Plenary: Get into shapes

What are vector graphics primarily made up of?

• Tiny dots called pixels

• Photographs and scanned images

• Lines and shapes

• Sound waves

According to the presentation, what kind of application is Inkscape?

• A photo editing application

• A word processing application

• An open source and cross-platform application for creating vector graphics

• A video editing application

Which of the following is *not* listed as a shape tool available in Inkscape?

• Rectangles

• Circles

• Stars

• Triangles

What key should you hold down while dragging to create a perfect circle or square in Inkscape?

• Shift

• Alt

• Spacebar

• Ctrl

When using the polygon or star shape tool, what option can you change at the top of the screen?

• The shape's colour

• Whether it's a circle or an ellipse

• The number of corners

• The line width of the outline

What are the two main colour properties of a shape you can change in Inkscape?

• Size and position

• Fill and outline (stroke)

• Brightness and contrast

• Layers and z-order

After changing the fill or outline colour of a shape, what will Inkscape do for the next shape you create?

• It will always revert to the default settings.

• It will ask you to choose new colours every time.

• It will keep your previous colour settings.

• It will randomly select new colours.

Which of these stroke style properties can you change in Inkscape?

• Text size

• Line width

• Shape type

• Number of sides

To make the rotation handles appear on a selected shape in Inkscape, what do you need to do after initially selecting it?

• Press the 'R' key.

• Click on the shape a second time (separately).

• Go to the 'View' menu.

• Right-click on the shape and select 'Rotate'.

When rotating a shape, what key should you hold down to make the rotation 'snap' to whole angles?

• Alt

• Shift

• Spacebar

• Ctrl