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</head><body><p>That is what I do in Illustrator<br></p><p>I saw the "folds" bit - which seemed to automatically lay out the columns for me - and I simply thought<br></p><p>"Owww - that would be blinkin' handy . . . "<br></p><p>Oh well<br></p><blockquote type="cite"><p>On 20 April 2017 at 00:42 Gregory Pittman <gpittman@iglou.com> wrote:<br><br><br>On 04/19/2017 06:21 PM, STEVEN WALKER wrote:<br>> I have been experimenting with Scribus 1.4.5 to learn about it.<br>> <br>> I create a lot of custom page sized leaflets; usually in Adobe Illustrator and<br>> InDesign.<br>> <br>> These are "quick start guides" often with 5 and 6 folds across the sheet.<br>> <br>> I don't like where Adobe are going with their business model and I suspect<br>> Windows are about to go the same way.<br>> <br>> So I want to look at the options.<br>> <br>> The Scribus default new page gives options for 1 - 4 folds.<br>> <br>> Is there any way of either adding options for 5 and 6 folds.<br>> <br>> Or is it possible to edit this default set up so I can create as many folds as I<br>> like ?<br>> <br>> <br><br>I think what some have discovered is that this business of setting up<br>folds isn't really necessary. Realistically, you are creating single<br>pages that are going to be used by folding them into a number of divisions.<br><br>What you can do as an alternative is to create a custom page to whatever<br>dimensions are needed for the number of folds. Then use vertical guides<br>to mark where those folds will be.<br><br>For an example of how this works out in the process check the<br>flossmanual book on Scribus:<br>http://write.flossmanuals.net/scribus/introduction/<br><br>This was originally written in French, and later I translated to<br>English. Look at the chapter "Hands On" to see how this works.<br><br>Greg<br><br>___<br>Scribus Mailing List: scribus@lists.scribus.net<br>Edit your options or unsubscribe:<br>http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus<br>See also:<br>http://wiki.scribus.net<br>http://forums.scribus.net<br></p></blockquote></body></html>