Difference between revisions of "Inkscape/C3/Create-an-A4-Poster/English"

From Script | Spoken-Tutorial
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 58: Line 58:
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the units one by one
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the units one by one
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the '''Default units''' drop down list. As I click one-by-one, observe that the unit of the '''ruler''' changes.  
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the first tab, '''Page''', click on the '''Default units''' drop down list.  
 +
 
 +
 
 +
As I click one-by-one, observe that the unit of the '''ruler''' changes.  
  
 
Let me keep the unit as '''mm.'''
 
Let me keep the unit as '''mm.'''
Line 82: Line 85:
  
  
Now the transparency changes to the selected RGB values. Bring the '''alpha slider''' back to the extreme left and close that dialog box.
+
Now the transparency changes to the selected RGB values. Bring the '''alpha slider''' back to the extreme left and close the dialog box.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Page size '''options
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Page size '''options
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Under '''Page size''' we find many options.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Under '''Page size,''' we find many options.
  
  
Line 92: Line 95:
  
  
As I click, observe the change in the canvas size.  
+
As I click, observe the change in the '''canvas''' size.  
  
  
Let keep keep it as '''A4'''.
+
Let us keep the page size as '''A4'''.
  
 
|-
 
|-
Line 110: Line 113:
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the''' Units '''drop''' '''down list
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the''' Units '''drop''' '''down list
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the '''Units''' drop down list. We can change the units according to our requirement.  
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the '''Units''' drop down list. Here we can change the units according to our requirement.  
  
 
Let us now change units to '''pixels.'''
 
Let us now change units to '''pixels.'''
Line 116: Line 119:
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on''' Resize page to content'''
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on''' Resize page to content'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Resize page to content''' option. The various available options opens up.  We can set margins of all sides here.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Resize page to content''' option. The various available options opens up.   
 +
 
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the margins.
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the margins.
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We can set margins for all the sides here.   
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We can set margins for all the sides here.   
 +
  
 
After setting the margins, one needs to click on the button '''Resize page to drawing or selection'''.
 
After setting the margins, one needs to click on the button '''Resize page to drawing or selection'''.
Line 134: Line 139:
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to first option
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to first option
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The first option makes the page border, that is the border of the '''canvas''' visible.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The first option makes the page border, that is the border of the '''canvas,''' visible.
  
 
|-
 
|-
Line 146: Line 151:
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The second option sets the border on top of the drawing, so that it is clearly visible.
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The second option sets the border on top of the drawing, so that it is clearly visible.
  
Once again check and uncheck this option and observe what happens on the canvas.
+
Once again check and uncheck this option and observe what happens on the '''canvas'''.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to third option.  Point to the right and top borders.
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to third option.  Point to the right and top borders.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The third option shows a shadow of the canvas on the right and its lower side.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The third option shows a shadow of the canvas on the right and bottom.
  
  
 
Notice here, the border to the right and bottom are thicker than the other two.
 
Notice here, the border to the right and bottom are thicker than the other two.
 +
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Uncheck and then check the third option.
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Uncheck the third option and observe that this shadow disappears.
 +
 +
 +
Now check it again and observe that the shadow appears.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Border''' options
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Border''' options
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We can use these options according to our requirement.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We can use all these options according to our requirement.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to''' Border color'''  
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to''' Border color'''  
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The '''Border color''' option allows us to decide the color of the border. Let us leave the default border color as it is.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The '''Border color''' option allows us to decide the color of the border.  
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Let us leave the default border color as it is.
  
  
Line 168: Line 183:
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Guides''' tab
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Guides''' tab
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Next click on '''Guides''' tab. '''Guides''' help you align text and graphic objects. You can create ruler guides.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Next click on '''Guides''' tab.  
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Guides''' help you align text and graphic objects. You can create ruler guides here.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Show guides'''
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Show guides'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The first option allows to show guidelines.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The first option '''Show Guides''' displays the guidelines on the '''canvas'''.
  
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to second option
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Snap guidelines helps to snap it to the objects or bounding box while dragging.
 
  
 
|-
 
|-
Line 184: Line 199:
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Highlight color'''
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Highlight color'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Highlight color helps to decide the color of the guideline when it is under mouse.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Highlight color is the color of the guideline when it is being dragged into a certain position.
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The default colours of the guide and the highlight are shown here. 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
You can change it as per your preference.
 +
 
 +
I will leave the default colors as they are.
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to second option
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Snap guides while dragging''' option helps to snap the objects or bounding box to the nearest guidelines, while dragging.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the '''Grids''' tab
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the '''Grids''' tab
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Next click on the '''Grids''' tab. The grid appears behind the artwork in the '''canvas,''' and it does not print.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Next click on the '''Grids''' tab.  
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Using this option, we can set the grid that appears behind the artwork on the '''canvas'''.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Grids''' are useful to position objects on the '''canvas''' but they do not get printed.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the drop down list
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the drop down list
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the drop down list. '''Rectangular grid''' and '''Axonometric grid''' are the two types of grids available.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the drop down list.  
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Rectangular grid''' and '''Axonometric grid''' are the two types of '''grids''' available.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Select '''Rectangular grid >> '''Click on '''New'''
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Select '''Rectangular grid >> '''Click on '''New'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Select '''Rectangular grid''' and click on '''New.''' Observe a grid is formed at the background.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Select '''Rectangular grid''' and click on the '''New''' button. 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Immediately, a '''grid''' is formed on the '''canvas''' background.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to grid properties
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to grid properties
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We can set all the grid properties using the available options.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We can set the '''grid''' properties as per our requirement, using the available options.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Remove '''
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Remove '''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We can remove the grid by clicking on the '''Remove''' button at the bottom.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We can remove the '''grid''' by clicking on the '''Remove''' button at the bottom.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Axonometric grid'''
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Axonometric grid'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In a similar way you can try for '''Axonometric grid''' too.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In a similar way, you can try for '''Axonometric grid,''' too.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Snap''' tab
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the last 3 tabs >> Close the dialog box
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Next click on '''Snap''' tab. Snapping allows
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The options in the next 3 tabs will be covered in the advanced level tutorials.  
  
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the 3 snapping options
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| There are 3 options of snapping objects such as '''Snap to objects, Snap''' '''to grids and Snap to guides.'''
 
  
|-
+
So I will close this dialog box now.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the 3 snapping options
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Select and check on the options according to your requirement. Refer to the tool tip to understand better.
+
  
 +
 +
<nowiki><<PAUSE>></nowiki>
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the last 2 tabs >> Close the dialog box
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the '''Rectangle tool >>'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The options in the next 2 tabs comes in the advanced level. So close this dialog box now.
+
  
 +
Draw a rectangle covering the whole '''canvas'''
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now let us start creating the poster.
  
<nowiki><<PAUSE>></nowiki>
+
So, first let me delete the '''ellipse'''.
 
+
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the '''Rectangle tool >>'''
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the '''Rectangle tool >>'''
  
 
Draw a rectangle covering the whole '''canvas'''
 
Draw a rectangle covering the whole '''canvas'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now let us start creating the poster. First design a background.  
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| For our poster, we will first design a background.  
 
+
  
So, click on the '''Rectangle tool.''' Draw a rectangle covering the whole '''canvas.''' Color it light blue gradient.
 
  
 +
So, click on the '''Rectangle tool.'''
  
 +
Draw a large rectangle that covers the whole '''canvas.'''
  
 +
Color it light blue gradient.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Draw a header illustration
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Draw a header illustration
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Next draw a header illustration on the top footer illustration at the bottom of the '''canvas''' using '''Bezier tool.''' Color it dark blue.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Next draw a header area on the top and a footer area at the bottom of the '''canvas,''' using '''Bezier tool.'''  
  
  
 +
We will color it dark blue.
  
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let us import the '''Spoken Tutorial logo''' now.
 +
 +
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| SLIDE
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
*This logo has been provided to you in the '''Code Files''' link. 
 +
*So, first of all, pause the tutorial, click on '''Code Files''' and download the zip file. 
 +
*Now unzip the folder and save it in your preferred location on your machine.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Go to '''File''' >> '''Import''' >> '''Open'''
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Go to '''File''' >> '''Import''' >> '''Open'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let us import Spoken Tutorial logo now. Go to '''File menu. '''Click on''' Import.''' Go to logos folder.''' '''Select the Spoken Tutorial logo and '''Open.'''
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now come back to our '''Inkscape''' document.  
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Go to '''File menu. '''Click on''' Import.'''  
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Go to folder where the '''logo''' is saved. 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Select the '''Spoken Tutorial logo''' and click on '''Open.'''
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''OK''' >> Point to the logo
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''OK''' >> Point to the logo
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| A dialog box opens up. Click on '''OK. '''Now the logo is imported to our canvas.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| A dialog box opens up. Click on '''OK. '''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Now the logo is imported on our '''canvas'''.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Resize logo to 100x100 pixels
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Resize logo to 100x100 pixels
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Resize it to 100×100 pixels. Place it in the top left corner of the header.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Resize it to 100×100 pixels.  
 +
 
 +
Place it on the top left corner of the header.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type “'''Spoken Tutorial'''” >> change font to 40
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type “'''Spoken Tutorial'''” >> change font to 40
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Type “'''Spoken Tutorial'''”. Change the font size to 40. Align it to the right side of the logo.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now type the text “'''Spoken Tutorial'''”.  
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Change the text font size to 40. Place it to the right of the '''logo'''.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type the sentence “'''partner with us...help bridge the digital divide'''”
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type the sentence “'''partner with us...help bridge the digital divide'''”
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Type the sentence “'''partner with us...help bridge the digital divide'''” below that.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Type the text “'''partner with us...help bridge the digital divide'''” below that.
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the '''canvas.'''
 
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the '''canvas.'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We will place the '''FOSSEE''' logos below the header illustration. Below that we will add text and some screenshots at the bottom.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We will place the '''FOSSEE''' logos below the header area. Below that we will add text and some screenshots at the bottom.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Can we eliminate this part - FOSSEE logo?  Also, what about the screenshots?  How will the learners get these? 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
I think a simple A4 poster is sufficient for this tutorial.  Let's not complicate things. 
  
  
 +
Am stopping the review here.
  
  

Revision as of 09:16, 20 October 2014

Title of script: Create an A4 Poster

Author: Arthi. A

Keywords: Document properties of Inkscape, Design the poster, Saving the poster in png and pdf


Visual Cue
Narration
Opening Slide Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Create an A4 Poster” using Inkscape.
Learning Objectives (Slide) In this tutorial we will learn to
  • Change the Document properties
  • Design an A4 poster and
  • Save the poster in png and pdf
System requirement (Slide) To record this tutorial, I am using
  • Ubuntu Linux 12.04 OS
  • Inkscape version 0.48.4
Open Inkscape Let us open Inkscape.
Go to File >> New Go to File. Click on New.
Scroll or point to the various options. These are the default canvas sizes that are available.
Point to the canvas My canvas is, by default, in A4 size. So we will leave it as it is. If it is not so on your machine, then select A4 size.
Go to Document properties Let us now change some settings. Go to File. Click on Document properties.
Point to Document properties A dialog box opens up where we can find various tabs and options.

Let us learn about them one by one.

Click on the units one by one In the first tab, Page, click on the Default units drop down list.


As I click one-by-one, observe that the unit of the ruler changes.

Let me keep the unit as mm.

Click on Background Background option helps to change the transparency and color of the background. When we click on it, a new dialog box appears.
Select green color >> Alpha to 255 Move the RGB sliders to the left and right.
Point to the background color in the Document Properties box. Observe that the color on the background option on the Document properties changes, as I move.
Change Alpha to 0 >>


Point to canvas

To make the background colour visible on the canvas, move the alpha slider towards the right.


Now the transparency changes to the selected RGB values. Bring the alpha slider back to the extreme left and close the dialog box.

Point to Page size options Under Page size, we find many options.


We can change the size of the canvas using these options, too.


As I click, observe the change in the canvas size.


Let us keep the page size as A4.

Click on Landscape >> Click on Portrait Orientation can be changed to either Portrait or Landscape.


Click on both the options and observe the change on the canvas.

Point to Width and Height parameters We can change the width and height of the canvas using the Width and Height parameters.
Click on the Units drop down list Click on the Units drop down list. Here we can change the units according to our requirement.

Let us now change units to pixels.

Click on Resize page to content Click on Resize page to content option. The various available options opens up.


Point to the margins. We can set margins for all the sides here.


After setting the margins, one needs to click on the button Resize page to drawing or selection.

Point to Border option Next is the Border option. We can see 3 check-box options here.
Draw a circle in such a way that it is half in and half out of the canvas. To demonstrate these options, let me first draw an ellipse in this manner.
Point to first option The first option makes the page border, that is the border of the canvas, visible.
Uncheck and then check it once again Uncheck this option and observe that the borders disappear.

Then again check the option and observe that the borders re-appear.

Click on the second option. Uncheck and check 2-3 times. The second option sets the border on top of the drawing, so that it is clearly visible.

Once again check and uncheck this option and observe what happens on the canvas.

Point to third option. Point to the right and top borders. The third option shows a shadow of the canvas on the right and bottom.


Notice here, the border to the right and bottom are thicker than the other two.

Uncheck and then check the third option. Uncheck the third option and observe that this shadow disappears.


Now check it again and observe that the shadow appears.

Point to Border options We can use all these options according to our requirement.
Point to Border color The Border color option allows us to decide the color of the border.


Let us leave the default border color as it is.


<<PAUSE>>

Click on Guides tab Next click on Guides tab.


Guides help you align text and graphic objects. You can create ruler guides here.

Point to Show guides The first option Show Guides displays the guidelines on the canvas.


Point to Guide color Guide color is the color of the guideline.
Point to Highlight color Highlight color is the color of the guideline when it is being dragged into a certain position.
Point to The default colours of the guide and the highlight are shown here.


You can change it as per your preference.

I will leave the default colors as they are.

Point to second option Snap guides while dragging option helps to snap the objects or bounding box to the nearest guidelines, while dragging.
Click on the Grids tab Next click on the Grids tab.


Using this option, we can set the grid that appears behind the artwork on the canvas.


Grids are useful to position objects on the canvas but they do not get printed.

Click on the drop down list Click on the drop down list.


Rectangular grid and Axonometric grid are the two types of grids available.

Select Rectangular grid >> Click on New Select Rectangular grid and click on the New button.


Immediately, a grid is formed on the canvas background.

Point to grid properties We can set the grid properties as per our requirement, using the available options.
Click on Remove We can remove the grid by clicking on the Remove button at the bottom.
Point to Axonometric grid In a similar way, you can try for Axonometric grid, too.
Point to the last 3 tabs >> Close the dialog box The options in the next 3 tabs will be covered in the advanced level tutorials.


So I will close this dialog box now.


<<PAUSE>>

Click on the Rectangle tool >>

Draw a rectangle covering the whole canvas

Now let us start creating the poster.

So, first let me delete the ellipse.

Click on the Rectangle tool >>

Draw a rectangle covering the whole canvas

For our poster, we will first design a background.


So, click on the Rectangle tool.

Draw a large rectangle that covers the whole canvas.

Color it light blue gradient.

Draw a header illustration Next draw a header area on the top and a footer area at the bottom of the canvas, using Bezier tool.


We will color it dark blue.

Let us import the Spoken Tutorial logo now.


SLIDE
  • This logo has been provided to you in the Code Files link.
  • So, first of all, pause the tutorial, click on Code Files and download the zip file.
  • Now unzip the folder and save it in your preferred location on your machine.
Go to File >> Import >> Open Now come back to our Inkscape document.


Go to File menu. Click on Import.


Go to folder where the logo is saved.


Select the Spoken Tutorial logo and click on Open.

Click on OK >> Point to the logo A dialog box opens up. Click on OK.


Now the logo is imported on our canvas.

Resize logo to 100x100 pixels Resize it to 100×100 pixels.

Place it on the top left corner of the header.

Type “Spoken Tutorial” >> change font to 40 Now type the text “Spoken Tutorial”.


Change the text font size to 40. Place it to the right of the logo.

Type the sentence “partner with us...help bridge the digital divide Type the text “partner with us...help bridge the digital divide” below that.
Point to the canvas. We will place the FOSSEE logos below the header area. Below that we will add text and some screenshots at the bottom.


Can we eliminate this part - FOSSEE logo? Also, what about the screenshots? How will the learners get these?


I think a simple A4 poster is sufficient for this tutorial. Let's not complicate things.


Am stopping the review here.


Draw circle of 100x100 pixels >> color it with grey and white gradient Before importing the logos, draw a circle of 100×100 pixels. Color it with a gradient of grey and white.



Press Ctrl + D >> create 9 more circles Press ctrl+D to duplicate it and create 9 more circles. We will use these circles as a background design for the logos.
Arrange in inverted traingle manner. Arrange them in an inverted triangle manner.
Assignment Now import logos one by one. Select all the logos and resize them to 80x80 pixels. Place them on the top of the circles respectively.



Point to the FOSSEE logos These FOSSEE logos symbolizes that we are creating tutorials for those softwares.
Copy and paste text from LibreOffice Writer Let us add some text below the logos. I have already saved the text in LibreOffice Writer. Copy and paste them in the empty space.



Select the text >> Align center Change the font size to 25. Click on Align center on the Tools control bar to bring the text to the centre of the canvas.
Import image screenshots Still there is empty space at the bottom. So we will 4 some image screenshots.


As before Import them one one by one. I have saved them in the screenshots folder.



Point to the images Now we have 4 screenshots imported to our canvas
Select all >> resize to 400×400 pixels Select and resize them to 400×400 pixels. Move them to the bottom area of the canvas.
Copy and paste Contact details from LibreOffice Writer Let us write the contact details at the footer illustration. Copy and paste the text from LibreOffice Writer
Assignment Align the logos, images, text using Align and Distribute.
Point to the poster Now our poster is ready. Next let us learn how to save it as pdf.
Go to File >> Save As >> Spoken Tutorial Poster.pdf Go to File. Click on Save As. A dialog box appears. Give the name in the name column as Spoken Tutorial Poster.pdf
Change the format to pdf >> Save Change the format to pdf by clicking on the drop down list. Click on Save.
Now our poster is saved in Desktop.
Go to File >> Click on Export Bitmap Next let us save the same poster in png format. Go to File. Click on Export Bitmap.
Export area to page >> Click on Browse to select the location >> Save >> Export Change the Export area to Page. Click on Browse to select the location. Click on Save. Now click on Export.
Go to desktop >> open pdf and png poster Let us go desktop and check our poster. Now we have the poster saved in pdf and png formats.
Summary (Slide) Let us summarize.


In this tutorial we learnt to


  • Change the Document properties
  • Design an A4 poster
  • Saving the poster in png and pdf



Completed assignment Here is an assignment for you


  • Create an A4 poster for Spoken Tutorial


Completed assignment Your completed assignment should look like this.
About Slide The video available at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project. Please watch it.
About Slide The Spoken Tutorial Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates for those who pass an online test.

For more details, please write to us.

About Slide Spoken Tutorial Project is supported by the NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.

More information on this Mission is available at this link.

Acknowledgment We have come to the end of this tutorial.

This is Arthi from IIT Bombay, signing off. Thanks for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Arthi, Nancyvarkey