About Affinity Publisher, history, use, features.

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

Create a table
Insert columns / rows
Table formatting tools
Table and cell styles

The Image Manager panel
Image properties
Updating an image after modifying it
Differences between Linked and Embed
Importing Affinity Photo compositions
Publisher behavior with Affinity Photo compositions
Importing Affinity Designer compositions
Publisher behavior with Affinity Designer publications
Graphic effects: drop shadow, progressive contour, ect. embedded layers
Transparency and blending modes
Importing Photoshop compositions
Importing Illustrator vector illustrations
Adjustment properties of images relative to blocks
Adjustment properties of images in blocks
Convert a shape to an image block
Convert a plot to an image block
Creation of clipping mask

Workshop: Editing Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer Compositions in Affinity Publisher

Define a character style
Define a paragraph style
Working with drop caps
Working with paragraph rules
Create a dedicated character style
Nested styles
Modifications of column lengths
Column covers

Color charts by default
Create your own color chart
from document
from a document
Save your color chart for the document / for the application
Export a color chart
Import a color chart

Workshop: Creation and exports / imports of color charts

Default libraries
Library behavior
Create your own library
Remove Libraries
Remove items from libraries

Workshop: Putting all these techniques into practice on the production of a multipage document

Using paragraph styles
Creation of the table of contents
Layout and update of the table

Workshop: Create the TDM of our document, modify the content of the document, the order of the pages, update the TDM

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