[opensuse] Publisher Alternatives
Just for fun, I gave myself five minutes to see if I could create a OOo document with two colums, which were "linked" like in Publisher. In other words, when I type or resize one, the words "spill" over into the other frame. Sure enough, I did it in six minutes. On a blank page, I clicked on Insert > Frame. I then resized my frame appropriately. I then added a whole bunch of text. I then added a picture as a second "column" to the page. I then added a second frame and under the Options tab of the frame's properties, I saw a "Previous Link" and "Next Link" I then linked the two frames and then resized the first. When I made the first frame smaller, the text auto-migrated over to the second frame. I'd now say OOo does 80% of what publisher did. I only need to see if it will do Word Art and cool borders. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 31 May 2007 12:23, Kai Ponte wrote:
Just for fun, I gave myself five minutes to see if I could create a OOo document with two colums, which were "linked" like in Publisher. In other words, when I type or resize one, the words "spill" over into the other frame.
Sure enough, I did it in six minutes.
On a blank page, I clicked on Insert > Frame. I then resized my frame appropriately. I then added a whole bunch of text. I then added a picture as a second "column" to the page.
I then added a second frame and under the Options tab of the frame's properties, I saw a "Previous Link" and "Next Link" I then linked the two frames and then resized the first. When I made the first frame smaller, the text auto-migrated over to the second frame.
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Did you try flowing text in this manner from one page to another? How about between non-contiguous pages? Can you mingle independent text flows within a given page? All of these capabilities would be necessary for something such as magazine, journal, newspaper or sometimes even simple newsletter publishing. Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thu, May 31, 2007 12:32 pm, Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Thursday 31 May 2007 12:23, Kai Ponte wrote:
Did you try flowing text in this manner from one page to another?
Yes, I tried that...
How about between non-contiguous pages?
...tried that too...
Can you mingle independent text lows within a given page?
...um...?? Listen, I'm a division manager. I am no longer technically minded and cannot comprehend such requests. :P
All of these capabilities would be necessary for something such as magazine, journal, newspaper or sometimes even simple newsletter publishing.
Understood, and I imagine very doable on SUSE. I haven't really tried Scribus but I remember some article about it in one of the Linux magazines last year. -- k making the impossible happen ahead of schedule -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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