Scribus 1.3.5 Beginner's Guide Cedric Gemy Author

This step-by-step guide packed with interesting examples and screenshots is for anyone who wants to create professional-looking documents using Scribus. No experience of desktop publishing software is needed. Each of the eleven chapters deals with an aspect of Scribus, starting with a description of the graphic tool chain followed by drawing a simple and attractive business card. Next you learn to manage and structure the pages of your document then how to import text, set type style, and use replacement and hyphenation tools. You learn about frames and how to modify or distort shapes; how to add pictures or vector drawings and the best format for each purpose; how Scribus handles advanced color features and how to be sure they are set for a good print result. At the end, you’ll know how to produce a perfect PDF file for a print job or the Web with effects, buttons, and JavaScript interactivity, and how to extend the document capacities and Scribus tools with simple Python programming.