Scribus

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Installation

Scribus can be installed in a number of ways.

On GNU/Linux

Scribus can typically be installed via a package manager.

Basic concepts

Tools

Select Item

Shortcut: c

Used to select and move items.

Insert Text Frame Shortcut: t

Insert Image Frame

Shortcut: i

To add an image, draw an image frame in the document. Right-click on the frame and select Get Image (or press Ctrl-D). The X, Y, Z panel of the Properties panel controls the settings of the image (position and scale). To make text wrap around the picture, in the Shape panel, check the box next to "Text Flows Around Frame."

Insert Table

Shortcut: a

Insert Shape

Shortcut: s

Insert Polygon

Shortcut: p

Insert Line

Shortcut: l

Properties Panel

This is at the bottom of the menu you get from selecting and right-clicking an item. You can also open it by pressing F2. There are 6 sections to the Properties panel:

X, Y, Z
Shape
Text
Image
Line
Colors

Tips

Objects are layered on top of each other in a "stack". You can select items that are stacked below other items by ctrl-shift-clicking on the stack.

External links

Links:

Scribus, archive.flossmanuals.net, 2013 -- pdf; license: stated as None, whatever that means
Scribus: An introduction to desktop publishing by Dave Baker, 2012-2014, weblearn.ox.ac.uk -- license: CC BY-NC-SA
scribus, sourceforge.net
Scribus web site, cribus.net -- currently down