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Pre-Print Handbook

Introduction

Here, we will analyze a typical workflow:

  • Write
  • Type
  • Edit
  • Layout and design
  • Edit
  • Proof
  • Edit

Write

Type

Edit

Grammar Handbook

See our Style and Grammar Handbook, a collection of the most common grammar rules and punctuation rules.

The Power of Styles

Using styles on a multi-page document may save you hours of work in the long run. It takes a bit of time to set up, but once it is set up, it makes your document very flexible to later modifications.

I find it helpful when working with paragraph and character styles to give each one a distinct color while editing. That makes it easy to tell at a glance if you missed applying a style to something. –give example with screenshot

Layout and Design

Exercise: Analysis and Comparison of Design Software

Choosing the best fonts. This depends on font size and printer type. A font with varying thicknesses may be hard to read at size 12pt printed on a low-resolution printer. The finer parts of the letters will fade away and an “m” may look like “lll”.

Edit

Proof

Edit

Preparing Variable Data Printing (VDP)

Possible uses include:

  • Tithe and offering receipts
  • Colporteur receipts
  • Entre/sortie de caisse
  • etc

We recommend using a Scribus plugin called Scribus Generator. Here is a HOWTO article on how to use this plugin.

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