Scribus 1.3: Basics
by James Street
Start the free chapterScribus is a full-featured Free and Open Source desktop publishing layout application that is relatively easy to learn. Scribus is freely available for a number of operating systems including Windows, Mac, and Linux via web distribution. In this course, James Street teaches you the fundamentals of creating documents using Scribus including: using the interface, creating and editing content, formatting options, and finalizing your documents. Work files are included. To begin learning Scribus today, simply click on the movie links.
Course content
Introduction to Scribus3 lessons
About Scribus5 lessons
Exploring the Interface9 lessons
- Starting Up5:541 credit or ad
- Components of the Interface pt. 16:231 credit or ad
- Components of the Interface pt. 26:111 credit or ad
- Components of the Interface pt. 35:211 credit or ad
- Toolbars6:351 credit or ad
- Customizing the Toolbars3:591 credit or ad
- The Document Window5:261 credit or ad
- Elements of a Document5:461 credit or ad
- Preferences & Options6:581 credit or ad
Creating Documents12 lessons
- Document Setup Options6:001 credit or ad
- Measurement Systems3:211 credit or ad
- Saving5:341 credit or ad
- Creating & Editing Text5:311 credit or ad
- Importing Text6:381 credit or ad
- Threading Text & Inserting Pages5:461 credit or ad
- Other Page Operations5:111 credit or ad
- Moving & Editing Objects6:181 credit or ad
- Graphics5:561 credit or ad
- Converting Frames2:021 credit or ad
- SVGs5:451 credit or ad
- Line & Color Settings7:121 credit or ad
Formatting Options10 lessons
- Typography 1015:511 credit or ad
- Fonts6:281 credit or ad
- Character Formatting pt. 16:081 credit or ad
- Character Formatting pt. 25:121 credit or ad
- Text Effects6:041 credit or ad
- Paragraph Formatting Options6:121 credit or ad
- Inserting Special Chaaracters4:511 credit or ad
- Creating Paragraph Styles5:591 credit or ad
- Applying & Editing Paragraph styles6:091 credit or ad
- Other Text Tools6:171 credit or ad
Using Shapes8 lessons
- Vector Shapes5:051 credit or ad
- Anatomy of a Vector6:411 credit or ad
- Tools6:521 credit or ad
- Creating & Editing Shapes pt. 15:301 credit or ad
- Creating & Editing Shapes pt. 26:321 credit or ad
- Adjusting Shapes6:181 credit or ad
- Exporting & Editing SVGs6:141 credit or ad
- Editing Contour Lines6:161 credit or ad
Layout7 lessons
- Stack Order/Layers & Levels6:131 credit or ad
- Using Levels & Layers3:391 credit or ad
- Aligning & Distributing Options6:291 credit or ad
- Creating & Using Tables5:111 credit or ad
- Formatting Tables5:121 credit or ad
- Creating Master Pages & Page Numbers6:251 credit or ad
- Applying & Editing Master Pages5:231 credit or ad