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Affinity Publisher on the iPad Version 2 - The Essentials

Name: Affinity Publisher on the iPad Version 2 - The Essentials
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Learn Affinity Publisher on the iPad Version 2 & Create Exciting Documents for Print & Screen Use - Beginners Course

Created byTim Wilson

Last updated 12/2022

English

What you'll learn

The Essentials of Affinity Publisher on the iPad v2 for those new to the software
How to find your way around the software
How to set up a new document with images and text
How to work with different types of images and text
How to create social media posts, brochures, newsletters
Differences between InDesign and Affinity Publisher
How to create documents for both web and print

Course content

11 sections • 97 lectures • 4h 7m total length

Welcome, and How it Works0:44

Project: Creating a Brochure / Newsletter Intro0:35
Design a single-page brochure or newsletter using Affinity Publisher on the iPad. Arrange multiple pictures and text on a page to showcase your chosen subject matter.
Make New 1-Page Document1:30
Put a Photo into a Picture Frame2:59
Draw a Graphic & Sample Color on Main Photo1:45
Add a Second Photo & Scale it Up0:57
Add Artistic Text and Duplicate it Twice3:16
Use Move to Back to Change Stacking Order2:19
Add Some Frame Text1:20
Add More Text & Change to White2:01
Add More Artistic Text, Lock Layers & Change to White3:45
Save As Editable File & Export as PDF3:25
Learn to save your Affinity Publisher iPad project as an editable AF pub file and export a PDF, using the layers panel to adjust the image inside its frame.

Create Professional Looking Text Intro0:29
Controlling Text flow Between Text Frames4:24
Convert Shapes to Text Frames2:48
Custom Text Frame1:37
Bold Italic Underline Strikethrough Tracking All Caps Small Cap3:34
Superscript, Subscript & Shear1:12
Glyphs, Kerning & Baseline Shift2:39
Paragraph & Bullet Number Points2:12
Paragraph & First Line Indenting1:05
Leading & Drop Caps1:08
Columns & Vertical Text Alignment2:16
Decorations1:18
Text on a Path5:17
Convert Text to Curves2:00
Footnotes, Sidenotes & Endnotes1:20
Master inserting footnotes, side notes, and endnotes in Affinity Publisher on the iPad, using the three-fingers-down gesture to place references anywhere in your document.
Wrap Your Text Around a Photograph4:30

Project: 3 Projects - Print Banner, Web Post & PowerPoint Slide Intro0:35
Make a Print Poster in CMYK2:32
Create a long, narrow CMYK poster by starting a new document, setting height to 600, choosing a printer profile, and adding a 3 mm bleed for a garden center poster.
Add a Large Artistic Text Character1:54
Add an Image from the Stock Library2:07
Use the stock icon to access Pixabay or Pexels, search for royalty-free images, and drag and drop a photo into your document, then adjust its position with the move tool.
Put the Photo Inside the Character1:11
Drag the photo into the G layer to mask it inside the character using layers panel. Move the image with the move tool, and undo with two fingers if needed.
Add a Drop Shadow1:42
Add a drop shadow to lift text above the background using an outer shadow, adjust blur and movement for a subtle effect, and switch shadow on and off the layer.
Add Some Artistic Text1:57
Sample the Image Color1:14
Sample colors from an image using the eyedropper to apply green and orange hues to text, unifying the picture and text in the iPad version.
Bullets & Tracking3:54
Save As & Export With & Without Printers Marks4:59
Save your poster with a name and reopen later, then export a pdf for print or a jpeg for client review, including bleed, crop marks, and printer marks as needed.
New Document & Add Photo2:58
Add Text on a Path1:53
Add a Glyph & Save & Export2:52
Insert a copyright symbol as a glyph in Affinity Publisher on iPad, resize with baseline shift or superscript, save the file, and export a jpeg in quality for social media.
Create a New Document for PowerPoint & Add a Photo1:58
Add Text & Wrap It Around an Invisible Shape4:07

Working with Images Intro0:27
Linked vs Embedded Files4:15
Place in Frame vs Not in Frame2:46
Place in Frame Manually3:22
Use the Pen to Make a Shape for the Photo0:59
Place in Custom Frame1:38
Place in a Word2:27
Working with Multiple Photos1:44
Multiple Photos into Multiple Frames1:02
Multiple Photos into Multiple Frames in One Go1:55
Using the FX2:22
Explore the f x effects in affinity publisher on iPad, enabling outer shadows and 3d options; switch on, adjust distance, hardness, and opacity, and avoid tacky results.

Project: Create a 4-Page Brochure Intro0:31
Create a 4-page brochure in Affinity Publisher on the iPad, assembling a multi-page PDF with mainly photos and selective text for emailing to friends, colleagues, or clients.
Make Front Page7:42
Add Multiple Image Frames with Power Duplicate2:57
Add More Images on Pages 3 & 42:55
Add in the Text2:25
Reorder Your Document Pages1:41
Save & Package Your Document4:37

Color Intro0:32
RGB & CMYK & Why We Use Them6:11
What are Color Profiles & Color Management3:50
The Color Panel2:47
Sample Color from the Photo1:08
Working With Swatches & Creating Your Own3:30
Explore swatches in Affinity Publisher on the iPad, view color details like hue, saturation, and luminance, and create, rename, duplicate, import, or export document or application palettes including Pantone colors.
Add Colors & Globals to Palette3:19
What Are Spot & Pantone Colors2:47
Working With Gradients & Adding Your Own Colors2:24
Fade Out a Shape With the Transparency Tool1:28

Project: Create 3 Different Social Media Posts Intro0:32
Create a New Document for Social Media2:30
Create a new document set to a social media size, choose 1080 by 1080 for Instagram, set rgb color profile, skip bleeds and facing pages, and start with one page.
Add an Image as a Background1:48
Add 4 Frames & Align Before Adding Photos5:35
Add Text & Sample Color1:26
Add a Glyph1:38
Add Some Shapes3:50
Using Blend Modes3:46
Add Blend Modes & Text6:06
Save & Export2:00

Requirements

No experience necessary but a copy of Affinity Publisher on the iPad v2

Description

Welcome to my Affinity Publisher on the iPad Version 2 - The Essentials Course.

You don't need any experience to complete this course as I take you from the very beginning through to a point where you can confidently create your own media.

Affinity Publisher / Publisher on the iPad is one of the best publishing pieces of software around and a strong (and more affordable) contender for Adobe InDesign.

It allows you to create beautiful books, magazines and marketing materials through to social media posts, website mockups and a variety of other projects. This modern publishing app gives you the power to combine beautiful type, exciting images and amazing graphics to create stunning layouts ready for publication.

It has an easy-to-use interface to help you work in a fast and intuitive way.

The course includes the following:

Overview of what Affinity Publisher on the iPad actually does
Looking at the interface and where to find things
How to setup and create various types of documents
Principles of color (such as RGB and CMYK)
The basics of typography and how to use it within Affinity Publisher
Working with images and graphical shapes to make your projects "pop"!
Using image frames with intelligent scaling options
Creating text wrapping with fine padding control
Linking multiple text frames together across your document
Exciting projects to help you remember and put into practice what you've learned

With powerful features like master pages, tables, text flow and professional print output and other awesome features, Affinity Publisher has everything you need to create the perfect layout – whether it's for commercial printing, home printing, web or social media projects.

Music by Bensound - License code: 7SYZKT00SRXBRG5K

Who this course is for:

Those who would like an alternative to Adobe InDesign
Those who want to learn Affinity Publisher on the iPad
Those who would like to learn to create their own marketing materials
Those who want to create their own or edit existing newsletters, brochures etc
Those who would like to create exciting social media posts

Affinity Publisher on the iPad Version 2 - The Essentials

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 1min

What Does Publisher Do, Interface & Studio Link4 lectures • 11min

Creating a New Document11 lectures • 35min

Project: Creating a Brochure / Newsletter11 lectures • 24min

Create Professional Looking Text16 lectures • 38min

Project: 3 Projects - Print Banner, Web Post & PowerPoint Slide15 lectures • 36min

Working with Images11 lectures • 23min

Project: Create a 4-Page Brochure7 lectures • 23min

Color10 lectures • 28min

Project: Create 3 Different Social Media Posts10 lectures • 29min

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