Drawing a smiley face, part 2

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This is part 2 of a tutorial, making a simple drawing in Inkscape and formatting it for the Eggbot.

<<< Introduction (part 0) || Smiley Face Tutorial || Part 2 >>>



13. The tools in the Align and Distribute pane can be used to align objects to each other or to the page in various ways; we recommend setting the alignment mode relative to "Last Selected" -- so that you can select two objects (like the two eyes) and align one to the other.

Using the "normal" cursor tool, move the two ellipse "eyes" to the approximately correct positions. Just drag them into place. Then, using the shift key to select multiple objects, select both ellipses. Click the highlighted symbol to align both eyes horizontally. The other tools in this pane can align objects vertically, or to one side or another of the selected object.

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<<< Introduction (part 0) || Smiley Face Tutorial || Part 3 >>>