Erasing Line Segments

by | Sep 9, 2008 | Erase, Free Videos, Polyarc

Jo, a member of the Klic-N-Kut Yahoo group, needed assistance with erasing line segments in a bookplate file she was designing. Because she was trying to adjoin an open arc to a closed rectangle, it wasn’t possible to simply weld one to the other to remove the portion of the rectangle not needed.
But not to worry… there is a feature inside the polyarc editing mode which makes it simple to erase line segments that aren’t needed. This video shows you how:

If you like this feature, then you’ll equally enjoy the many others in that same editing mode. I sell a downloadable video called “The Power of Polyarc Editing” which details each of the functions in this mode and also comes with a pdf printout guide to help you remember how to use the tools AND sample files (in both .knk and .gra formats) that are used in the video to show how each tools works. Here is a link to that video:

Unhide Your File Extensions… PLEASE!

by | Sep 3, 2008 | File Extensions

If I have any single issue with Microsoft Windows, it’s that the default on installation is to hide the file extensions. This single tiny detail has led to more confusion and mistakes than any other individual detail in Windows that I can recall. Unless you can see them, most of you haven’t a clue what kinds of files you have in a lot of your folders. Granted you’re supposed to be able to tell by the icon, but that doesn’t help differentiate the different graphics files. Or when I’m trying to help someone manually install a program and there are FIVE files all called “Setup” in their program’s main folder, who knows which one is actually the setup.exe file! And I’ve had customers and students often send me the wrong version of a file because they can’t see the difference between several files if they’re all named the same.

So, today, I’m going to plead with all of you to go change that default setting so that from this day forward you will be able to see exactly what kind of files you have and avoid any confusion. It’s SO simple to do, I don’t even need to make a video for this one.

  • Open up My Computer (or Computer, if you have Vista)
  • Click on File>Tool Options (or Organize>Folder and Search Options, if you have Vista)
  • Click on the View tab
  • Uncheck the box next to “Hide extensions for known file types
  • Click on OK. You’re done!

    And now… your computer days will be better! Here are a couple of screen shots just to make it clearer…


    • Inkscape Flourishes: Day 3

    by | Aug 28, 2008 | Flourishes - Designing, Free Videos, Inkscape

    On Tuesday, I posted the demo video that showed the new features in the Beta Inkscape .47. Wednesday, I posted the short videos showing where to download this Beta version, where to find 7 Zip to install, how to use 7 Zip, and then how to set up Inkscape as a shortcut on your desktop. TODAY, we have a video I made to show you how to create some quick flourishes, weld in Inkscape (if you need to) and export/import into KNK Studio for further designing. If you have ANY questions, let me know! I hope we’ll see some of your designs, using this feature, posted at the Yahoo groups!

    Creating Swirls and Flourishes in Inkscape .47