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[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. | [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. | ||
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===Setting Preferences=== | ===Setting Preferences=== | ||
| + | *Under '''Scribus''', go to '''Preferences''' to select settings that may be applied throughout your project. | ||
===Margins and Guides=== | ===Margins and Guides=== | ||
| − | *Note the margins of your document - keep your text and artwork within this boundary | + | *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 | + | *For guides to help with placement and alignment of objects in the document, go to '''View''' and click on selections to make them visible. |
===Adding Text: Using the Properties Box and the Story Editor=== | ===Adding Text: Using the Properties Box and the Story Editor=== | ||
# Click on the '''Insert Text Frame''' icon in the top task bar. On the page, click and drag diagonally to create a frame. | # Click on the '''Insert Text Frame''' icon in the top task bar. On the page, click and drag diagonally to create a frame. | ||
| − | # | + | # To open the '''Story Editor''': right-click inside the text frame and select '''Edit Text'''. Type inside this box and/or '''Copy''' and '''Paste''' text from other documents. |
| − | + | # For more styling options, right-click inside the text frame and select '''Properties''' at bottom. Can also use to assign a name to particular sections of text. | |
| − | # | + | # To resize the frame, use the black arrow tool and select a corner or side of the bounding box. |
| − | ====Text Flow==== | + | ====Text Flow==== |
| − | + | # Text boxes that are too small to contain all of the text will have a red + box in the lower right corner. | |
| − | #Text boxes that are too small to contain all of the text will have a red + box in the lower right corner | + | # To flow text between multiple text boxes, select the text frames and click on the '''Link Text Frames''' icon in the top task bar. |
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====Format Text==== | ====Format Text==== | ||
| − | #Select the text you want to format ('''Command A''' to "Select All" is a useful shortcut here) | + | # 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 | + | # Change your type using the character and paragraph options in the Story Editor and/or text Properties window. |
===Add an Image=== | ===Add an Image=== | ||
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# Click on the '''Insert Image Frame''' icon in the top task bar. On the page, click and drag diagonally to create a frame. | # Click on the '''Insert Image Frame''' icon in the top task bar. On the page, click and drag diagonally to create a frame. | ||
# Click on the frame to select it, right-click inside the frame and click '''Get Image''' or double-click to fill the frame. | # Click on the frame to select it, right-click inside the frame and click '''Get Image''' or double-click to fill the frame. | ||
| − | # To fit the image to the frame, go to its Properties window, click on the Image tab and click on Scale to Frame Size | + | # To fit the image to the frame, go to its Properties window, click on the '''Image''' tab and click on '''Scale to Frame Size''' |
===Text Wrap Around an Image=== | ===Text Wrap Around an Image=== | ||
| − | #From the image's Properties window, click on the Shape tab bar, and click to select an option beneath '''Text Flow Around Frame''' | + | # From the image's Properties window, click on the '''Shape''' tab bar, and click to select an option beneath '''Text Flow Around Frame''' |
| + | ===Additional Resources=== | ||
| + | [http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus Scribus Wiki] | ||
[[Category:2013-2014]] | [[Category:2013-2014]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:05, 4 March 2014
Intro to 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.
Setting Preferences
- Under Scribus, go to Preferences to select settings that may be applied throughout your project.
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.
Adding Text: Using the Properties Box and the Story Editor
- Click on the Insert Text Frame icon in the top task bar. On the page, click and drag diagonally to create a frame.
- To open the Story Editor: right-click inside the text frame and select Edit Text. Type inside this box and/or Copy and Paste text from other documents.
- For more styling options, right-click inside the text frame and select Properties at bottom. Can also use to assign a name to particular sections of text.
- To resize the frame, use the black arrow tool and select a corner or side of the bounding box.
Text Flow
- Text boxes that are too small to contain all of the text will have a red + box in the lower right corner.
- To flow text between multiple text boxes, select the text frames and click on the Link Text Frames icon in the top task bar.
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 Story Editor and/or text Properties window.
Add an Image
Note: use 72 dpi resolution for web and at least 200 dpi for print
- Click on the Insert Image Frame icon in the top task bar. On the page, click and drag diagonally to create a frame.
- Click on the frame to select it, right-click inside the frame and click Get Image or double-click to fill the frame.
- To fit the image to the frame, go to its Properties window, click on the Image tab and click on Scale to Frame Size
Text Wrap Around an Image
- From the image's Properties window, click on the Shape tab bar, and click to select an option beneath Text Flow Around Frame
