Changing Margin SizesĬhanges to the size of the “printed page” in Scribus can be made in the Manage Page Properties window as well. This allows you to change the size and shape of your page layout, switching from a standard portrait layout to a landscape layout so that your document will print horizontally instead of vertically. Orientation changes can be made using the drop-down menu beneath the “size” menu. When “Custom” is selected, new input boxes for page height and page width will become available. All common page sizes are available, and custom sizes can be set by choosing the “Custom” entry from the bottom of the menu. The actual page size can be changed by selecting a different paper size from the drop-down menu at the top of the new window. If you need to resize the page that you’re working on, select the “Manage Page Properties…” item from the Page menu to open the Manage Page Properties window.

The “Page” menu is located in the center of the menu bar and contains several options that can be used to make adjustments to the existing page. Adjusting Existing PagesĪdjustments to page sizes in Scribus are actually quite easy to make. This is fine for most users who will have no reason to change the size of the pages that they have created, but users who need to make a few adjustments to page size may find themselves wondering whether they’ll have to create a new document just to make these adjustments. Once the document has been created, the overall outline of each page is shown in red while the “printed page” defined by the page margins is outlined in blue. In addition to these options, the initial page margins can also be set. Documents can be created which contain a single page or multiple pages in any common printer layout.

When creating a new document in Scribus, users are presented with a number of options.

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