Is It Possible To Erase Part Of An Object

You can use a clipping path.
You just have to draw a shape over the area you want to keep, select both objects (text+shape) and use object, clip, make.
You can release the clip if you want to edit the text later.
If editing is not a problem, you can convert the text to curves (path > object to paths) and use the node editor to erase the extra letter.

The development version (the future Inkscape 0.47) has an "eraser" tool, that lets you erase objects or parts of them.

Many many THANKS!  I'll try this.  All The Best,  Lauren

--- On Fri, 20/3/09, Guillermo Espertino (Gez) <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Guillermo Espertino (Gez) <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #64759]: Is It Possible To Erase Part Of An Object
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Friday, 20 March, 2009, 5:39 PM

Your question #64759 on Inkscape changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/64759

    Status: Open => Answered

Guillermo Espertino (Gez) proposed the following answer:
You can use a clipping path.
You just have to draw a shape over the area you want to keep, select both objects (text+shape) and use object, clip, make.
You can release the clip if you want to edit the text later.
If editing is not a problem, you can convert the text to curves (path > object to paths) and use the node editor to erase the extra letter.

The development version (the future Inkscape 0.47) has an "eraser" tool,
that lets you erase objects or parts of them.

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Thanks Guillermo Espertino (Gez), that solved my question.