[Inkscape-user] stroke style and position

Hi all,

I'm new to this list (and to inkscape) so I first would like to congratulate and thank the developers and whoever contributed to inkscape.

Here is my question: Say I have an object. And for this object I would like a border (i.e. stroke). How would I make sure that this border (stroke) is completely _outside_ the object and does not at all overlap with the object?

Thanks for your help, -Gezim