inkscape-manual

Warning : this menu allows optimum opening only for SVG documents. This operation doesn't modify the
type of the document. The opened formats are the same as the imported ones.
Saving files
As with document opening or creation, the saving of your file is an essential action, allowing you to finish the
production later or to share the document with others.
Two functions are traditionally used for saving:
• Save - modify existing document by saving changes. This operation should be done often, such as
when the document reaches a new important step or is finished. Save modifies only the file it was last
saved as.
• Save as... save under a different file name. The save as method allows you to save several versions of
the same document by changing the document name (by adding an incremental version number, for
example). Any new file should be immediately saved with this function to identify it.
How to use
Call this by using File > Save or File > Save as ...
or pressing Ctrl+S or Ctrl+Shift+S
Parts
Type
The main area contains two parts. The right and huge one is the actual directory list of files.
The left one gives a quick access to standard directories and to user-defined favourites too. To
add a favourite just select it on the right area on click the ADD button.
Lets you define the file format for the saving process. Most commonly used in Inkscape is
SVG but one may use another one for special purposes. To have more information about file
formats supported by Inkscape, read below.
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