[Inkscape-user] How to create drop shadow.

PLease forgive a question from an absolute newbie. I understand how to use filters in e.g., Gimp. but I don't know where to start with Inkscape. Can someone walk me throught the steps needed to take a text string and add a drop shadow? I have read the page in one of the manuals and it says: ------------------------------------------------ Inkscape does not support filters yet. However, filters can be added with the XML Editor. The following two examples show how filters are included in an SVG drawing. -----------------------------------------------

What exactly does this mean? do I create the drawing, and then add the code from the manual to the definition of the drawing? Or something else?

Assistance appreciated