About Affinity Publisher, history, use, features.

Basic Affinity Publisher Concepts, Formats and Colors
Image types: Bitmap and Vector / Capture, display and print devices. Colorimetric modes: RGB, CMYK and pantone colors. The chromatic circle and the different representations of color.

Presentation of the main graphic formats: Native file formats Affinity Publisher, AFPUB Other common formats: AFPHOTO, AF DESIGN, PSD, AI, EPS, SVG, PDF, TIFF, JPEG.

Upstream work, railroad and layout.

Menu bars, options, tools, panel columns

Creation of a new document
Preset / custom settings
Creation of a predefined document
The workspace:
Display of rules and grids, characteristics of rules, origins and creation of guidelines.
The different form tools
The selection tool
Attributes # 1: outline and fill colors
Color picker
Outline color and thickness
Transformation and movement of objects
Alignment and distribution of objects
Constraint keys
Creation of objects with exact dimensions
Precise selection and positioning of objects
Duplication of objects and repeated operations

Workshop: Learn to perform basic manipulations and appropriate the interface

Addition
Substraction
Intersection
Division
Combination

Workshop: Start working with vector objects

Vector drawing tools:
The node selection tool
Object modifications
Using the Bézier curve tools:
The pen tool
Add / remove anchor point
Converting hard knots to soft knots and vice versa
Opening / closing / joining of paths

Workshop: Getting to grips with bezier curves

Formats supported by Affinity Publisher
Importing an image from Affinity Publisher
Importing multiple images
The Place Image panel
Choice of images to pose on the fly
Importing vector illustrations
Adjustment properties of images relative to blocks
Adjustment properties of images in blocks
Convert a shape to an image block
Graphic effects: drop shadow, internal, external glow …
Transparency and blending modes

Workshop: Get started with image management tools, create an A3 poster

Reminder on the types of fonts:
Serif / Sans Serif
Fixed width
Character settings: font style, size, approach, kerning, line spacing …
Text blocks and options
Column texts
Chaining
Texts on paths
Formatting texts
Bulleted List
Numbered list
Inserting glyphs
Objects: text wrapping

Workshop: Formatting an interview on 2 pages

The Pages panel
Navigating between pages
Inserting Pages
Moving pages
Deleting Pages
Templates or standard pages
Creation and application of templates
Page numbering (folio)

Workshop: Setting up a document of several using different templates

Export to pdf for printing
Settings and options
Export to pdf for the web
Settings and options