Every time I use scribus, I love it just a little more. Of course I use it for absolutely nothing of every day use to other people; but that's part of the great flexibility of the software... This is about to change...
I'm really interested in learning magazine layout and going nuts with the power of Scribus. Over the next 6 months + I'm going to be writing newsletter articles in the form of a story. When they're all done I'd like to lay it out in a magazine format, along with other information about our congregation. A big plus is that I've just discovered that my printer can handle 11 x 17 paper! Whoopie! (posters have, all the sudden, become SOOO much more fun). I practiced with the first section today. I created a document with facing pages, with pre-created text boxes that have 2 columns. I created a template that has the page number as well (thanks to whoever told me to stop trying to insert a page # in the story editor, that did the trick). Then I imported my text, and created a styles to get the desired feel. It worked like a charm. With four straight columns, the section took up two pages and it printed on 8 1/2 x 11 fine. Now here's the question... How would I get these pages to print on the 11 x 17 paper side by side? Selecting "two pages per sheet" in the printer options shrinks it considerably. Even beyond that, how would I go about creating document that would print out in the correct order for the magazine fold? Do I have to calculate this all by hand? Or are there some post-script utilities that would do the conversion? Thanks for the help gang... Wes
