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Scribus => Beginner Talk => Topic started by: MartienSCR on June 10, 2015, 12:38:08 AM

Title: Set the background of a complete poster
Post by: MartienSCR on June 10, 2015, 12:38:08 AM
Although this is a beginners section of course I tried to find a solution on google but I couldn't. Anyway I want to create an A4 poster that should have a back background (no margins). I think a solution could be a frame that covers the whole canvas and fill it with black. However I would like to know 1) is there an option to set the background as a property for the whole file? 2) if I have to insert a frame, is there an option that enables me easily to cover the whole file? I can drag it with the mouse but there is a good chance I will miss a pixel or the frame could be one pixel to large and I will get error messages  at converting to pdf like frame so-and-so is out of the margins.
Title: Re: Set the background of a complete poster
Post by: utnik on June 10, 2015, 01:06:17 AM
hi martien

Quote from: MartienSCR on June 10, 2015, 12:38:08 AM...is there an option to set the background as a property for the whole file?

no, there isn't. you need a colored shape for this.

Quote...is there an option that enables me easily to cover the whole file?
Quote...the frame could be one pixel to large and I will get error messages  at converting to pdf like frame so-and-so is out of the margins.

in this case scribus would cut off the overlapping part without any messages.

utnik
Title: Re: Set the background of a complete poster
Post by: MartienSCR on June 10, 2015, 01:16:38 AM
Thank you very much this is exactly the option I was looking for! I am new at this forum so if I am supposed to close the topic, mark it as resolved or whatever I will do that with pleasure (providing that the topic will remain visible), but I cannot find any option to do that.
Title: Re: Set the background of a complete poster
Post by: utnik on June 10, 2015, 01:26:51 AM
Quote from: MartienSCR on June 10, 2015, 01:16:38 AM...if I am supposed to close the topic, mark it as resolved or whatever...

you don't have to – but you could change the title of the first post to 'solved: set background...' if you like.

utnik