On 03/17/2010 04:15 PM, Candice Jordan wrote: > Submitted on 03/17/2010 > Submitted by anonymous user: [10.1.6.26] > > Submitted values are: > > Your contact information: > Name: Candice Jordan > Email Address: artneko at gmail.com > About your Scribus program: > Version: 1.3.5 > Prebuilt/Compiled: Prebuilt > Build Date: > Your operating system and CPU: > Type: MacOS X > Version: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 > CPU type: Other/Don't know > Your request content: > Subject: Newspaper in Scribus > Message: > I edit an 8 page tabloid size newspaper for a neighborhood association in > Portland, and several other assocaitions (we have about 95) are looking to > emulate our paper. Previously the paper was done in InDesign but for reasons > of volunteer accessibility I am trying to move toward open source software. > I did the last two issues using Open Office Writer with definite issues with > our printer, mostly over color. I am a total newbie both to DTP (coming from > the old days of actual cut and paste) and am struggling trying to learn how > to use Scribus--don't need a lot of fancy stuff, just the basics, like I > can't figure out how to do styles for example to set my paragraph indents for > the body. Is there someone that can help me with this -- and what would be > most excellent would be if there were someone in Portland who wanted to meet > with me to show me a few quick tips, help me set up a basic template and who > might also be willing to coach others from the various neighborhood > associations and coalitions. If I can just get the basics under my belt I am > happy to pay it forward and teach others.
You might consider our manual, available from amazon -- just search 'Scribus' there. The manual covers versions 1.3.3.x, but except for some rearrangements of some features like styles, for example, the functions are much the same. Greg
