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5 stars
Version: Scribus 1.3.3.9
Pros: Doesn't look like M$ Publisher, but it looks like it is very similar in function. I am familiar with Publisher so I think Scribus will feel intuitive to me. I downloaded it to a Vista machine and everything seems to work. (It is not listed as Vista compatible) I haven't really become comfortable with it yet, but I think it may actually be an alternative to M$ Publisher.
Cons: Download and installation was quite confusing. If it was stated somewhere, I missed it, that one must first download GhostScript before installing Scribus until after I had installed Scribus. I had to uninstall Scribus and go find and install GhostScript then re-install Scribus. After all was said and done, I think it all works properly on my Vista machine as well as my older XP machine.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
1 stars
Version: Scribus 1.3.3.9
Pros: Not much really
Cons: I was under the impression that one could download PDF files from the Internet and then edit them like one would Word, not so, therefore waste of time. Word is good enough for my needs and for Graphics I've got Adobe Photo Shop 7, uninstalled it.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Scribus 1.3.3.9
"Does the job, easy to use and the Printers were happy with the pdf"
Pros: Having used Publisher for a while I wanted to move onto something that was more "Printer friendly" i.e. produce files that would reproduce faithfully when I sent them to a commercial printing house. This does the job and gives lots of flexibility to the final output. The design features are good and easy to use. It uses "styles" and other nice ways of working.
Cons: Couple of things to think about.
1) Before you install, you must install ghostscript first. Check out their website.
2) This is not a Word-Processor *** DTP. It's a DTP. That means you do you story prep outside of Scribus including spell checking etc. Not a big deal, but you just have to think a bit more about it.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Scribus 1.3.3.9
Pros: It is free software, easy to use, easy to install.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Scribus 1.3.3.9
"a very powerful software even though it is free."
Pros: many features to easily edit and create a great presentation.
kudos to the developer!
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