My first Inkscape project, and already I have something I can't figure out. How do I alter the dimensions of a text box without stretching or compressing the text itself? For example, when I grab the arrow on the side of a text box and drag it to enlarge the box, the text line breaks don't change, the text just stretches widthwise. If I drag it to make the box smaller, it compresses the text. Using the width and height digital dimensions above the ruler do the same thing. I can do some different things by clicking the arrow while holding down the control, command, or shift keys, but none of those change the dimensions of the box without changing the scale of the text inside the box.
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My first Inkscape project, and already I have something I can't figure out. How do I alter the dimensions of a text box without stretching or compressing the text itself? For example, when I grab the arrow on the side of a text box and drag it to enlarge the box, the text line breaks don't change, the text just stretches widthwise. If I drag it to make the box smaller, it compresses the text. Using the width and height digital dimensions above the ruler do the same thing. I can do some different things by clicking the arrow while holding down the control, command, or shift keys, but none of those change the dimensions of the box without changing the scale of the text inside the box.
Thanks for any suggestions
John
The text box has a little diamod-shaped knob bottom right to alter its dimensions (text tool must be active).