DRAWSVG user's manual

Chapter 1. User profile

The functions of DrawSVG editor are classified into two user profiles:

A basic profile comprising all the common functions for editing an SVG document
An expert profile with additional advanced features intended for users specializing in SVG

See tasks to view the difference between basic and expert profiles.

The basic profile is free to use with no identification required.

The expert profile :

Is free for students and teachers ^[studients]
Granted by Drawsvg Patreon subscription with supports
Can be evaluated for a period of 5 days of use by logging in with your Google or Patreon account

To login click on the user profile icon in the menu bar to view the user profile login dialog

Figure 1.1. User profile

Then login with your Patreon or Google account.

If you have an expert access code, no need to log in, enter it to switch to the expert profile.

The expert profile remains activated the next time you access drawsvg with the same browser.

With your patreon subscription you can get an access code to expert profile without login.

The functionalities are organized into three categories of tasks:

Tasks to manage documents (opening, saving, etc.)
Tasks to draw elements
Tasks to modify the selected elements

Each task is associated with a profile (basic or expert), to explore them visit the links below with showcases associated for each task.

Table 1.1. User profile tasks

Categories	Basic profile	Expert profile	All
Document	basic document tasks	expert document tasks	all document tasks
Drawing	basic element drawing tasks	expert element drawing tasks	all element drawing tasks
Editing	basic element editing tasks	expert element editing tasks	all element editing tasks

^[studients] A request must be submitted via email to register the institution with its domain name and website. Then people can login with google and their school email address attached to the domain to get expert profile access.

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