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Change default Zoom to whole page size?

Asked by Lucy Gregg

Is there a way to change the default zoom level so it always opens a document showing the whole page or whole drawing?

At the moment it seems to open zoomed in on a section of the design so I always have to zoom out again before I can start work.

I usually use an A3 landscape or A4 landscape page which I have created as my own defaults.

Thanks for your help.

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su_v (suv-lp) said : 		#1

a) Opening saved 'Inkscape SVG' files
The initial zoom level of 'Inkscape SVG' files is stored within each file, and reused the next time you open it in a new document window.

Note: this is only possible for files saved with the default 'Inkscape SVG' file format. Other vector-based formats (e.g. 'Plain SVG', or PDF) cannot store such Inkscape-specific settings per file.

b) New files:
For new documents, the initial zoom level is picked up from the default template (or whatever template from 'File > New…' was used). You can create custom templates with your preferred settings (including the initial zoom level when opening the file).

Recommended reading:
<http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/using-templates-in-inkscape>

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