Thanks for response, Martin. You covered exactly what I wanted to know! Harvey
-------------------------------------------------- From: "ZASKE Martin" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 2:58 PM To: "Scribus User Mailing List" <scribus at lists.scribus.net> Subject: Re: [scribus] Column question > Welcome to Scribus Harvey! > > Your questions are welcome too. And the more information you give us, > the better we can help you. > > Maybe your first project in Scribus is just a one-page poster? > > In Scribus you should hit F2 and always have space to keep the F2-window > open. We use two screens on our layout computer, to have space for all > the tools and information-windows. We also keep the F6-window open > always (layers) and the document Outline. > > For columns, you need a text-frame, which you pull up with the > text-frame tool. > > Then you select that text-frame, so that it shows a red frame and > handles. Now you can click on the text-tab within the F2-window. You > will find a sub-tab called Columns & Text distances. Here you can play > with the columns until you get the settings you need. > > I have given this, based on Version 1.4.3; if you are using something > different, that would be information to include with your next request. > > > If you are very ambitious, and you tend to want "total control" over > your text, you can also define guidelines and individual text-boxes. > Those you can link with the Link Text Frames (N) tool. That way you can > have any custom column-layout you can dream up. Since we are doing a > magazine, we do our "columns" this manual way, for full flexibility; > even though it is a little more work. > Helpful in this context is the feature to snap your text to the > baseline grid. (Also available in F2 window on text-tab on the "fixed > linespacing"-button as an alternative option; you need to take your > cursor outside the text and select the entire text-box, to be able to > select the linespacing options) > > > > Sorry, if I got your question wrong. Maybe you literally want to know, > where to find information yourself. > > First idea: Go here: > > http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Help:TOC > > Type "columns" into the top-right search-box and you will find stuff > like this: > > http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Get_Started_With_Scribus:6 > > > > Second idea: In the help, which comes with Scribus (Help-menu -> Scribus > manual), you will find a write-up called "Working with Text" which is > also giving an example about setting up a multi-page document. > > > > Third idea: When we started using Scribus for publishing, we bought this > book, and it has given us a good kick-start. (I believe it is written in > English) > > Scribus: Open-Source Desktop Publishing von Christoph Sch?fer und weiteren > http://www.amazon.de/dp/0956078001 > ISBN-13: 978-0956078001 > > > > Have fun with Scribus. Any time you invest now for finding your way > around, is time well spent. Scribus can do so much more, than I > initially knew. But some goodies are a little "hidden", like treasures. > > greetings, > > Martin > > > On 23.05.2014 16:35, Harvey Cohen wrote: >> I'm new to Scribus and I can't find information about about how to create >> columns. Can someone please help? Thanks >> >> Harvey >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20140523/26f7e128/attachment.html> >> ___ >> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> See also: >> http://wiki.scribus.net >> http://forums.scribus.net >> > > > -- > ZASKE Martin > responsable G?G? > BP 50 - Bassila - B?nin > tel G?G? 66.66.11.11 > tel pers 97.44.62.95 > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net
