Affinity Publisher Intro

Gain the skills to create print ready layouts for books, magazines, flyers and more.

Learn to work efficiently and explore creative options that enhance your designs.

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Affinity Publisher Intro

Affinity Publisher Intro

Our Affinity Publisher Introduction course is ideal for beginners. Whether you work in design, marketing, or publishing, this course will provide you with a solid foundation to produce professional-quality layouts efficiently and creatively.

With guidance from our trainers you’ll explore Affinity Publisher’s extensive features for typography and layout design. Discover how to seamlessly flow text across the page and around pictures, and get creative with colour, images and effects.

On our practical two day course we cover all the essentials, including setting up documents for professional printing, creating templates using Master Pages, adding page numbers, a table of contents and more.

Duration icon

Two Days

Timings icon

10:00 - 16:30 GMT

  • Key Learning Points

  • icon Style text with typography options
  • icon Work with images and tables
  • icon Use Master Pages to create templates
  • icon Work with colour and creative effects
  • icon Check for errors and export for print

If attending an online course you must have a licensed copy of any software required and access to a suitable computer.

You need no previous experience to attend this course.

Our Expert Team
Expert Trainers

Course leader is an experienced industry expert

Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
26-27th Aug 25 Tue-Wed London Bridge Available £499.00 £70.00 £429.00 + VAT
20-21st Oct 25 Mon-Tue London Bridge Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
18-19th Dec 25 Thu-Fri London Bridge Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
9-10th Feb 26 Mon-Tue London Bridge Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
9-10th Apr 26 Thu-Fri London Bridge Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
1-2nd Jun 26 Mon-Tue London Bridge Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
22-23rd Sep 25 Mon-Tue Online Available £499.00 £70.00 £429.00 + VAT
24-25th Nov 25 Mon-Tue Online Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
19-20th Jan 26 Mon-Tue Online Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
16-17th Mar 26 Mon-Tue Online Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
11-12th May 26 Mon-Tue Online Available £499.00 £499.00 + VAT
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Course Dates

26-27th Aug 25 (Tue-Wed)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount: £70.00

You Pay: £429.00 + VAT
22-23rd Sep 25 (Mon-Tue)

Location:Online

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount: £70.00

You Pay: £429.00 + VAT
20-21st Oct 25 (Mon-Tue)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
24-25th Nov 25 (Mon-Tue)

Location:Online

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
18-19th Dec 25 (Thu-Fri)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
19-20th Jan 26 (Mon-Tue)

Location:Online

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
9-10th Feb 26 (Mon-Tue)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
16-17th Mar 26 (Mon-Tue)

Location:Online

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
9-10th Apr 26 (Thu-Fri)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
11-12th May 26 (Mon-Tue)

Location:Online

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT
1-2nd Jun 26 (Mon-Tue)

Location:London Bridge

Places: Available

RRP: £499.00

Discount:

You Pay: £499.00 + VAT

Course Outline

1

Introduction to Affinity Publisher

Setting up a document

Margins, bleeds and colour settings

Affinity Publisher workspace and toolbars

2

Working with Text

Placing text on a document

Adjusting typography settings

Creating and saving Paragraph and Character styles

3

Adding Pictures

Place images using frames

Scale, crop and make other adjustments

Understanding minimum dpi requirements to ensure image quality

Insert multiple images at the same time

Working with linked files

4

Creating columns

Separating text into columns

Creating columns

5

Designing interesting text layouts

Wrapping text around images and objects

Flow text between different frames

6

Adding and formatting tables

Creating a table

Adding data to tables

Formatting a table

Saving formats to reuse

7

Setting up templates and complex layouts

Creating Master Pages

Creating custom guides

Adding page numbers

Aligning text and objects with the Alignment tools

Using Baseline grids

8

Colour and Shapes in Affinity Publisher

Using the Colour Picker

Saving Swatches and Palettes

Importing existing Colour Palettes

Creating Palettes from an image or document

Inserting and adjusting basic shapes

Adjusting special shapes with smart controls

Using the Style Picker to quickly change the style of text and images

9

Working with creative effects

Using Gradients

Using the Transparency tool

Adding a Drop Shadow, 3D effects and more

10

Checking a document

Using Preflight to check for spelling mistakes

Using Preflight to check for common problems

How to correct common problems

11

Exporting documents

PDF settings for print

PDF settings for digital, and small file sizes

Exporting to JPG or PNG

12

Questions and answers

Who attends?

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Career Progressives

Professionals who wish to develop skills for their current role and companies who believe in developing their talent.

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Career Changers

People seeking opportunities which require new skills. Industry relevant training for those pursuing a new role.

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Graduates

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Join remotely with expert mentors in real time — flexible, interactive learning that fits your lifestyle.

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Upskill your team together. Build your team and develop consistency, and collective confidence.

Three Steps To Success

1

Identify Your Path

Define your direction with purpose, aligning your learning journey to personal and career goals.

2

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Gain practical insight from real-world experts who bring clarity, confidence, and momentum to your growth.

3

Earn Certification

Your certificate of attendance is proof of progress — benchmarking your skills and commitment to growth.