Now, how can the text that was imported into Scribus be edited Or can it in fact be edited It seems that the imported file is just one full page object, perhaps an image In the properties F2 dialog Text is grayed out. When I get ready to work on my new ezine, I will probably move it to InDesign. Scribus 1.4.6 Using InDesign I exported an INDD file to EPS then successfully imported the EPS into Scribus.
I own all of the software mentioned, and while I believe that Scribus is a great alternative, I do prefer InDesign for its smoother execution of actions, and I have a lot of newsletters, hang tags, content pieces already designed and finished in Publisher. It also has a text import, so your text documents can be imported. You need to learn the quirks in Scribus, but once you do, you can publish just about anything.
In making the decision to work offline on your own machine, Scribus is a perfect alternative. you should kick the tires of Scribus and then report back what is missing that you normally do in InDesign and whether the absence of the feature is a show-stopper for moving to InDesign. Both of those programs are now outrageously expensive considering that both Adobe and Microsoft think you should have subscriptions to their services and not own your own software. Scribus is a viable alternative to those who do not want to spend the money on either Microsoft Publisher or Adobe InDesign. I had to keep using the text edit box, which was a bit of a pain, but not much different than using InDesign.
Things that I Could Not Live with in Scribus:
The cover is for an 8.5 inch by 8.5 inch paperback color book. Moving directly from the word file to a pdf isn't working for me. What I want is a pdf file to send to Lightning Source - a template of that pdf file is attached too.
If you know how to use Scribus, the free desktop publishing program, I think this job should take you about 15 minutes! I have a book cover created in Microsoft word - it's attached.