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Creating a PDF Magazine

by Danny Cutts
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Hi all :-)

Whats the best software to create a ezine in? It needs to end up as .pdf...

I could really do with a drag and drop system to be honest :-0

Danny
#creating #magazine #pdf
  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    If you have a newer version of Word you can simply save your work as a PDF. Open Office has something similar and it's free.
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  • Profile picture of the author adsassist
    This is the best I could find.

    Kingsoft office software: free office software, professional office software

    Creator, editor and much much more.
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    Yeah I have all of them... just not sure its what i am after.... unless I am over complicating it....
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by Danny Cutts View Post

      Yeah I have all of them... just not sure its what i am after.... unless I am over complicating it....
      Usually, people are... why would you be an exception ?

      This is how it works: no matter which software (word processor) you are going to use - first you need to find a "magazine" template.

      Then arrange all your content into it... that's the part (formatting) you'd like to skip, I guess. When this is done - it's just a click on a button > Save as PDF
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      • Profile picture of the author Vikuna2009+
        I have used Microsoft Publisher for that purpose. As far as layout goes, just flip through some magazines to get some layout ideas, create your text boxes, make picture placemat boxes and fill the text boxes with "Lorem Ipsum" text, then have text justified. Takes a little trial and error but once you get the hang of it, you own that ability to design any page.

        Best of luck, Eva
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        • Profile picture of the author 24hours
          The best is Abobe InDesign. It's made exactly for creating magazines and is the industry standard.

          It can be a little overwhelming to use, though, so it might be overkill for what you're wanting to do.
          It is a great program, but it also has a fairly steep price tag
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  • Profile picture of the author sweetcrabhoney18
    Try looking for catalog software. It should provide everything you are looking for. Unless you are hoping for a page flip book . You can find magazine templates on graphic river that are super easy to use. Best of luck
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    • Profile picture of the author AilsaJ
      Originally Posted by sweetcrabhoney18 View Post

      Try looking for catalog software. It should provide everything you are looking for. Unless you are hoping for a page flip book software . You can find magazine templates on graphic river that are super easy to use. Best of luck
      i think use a page flipbook software maybe a good solution, others can read the magazine with the page flip effect. So cool.
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  • Profile picture of the author phil838
    The best is Abobe InDesign. It's made exactly for creating magazines and is the industry standard.

    It can be a little overwhelming to use, though, so it might be overkill for what you're wanting to do.
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  • Profile picture of the author OldLodgeSkins
    If you want to design a professional-looking document have a look at either Scribus or Inkscape. It may take a little time getting used to one of them but they're worth it. And they're both free. My personal choice goes to Scribus.
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  • Profile picture of the author pavlokeyross
    I think this one was mentioned,but here we go:
    Scribus.net

    and also :
    Magaka - Digital magazines with your face.

    Both of them totally FREE.

    Hope this works.
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    Thanks i went a different route and just used wordpress and then that converted into an app :-)

    Danny
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve B
      Whatever tool you find to turn your ideas into a finished product . . .

      The most important and most difficult part of the graphic creation process is the actual design itself - not the tool.

      Great design comes from graphic artists that understand how all the parts of design (images, typography, texture, spatial relationships, color and all the rest) work together to create something inspiring and compelling.

      Tools are good but the real key to great design is the human conductor that brings all the components together into harmony.

      The best to all of you,

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    • Profile picture of the author Clyde Dennis
      Originally Posted by Danny Cutts View Post

      Thanks i went a different route and just used wordpress and then that converted into an app :-)

      Danny
      What conversion tool did you use if you don't mind disclosing?
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    I used tapatalk byo to create the forum app then they released a wordpress plugin which pulls it into there... its not perfect but it does work.
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    • Profile picture of the author Clyde Dennis
      Originally Posted by Danny Cutts View Post

      ... its not perfect but it does work.
      Way to go. Do what works.
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