How to Install Scribus on Windows 11

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This tutorial covers:

  1. What is Scribus?
  2. How to Download Scribus With Google Chrome
  3. How to Download Scribus With Firefox
  4. How to Install Scribus
  5. How to Open Scribus With Shortcut
  6. How to Open Scribus With Search
  7. How to Pin Scribus to the Taskbar With Search
  8. How to Pin Scribus to the Taskbar With Right Click
  9. How to Pin Scribus to the Taskbar From Start
  10. How to Pin Scribus to Start
  11. How to Uninstall Scribus 

 

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What is Scribus?

 Scribus is a free page layout editing program. With Scribus, create books, newsletters, brochures, PDFs, and more. As an open source software, Scribus works with Windows, Linux, and mac OS. Create and publish documents from scratch, or edit one of the many Scribus templates.




How to Download Scribus With Google Chrome 

  • Step 1: Double click the Google Chrome shortcut to open the Google Chrome browser.

A screenshot of the cursor double clicking the "Google Chrome" shortcut on the Desktop.

 

  • Step 2: Go to a search engine website. For example, click the address bar at the top, type "google.com", and press Enter.

A screenshot of the open Google Chrome browser, which displays the search engine website of google.com.

 

  • Step 3: On the search engine website, click the search bar, type "scribus" and press Enter. 

A screenshot of the search bar on the google.com website. The search bar displays the text of "scribus".

 

  • Step 4: Click the "SourceForge.net" result.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "SourceForge.net" result on google.com.

 

  • Step 5: Click the green "Download" button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the green "Download" button on the SourceForge.net website.

 

  • Step 6: In the Google Chrome Downloads window that opens, click the "Open" button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Open" button in the Google Chrome Downloads window in the upper right corner of the screen.

 

  • Step 7: If the program asks for permission to make changes to the computer, click "Yes". In the window that opens, click the drop-down menu to select a language, and click "OK".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "OK" button in the "Installer Language" window in the center of the screen.

 




How to Download Scribus With Firefox

  • Step 1: Double click the Firefox shortcut to open the Firefox browser.

A screenshot of the cursor double clicking the Firefox shortcut on the Desktop.

 

  • Step 2: Go to a search engine website. For example, click the address bar at the top, type "google.com", and press Enter.

A screenshot of the open Firefox browser window, which displays the search engine website of google.com.

 

  • Step 3: On the search engine website, click the search bar, type "scribus", and press Enter.

A screenshot of the search bar on the google.com search engine website. The search bar displays the text of "scribus".

 

  • Step 4: Click the "SourceForge.net" result.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "SourceForge.net" result on the google.com search results page.

 

  • Step 5: Click the green "Download" button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the green "Download" button on the SourceForge.net website.

 

  • Step 6: In the window that opens, click "Save File".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Save File" button in the Scribus download window.

 

  • Step 7: Click to select a save location, such as the Desktop, and click "Save".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Desktop" location and the "Save" button in the Save window.

 

  • Step 8: In the upper right, click the "Minimize" or "-" button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the Minimize button in the upper right of the Firefox browser window.

 

  • Step 9: Double click the Scribus installer shortcut.
A screenshot of the cursor double clicking the Scribus installer shortcut on the Desktop.



  • Step 10: If the program asks for permission to make changes to the computer, click "Yes". In the window that opens, click the drop-down menu to select a language, and click "OK".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "OK" button in the "Installer Language" window in the center of the screen.

 




How to Install Scribus

  • Step 1: In the "Scribus Setup" window, click the "Next" button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Next" button in the bottom right of the "Scribus Setup" window.

 

  • Step 2: Click "I accept the terms of the License Agreement" and click "Next". 

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "I agree with the terms of the License Agreement" and the "Next" button in the Scribus Setup window.

 

  • Step 3: Click "Next" twice.

Two screenshots of the cursor clicking the "Next" button in the bottom right of the Scribus Setup window.

 

  • Step 4: Click "Install".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Install" button in the bottom right of the Scribus Setup window.

 

  • Step 5: After Scribus installs, click "Finish".
A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Finish" button in the bottom right of the Scribus Setup window.



How to Open Scribus With Shortcut

  • Step 1: Double click the Scribus shortcut.

A screenshot of the cursor double clicking the Scribus shortcut on the Desktop.

 

 

  • The Scribus program opens.
A screenshot of the open Scribus window on the Desktop.



How to Open Scribus With Search

  • Step 1: Go down to the taskbar and click the Start (four blue squares) button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the Start button in the lower left side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

  • Step 2: In the Start window that opens, click the top search bar and type "scribus".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the search bar at the top of the Start window.

 

  • Step 3: On the search results screen, click one of the following buttons:

A screenshot of the "Scribus" search results, where a blue rectangle highlights the "Scribus App" button on the left side. A blue rectangle highlights the "Scribus App" button on the upper right of the results, and a blue rectangle highlights the "Open" button in the middle right side of the results.

 

  • The Scribus program opens.

A screenshot of the open Scribus window on the Desktop.




How to Pin Scribus to the Taskbar With Search

  • Step 1: Go down to the taskbar and click the Start (four blue squares) button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the Start button in the lower left side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

  • Step 2: In the Start window that opens, click the top search bar and type "scribus".

 A screenshot of the cursor clicking the search bar at the top of the Start window.

 

 

  • Step 3: On the search results screen, click "Pin to taskbar".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Pin to taskbar" option in the search results screen.

 

  • Step 4: Click the pinned Scribus app icon to open Scribus.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the pinned Scribus icon on the taskbar.

 

  • The Scribus program opens.

A screenshot of the open Scribus window on the Desktop.




How to Pin Scribus to the Taskbar With Right Click

  • Step 1: First open Scribus. Right click the Scribus app icon on the taskbar.

A screenshot of the cursor right clicking the Scribus app icon on the taskbar.

 

  • Step 2: In the menu that opens, click "Pin to taskbar".
A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Pin to taskbar" option in the menu above the Scribus app icon.



How to Pin Scribus to the Taskbar From Start

  • Step 1: Go down to the taskbar and click the Start (four blue squares) button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the Start button in the lower left side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

  • Step 2: In the Start window that opens, right click the pinned Scribus app icon (if Scribus is not already pinned to start, see "How to Pin Scribus to Start").

A screenshot of the cursor right clicking the pinned Scribus icon in the Start window.

 

  • Step 3: In the menu that opens, click "Pin to taskbar".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Pin to taskbar" option in the menu below the Scribus app icon.

 

  • Step 4: Right click the pinned Scribus icon on the taskbar.

A screenshot of the cursor right clicking the pinned Scribus icon on the taskbar.

 

  • Step 5: In the menu that opens, click "Scribus" to open the app.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Scribus" option in the menu above the Scribus app icon.

 

  • The Scribus program opens.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Pin to taskbar" option in the menu above the Scribus app icon.




How to Pin Scribus to Start

  • Step 1: Go down to the taskbar and click the Start (four blue squares) button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the Start button in the lower left side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

  • Step 2: In the Start window that opens, click the top search bar and type "scribus".

 A screenshot of the cursor clicking the search bar at the top of the Start window.

 

 

  • Step 3: On the search results screen, click "Pin to Start".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Pin to Start" option in the search results screen.

 

  • Step 4: Click the Start button twice. In the Start window that opens, click the pinned Scribus icon to open the app.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the Start button twice, and the pinned Scribus icon in Start window.

 

  • The Scribus program opens.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Pin to taskbar" option in the menu above the Scribus app icon.




How to Uninstall Scribus

  • Step 1: Go down to the taskbar and click the Start (four blue squares) button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the Start button in the lower left side of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

  • Step 2: In the Start window that opens, click "Settings".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Settings" button in the Start window.

 

  • Step 3: In the Settings window that opens, go to the left menu and click "Apps".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Apps" button on the left side of the Settings window.

 

  • Step 4: At the top of the window, click "Installed apps".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Installed apps" button at the top of the Settings window.

 

  • Step 5: Click the search bar and type "scribus".

A screenshot of the search bar in the Settings window. The search bar displays the text of "scribus".

 

  • Step 6: Go to the Scribus section and on the far right side click the "Menu" or "..." button.

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "..." button on the far right side of the "Scribus" section.

 

  • Step 7: In the menu that opens, click "Uninstall".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Uninstall" option in the menu below the "..." button.

 

  • Step 8: In the window that opens, click "Uninstall".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Uninstall button" in the small window.

 

  • Step 9: If the program asks for permission to make changes to the computer, click "Yes". In the window that opens, click "Yes".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Yes" button in the uninstall window.

 

  • Step 10: Click "Uninstall".

A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "Uninstall" button in the uninstall window.

 

  • Step 11: Click "OK".
A screenshot of the cursor clicking the "OK" button in the uninstall window.



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