How to Outline Text in Inkscape

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Change the document properties.

   Do this by going to File >> Document Properties (or CTRL + Shift + D).
   
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   Step 2: Zoom in closer to your document.

   If you have a scrolling mouse, hold down CTRL and scroll into the image that you will be creating. ,, This article will be using the Impact font.
   
   If you don't have that one, try using a nice, bold font for this particular effect. ,, You can do this by adjusting the tracking and rotation of your text. , This will help you keep track of your work. , Once you have your text looking the way you want it, duplicate the layer. , This will put all of your text in a single box with one handle to drag outward. ,, You want it to grow larger than the regular text.
   
   Play around with it until you have it the way you want it. ,
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   Step 3: Click on the Text tool (the capital A).

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   Step 4: Select the font.

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   Step 5: Type in the text that you want to create.

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   Step 6: Individualize your text.

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   Step 7: Name the layer 'Base'.

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   Step 8: Duplicate your layer.

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   Step 9: Be sure that you are on the Base layer

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    Step 10: and Go to Path >> Linked Offset.

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    Step 11: Select a color that you want your outline to be.

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    Step 12: Find the handle and move the handle.

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    Step 13: Choose a complementary color for you are changing the color of the Base copy

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    Step 14: not the Base.

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