View source for Modernity and Its Discontents - Scribus

==Intro to Scribus==
[http://www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus Scribus] is a cross-platform Open Source desktop publishing program for professional page layout such as combining text and images in preparation for print.

===File Management===
*Save files to local computer (and use a different source for backup)
*Create a project folder
*Create subfolders for text and graphics and copy/store files to be used in the project into these subfolders

===Prepare Your Document Layout===
#Launch Scribus. To create a new document, go to '''File''' > '''New''' which opens a '''New Document''' window.
#From the New Document window make the selections needed for your project, such as:
#*Document Layout
#*Orientation: Portrait or Landscape
#* Number of desired pages
#*Width and Height of the pages
#* Number of columns, if needed
#* Margin guides
#When you are finished, click OK to save your selections.

===Margins and Guides===
*Note the margins of your document - keep your text and artwork within this boundary
*For guides to help with placement and alignment of objects in the document, go to '''View''' and click on selections to make them visible

===Add Text===
# Select the '''Text''' tool and drag diagonally to create a frame on your document, start typing.
#*You can also '''Copy''' and '''Paste''' text from other applications
#Using the black arrow tool select a corner of the bounding box to resize

====Text Flow====
You can flow text between multiple text boxes
#Text boxes that are too small to contain all of the text will have a red + box in the lower right corner
#Click this box and the cursor changes to the "Text Loaded" cursor
#Click anywhere on your document and a new text box will be created flowing text from the previous text box
#Use Guides and your Margins to snap text boxes into alignment

====Format Text====
#Select the text you want to format ('''Command A''' to Select All is a useful shortcut here)
#Change your type using the character and paragraph options in the top property bar

===Add an Image===
#Create a Frame as a placeholder for your image. Make sure it is selected
#Go '''File > Place''' 
#Locate the image on your local hard drive that you want to place and click '''Open'''
#The image will fill the frame but if it's too big portions may be cropped. 
#To fit the image to the frame, right click on the fram and choose '''Fitting''' and choose the appropriate way to fir your content

====If you did not use a frame for your image...====
#Your cursor changes to the "Image Loaded" cursor. Click your cursor where you'd like the image placed.
#To resize your image hold down the '''Command''' AND '''Shift''' key then grab a corner of the bounding box and drag to resize.
#*Note what happens if you forget to hold down these keys...

===Text wrap around an image===
#Select the image and from the top properties bar choose the text wrap option you'd  like
#Move a text box near/over and image to see the text wrap around the object

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