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Course Description
Scribus is a full-featured Free and Open Source desktop publishing layout application that is relatively easy to learn. Scribus is freely available for a number of operating systems including Windows, Mac, and Linux via web distribution. In this course, James Street teaches you the fundamentals of creating documents using Scribus including: using the interface, creating and editing content, formatting options, and finalizing your documents. Work files are included. To begin learning Scribus today, simply click on the movie links.
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Introduction to Scribus
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| Introduction | (04:31) | T | |
| Target Audience | (03:02) | T | |
| Overview of Topics | (04:59) | T | |
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About Scribus
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| What is Scribus? | (05:43) | T | |
| Use of Scribus | (04:04) | T | |
| Getting Scribus | (06:11) | T | |
| Installing Scribus | (06:16) | T | |
| Other Tools for Your Toolbox | (05:08) | T | |
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Exploring the Interface
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| Starting Up | (05:54) | T | |
| Components of the Interface pt. 1 | (06:23) | T | |
| Components of the Interface pt. 2 | (06:11) | T | |
| Components of the Interface pt. 3 | (05:21) | T | |
| Toolbars | (06:35) | T | |
| Customizing the Toolbars | (03:59) | T | |
| The Document Window | (05:26) | T | |
| Elements of a Document | (05:46) | T | |
| Preferences & Options | (06:58) | T | |
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Creating Documents
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| Document Setup Options | (06:00) | T | |
| Measurement Systems | (03:21) | T | |
| Saving | (05:34) | T | |
| Creating & Editing Text | (05:31) | T | |
| Importing Text | (06:38) | T | |
| Threading Text & Inserting Pages | (05:46) | T | |
| Other Page Operations | (05:11) | T | |
| Moving & Editing Objects | (06:18) | T | |
| Graphics | (05:56) | T | |
| Converting Frames | (02:02) | T | |
| SVGs | (05:45) | T | |
| Line & Color Settings | (07:12) | T | |
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Formatting Options
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| Typography 101 | (05:51) | T | |
| Fonts | (06:28) | T | |
| Character Formatting pt. 1 | (06:08) | T | |
| Character Formatting pt. 2 | (05:12) | T | |
| Text Effects | (06:04) | T | |
| Paragraph Formatting Options | (06:12) | T | |
| Inserting Special Chaaracters | (04:51) | T | |
| Creating Paragraph Styles | (05:59) | T | |
| Applying & Editing Paragraph styles | (06:09) | T | |
| Other Text Tools | (06:17) | T | |
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Using Shapes
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| Vector Shapes | (05:05) | T | |
| Anatomy of a Vector | (06:41) | T | |
| Tools | (06:52) | T | |
| Creating & Editing Shapes pt. 1 | (05:30) | T | |
| Creating & Editing Shapes pt. 2 | (06:32) | T | |
| Adjusting Shapes | (06:18) | T | |
| Exporting & Editing SVGs | (06:14) | T | |
| Editing Contour Lines | (06:16) | T | |
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Layout
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| Stack Order/Layers & Levels | (06:13) | T | |
| Using Levels & Layers | (03:39) | T | |
| Aligning & Distributing Options | (06:29) | T | |
| Creating & Using Tables | (05:11) | T | |
| Formatting Tables | (05:12) | T | |
| Creating Master Pages & Page Numbers | (06:25) | T | |
| Applying & Editing Master Pages | (05:23) | T | |
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Other Tips
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| Importing Large Amounts of Text | (05:54) | T | |
| Generating Placeholder Text | (03:13) | T | |
| Locating Missing Images | (05:17) | T | |
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Finalizing Publications
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| Preflight Verifier | (04:28) | T | |
| Printing Locally | (06:16) | T | |
| Commercial Printing | (06:24) | T | |
| Exporting to PDF | (06:17) | T | |
| Challenge | (02:31) | T | |
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Wrap Up & Review
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| Summary | (03:56) | T | |
| Next Steps | (02:34) | T | |
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Credits
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| About the Author | (03:00) | T | |
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| Course: | Scribus 1.3: Basics |
| Author: | James Street |
| SKU: | 34132 |
| ISBN: | 1-936334-32-1 |
| Release Date: | 2010-06-08 |
| Duration: | 6 hrs / 65 tutorials |
| Work Files: |
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| Captions: | Available on CD and Online University |
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