Thanks for the responses. I kind of thought that video poster was using a short cut, but it must be one he made himself? I did experiment last night after posting with dynamic offsetting. It's not really the same. Neither response really answers my question. But then again I also didn't ask my quest...

Hello- Completely new to Inkscape. How do I adjust the size of the object using Inset/Outset path effect. I can select the object but it just shapes it normally after I've selected outset. For Reference How do I do this (at 2:10 mark): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZGDaOMS5Ck In which he enlarges...