Inkscape Lesson 6 - Text and Fonts

[@idreesbronamed7501]

I don't comment on anything. Im conserved like that. But here I see a guy teaching us literally how you would teach something to someone with absolute zero background in it. No crappy long openers or agitating background music. No overwhelming starters showoffs. Just showing us what this software can do. Im watching this series and learning a lot about different tools available in the software. In the meanwhile I try to imagine their potential. I know I've got a long way to go but with this series, I am hopeful that I can create something sensible and start putting pennies in my pocket which have been empty for a long time now. I wish I could give back in some way for proving us with in legendary source for free. But as of now please accept my humble appreciation

[@marlings]

It takes talent and skill to put this sort of teaching together, totally agree this is straight in boom! Thank you!

[@Oneself-rrr]

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[@Mr.Langley]

I gotta say, you are one of the best teachers I've watched so far especially for beginners because everyone else moved too fast or they acted like we knew where to go and how to do it and not explaining anything

[@Henry-n7n8]

For me you are instructing in the way that I need, just the facts and explain as you go, sincerely appreciate all that you are doing.

[@imbobindy4792]

It's invaluable to have a teacher you can trust to explain things as you do. You explain things so clearly. You've saved me time so many times. Thank you.

[@priscaobike5092]

I am a complete beginner and i am very grateful for your method of teaching

[@shlomobachar4123]

Such a clear explanations. Best teacher that I met in internet.

[@cheriedeburger8354]

These are freaking incredible!! Inkscape was so intimidating I didn't think I would ever be able to figure it out. You are explaining it so well anyone can understand. I am finally getting somewhere with these tutorials!

[@larrye]

Who in the hell is down voting these videos?!?!? These are great!

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bots.

[@MrNoahac]

...and ppl who think its the download button ;)

[@aliadilovic2294]

me, looking for adding nodes to text, so you can make some crazy shapes, but he didnt mention that so...

[@DidiGrooves]

@@aliadilovic2294 I was looking for the same, but these were helpful, too. I upvoted though, his tutorials are great!

[@TheRandom941]

People who can't follow simple instructions

[@ChrisKilby]

These are terrific. Nice, bite size chunks and very clear. I'm loving the software and enjoying learning it; thanks.

[@Explore2Adore]

I've played with this software at a very basic level a year ago achieving very primitive results. When someone explains the basics like you, before even going under the hood, it really begins to open up possibilities on what can be achieved. Thank you!

[@Quentin404]

4:48 Hi TJ in this part i try to increase spacing between letters by holding Alt + Shift + but for whatever reason it just didn't work you have any idea why ?

[@sheapogue1994]

I needed to put letters on a radius, and so I very much appreciate that you showed us how to do that! Thanks!

[@kefacksilver5214]

AWESOME Video. Straight to the point and easy enough to understand for us Beginners.I'm able to digest each nugget while following along with the video. Thanks for taking the time to do these vids...Very Helpful!

[@TJFREE]

You're welcome!

[@janessagrant]

I love these videos. Us Mac users definitely miss out on all the keyboard trickery. The same commands don’t work for us. For now, anybody wondering, If you can have your text tool activated, than highlight your word (or half a sentence etc...) and play around with the top right of the screen. Mine has 5 options when the text command is being used (and not the cursor looking tool to select things). But basically there is where you can play with spacing etc... My 5 windows on the almost top right have menus that can drop down to make the spacing bigger or smaller etc...doesn’t seem as simple but with practice we can learn it I am sure...

[@lilymoreno2070]

You can now download the new version 1.0 of Inkspace and it works on Mac. There are some differences but not very many

[@bluemoon6611]

Thank you I have windows but I couldn't make it work like the video So it's really helpful

[@barrychuckle5565]

I'm binge watching this whole series right now.

[@parsellart7805]

I really appreciate you lessons. You know how to teach. Some don't. I have bought and paid for illustrator and this does more. Thank you, thank you!

[@TJFREE]

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback and the kind words!

[@davinci7093]

I like your way in explaining you make me feel like I'm at the same level as you, I really enjoyed all the videos till now and I'll finish this tutorial, much appreciated for real 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💛

[@gideonminks]

Loving these lessons! Such a big help, very easy to understand and not confusing. You are amazing sir. :)

[@miamartin1082]

Great job explaining all the features! The best instructional video I have seen on KZbin so far!

[@maureend6515]

Your lessons are so helpful. I’m starting to feel like a semi pro 😊. Thanks again

[@gregfletcher2360]

Really appreciate these videos! More people should know about Inkscape! Thanks again!

[@bradcasper4823]

3:57 Now the justify tools are at the top of the toolbar below paths and object settings.

[@maymesangster8191]

Absolutely love this tutorial, taught it to me like a 3rd grader. Thank you

[@datwork973]

THANKS SO MUCH I WAS SOOO LOST UNTIL I STARTED WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS , I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS STILL.

[@amywright7961]

THANK YOU... I love this program, but it can be overwhelming. I really appreciate the simplification!!

[@evvie01]

Sweet sweet sweet this is so helpful, CorelDraw user here. I knew this functionality must be in here somewhere. They changed all the names for everything and put them in such out of the way places.

[@RobCLynch]

Very well presented. Inkscape is the first package I've come across that doesn't use a 'single' menu for creating and manipulating text.

[@benchaney77]

Amazing tutorials! I wish they'd taught us how useful these free tools can be during university and so many designers could save £1000s every year! More money for the things that really matter!

[@TheBarryDean]

Having watched some of these videos, it’s given me the confidence and ability to recreate a small low-res wallpaper I like and make it a crisp 1200x1600 and it looks fab! It wasn’t hard to do, but I wouldn’t have had an idea where to start before! I’m going to be watching a lot of your videos!

[@TJFREE]

That's really great to hear, Barry. What a good use of Inkscape!

[@benzflynn]

9:07 It takes more than clicking the blue circle to remove the binding to the curved text ! You have to click on the curved text and then go to Path > Object To Path

[@laurafrench6620]

Thank you so much for teaching me how to use inkscape, I'm an older learner and crs!

[@sukeshini7]

You are such an awesome teacher .. God bless!

[@andymouse]

This work is a goldmine !...cheers.

[@inonil309]

Almost onw week over with Inkscape and these Valuable videos.. Thank you... Feel like I'm addicting to Inkscape..

[@浩瀚-u9s]

Is anyone else having issues with getting the multiline text right? I hit enter and the cursor goes right to the front and any text I key in after just get written over the first word I wrote, and I don't even have the justification option (3:57) in my 'Text and Font'. Using inkscape 1.1 here.

[@platontotis4336]

Thank you very much for the lessons!Merry Christmass from Greece!

[@Ace2000]

Well that was a good tutorial !! Also really happy that I found inkscape and your channel

[@andrewscholes292]

Fantastic tutorials, concise and well explained-thankyou!!

[@stephenoshaughnessy2279]

I have the 32-bit version of Inkscape 1.1, but don't have the text options of Left, Right, or Justify (4:57) in my "Text and Font" window?

[@HarryLevinson]

Awesome example of the right way to do an intro tutorial for an app.

[@oreganoh4094]

I have a silhouette craft cutter and Inkscape is way more robust. I will definitely be doing my designing in Inkscape from now. I deal with so much text.

[@Mesu1111]

Such a great teacher!

[@mksshorts3143]

Alt+shift+> is not working in inkspace....

[@viktorvondoom9119]

5:45 Can you also reset the positions of the letters? Or just a single letter?

[@Mors_Umber]

Dude I really hope you know how helpful these are

[@ozielagama6991]

Who needs college when you got KZbin. 2020 is a good time to be alive

[@NeilRoy]

Very nice, love the text around shapes tool!

[@bharatmohan4967]

Can you please tell how to change the size of the patterns inside the text @2:00

[@Voartist]

I'm just getting started with InkScape and just from this one video I'm seeing how powerful it is. I was especially impressed with the text following the curve of the elipse in just a couple of clicks. If it was in this video I missed it, but I'm needing to increase the text border size by a couple of pixels. I'm sure it can do it; I just didn't see it. This video really go me interested in use InkScape more. The quality of the vector graphics is so much better than raster, especially for text, and I need smoother, but sharper lines for book cover designs.

[@BeautifulYou0102]

4:00 - position of text (such as left, center, right) is not an option in my version. I have the "text and font" box pulled up, but I don't have those text positions options. Newest version 1.3.x

[@BeautifulYou0102]

Okay I found how to do it finally. Not the best at describing though. Under "text and font" Very bottom of the side bar has an arrow facing to the right Click arrow, a pop up page will open Third from the bottom option "align and distribute" I believe this has the options you were mentioning in time stamp 4:00

[@HackeemSoleyn]

That doesnt work for text​@@BeautifulYou0102

[@sandeepb6592]

I cannot move the individual text as explained 5:20 . Does that still work?

[@stevensteven1624]

This was a good one, I'll be using this stuff a lot even though I'm just a beginner, going to watch it severals to master the concepts too. Thanks again for your tutorials !

[@theren8311]

Lucky I stayed to the end. Was about to search for another video to find out how to curve the text... immediately the curve section came up.

[@danf9297]

Is there a way to arch the text without going around a circle or oval? Thanks And your videos are very helpful.

[@RobertLee-ni9ox]

Great tutorials. These have helped me edit a lot of files for my cnc router

[@TJFREE]

That's good to hear!

[@cryptocomplete]

When I try to move a subset of letters in the text box up or down using the "alt" key, nothing happens. Is there some other way to move these letters besides the alt key?

[@claytonstovall2381]

You cannot use a text box with vertical kerning. You have to just click where you want to type and then type - adjust. A text box will grey out the options to Vertically Kern the text.

[@cryptocomplete]

@@claytonstovall2381 Thank you.

[@imenemezioud2460]

@@claytonstovall2381 thank u

[@VeneraMuslimova]

@@claytonstovall2381 i have the same problem but cant figure out how resolve, also didnt get Clayton's suggestion

[@VeneraMuslimova]

got it. just began typing a new word then tried and it worked..

[@maanocreations]

I'm not able to change the allignment of letters in single word like you did with 'TJFree' by holding selecting a single alphabet with shift and then holding alt key and pressing up or down arrow key. Kindly help me out.

[@quigleyjamesmusic]

presented very well! thanks TJ this is a big help!

[@TJFREE]

You're welcome!

[@auroyaumedesfourmis2667]

Just saying there are couple of hotkeys that are not working on the newest version on Inkscape (ALT+arrow keys) for example does not work here

[@TylerHaley]

for anyone having trouble not being able to move the letters with alt. when u click on the text tool the 'A' just click on the canvas do not click and drag and create a box. then u will be able to move the text with alt

[@SandersCat_yo]

thank you! i was getting really annoyed it wasn't working😔i wonder why that's different from creating a box

[@nathan32935]

I know this video is 5 years old, so maybe this video isn't pertinent anymore. I am struggling trying to find the way to change the color of text. Around 1:27 you select the text and change the font color quickly. Maybe there is an issue in this version, 1.3.2 that I'm running. I have a very simple project and I need to make the text a gold color.

[@KristineDesignsHandmade]

Is there a way to weld the letters together so that the word is one object? I am making cut files and need it to be one cut path rather than each individual letter.

[@frankbhasker9942]

Plenty ,of options,, wow nice tutorial. Put on path very helpful. Thanks very much for the tutorials.

[@markobabic487]

Put on path doesnt work for me. Do you have any ideas?

[@frankbhasker9942]

Marko Babic Hii, I am a beginner don’t know much about it. But I had a circle and text both selected and clicked on put on path , the text encircled the circle.

[@frankbhasker9942]

Marko Babic hope this helps.

[@markobabic487]

@@frankbhasker9942 I realized I needed to select the text and circle object using both shift and ctrl not only shift and it worked. Thanks anyways

[@rvalle13]

Excellent information, very helpful and easy to understand. Thank you for sharing!

[@ParaParaPartyCrow]

Once you have changed the aspect ratio by resizing you are screwed since there is no option to revert that even if you set a new font size, it will just keep that screwed aspect ratio

[@stephanienunez8686]

Is there a way to use a different font not provided within Inkscape.

[@StarPursuit]

Alt+Shift+ doesn't work on my Inkscape. Is there a way to manage text spacing without the keyboard shortcut?

[@michaelkrailo5725]

Haven't messed around with text manipulation in a while and I just tried to simply center a paragraph similar to how center in Word works. How do you do that in newer version of inkscape? I don't see that entire tool bar under the font family as shown in the video at all. Nevermind, I found the option on the long horizontal toolbar across the top. That was driving me crazy like finding waldo and waldo ain't there.

[@TheCoffeehigh]

thanks for all your tutorials

[@Woody59er]

Good Day, Thanks so much for your videos, new to this world. I've bought a CNC plasma cutting device an want to make cut files. I've downloaded a SVG file but need to clean up the font, rounding text letters, eliminating breaks etc. I've tried in the node tool but cant seem to get it. (FYI I'm using an IMack)

[@joelstolarski2244]

Thank you showing how to do this. Only using Inkscape to be able to make vector svg's. Tried drawing , but without a tablet or ipad, pretty difficult.

[@solutionreplays6622]

These video series are great but a lot of the things in the video didnt work for me, the shift and alt key text alterations and also i couldnt find the justification buttons in text and font

[@muhammadibrahimsadiq207]

I have a pen plotter I'm using to write "handwritten" letters on 8.5"W x 10.9"H wide ruled lined paper. I use Inkscape to set up the letter, format the text, and generate gcode for the plotter. I'm having trouble getting the text to align properly. Looking for someone to create a template that gives me the correct x and y coordinates for the text.

[@alaskahomesteading]

I am just learning inkscape..Question... After I finished with the fill and stroke part.. I added text but it was clear text... no color. I did figure out how to get my gradient to fill it in, however I am a bit confused as to why my text did not fill in automatically. I just downloaded Inkscape a few days ago, (8-6-22). Why did I have to drag my text box to include the new text?? Did I miss something??

[@jossylad1]

Great explaining! Easy for a beginner like me. Thanks.

[@heidilusson6403]

Thank you for all your instructions on Inkscape. It's been very helpful. Question; Why is it that my fonts all come out gray and fat? No matter what font I use they stay gray and are almost unreadable. I'm sure it's a setting I'm missing but I've watched several videos, tried help pages, and not finding anything.

[@timothymartin6672]

9:34 "goes around the circle HEH HEH!" xD great vid man

[@davinci7093]

He got me there too XD

[@apollosun2913]

Late to the party but this is my fav video so far.

[@1414141x]

Having an issue occassionaly. When I choose a shape such as elipse, rectangle, 3D image for some reason instead of getting the actual shape I get a dotted line with circle and square nodes on. This is happening now and again and I don't know what causes this to happen - nor how to stop it. I have to exit the page and re-start to get it back to the normal default.....? help would be appreciated.

[@defendersart3051]

If I want to make the corners slight smoother? Is it possible, like in illustrator the font turns into outline, letting me to shape the font I want to make into. Please guide,

[@MrMariuzin]

When I Alt+up/down-left-right the letter doesn't seem to change position, although the upper bar indicates the numerical changing. Can anyone please explain this?

[@Nelsea7190]

finally, a good video to get the text graphics im looking for.

[@bryanhankel2687]

My Text and Font menu is much different than in your KZbin Lesson 6. I cannot find the left, right, center text justifications icons. They don't exist! Appreciate your help.

[@srinidhibhat]

5:20 not working for me. Im on a lenovo laptop. Please help

[@swagatbaruah522]

Same for me also bro

[@srinidhibhat]

@@swagatbaruah522 worked for me

[@swagatbaruah522]

@@srinidhibhat How bro. Plz help

[@srinidhibhat]

@@swagatbaruah522 idk man. I restarted the app, selected the text box only, then the letter and it worked

[@swagatbaruah522]

@@srinidhibhat OK BRO. I GOT THE SOLUTION IN AN ARTICLE / FORM . IDK EXACTLY. TNX.

[@Randomica]

how to add space between the letters...at the same time, like in Corel draw : adjust by dragging the text

[@AnthonyRosbottom]

Hi, I'm trying to justify some text but I don't have the justification icons in my inkscape (1.1)? Under the 'font family' list I just have the font preview. Anyone know if this is a bug or have they moved the justify text buttons somewhere else?

[@1980rlquinn]

That is... *not* changing the space between letters. That is squeezing the entire line, letters and all. I'm trying to follow along having just gotten Inkscape here in 2022 for a project I've been assigned, but if it can't kern properly I might be in trouble... 😰 I can't find any such function on the current version, but if anyone knows otherwise, please let me know!

[@A6Legit]

Can you tell me how i can add a bullet point? I only saw adding an extension but idk how to do so, the version I saw was basically just code, not a download. All im trying to do is add a bullet in my text so I can space words without using a simple dash " - "

[@mikejohn5573]

I noticed the text does not keep the options settings like the objects do. In other words if you have a certain fill and click another area the fill will be reset to standard. am I wrong?

[@dr.vivekarora2570]

hi i am using hp pavilion 360 convertible 64 bit and Inkscape latest version. not able to change line spacing and letter up and down using alt and arrow keys. is there any way to do it?

[@fortuneteebyiap9177]

Hi Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial! However, I have been following you as I watch your video and somehow when increasing or decreasing the space between letters in a line by holding down both alt & shift at the same time and hitting + or -, the letters are not reacting at all. I may be doing something wrong. What could it be? Thanks again!

[@mohammedra1han]

Mine too. If u get any solution please let me know!

[@zainabarshad]

he said greater than and less than not plus and minus? I have a mac and that specific action is not working for me either regardless of what i press

[@Mike-qh5bn]

Yes I wondered maybe if it was a feature that had been removed as this video is now 2 years old

[@blueorchid8081]

There is an icon "AA" in the upper taskbar where you can change space between characters. You select your text or your texbox and then you press + or - next to the icon to increase or decrease the space.

[@mikerodrick2430]

I'm adding text to an object as a layer & grouping them to upload to a website. When I export the connected image to my files, it's fine, but when I upload to site, text is missing. What am I not doing that's causing this? Thanks.

[@akwitel]

Q can you manipulate an individual letter in terms of line thickness/thinness spacing between the lines within the letter etc

[@emeksestudio]

Hello, one question: Why can I no longer add new fonts to inkscape, previously it was possible. When I add new fonts it works with other programs like Word or Gimp but not to inkscape! Can someone write me why this can happen, please. Thank you!

[@svenboegie]

Thank you for this tutorial! On my mac I get stuck when trying to vertically shift a letter. you use Shift+ALT+arrows, but that doesnt work for me. It should be Shift+option+arrows I guess, but no succes! Anyone can help? Thanks!

[@EASchmidtE]

Is there any way to reverse the text? I'm trying to put text on the edge of a circle for a coin design, but the letters curve the wrong way and everything I've tried has the text coming out mirrored or backward.

[@stefaniefishbein351]

thanks so much for the videos. they are very helpful! can you please help me troubleshoot something... i wrote a word with text. then i drew a circle. i highlighted them both, went to text, put on object and nothing happens. i'd like to curve the word like you showed in this video. thanks so much!

[@kathystanley9996]

I cannot see my text once I type it even when using black. when I click text and click my page its a tiny dot only

[@SabrinaB412]

Can you have text ane cut out a word of that text? Or A shape adn cut the words you type out of that shape? Great videos!

[@rubycanody8574]

Just watched your Inkscape and they are wonderful. Is there a writing font that i can use for cricut.