Wow! Thank you.
The solution. while a little more 'technical' than the MS procedure, looks quite doable. *As measured*, the 8879 template is 7.00" wide split down the middle with 5 abutting rows of 2.00" each. The Avery 8879 sheets are 8-1/2 X 11" overall. Each sheet produces 10 cards that are each 2" X 3-1/2" and for some reason Avery has chosen to make the leading (top) margin 15/32" and the trailing (bottom) margin is 17/32". But I don't think any of this will change the principle of your solution. I include the measurements only to add to add to your store of knowledge - a small 'payment in gratitude'. Thanks again for your quick and very clear response to my question. Bill On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 6:09 AM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote: > > I have MS publisher on another (older) PC that's not mine. But it's > > what I > > had when I developed a business card (attached) > > > > So far Openoffice has satisfied my needs and allowed me to avoid MS > > Office > > on this PC but this task has me stumped. > > > > I like Scribus' ability to outline letters so I'll re-do the card (no > > need > > to convert it) in Scribus. > > > > Soooo... How do I develop a business card in Scribus and print it > > 10-up on > > Avery Form # 8879? > > > > As I understand it, the 8879 template is 7.5" wide split down the middle > with 5 abutting rows of 2.25 inches > > 1. Open a new document, 8879 size (sorry I dont know what that is)just > measure it and make a custom new document if it is not standard letter > or A4 > > 2. Insert guides to make 10 3.75x2.25 divisions with further guides > for a 1/8 " bleed area and a 1/8 " no print area so you end up with a > work area of 3.25"x1.75" > > 3. Use the scrapbook to hold your 3.25"x1.75" card work and then just > keep pasting it into the 10 work areas. > > http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/scribus/8879.sla will give you the > idea, it has a Scribus-1.3.6 heading, so I assume it will open in > 1.3.5 > > > -- > > > > Owen > > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20090919/28cb1e4d/attachment.htm>
