In this section we are going to take you through a short guided
tour of Scribus. In seven steps you learn how to create a tri-
fold brochure. The first step takes place away from your
computer – in a sense, since we are going to end up most often
with a result on paper, we will begin by working with paper. To
sketch your brochure, begin with a sheet of white office paper
(A4 or US Letter), and fold it in thirds, so that it folds
together as shown. Although in your actual brochure you might
wish the inside flap to be slightly more narrow than the left
front flap, so that it completely covers the inside flap when
folded together, for this demonstration we are not going to
bother with this precise detail. Sketch some picture on the
front flap, then check the result. Once you are satisfied with
how the brochure works as a physical, folding object, you can
begin to consider how you want to distribute the content on the
various spaces on the flaps, front and back. In general, you
will probably want to use the three