Inkscape 1 - Basic Layout & Functions

Question 1

Menu Bar

Answer 1

general file and edit operations

Question 2

context sensitive, depends what tool you’re using

Answer 2

Tool Controls Bar (below Menu Bar)

Question 3

little yellow box that appears near an icon when you point the mouse at it
(without clicking)

Answer 3

Tooltip

Question 4

many items toggle on and off if you click on them

Answer 4

View menu

Question 5

shows how many objects are selected, also fill and
stroke (outline) colors, number of objects in a group, handle/node information.

Answer 5

Status bar

Question 6

key to change selection

Answer 6

Tab

Question 7

What key control allow you to to scale uniformly no matter what handles you use.

Answer 7

ctrl

Question 8

scaling to scale around rotation center

Answer 8

shift

Question 9

scaling to scale uniformly and around rotation center

Answer 9

ctrl+shift

Question 10

Rotate

Answer 10

with corner handles

Question 11

Skew

Answer 11

with edge handles

Question 12

Center of rotation

Answer 12

“+” in the middle of the object

Question 13

Object | Ctrl+G

Answer 13

Select the objects to be grouped

Question 14

Object| Ctrl+U

Answer 14

Ungroup: select the object group

Question 15

Stacking order

Answer 15

The Object menu and the Tool Controls bar