[scribus] Offset printing

[Gregory Pittman]

Dr A Burns wrote:
> I'm very new to Scribus and printing in general. I've read the Scribus manual but have a couple of basic questions.
>
> I have a document that I want to have printed on an offset printer.  The document contains a number of rbg screen captures.  Some years ago I had a similar document printed that had an overall purple tinge, which I want to avoid.
>
> 1. Does the "printer" selection for PDF documents simulate the appearance of the offset printed document ?
>   
the Printer setting would be for when you are sending your PDF to a 
commercial printer. Use of color management is advised.
> 2. Do I give the PDF generated with the "screen / web" setting to the printer, (rather than the "printer" setting) ?
>   
use screen/web if you are making a PDF for the web, or for your own 
local printer attached to your computer.
> 3. For "solid colors" and "images" should I select the check box and select my monitor profile when creating the PDF, or should I leave these check boxes unchecked ?
I guess you might start here:
http://docs.scribus.net/index.php?lang=en&page=cms

Greg