Fill inside "donut" pen paths

[ianh24638206]

I have created 3 enclosed pen paths (one outside, two inside, like a figure 8) and want to fill the 8 with colour.. Can you please tell me how?

[teachbit]

If you could post figure 8, that might help to understand the question.

[fenjas29325284]

Is it this, what you want?

Select all three path elements.

Choose in path operations "Exclude overlapping shapes".

Fill the path area.

Fenja