Mouse Usage Hints
Mouse usage in Scribus has some subtle, but once learned, very useful shortcuts with the mouse.
- Space Bar + Left Click - toggles panning mode for the mouse
- Click third button, or on two button mice ("chord" them by click left and right together), refreshes the view
- Ctrl - select an object beneath the currently selected one
- Shift - dont clear the selection but add to it
- Alt - allow selection of objects within groups
- Hence, Ctrl-Shift-Click is extends the selection with the item below the currently selected one beneath the cursor
- Ctrl-Click cycles through all objects at the position from top to bottom, finally deselecting all and then starting with the top again
- Ctrl-Alt-Click will include group members in the cycle
- Control left click resize/move for lower objects. Release + drag resizes. Hold down Control+Drag moves.
- Left Click >Drag Resizes Frames
- Right Click >Drag Copies or Moves Frames- a context menu will pop up asking your choice
- Ctrl >Wheel - Zooms the view in and out.
- Ctrl >Right Button Drag - Allows you to pan the document up or down and/or left to right depending on the zoom factor.
Working with the Color Eye Dropper
- Fill color with click
- Text color with Control click
- Line color with Alt click.
In the Properties Palette
- Ctrl +Wheel - Increases/Decreases units 10 at a time.
- Shift +Wheel - Increases/Decreases units 1/10 at a time.
- Ctrl +Shift +Wheel - Increases/Decreases units 1/100 at a time.
Alternatively:
- Shift + Arrow Key Increases/Decreases units 10 at a time.
- Crtl + Arrow Key Increases/Decreases units 1/10 at a time.