Affinity Publisher on the iPad Version 2 - The Essentials

Explore what Affinity Publisher on the iPad does, including publishing PDFs and JPEGs, and working with pictures, text, and graphics from within Affinity Photo and Designer.

Explore the home screen interface of Affinity Publisher on the iPad, switch between samples and live documents, open templates, and create a blank document with the new button.

Explore the affinity publisher iPad interface, mastering toolbars, panels, stock libraries like Pixabay and Pexels, and keyboard shortcuts to navigate and manage options.

Discover studio link in affinity publisher for iPad, access photo and designer tools from within publisher, edit images with the burn tool, then return to refine shapes and continue editing.

Create a new document by configuring the document settings and importing photos and text to begin your project.

Create a new document from scratch using portrait presets (print, press, photo, website, devices), set millimeters, and explore margins, bleeds, and image placement.

Learn to set up and navigate eight-page layouts in Affinity Publisher on iPad by enabling facing pages, using the pages panel, and zooming and panning across spreads.

Explore color options in Affinity Publisher on iPad, comparing RGB and CMYK. RGB targets screen colors using red, green, blue light; CMYK targets print with cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.

Explore margins as design guides and how bleeds extend artwork for edge-to-edge printing, with a default three-millimeter bleed for guillotined pages.

Copy and paste text into a frame using the frame text tool, paste from web sources, drag and resize the frame, snap to margins, rotate, and undo with two fingers.

perform live preflight checks to catch spelling errors, overflowing text, and other document issues using the preflight panel, the spell checker, and the move tool in Affinity Publisher on iPad.

Remove unwanted styles and tailor text and text frame colors in Affinity Publisher for iPad. Adjust color, background, and transparency using color wheels, swatches, and color models (hsl, rgb, hex).

Select the text frame and change the typeface using the text panel. Apply styles such as italic, bold, or very light, and adjust the point size for headlines.

Learn to import and place images in Affinity Publisher on iPad, using place from files or Unsplash, then resize, rotate, and arrange assets with a live preview, margins, and guides.

Create simple shapes on the iPad with Affinity Publisher, from rectangles to squares, and customize them by applying fill and stroke colors and adjusting stroke width.

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.

Create a new one-page newsletter in affinity publisher on the iPad, selecting A4 portrait, RGB color, no bleed for screen viewing, and set margins to 15 with linked changes.

Learn how to insert a photo into a picture frame in Affinity Publisher on iPad, scale the image within the frame, and adjust the frame separately for precise composition.

Draw a rectangle with the shape tool, use move to position it, then sample dark and light greens from the main photo with the eyedropper and apply them to shapes.

Add a second photo in Affinity Publisher on the iPad, insert it into a frame, and use the Move tool to zoom and scale for the desired composition.

Use the artistic text tool to add surf and yoga text, duplicate it to three lines, adjust the typeface and bold styling, insert an ampersand, and refine color and layering.

Use move to back to place elements behind text and refine the stacking order. Adjust colors from recent swatches, resize, duplicate, and change typefaces to refine the layout.

Bring text from a word document into Affinity Publisher on the iPad, create a frame with the text tool, paste, and adjust the size using the text panel.

Apply a body style to remove the white background, then move the text, change its color with the color circle, and set it to 15 points Arial.

Lock layers to prevent accidental moves and add artistic text. Duplicate text with a three-finger drag, place images with frames, adjust colors, and preview the document when finished.

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.

Explore text in Affinity Publisher on the iPad, mastering character and paragraph options, flowing text between frames, and wrapping text around pictures.

Practice controlling text flow between text frames in Affinity Publisher on the iPad by linking frames with the red arrow, resizing boxes, and deleting frames to reflow text.

Convert shapes to text frames to make text flow into shapes, then use the convert to text frame option to enable flow and even add picture frames.

Use the pen tool to draw a custom shape, insert text with the type tool, and adjust the frame’s background and stroke, then preview and scale as needed.

Explore type options in Affinity Publisher on iPad, including font, size, styles such as regular, italic, bold, and small caps, plus tracking, and learn to adjust spacing for readability.

Explore superscript and subscript for text like TM in the iPad Affinity Publisher workflow. Remove underlining and adjust the angle to make italics more upright within the positioning area.

Master the glyphs panel to insert a copyright or registration mark, then use baseline shift to precisely position the symbol and adjust kerning for optimal character spacing.

Explore paragraph formatting and bullet and numbered lists in Affinity Publisher on iPad, including alignment options (left, center, right, justified) and applying, customizing bullet and number styles to selected text.

Explore paragraph indents and first line indent in Affinity Publisher on the iPad, adjust left indent with incremental controls, and apply first line indent through options.

Adjust the leading to control line spacing and enable drop caps to drop the first letter by a chosen number of lines. Explore the available options to customize these settings.

Split the text into two columns and let it flow between them. Align the title to the middle of its frame and adjust colors for a preview.

Explore applying decorations to text in Affinity Publisher on iPad, adding lines to left, top, right, or bottom, with relative positioning and pale blue fills.

Learn to place artistic text along a custom path in Affinity Publisher on the iPad, drawing a path with the pen tool and adjusting size, tracking, and stroke removal.

Convert text to curves in affinity publisher on iPad to turn text into vector shapes for printers; use the three-dots menu to convert and the node tool to refine letters.

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.

Learn to wrap text around photographs in Affinity Publisher on the iPad, using frames, circular shapes, and text wrap options to control flow and spacing.

Create three projects in Affinity Publisher on the iPad: a print-ready banner with printer's marks, a social media post, and a slide for presentations, using core techniques.

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.

Create a large artistic text character with the artistic text tool, type a capital G in a bold font, and center it using the move tool and middle green line.

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.

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 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.

Explore adding artistic text in Affinity Publisher on the iPad by using the artistic text tool to place, center, scale, duplicate, and color words for a balanced layout.

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.

Explore creating and formatting text in Affinity Publisher on iPad: insert text with frame text tool, apply bullet points, bold text, and fine-tune tracking to fit layouts.

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.

Create a square social post by choosing web, setting Instagram 1080 pixels by 1080 pixels, using sRGB, inserting a dog image from stock, resizing, adding overlay text, and previewing.

Learn to add text on a path in Affinity Publisher on the iPad by drawing curves with the pen tool, placing artistic text, and adjusting color, size, and stroke.

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 PowerPoint slide by starting a new 1920×1080 document, choose a background image from stock libraries, drag in an apple photo, and add text over the image.

Learn to paste text into a frame, apply a body style, adjust size and color, and wrap text around an invisible shape to flow around objects, with artistic text options.

Explore how to place pictures into shapes beyond frames and master a fast batch-placement technique to fill multiple frames in Affinity Publisher on the iPad.

Compare embedded vs linked images in affinity publisher on the iPad; learn how the resources manager handles embedded documents versus linked files and when a linked image goes missing.

Explore placing a picture directly on the page versus inside a frame in Affinity Publisher on iPad; direct images scale freely, framed images preserve proportion and crop as needed.

Place images into frames on iPad using the place tool, drag and drop, and adjust position and scale inside the frame; manage and crop with layers panel and shape tools.

Use the pen tool to draw a custom shape, then place a photo from the file, drag the image onto the curve, and adjust the shape and size to fit.

Place an image into custom shapes by selecting a shape, using the red dot to adjust it, and placing the image onto the shape.

Learn how to place a picture into text in Affinity Publisher on iPad, including selecting the text frame, placing from file, and adjusting or deleting the image inside the frame.

Learn to import multiple photos in Affinity Publisher on iPad by using place from file, selecting images, and placing them on the page, then adjust their arrangement.

Place four pictures into multiple frames in a document, placing each into its frame with quick select and place. Undo mistakes with two-finger undo and reselect to fill frames fast.

Learn to quickly fill multiple frames with many photos in Affinity Publisher on the iPad, using the duplicate tool and multi-select to auto-fill frames.

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.

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.

Create a four-page A4 portrait document for email and home or office printing, with embedded images, 25 millimeter margins, no bleed, and a watermark background behind a decorative letter.

Create eight picture frames with power duplicating, snap them into place, then load eight images using select and open, and move each image inside its frame.

Explore adding two aligned images on pages 3 and 4 in affinity publisher on the iPad, using layers, duplicating items, and inserting a basic text box.

Learn to add text to boxes with the text frame tool in Affinity Publisher on iPad, paste from Word or Wikipedia, and adjust size and font across pages.

Reorder your document pages in affinity publisher on the ipad by using the pages panel and manage pages, then drag-and-drop to arrange the front cover, last page, and subsequent pages.

Save and package your document in Affinity Publisher on the iPad, export a pdf with optimized jpeg quality and downsampling, and include fonts and images to preserve embedded assets.

Explore color in design by examining RGB and CMYK, and understand color profiles and why they matter. Navigate color panels, swatches, global colors, and gradients, including transparent gradients.

Explore RGB and CMYK color modes, explain additive vs subtractive color, and why printers use black ink for rich blacks, with practical guidance for screen vs print workflows.

Explore color profiles and color management to keep colors consistent across cameras, displays, and prints, using the sRGB profile and aligning with printers on print profiles.

Explore the color panel in affinity publisher on ipad: switch fill and stroke, adjust with rgb sliders and k values, and use hsl and color wheel for precise hues.

Use the eyedropper to sample colors from an image, drag the color onto shapes, and adjust turquoise or blue until it matches your document, then add it to your design.

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 to the palette and convert them to global colors in Affinity Publisher on iPad, so updating a color updates all shapes and swatches across the document.

Understand how spot colors, especially Pantone, ensure exact logo color in commercial printing, with CMYK plus spot inks on coated or uncoated paper, and cost considerations.

Create a star shape with a gradient fill, then adjust color stops by dragging across the shape and delete unwanted stops with a three-finger gesture.

Fade a shape with the transparency tool in Affinity Publisher on iPad, using a locked background image, and drag to adjust the fade, even matching the sky color.

Craft three distinct social media posts in a single document, applying overlays and multiply color modes to images, drawing on techniques learned throughout the course.

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 a background image by dragging a cake photo from Unsplash or the in-app library, resize to fit the frame, optionally frame it, and lock the background layer.

Draw four square frames with the frame tool, align their bottoms, and space them evenly, then use place to insert four photos and adjust them inside the frames.

Add text in Affinity Publisher on iPad, pick a fitting typeface, and sample color with the eyedropper. Adjust size and explore left, center, and right alignment to refine the layout.

Discover how to insert glyphs in Affinity Publisher on the iPad by using the glyphs browser to add a diacritic e with two dots, enabling brand names and unique words.

Add a second page in Affinity Publisher, place background image in a picture frame, and use shapes, opacity, and locking to manage layers and duplicate items with alt and shift.

Select two shapes, pick a dark brown with the eyedropper, blend with the background using multiply and adjusted opacity, then add white text and prepare a page for the post.

Use the place tool to insert a photo, apply blend mode color to render it black and white, layer shapes with brand colors, copy text, and preview the result.

Save your three posts with a named file, export as JPEGs to desktop or iCloud, and use different pictures and blend modes for creative effects.