Rockytime Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 I know "Word King Kevin" uses Microsoft Office for most of his great word art. I however, do not have that but use Open Office. Does anyone here use it? I have lots of fonts but I have no idea how to kern characters unless I just print them, cut them out and paste them which I can do especially if characters are not to be evenly aligned. But lots of times kerning is easiest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) I just googled and found this. This is for Open Office. If you need kerning only for selected parts of your text, follow these steps: Highlight the passages of your text for which kerning needs to be enabled. Select Format > Character. Select the Position tab. In the "Spacing" section, check the check box Pair kerning. For Word, do the same except go to the Format/Font/character Spacing............ Edited October 30, 2017 by octoolguy JOE_M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 I use inkscape which is free or sometimes Photoshop. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Phantom Scroller said: I use inkscape which is free or sometimes Photoshop. Roly I am fresh to inkscape Roly can you move the wording around on inkscape not found that yet ? Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab4 Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 hour ago, blights69 said: I am fresh to inkscape Roly can you move the wording around on inkscape not found that yet ? Hi Frank Check your PM - Sent you a message Fab4 Sorry Les , didn't mean to steal your post hope you find what you're looking for with Open Office blights69 and Phantom Scroller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrampaJim Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 I have used Open Office for years, but also use Inkscape for patterns. Why pay hundreds of $$$ for an office software that there is a free alternative to? As the Mac and Linux people say "friends don't let friends buy Microsoft." OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 12 hours ago, Phantom Scroller said: I use inkscape which is free or sometimes Photoshop. Roly Hi, I just opened Inkscape and it seems that there will be a tremendous learning curve involved. Can you offer any advice to a new user? I can see that it is a very involved program with a ton of options. What do you suggest? Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, octoolguy said: Hi, I just opened Inkscape and it seems that there will be a tremendous learning curve involved. Can you offer any advice to a new user? I can see that it is a very involved program with a ton of options. What do you suggest? Ray http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/articles/pattern-making/inkscape/ Good luck. Edited October 30, 2017 by Scrappile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 32 minutes ago, Scrappile said: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/articles/pattern-making/inkscape/ Good luck. Thanks Paul. I knew I could count on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 15 hours ago, octoolguy said: I just googled and found this. This is for Open Office. If you need kerning only for selected parts of your text, follow these steps: Highlight the passages of your text for which kerning needs to be enabled. Select Format > Character. Select the Position tab. In the "Spacing" section, check the check box Pair kerning. For Word, do the same except go to the Format/Font/character Spacing............ I found the same thing but could not get it to work for dome reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 7 hours ago, GrampaJim said: I have used Open Office for years, but also use Inkscape for patterns. Why pay hundreds of $$$ for an office software that there is a free alternative to? As the Mac and Linux people say "friends don't let friends buy Microsoft." I also use office because I won't pay for Microsoft Word. I have Inkscape down loases but it looks intimidating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Scrappile said: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/articles/pattern-making/inkscape/ Good luck. I looked at the Inkscape list of SSV courses. I did not see lesson 1. Are those tutorials still available? I guess I did not understand what I was reading. I think it is all dated 2009 or 2010. I have Inkscape downloaded but don't know what to do with. Migh be easier to pay someone to make names. Guess I'm just old and lazy, looking for a simple way. However, I would make an attempt to learn Inkscape if the tutorial still exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 I find Inkscape and Gimp both very intimidating. And now that I have a Mac.. It is a little different. But lots of people have it figured out and do very good with both. I get bored trying to learn either very quickly. Heppnerguy tried to show me once. 352 steps later he says "see how easy that is". I was laying on the floor with my eyes rolled back in my head. Then he moved!.. I mean like left the state and went to Arizona.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab4 Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 17 minutes ago, Scrappile said: I find Inkscape and Gimp both very intimidating. And now that I have a Mac.. It is a little different. But lots of people have it figured out and do very good with both. I get bored trying to learn either very quickly. Heppnerguy tried to show me once. 352 steps later he says "see how easy that is". I was laying on the floor with my eyes rolled back in my head. Then he moved!.. I mean like left the state and went to Arizona.. I knew there was a reason why Dick wanted to leave - now I know.......LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Yep.... Right, Dick? I sure miss him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab4 Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 49 minutes ago, Rockytime said: I looked at the Inkscape list of SSV courses. I did not see lesson 1. Are those tutorials still available? I guess I did not understand what I was reading. I think it is all dated 2009 or 2010. I have Inkscape downloaded but don't know what to do with. Migh be easier to pay someone to make names. Guess I'm just old and lazy, looking for a simple way. However, I would make an attempt to learn Inkscape if the tutorial still exists. Hi Les: Please check your PM messages Fab4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 I have made a few tutorials for using open office, but they are on an old computer. I will dig around a bit to see if I can find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragax Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 I understand the kerning in Windows 97, but what font do you guys use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I'm giving up on Open Office. It is only capable of simple things. Inkskape can do infinitely more. Soooooooo I'm gonna give it a try. Thanks for all the kind suggestions. Just typical SSV! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 3 hours ago, Rockytime said: I found the same thing but could not get it to work for dome reason. I played around with it and got it to move the letters apart. Is that what you are trying to do? You want to change the spacing between the letters? There are boxes there that you have to change the settings. I'm also now watching the tutorials that Travis has put up on Inkscape. I think that is going to be the way to go. Lot's to learn but it's just a bit of fiddling. Give it a try. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I think the best way to learn Inkscape is with two computers, one to view the tutorials and another to do the exercises while watching. My wife won't let me have her laptop and my tablet is too small to be of use. Life sure isn't fair. BooHoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 4 hours ago, Rockytime said: I think the best way to learn Inkscape is with two computers, one to view the tutorials and another to do the exercises while watching. My wife won't let me have her laptop and my tablet is too small to be of use. Life sure isn't fair. BooHoo! I'm a computer junkie. I have a desktop and two laptops on my desk and another pc in my shop. You are right about learning the program though. It will be easier if I open up two or three computers all at the same time. I'll give that a try tomorrow. It's supposed to rain so it would be a great day to learn the program. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 22 hours ago, Fab4 said: Hi Frank Check your PM - Sent you a message Fab4 Sorry Les , didn't mean to steal your post hope you find what you're looking for with Open Office Thanks Fab4 that will help out loads Fab4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmerstutzen Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Some how I ended up with open office on my computer. I hate it. Makes letters and everything more difficult. Envelopes especially Worse< I have absolutely no idea how it got on the computer. I already have word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab4 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 1 hour ago, zimmerstutzen said: Some how I ended up with open office on my computer. I hate it. Makes letters and everything more difficult. Envelopes especially Worse< I have absolutely no idea how it got on the computer. I already have word. Hi Perry Open Office is no different than all the other programs There is a learning curve and once you straighten out that curve, it's actually fun Everyone has their favorite program(s), you choose one, learn it and go from there The BEST PART of all this is no matter what program you choose if you're stuck on something there is always a Villager or two, or three, or four who are willing to help out All we have to do is ask Fab4 blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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