(A lot of extensions have needed to be re-written for the last 2 new versions of Inkscape, as there have been many major changes recently.) I know someone who provides the links and resource for this extension. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working.

And there's an extra file which has some convenient shapes you can use: You need an extension which does not come packed with Inkscape. Is there anyone familiar with this procedure that would be willing to spend a little time guiding me through the process to create arched text? I have a few specific things in the graphic I'm trying to accomplish, and I literally have no idea how to get where I need to go. There are no tutorials that I can find, the information on creating text is somewhat lacking in depth, and I'm starting to get a little frustrated at my inability to use the program to do what I need to do. I've been using variants of Paint Shop Pro from JASC for a number of years now, and have some minor experience with Corel, but I simply cannot figure out how to begin attempting to create Arched text in Inkscape. The green lines are identical, and are displayed to demonstrate just one of the many differences between the two. In the attached graphic, the red text at the top is Arched, and the blue text at the bottom is Curved.

I first have to make a significant and important distinction between Arched text, and Curved text. I am having difficulty finding any information in the forum (or any of the sub-forums for that matter) on creating Arched text.

Inkscape curved text