Appendix C: Cover Pages
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
FaxFinder Admin User Guide
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Creating a Custom Cover Page with Scribus
This brief tutorial will walk you through the use of the open source Scribus software to create your own
PDF file to use as a custom cover page. We will keep it simple, yet show you the primary skills needed to
customize your own cover page. Below you will find an overview that also repeats the list of field names
which must be used exactly as shown or the PDF file will contain errors which will not allow the
FaxFinder to add them for use.
Overview
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Download the Scribus software (
www.scribus.net
) and install it
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From the download page, please select a current
stable
version, not a test or beta
version (this guide was created using version 1.3.3.13)
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There are generally several versions available, select the one that matches your
operating system (32 or 64 bit Windows, Linux, etc.)
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Determine which fields you want on your cover page.
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Field Names:
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date
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rcpt_name
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rcpt_fax
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rcpt_phone
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rcpt_org
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sender_name
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sender_org
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sender_fax
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sender_phone
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sender_email
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pages
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pages_with_cover
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pages_without_cover
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subject
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comments
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optout_fax
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optout_phone
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optout_costfree
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Draw a general layout
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This can be as primitive as something hand-drawn on a sheet of paper
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Create the file with Scribus
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Save as a PDF file
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Log in to the FaxFinder as an administrator
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Go to the Fax Configuration section
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Go to the Cover Pages sub-section
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Click on the Add link in the cover page section
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Browse to the newly created PDF cover page and click ‘open’
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Click the Add button found after the Browse button