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Scribus desktop publishing: The Right Tool for the Job?

by Jack Wallen | 02-04-08

Tags: Desktop, Job, TechRepublic Inc., Adobe PDF, Tool, Recruitment & Selection, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jack Wallen, right tool, screenshots, open source, screenshots, Scribus, desktop publishing

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By Jack Wallen

The open source Scribus application does almost everything the costlier alternatives do, but at zero cost. It's reliable, flexible, and very user friendly.

Read a concise summary of Scribus' strengths and weaknesses.

Let's take a look to see just how simple creating a pdf document can be with Scribus. This is what you see as Scribus starts up. Start up time will vary depending upon how many fonts you have installed on your system.
                                                     

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Too much gun?Larry the Security Guy  | 02/05/08
You Did, You Did. . . .lodestone  | 02/13/08
Thanks!Larry the Security Guy  | 02/19/08
may be some one should write a book on itkpthottam@...  | 02/19/08
There are video tutorialOldMarine  | 02/24/08
Thankslodestone  | 02/25/08
RE: Selecting the type of pdf (Scribus desktop publishing: The Right Tool falain_rochon@...  | 02/14/08
Useless tool except for UNIX gurusbillballew  | 02/18/08
...But one of the tools I use as an editor to publish booksfphilibert@...  | 02/19/08
could you list all the tools you use to do your publishingkpthottam@...  | 02/19/08
Take it a step furtherlodestone  | 10/08/08
Other types of documentsRonElstun  | 02/19/08
document creation vs desktop publishingkpthottam@...  | 02/19/08
Could not agree moreJoules Ampere  | 10/12/08
RE: Selecting the type of pdf (Scribus desktop publishing: The Right Tool for the Job?)majidbuell  | 02/19/08
Change PDF to JPEG and Process with Photoshophelenxu@...  | 02/19/08
RE: Selecting the type of pdf (Scribus desktop publishing: The Right Tool fNWeber@...  | 02/19/08
RE: Selecting the type of pdf (Scribus desktop publishing: The Right Tool for the Job?)debgrant3@...  | 02/19/08
Try These:lodestone  | 02/20/08
RE: Selecting the type of pdf (Scribus desktop publishing: The Right Tool for the Job?)whoward@...  | 02/20/08

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