Scribus 1.3.5 -- Table of Contents -- Scribus 1.3.5 Beginner's Guide -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Time for action - heading -- What just happened? -- Pop quiz - heading -- Have a go hero - heading -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Getting Started with Scribus -- Desktop publishing software versus text processors -- The graphic workflow -- Understanding the workspace -- Time for action - using the main status bar options -- What just happened? -- The toolbar -- Properties Palette: The main place -- Layout and story editor -- Software and per-document preferences -- Time for action - how Scribus applies changes -- What just happened? -- Working comfortably in Scribus -- Zooming -- Panning -- Changing values in fields -- Customizing Scribus a bit -- Changing the toolbars -- Document handling -- Default document setting -- Default tool settings / zoom factor -- External tools -- To InDesign and Xpress users -- Summary -- 2. Creating a First Layout -- Creating a new layout -- Time for action - setting page size and paper size and margins -- What just happened? -- Choosing a layout -- Save the document as often as possible -- Basic frames for text and images -- Time for action - adding the logo -- What just happened? -- Time for action - adding the text -- What just happened? -- Time for action - adding and setting the color of a shape -- What just happened? -- Changing the stack of objects -- Moving objects and exact positioning -- Placing with snapping options -- Setting the coordinates -- Time for action - use X and Y properties.

What just happened? -- Basic text properties -- Time for action - formatting text -- What just happened? -- Resizing objects -- Resizing with the mouse -- Resizing with the Properties Palette -- Resizing with the keyboard -- Have a go hero - vector circle style -- Scaling objects -- Time for action - scaling the name of our company -- What just happened? -- Rotating objects -- Time for action - the quick method for rotating an object -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - Eco power of rotation -- Aligning objects -- Time for action - aligning an object on another -- What just happened? -- Locking objects to prevent errors -- Grouping objects -- Mirroring objects -- Pop quiz -- Summary -- 3. Mastering Pages -- Navigating in the document -- Time for action - let's surf into the document -- What just happened? -- The Arrange Pages window -- Adding and deleting pages -- Adding pages one by one -- Time for action - a new page after the cover -- What just happened? -- Adding several pages at once -- Time for action - adding several pages -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - where is London? -- Deleting pages -- Arranging pages -- Customizing page properties -- Have a go hero - add a larger page -- Creating and deleting master pages -- The default master pages -- Time for action - using default master pages -- What just happened? -- Managing custom master pages with the Edit Master Pages window -- Creating master pages -- Time for action - hands on master page -- What just happened? -- Applying master pages -- Applying master, page after page -- Applying masters to several pages -- Have a go hero - be the master of master pages! -- Sharing pages and master pages between documents -- Time for action - reusing pages -- What just happened? -- Numbering pages -- Time for action - page numbering -- What just happened? -- Adding sections -- Guides.

Time for action - a simple three-folded document -- What just happened? -- Grids -- Pop quiz -- Summary -- 4. Using Text in Scribus -- Creating Text Frames -- Setting Text Frame options -- Size and position -- Shape -- Frame margins -- Importing simple text -- Time for action - import it from Shakespeare land! -- What just happened? -- Linking and unlinking Text Frames -- Time for action - import it from Shakespeare Land, going on! -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - laying out a Shakespeare biography -- Flowing text -- Time for action - let's jump into the flow! -- What just happened? -- Editing text in the layout and hyphenation -- Time for action - automatic hyphenation -- What just happened? -- Story Editor -- Find and change some words -- Time for action - replacing a text format overall in the document -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - emphasize the character names -- Short Words -- Time for action - automatic replacement with Short Words -- What just happened? -- Dealing with special characters -- Time for action - adding glyphs on your page -- What just happened? -- Reusing a glyph in a document -- Reusing a glyph between documents -- Manual TOC using tabs -- Time for action - creating a Table of Content -- What just happened? -- Exporting text -- Pop quiz -- Summary -- 5. Formatting Your Text -- The three ways of changing a property -- Character formatting -- Changing font -- Changing the font size -- About the size of a font -- Time for action - the font sizes -- What just happened? -- About the ability of a frame to change the size -- About scaling and extensions -- What's the best font size? -- Apply kerning -- Text colors and effects -- Regular letter color -- Adding stroke and shadow color -- Time for action - stroking letters -- What just happened? -- Uppercase and underline -- Paragraph formatting.

Time for action - improving white spaces and alignment -- What just happened? -- Managing fonts and Fontbook -- Define a default font and deactivate font -- Adding new fonts in Scribus -- Time for action - setting a custom font directory -- What just happened? -- Using styles -- Creating styles -- Applying styles -- Deleting styles -- Sharing styles -- Time for action - working with styles -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - creating a book with styles -- Importing styled documents -- Time for action - import a Writer document -- What just happened ? -- Importing a structured document -- Pop quiz -- Summary -- 6. Special Frames for Complex Content Management -- Using tables -- Time for action - creating a table -- What just happened? -- Time for action - formatting tables -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - create a game grid in a few clicks -- Time for action - modifying rows and columns -- What just happened? -- Changing or importing values -- Time for action - linking content through cells -- What just happened? -- Automatically filling tables with values -- Time for action - importing a OOCalc table -- What just happened? -- Bullets with inline frames -- Time for action - using inline frames -- What just happened? -- Understanding the render frame -- First contact with render frames -- Time for action - creating your first render frame -- What just happened? -- Modifying a render frame LaTeX source -- Time for action - e=mc2 -- What just happened? -- Getting help for render frames -- Time for action - Scribus scrapbooking -- What just happened? -- Pop quiz -- Summary -- 7. Drawing Advanced Frames and Shapes -- Frame conversion and text to outlines -- Time for action - images in a text shape -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - create a magazine cover with frame conversion -- Drawing basic shapes -- Drawing polygons.

Mesh distortion -- Time for action - distorting a shape -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - import a photo in a flag -- Mixing shapes with path operations -- Have a go hero - let's create a mix! -- Lines -- Drawing straight lines -- Time for action - drawing lines with the Pen tool -- What just happened? -- Options to customize line aspect with arrows or dots -- Time for action - attach text to a line -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - make a stamp-like shape with curved text -- Point to modify existing lines and shapes -- Drawing paths with the Bezier tool -- Time for action - creating custom paths with the Bezier tool -- What just happened? -- Pop quiz -- Summary -- 8. Importing Images -- Importing and exporting: The concepts -- Importing photos -- Relinking photos -- Time for action - creating a postcard -- What just happened? -- The Scribus paste special -- Placing vector drawings -- About graphic file formats -- JPEG -- PNG -- TIFF -- PSD -- EPS -- PDF -- SVG -- File information -- Image resolution and scaling -- Graphic display properties -- Image layers -- Working with clipping paths -- Time for action - using clipping path twice -- What just happened? -- Image effects -- Time for action - applying color to an imported graphic -- What just happened? -- Pop quiz -- Summary -- 9. Applying and Managing Color -- Applying colors in detail -- Time for action - applying colors to a Text Frame's text -- What just happened? -- Applying shade or transparency -- Using shades -- Using transparency -- Time for action - transparency and layers -- What just happened? -- Gradients and pattern fill -- Applying gradients -- Using patterns -- Time for action - using patterns and gradients in a layout -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - gradients, transparencies, and patterns for creativity -- Create and import colors.

Time for action - managing new colors.