User guide

Appendix C: Cover Pages
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Plan a General Layout
It helps to have a general layout planned before using the software to create your cover page. Even a
simple, hand drawn plan will make the process easier and faster. The example that will be used for this
cover page is below.
Launch the Scribus Software
1. When you first launch the Scribus software, you may get a warning message that programs are
missing – these are not needed for what we are creating and you can simply click OK to
continue.
2. The default settings in the initial setup screen should be fine. We are going to create a one page,
A4 style PDF document.
3. In the New Document Window ensure that:
a. the Document Layout pane is set for single page
b. the Page Size pane is set to A4 for size and the Orientation is set to portrait
c. the Margin Guides can be left at the default of 40.0 pt (or 0.5556 inches)
d. the Options pane has the Number of Pages set at 1
e. if you prefer, change units to inches (or any unit you are comfortable with)
4. Click OK
5. Click View | Show Grid as this will help a lot when aligning all the text
Important:
There are two important distinctions that need to be known before you create an acceptable cover
page. There are two different types of text types that can be added: a Text Frame and a Text Field.