Step 7: Finalize and Use | chart.

Layers: 7 (Layer 1, Numbers, Line [invisible], Purls, Cable, bg, key)

Scroll down for written instructions.

1. Document > Properties
2. Double click background by deleting 00 at end and changing to FF.
3. Click Fit Page to selection (without selecting any chart elements) to change the document size to your chart size.
4. For PNG:
   1. File > Export Bitmap.
   2. Change DPI to 300 and select either page or drawing.
5. For SVG:
   1. Unlock all layers and delete the line layer.
   2. Edit > Select All in All Layers.
   3. Path > Object to Path.
   4. Save either as the default Inkscape svg, a plain svg, or a compressed svg.
6. For PDF:
   1. File > Save As and select PDF.

Transparent images are wonderful, and I swear by them. However, they do not play nicely with some versions of MS Word or Internet Explorer. Thus, I have added the extra step edit your background step. SVGs are also wonderful, but as I noted in the introduction, they are not suited to production use thanks to Internet Explorer.

And now we’ve reached the end of the exceedingly long, but thorough (I hope) Inkscape charting tutorial. Where will Inkscape take us next? Hm… I’m not sure, but I’m thinking either schematics or crochet.

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