Introduction to Affinity Publisher

Setting up a document

Margins, bleeds and colour settings

Affinity Publisher workspace and toolbars

Working with Text

Placing text on a document

Adjusting typography settings

Creating and saving Paragraph and Character styles

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

Creating columns

Separating text into columns

Creating columns

Designing interesting text layouts

Wrapping text around images and objects

Flow text between different frames

Adding and formatting tables

Creating a table

Adding data to tables

Formatting a table

Saving formats to reuse

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

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

Working with creative effects

Using Gradients

Using the Transparency tool

Adding a Drop Shadow, 3D effects and more

Checking a document

Using Preflight to check for spelling mistakes

Using Preflight to check for common problems

How to correct common problems

Exporting documents

PDF settings for print

PDF settings for digital, and small file sizes

Exporting to JPG or PNG

Questions and answers

This course is also available as a private course. If you wish we can tailor the content for your team. Please contact us for more details.