Affinity Publisher: Beyond the Basics!

Explore efficient workflows in Affinity Publisher and apply new skills to work smarter, not harder. Begin the first chapter by learning practical techniques to boost productivity and enjoy the process.

Create reusable document templates in Affinity Publisher to speed up monthly newsletters, export as templates, and reuse them by opening templates from the Affinity Publisher templates folder.

Learn to use the assets panel in Affinity Publisher to save selections as assets, organize them into categories, and drag assets into new documents.

Combine master page text frames with autoflow to automatically flow and resize content across pages. Connect frames, edit on the master page, and insert pages while updating page numbers.

Learn to create and apply multiple master pages in Affinity Publisher by duplicating Master A, adding page numbers and a colored element, then applying Master B to selected pages.

Learn to create and manage custom keyboard shortcuts in affinity publisher, navigate the shortcuts dialog, assign keys for page breaks and the resource manager, and optimize your workflow.

Learn to add more style to your designs, exploring new techniques for images, text, and text frames. Build visually appealing layouts as you apply these styling methods.

Learn to pin images to text in Affinity Publisher, enabling images to move with the paragraph when text shifts, using text wrapping and the pin tool to place the image.

Learn to create built-in and artistic drop caps in Affinity Publisher by using the paragraph panel, enabling drop caps, and adjusting height, lines, and distance to text.

Apply paragraph decorations to highlight important paragraphs by turning on decorations, adjusting strokes, colors, and indents for better readability. Save these formats as reusable paragraph styles for quick, consistent formatting.

Master the text frame panel in Affinity Publisher to customize text frames with fills, strokes, insets, columns, balance, and column rules, then save frame styles.

Explore the advanced text tools in Affinity Publisher beyond the basics. Learn ways to precisely control your text with practical techniques in this chapter.

Create vertical text with the frame text tool and adjust leading; then tune maximum and desired word spacing in the paragraph panel for centered alignment.

Learn to use tab stops in Affinity Publisher to right align names, adjust positions via the paragraph panel and ruler, and add dot leaders for clean separation.

Create and format bulleted and numbered lists in Affinity Publisher, adjust indents and tab stops, and explore levels and basic numbering code to control list appearance.

Master textiles in Affinity Publisher by creating and applying heading and paragraph styles, duplicating styles, adjusting flow and color, and saving or resetting defaults.

See how text style groups link textiles to update multiple headings, bullets, and quotes at once, create and manage group styles, and apply consistent formatting across a document.

Explore reference tools in Affinity Publisher, including footnotes and tables of contents, as you dive into the program beyond the basics.

Add section references by dividing your document into sections, naming each chapter, and placing dynamic section names on the bottom of pages using the master page and section fields.

Explore creating multiple section-based tables of contents in Affinity Publisher, using the section manager and styles to tailor tables of contents for children, teenagers, and parents.

Create and customize a table of contents by defining a section heading style for children, teenagers, and parents, inserting the table of contents, and applying styling and invisible text tricks.

Add footnotes with the notes panel, adjust spacing and the footnote rule, and apply a footnotes style. Split long footnotes across pages, manage numbering, and paste without format.

Learn how to add end notes and side notes in Affinity Publisher, using steps similar to footnotes. Adjust width, text style, and note positioning, and enable hyperlinks for export.

Master creating and updating an index in Affinity Publisher by adding topics, finding references, using see also and cross references, and adjusting sort, grouping, and flags.

Stylize an index in Affinity Publisher by applying styles, updating level one and two entries, adjusting font, separators, and tab stops with dot leaders to align in table of contents.

Learn to create and style tables in affinity publisher, using familiar excel-like layouts and applying your own style to enhance presentation.

Learn to create and format tables with the table tool in Affinity Publisher, including adding rows and columns, merging cells, and styling fills, strokes, and text.

Import a table into Affinity Publisher via file, place, and drag, preserving formatting. If your data comes from Google Sheets or Apple Numbers, convert to Excel for easiest import.

Explore creative table design in Affinity Publisher by building a stylized lunch menu with a multi-row table, precise alignment, indents, and merged cells, then save as reusable assets.

Learn to use the table formats panel to create, apply, and save preset table styles, then extend and adapt them as you add rows, columns, and headers.

Explore data merge in Affinity Publisher to automate personalized letters by filling multiple blanks with student names, saving time on preparing 200 individually addressed letters.

Prepare data for a data merge by labeling columns and entering data in Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets, then export to Excel and import to Affinity Publisher.

Import data from an Excel file into Affinity Publisher using the Data Merge Manager. Preview records in the Fields panel to visualize the data before performing the merge.

Perform a data merge in affinity publisher by adding a text frame and importing Excel data for names, emails, and ages, then generate a document while preserving the original template.

Learn to add photos to a data merge in Affinity Publisher by supplying photo paths in a spreadsheet, then set image frames for consistent visuals.

Practice data merge to create a custom playing cards set in Affinity Publisher, linking card names, descriptions, elements and artwork from an Excel file, with preview and export options.

Create address labels using data merge in Affinity Publisher. Set up a multi-label page, format text with styles, and use the data merge layout tool to edit duplicates efficiently.

Master the data merge layout tool in Affinity Publisher to create multi-cell grids, link child layers, and auto update text and images across repeated address labels.

Learn data merge tips in Affinity Publisher: import country data from Excel, insert fields into tables, style with Times New Roman, and generate a multi-page world population report.

Master data merge manager in affinity publisher with advanced tips for previewing records, selecting page ranges, updating Excel data, and generating targeted output while keeping formatting intact.

Learn to fix blank Excel fields in Affinity Publisher data merges by using a dollar sign as a line-break placeholder and find-and-replace to convert it to actual line breaks.

Learn how to split a single pdf into multiple pdfs using a simple online tool, with a practical example of generating and sending individual certificates to students.

Celebrate reaching the end of the course as an official Affinity Publisher master and reflect on the amazing things learned, with thanks and anticipation for the next Affinity Revolution tutorial.