Scribus

With this blog I'm going to show you the basics of Scribus, the desktop publishing program, by answering to basic questions and by putting a link to a website explaining Scribus.




1- What is a "page layout" program? Name 3 differences from ordinary word processors.


A "page layout" program, also know as desktop publishing programs, are programs in which you can arrange images and text in the way you want it, such as in a magazine or a newspaper. 3 differences with ordinary word processors would be that you can arrange text and images as you wish, you can create neat new fonts and you can create interactive PDF forms and presentation documents.

2- How do Web and Printed picture formats differ?


The difference is that in the Web you see the images better even though they have less resolution than the printed photos, so for example, if the Web images have 90DPI then to have a similar quality of image in printed version, you would have to print in 250DPI.

3- Why should you use a word processor before you actually work on the page layout?


Because it's easier to write on a word processor and you can check your grammar in it, so once everything is correct, you can copy and paste it in Scribus.

4- What is the difference between vector and bitmap images?


Bitmap Images are formed of dots or pixels and are taken from digital cameras, while vector images are images which don't have dots, but that have coordinates which tell you where to draw the line, therefore the drawing will be more precise and have more quality in Scribus.

5- What does PDF mean and why is it useful?


PDF means "portable document format" and it's useful, especially in Scribus, because it lets you copy and paste images, or text, in a very good quality.


And this is the basics of Scribus. Want to know more? Here's the link: 


http://docs.scribus.net/index.php?lang=en&page=about2