This article gives you all the basic information you need to start putting SVG to use. You'll learn enough to be able to make a handbill for a digital camera that's on sale at the fictitious MegaMart.
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In this brief introduction, you've learned how to

• set up the dimensions of an SVG drawing
• create basic shapes such as rectangles and circles
• transform a graphic by translating, scaling, and rotating it
• define graphics for later reuse
• group graphics
• use simple paths
• add text to a graphic
• use filters for visual effects