Translations:Release notes/1.2/314/en
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Tool usage:
- To create a new page either:
- click-and-drag on the canvas
- or click on the 'Create a new page' button in the tool controls
- To delete a page, click on the page to select it, then click on the button
Delete selected page
or use theDel
orBackspace
keys. - To move a page on the canvas, click-and-drag it to the desired new position. If the option to
Move overlapping objects
is active, this will also move any objects that touch the page along with it. - To change a page's size:
- click on a page whose size you want to change to select it, then drag the square-shaped handle in its bottom right corner
- click on the page, and then choose one of the predefined sizes in the page size dropdown, or enter your size values for the 'Custom' option, by typing them into the field in the form of
10cm x 15cm
- To fit a page to:
- the size of the drawing: make sure to have no object selected before you switch to the Page tool. Then select a page by clicking on it, then click on the button 'Fit page to drawing or selection' in the tool controls
- a selected object: first select the object(s) with the selection tool, then switch to the Page tool, click on a page to select it, then press the the button 'Fit page to drawing or selection' in the tool controls
- To add a label to your page, select the page by clicking on it, then enter a name or label for it into the text field in the page tool's tool controls. Labels are always visible, no matter which tool is currently selected.
- To export a multi-page PDF file, use
File → Save a copy … → PDF
. This will automatically include all pages. If you only want to export a certain page, or a selection of pages, the updatedFile → Export
dialog's batch export tab can help you get that done (one file per page). - To open or import a multi-page PDF or AI (pdf-based) file, use
File → Open/Import → select file name → choose to import 'All' pages
[Known issue: 'import' moves content of some pages to some far out place in the drawing] - You can navigate pages with page navigator on that will show up in right down corner of status bar