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Published inMay 2012
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ISBN-139781849517201
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Bethany Hiitola
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Bethany Hiitola

Bethany Hiitola is a working writer and technology geek. With a degree in Scientific and Technical Communications, she's worked as a technical writer and multimedia developer for over 12 yearsshe spends the rest of her time as a wife, mother, gadget geek, and Master of the Household. She's written more user manuals than she can count, essays, novels, and a few technical booksincluding Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers. More details are at her website: bethanyhiitola.com
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Creating new files

As previously, stated when you first open Inkscape, a new document is opened and ready to start. However, it uses a default size of A4. You will likely need a whole array of other sizes for print, web design, or even custom sizes. Here's how to access all of the predefined document dimensions Inkscape offers and details on how to adjust them manually for your needs.

Using predefined-sized document dimensions

To see all predefined document dimensions Inkscape has to offer, go the main menu and choose File and then New.

Using predefined-sized document dimensions

Inkscape has many predefined sizes already generated for you.

For web design, you can choose from the following:

  • Desktops with sizes 1024 x 768, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, or 800 x 600
  • Web banners with sizes 468 x 60 or 728 x 90
  • Icon sizes ranging from 16 x 16, 32 x 32, and 48 x 48

For print, there are many sizes you can choose from:

  • Letters: Standard US, A4
  • Business card sizes: 84 x 54mm, 90 X 50mm
  • CD Cover_300dpi: 343 X 340
  • CD label: 120x120
  • DVD covers: Regular...
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Bethany Hiitola

Bethany Hiitola is a working writer and technology geek. With a degree in Scientific and Technical Communications, she's worked as a technical writer and multimedia developer for over 12 yearsshe spends the rest of her time as a wife, mother, gadget geek, and Master of the Household. She's written more user manuals than she can count, essays, novels, and a few technical booksincluding Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers. More details are at her website: bethanyhiitola.com
Read more about Bethany Hiitola