BUILD A TEMPLATE
Armed with what you’ve learned in this tutorial, you can now create your own templates. Before you begin, choose File>Preferences>Paths to specify where you’d like to store your templates. Once done, click OK and create a new blank document.
Assuming it’s a multi-page document, select Facing Pages, choose your basic attributes (size and orientation) and use the Margin Guides tab to prevent text from running to the edge of the page (use one of the Preset Layouts such as Gutenberg or Magazine if you’re not sure). Choose 3 or 4 for your pages, leaving first page set to Right Page to accommodate a cover. Click OK.
You’ll be presented with a blank canvas. Follow the walkthrough (facing page) to discover how to populate this first cover page with your own design using a combination of image and text frames. You can then repeat the process for the inside pages – remember to tweak the design for left and right pages.
Once done, choose Page>Convert to Master Page. Give it a suitably descriptive name, verify the right type (left or right) is selected and click OK. Master pages make it straightforward to pre-populate pages with previously created content when inserting new pages. Just select the chosen master page from the Insert Page dialog and Scribus will do the rest. Note that content added to master pages can’t be edited or removed, so use them for consistent elements, such as a magazine title or page numbering.
Once you’ve got your pages and master pages in place, choose File>Save as Template, give it a suitable name and optionally tick More Details to provide more information about the template.