#Scribus the official manual how to

TODO: for 1.6 explain how to dock the palette instead of placing it on top of the right side of the window. While it's displayed, the palette will cover parts of your work, but your document will use the full width when it's hidden.Īs you can see next to the Windows > Properties menu entry, you can use the F2 function key to show and hide the Properties palette. You should not place the properties palette to the right of the main Scribus window, but on top of it, at its right side. TODO: add an animated gif showing how to display, move to the right, resize and hide the properties palette. We suggest you to move it to the top right side of your main Scribus window monitor and resize it so that it vertically matches the height of the window. It's a good idea to always have this palette at the same place and keeping it as big as possible. You can find it under Window > Properties. Place the properties paletteĪs soon as you will start working with Scribus, you will notice that its core is the 'Propreties palette'. One the one side, having only one window helps you to focus on your work and, on the other side, reducing the number of graphical elements on your monitor will help you noticing and finding the relevant ones.

TODO: we need screenshots of the maximize button for KDE, Gnome, OS X and Windows.

It's good practice to maximize the Scribus window (except if you have a very large monitor). With only a few changes, it's possible to largely improve the user interface and help you better focus on your work. This chapter gives hints for reducing the number of unused (or rarely used) elements and define a good setup for some of the most important tools. There is a complexity that transpires in the user interface: there will be many buttons, input boxes, dialogs filling your screen to get the work done. Scribus is a powerful tool that gives you precise control on the way your text and images are layouted. One of the feedbacks we often get from new users is that the Scribus user interface is too busy and that some of the functionality is not easy to discover.

Scribus the official manual