Scribus is niet beperkt maar werkt anders dan een gewone tekstverwerker. Scribus werkt met frames. Deze kan je verplaatsen met shortkeys.
Uit de help functie
Moving and Re-sizing using Arrow Keys
Move item 1 unit (current: pt,mm,in,c,p,cm) Arrow key up/down/left/right
Move item 10 units (current: pt,mm,in,c,p,cm) Ctrl+Arrow keys
Move item 0.1 units (current: pt,mm,in,c,p,cm) Shift+Arrow keys
Move item 0.01 units (current: pt,mm,in,c,p,cm) Control+Shift+Arrow keys
Resize item 1 unit outwards (current: pt,mm,in,c,p,cm) Alt+Arrow keys
Resize item 1 unit inwards(current: pt,mm,in,c,p,cm) Shift+Alt+Arrow keys
Resize item 10 units outwards (current: pt,mm,in,c,p,cm) Control+Alt+Arrow keys
Resize item 10 units inwards(current: pt,mm,in,c,p,cm) Control+Shift+Alt+Arrow keys
Resizing Images in Edit Mode
Alt right arrow, move right side outwards (expand)
Alt left arrow, move left side outwards (expand)
Alt Shift right arrow, move left side inwards (shrink)
Alt Shift left arrow, move right side inwards (shrink)
Selection/Navigation Keys
Shift + Left Click = Selecting more than one object.
Shift+Cursor Key selects Characters
Ctrl+Shift+Cursor Key selects Words
Ctrl+Cursor Up/Down selects Lines
Ctrl+Home selects Text from the Start to the Cursor Position
Ctrl+End selects Text from the Cursor Position to the End
Ctrl+Cursor Key moves to the next Word
Home moves to the beginning of the line
End moves to the end of the line
Ctrl+Shift+Click selects the Object beneath another
Shift+Click adds an Object to the Selection
Ctrl+Alt+Click selects a single Object out of a Groups
Overlapping objects - Control shift select any frame on any level on one layer to select it. Then to move or resize the frame you have selected, hold down control.
You can constrain objects when re-sizing them with Ctrl+drag. Constraining keeps the aspect ratio the same as the original shape.
Als je dus ruimte wil maken door meerdere frames te verplaatsen zal je deze moeten selecteren en met bovenstaande commando's moeten verplaatsen.