCAPE REDUCE IMAGE SIZE VECTOR LICENSE#

To prevent compatibility problems, be sure to save as 'Plain SVG', not as 'Inkscape SVG'. If you don't do this, readers will only be able to see the SVG properly if they have that font installed.Ĭhoose menu FILE -> Save As, and save your new svg file with desired filename. This converts the text object into 'paths': the text becomes an image. Click again to auto-crop the selected text object.Ĭhoose menu PATH -> Object to Path. Click the button 'Resize page to content.' The caption changes to 'Resize page to drawing or selection'. Select menu FILE -> Document Properties. To move the object, CTRL + click-and-drag inside the marquee. The Ctrl key keeps aspect ratio intact and prevents distortion. To resize the text, hold down the 'Ctrl' key and drag the handles to resize text as desired. A number of arrow-handles surround the dotted marquee. With the dotted marquee displayed at top of the left toolbar, click the 'arrow' icon. Remember that some shades may be hard to read when they are converted on a grey-scale device.ĥ.- (optional) Set the default display size:įor simple text fragments in ebooks, this step should not be necessary, but is included here for informational purposes. To create a custom color: select menu OBJECT -> Fill and stroke, or Shift + Ctrl + F, or click the small 'Fill:' field in bottom left corner then use the Fill tab to create colors. Default colors can be chosen from the pallet at the bottom of the window. (It seems to be a long delay until the 'apply' button becomes active this may be computer-related.) Use the 'Text' tab to edit the actual text (add or delete text, spaces, line feeds). Use the 'Font' tab to choose the desired font name, style, size, alignment, line-height. The dialog provides formatting options: or click the large 'T' icon on the right-hand toolbar, or press SHIFT + CTRL + T. Remember, to apply formatting the text must be selected (dotted selection marquee must be visible) use the 'Select All' command as needed.Īdditionally, you can click and drag to highlight individual words or characters within the selection, and apply specific formatting to the highlighted bits only.

#INKSCAPE REDUCE IMAGE SIZE VECTOR MANUAL#

(This is a very brief overview of some of the possible formatting see the Inkscape user's manual for more.) Choose menu EDIT -> Select All this should display the marquee. If the dotted selection marquee has disappeared after typing, editing, or other mouse activty: The text should be surrounded by a dotted marquee. Click in the editing window, and type or paste desired text. On the left toolbar, click the large 'A' icon, 'Create and edit text objects'. SHIFT + Right-button-drag pans the window. ġ.- LAUNCH INKSCAPE, with a new document. Load fonts by opening them with the Windows Font Viewer (should be offered on right-click Open With.), or use a font manager with the ability to load them, such as Nexus Font. Most programs, including Inkscape, can utilize fonts that are simply loaded into memory.

#INKSCAPE REDUCE IMAGE SIZE VECTOR INSTALL#

TIP: You don't always have to install fonts you're working with if you only have a temporary requirement. (optional) A text editor to display the text and font you are working with.

#INKSCAPE REDUCE IMAGE SIZE VECTOR PORTABLE#

Get the portable version and you can run it from anywhere.

Inkscape, a free and open source vector drawing program. Note that not all reader devices/software support SVG.

#INKSCAPE REDUCE IMAGE SIZE VECTOR LICENSE#

But maybe you can't embed that special font because the license won't allow it, or the reading device won't support it.Ī Scalable Vector Graphic is the next best thing to the font itself – the image can be scaled large or small with no loss of quality. Sometimes your ebook has text that needs special fonts, such as math equations, foreign language quotations, or even just a fancy display font. Usually, text is best represented as text, because it enables users to search, copy, and edit. A Mini-tutorial inspired by a Wikimedia article:

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