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Knowing the limitations of what you can print out effectively or deliver as other media is an important set of constraints to consider.ДЄn important concept to understand is the 'graphic workflow' for desktop publishing. As with developing software, knowing the needs of your audience is an important factor in the layout of your documents.

The book begins by covering some theory behind desktop publishing, using the metaphor - What you see is what you mean - to get you thinking about the overal design that would appeal to your audience, whilst also considering the resource and media constraints you have. The book includes a simple comparison between Scribus and other desktop publsihing tools such as InDesign, Quark Express and Microsoft publisher, setting expectations clearly as to what you can get from Scribus and the kind of interoperability between desktop publishing tools (its a little limited, but the Scribus project is trying and is the most open).

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The Scribus 1.3.5 beginners guide is a really handy guide through the workflow of desktop publishing and helps you clearly understand how to create professional looking results.' Read below for the rest of JR0ket's review.Д¬reate optimum page layouts for your documents using productive tools of Scribus. Scribus is pretty easy to get to grips with and has good documentation on the project website. Scribus is similar to Adobe InDesign or Quark Xpress and gives you a wide range of tools to layout content in either print or digital media form.

Desktop publishing tools are not a replacement for word processors, instead they give you the freedom to create uniquely designed documents and help you manage large sets of text and graphic content. JR0cket writes ' Scribus is an open source desktop publishing tool that helps you create professionally laid out documents, from simple documents to full blown magazines, corporate brochures or even books.

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