Affinity Publisher - The Essentials for Beginners to Start

Explore the Affinity Publisher interface from first launch, including the working canvas, top and left toolbars, studio panels, and configurable tabs, with tips on text tools, layers, and view options.

Create a new document by selecting a print or web preset, adjust page size, units, orientation, and dpi, and learn linked vs embedded images, margins, bleed, and custom presets.

Create a new Affinity Publisher document and master pages, margins, and color profiles for print and web, including DPI and RGB and CMYK color modes and safe areas.

Open or import files into Affinity Publisher using file open or drag and drop, on Windows or macOS, choose specific pages to import, load pages, and adjust missing fonts.

Import idml files into affinity publisher and manage issues like missing fonts and missing resources. Use the resource manager to replace assets and place images correctly.

Move, resize, and rotate content in Affinity Publisher by selecting text, dragging, using shift to constrain or break aspect ratio, and using transform tools to rotate 90 or 45 degrees.

Learn to manage layers in Affinity Publisher with the move tool, selecting single or multiple layers, including items behind others with alt/option. Use shift for multi-select and escape to clear.

Learn to zoom and pan in affinity publisher with the field tool, zoom tool, navigator, and viewpoints, using spacebar and z shortcuts for quick navigation.

Learn to create two-column text layouts in Affinity Publisher, adjust column width and spacing, balance text across columns, and customize with background color, swatches, and stroke.

Enable rulers and create horizontal and vertical guides in Affinity Publisher. Learn to change ruler units, lock guides, and fine-tune guide positions via the guides manager.

Learn to manage pages in Affinity Publisher by working with facing and single pages, adding and duplicating pages, and adjusting spread properties, numbering styles, and landscape or portrait layouts.

Create and apply master pages across multiple publication pages in Affinity Publisher, learn to apply, replace existing, and clear master settings for flexible layouts.

Master picture frame tools in affinity publisher: create shapes with rectangle and ellipse tools, use shift for squares, convert to picture frames, and add images via file > select images.

Learn to write and format simple text in Affinity Publisher with the text tool, adjust size, apply fonts and styles, use character styles for headings and body, and customize color.

Explore the frame text tool in Affinity Publisher, adjust text frames and containers, resize with handles, rotate, and apply color, stroke, and opacity settings to control text layout.

Learn to write text on a path in Affinity Publisher, using the pen tool to create curves, adjust line width and color, and place text along a curved path.

Learn to wrap text around images in Affinity Publisher by selecting the picture, choosing left wrap, adjusting the distance, and handling transparent and nontransparent images.

Learn how to export your Affinity Publisher document. Explore export formats for printing or screen use, use preflight to check for errors, and set file names and destinations.