Since you have just started using Inkscape, let's use an example file to learn about the save features of Inkscape. Open your browser and go to the following link:
http://www.openclipart.org/people/kuba/LGM_poster2.svg
Right-click on the image and select Save As. When prompted, save the file to a location on your computer (for example, your desktop). We will use this OpenClip Art Inkscape file for this exercise:
- Open the example file in Inkscape.
- Once open, from the main menu, select File | Save.
- In the Select file to save to window, type a new name for your file (for example,
drawing.svg)
. - Choose a folder to save the file to—including choosing Browse for other folders if you'd like to choose another location.
- Again, note, by default the file will be saved as Inkscape SVG (*.svg), but there are a number of other formats to choose from in this menu. However, as stated, you may lose editability of the file once saved in another...