Thank you for the very quick response. I should have explained much more than I did. I am on an iMac running the OS-X "Snow Leopard." I am a recovering PC user with some knowledge of CorelDraw. I was completely daunted by the $1400 price tag on Adobe and have been struggling with Inkscape ...

When I "Copy and Paste" simple objects, like rectangles and elipses, the copies come out fuzzy; as if they are bit maps or are blurred. Is there something wrong in my set-up preferences? Also can I use the "Transform" command to make copies but keep the original in place? This wo...