On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 07:36:39PM +0000, Calum Polwart wrote: > > How is the 3-fold page suppose to work? I create a new document and all > > it does is produce a new page, with margin lines or 3 even sized pages. > > What am I doing wrong.
> It controls how 'pages' are layed out when you add extra pages. > > So if you want a standard 3 fold, A4 leaflet you would choose: > > 3 Fold > Page Size ? 99mm x 21mm (1/3rd A4) > And insert 6 pages. > > This will give you the layout BUT note when you export it to PDF you'll > get 6 seperate pages - you need to then use some manipulation software > to impose the 3 pages (multivalent or look on the scribus site for info > about booklet printing its the same concept) Because rearranging PDFs is annoying, I usually start the layout for my 3-page leaflets on A4 landscape (plus cut margins). It's actually easier and less error-prone (and I don't get any benefit from telling scribus that it's actually 3 pages). Apart from that you need to take into account that one of the pages needs to be a bit narrower for winded folds (German Wickelfalz). Bye, Tino.
