PDF opening wrong.

[PeterK]

When I open a PDF, then draw a straight line, write a word and after selecting both, click on 'Put on path', it puts it upside down. Can someone please tell me how to stop it doing this? I have too much to complete to have to keep doing everything the long way. Thanks.

[Moini]

Imported PDFs always seem to be using mirrored coordinate systems... I've written a (German) article that covers it and the issue you mention here: http://vektorrascheln.de/posts/2016/May/inkscape-entdecker-text4.html

Easiest fix is to create a new layer, and create the text and the path in that layer.

Or to ungroup everything until there are no more groups in the drawing, and then move everything to a new layer.