{"id":5360,"date":"2021-04-01T17:01:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T11:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/?p=5360"},"modified":"2021-04-01T17:01:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T11:31:57","slug":"author-resource-scribus-the-free-formatting-tool-for-scribes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/01\/author-resource-scribus-the-free-formatting-tool-for-scribes\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Resource: Scribus the Free Formatting Tool for Scribes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribus.net\/\">Scribus<\/a> has been described as &#8216;one of the most powerful and useful open-source projects out there.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Scribus is a free desktop publishing program that is compatible with Windows desktop, Linux and Mac. It&#8217;s the ideal tool if you want a free tool to create a fully formatted printable document be it a book, brochure, business card, magazine, flyer, etc.<\/p>\n<p>What sets it apart from Adobe InDesign is that this software is free. It has a bunch of publishing features including CMYK support, vector graphics, flow text, multiple templates and options to create PDF files.<\/p>\n<h2>What can you do with Scribus?<\/h2>\n<p>A lot.<\/p>\n<p>Once you download the latest version, you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create single or multi-page documents with texts, graphics and imported images<\/li>\n<li>Edit objects within the different layers of a document<\/li>\n<li>Have access to multiple templates which you can customize<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5365\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5365\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/01\/author-resource-scribus-the-free-formatting-tool-for-scribes\/scribus-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C958&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,958\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"scribus 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-1.jpg?fit=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-1.jpg?fit=840%2C419&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5365 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-1.jpg?resize=840%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"screengrab of layout with scribus\" width=\"840\" 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">Formatting with Scribus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5366\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/01\/author-resource-scribus-the-free-formatting-tool-for-scribes\/scribus-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-2.jpg?fit=1028%2C797&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1028,797\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"scribus 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-2.jpg?fit=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-2.jpg?fit=840%2C651&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5366 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-2.jpg?resize=840%2C651&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"screengrab of layout options\" width=\"840\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-2.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-2.jpg?resize=768%2C595&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/scribus-2.jpg?w=1028&amp;ssl=1 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Layout options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Recommended or Not?<\/h2>\n<p>Scribus gives a lot of design freedom and is a great alternative to expensive DTP, especially if you need to format several books and can not afford to outsource formatting. The program is not exactly user-friendly but once you get the hang of it, it is invaluable.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Looking for professional help to design your book and take it to next level? Check out our formatting services.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-transparent\" href=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/formatting-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More.<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-red\" href=\"https:\/\/publish.pothi.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Talk to Us Today!<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scribus has been described as &#8216;one of the most powerful and useful open-source projects out there.&#8217; Scribus is a free desktop publishing program that is compatible with Windows desktop, Linux and Mac. It&#8217;s the ideal tool if you want a free tool to create a fully formatted printable document be it a book, brochure, business &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/01\/author-resource-scribus-the-free-formatting-tool-for-scribes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Author Resource: Scribus the Free Formatting Tool for Scribes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[76,91],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-blog-ideas.png?fit=2240%2C1260&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7vAZr-1os","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5135,"url":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/13\/author-resource-placeit\/","url_meta":{"origin":5360,"position":0},"title":"Author Resouce: (Free) Mock Up Covers For Marketing with Placeit \ud83d\udcda","date":"January 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Book mockups are an effective marketing tool for your book promo campaign. 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