- Scribus 1.3.5: Beginner's Guide
- Cedric Gemy
- 306字
- 2025-03-31 05:48:45
For now, let's add the text. Since there is not much to write, we will do it directly in the frame. But if you're working for a big company, you would consider writing a script that gets the names of each employee and produces the corresponding card.
- Let's pick the Insert Text Frame tool in the toolbar (or T shortcut), place the mouse at the top-left corner of the margins, press the left button of the mouse, drag the cursor and draw a rectangle area that will contain the text. Release it when you've reached the bottom-right corner.
Tip
Automatic frame size
If you press the Shift key while clicking in an area, Scribus will automatically create a frame filling this area. An area is defined by the surrounding page borders, guides, and margins. So it should work here. Once the frame is created, double-click on it and you'll see the text insertion beam blinking on top left of the frame.
- Type some text, as follows:
It's important to remember here that you cannot enter text immediately. In Scribus, two kinds of action are done: importing and setting content (that is, text, photos, or graphical elements) and placing them onto the pages. Just clicking on a frame will enable you to change the frame position and setting (what we call the Layout mode). Double-clicking on a frame activates the "Content mode" and sets the text or the picture's properties.
The little square at the bottom right of the Text Frame indicates that the content is fully displayed. The size of the frame does not match the current text content; we'll work on it soon.
Maybe you have noticed that the text is displayed above the logo. Scribus places every new object on top of the existing ones.