Inkscape move s manual

Introduction 1. Quick Start 2. Files 3. Changing the View 4. Editing Basics 5. Positioning and Transforming 6. Geometric Shapes 7. Paths 8. Live Path Effects (LPEs) 9. Text 10. Attributes 11. Tweak Tool 12. Spray Tool 13. Eraser Tool 14. Paint Bucket Tool 15. Clipping and Masking 16. Filter Effects—Preset 17. Filter Effects—Custom 18. XML Editor fileslib. Move selected object(s) if drag starts on any selected object. Alt+Left Mouse Drag: Move selected object(s) regardless of where drag starts. Don't select object where drag began. Ctrl+Left Mouse Drag: Move selected object(s) constrained to horizontal or vertical directions. Shift+Left Mouse Drag: enable the relevant tool in the toolbar by clicking on it; on the canvas, press the mouse button and hold while you drag the mouse; release the mouse button to display the shape. Click and drag to create a shape. Once the mouse is released and the shape is displayed, various handles will become visible. Many of Inkscape's tools use handles
Double-click or Shift + Alt+Click anywhere on the selected path (even if it is under other objects) creates a new node at the click point, without changing the shape of the path. Tab selects the next node. Shift+Tab selects the previous node. Ctrl + Alt + click deletes a node.
Inkscape has a variety of ways to position objects as precisely as required. These include onscreen Grids and Guide Lines where objects "snap" into alignment, dialogs for moving individual objects or for aligning multiple objects, and the Create Tiled Clones dialog for placing multiple clones of an object.