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 === Quicker view changes shortcut (optional) === === Quicker view changes shortcut (optional) ===
 Jumping between "Normal" (pixels) and "Outline" (vector) can be painful when going through the menu, especially since you will find that when building SVG's for laser (or vinyl cutter and CNC) that you bounce between these two views quite frequently.  {{ :tutorials:inkscape_shortcut.png?400|}}.  Alternatively, you can use Control-5 to cycle through the 3 options of Normal, Outline, and Hairline.  If you do this shortcut as prescribed, you will lose the shortcut for "New" file, or "Open" a file, options which are fairly infrequent. Jumping between "Normal" (pixels) and "Outline" (vector) can be painful when going through the menu, especially since you will find that when building SVG's for laser (or vinyl cutter and CNC) that you bounce between these two views quite frequently.  {{ :tutorials:inkscape_shortcut.png?400|}}.  Alternatively, you can use Control-5 to cycle through the 3 options of Normal, Outline, and Hairline.  If you do this shortcut as prescribed, you will lose the shortcut for "New" file, or "Open" a file, options which are fairly infrequent.
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 +==== Recommended Extensions. ====
 +Extensions are user created contributions that give additional functionalities to Inkscape.  Here are the list that are highly recommended:
 +  * [[https://inkscape.org/~Neon22/%E2%98%85lasercut-tabbed-box|Tabbed Box Maker]] - To create laser cut box designs including dividers.
 +  * [[https://inkscape.org/~drphonon/%E2%98%85living-hinge-creator|Living Hinge]] - This allows you to make a rectangle with slits to allow it to bend.
 +  * [[https://github.com/BvdP/elliptical-box-maker/blob/master/README.md|Elliptical Box Maker]] - An extension that helps you create beautiful elliptical boxes.
 +===Extension Installation===
 +You can google the source files for these extensions and download them manually, or you can do the following to install all recommended extensions:
 +  - Download the Chattlab extension pack {{ :tutorials:extensionpack.zip|HERE}}.  Note, these extensions are for Inkscape version 1.0.
 +  - Locate your extension folder by going to Edit>Preferences -- System and find the User Extensions location.  You can see an example of this dialog [[https://wiki.chattlab.org/_detail/tutorials/inkscape_extension_location.png?id=tutorials%3Ainkscape_for_laser|HERE]].
 +  - Unzip the downloaded file, and put the files in the extensions folder.  Note, we have included a bat script in the zip file that should do this for you.  It's called ExtensionInstall.bat.
 +  - Restart inkscape.
 +
 +=== References ===
 +{{ :tutorials:cheat_sheet_inkscape.pdf |Inkscape Cheat Sheet}}