The Kivio Handbook
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The Kivio Handbook

Ben Lamb

Revision 1.5.0 (2006-01-30)

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

Kivio is the KOffice flowchart and diagram creation tool.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
What is Kivio?
About this Document
Contributing to Kivio
2. Basic Usage
Starting Kivio
Using Stencils
Selecting Stencils
Moving Stencils
Resizing a Stencil
Undoing a Mistake
Limitations of the Stencils
Labeling Stencils
Selecting Several Stencils
Adjusting the Fill Color and Line Color
Adjusting the Line Thickness
Connecting Shapes Together
Grouping Stencils
Overlaying Stencils
Locking Stencils
Stencil Geometry
Viewing the Document
Zooming In and Out
Panning the Document
The Overview
Using Palettes
Multiple Views
Split Views
Customizing the Display
3. Working with Kivio
Opening a Document
Saving a Document
Printing
Importing/Exporting Documents
Documents with Multiple Pages
Adding Pages
Removing Pages
Renaming Pages
Working with Pages
Exporting a Page
The Grid
Freestanding Text
Page Layout
Using Guides
Adding Guides
Repositioning Guides
Visibility and Snapping
Layers
The Layer Palette
Adding Layers
Layer Settings
Arranging Stencils
The Align Tool
The Distribute Tool
4. Credits and License
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