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I give a quick little example (a mini primer) for a by the "Python calendar" module generated localized 2024 calendar:
First you have to determine what locale languages are supported on your system (in my case macOS), to do so we can perform in a terminal (Terminal.app, iTerm2, etc.) a call of "locale -a" which will list as output a bunch of locales ...
... next we simply reuse the choosen/wanted locale then in a little Python script, for generating a 2024 year overview calendar in DE starting always on mondays ...
... and run that script ...
> python3 pcal_2024_de.py 2024 Januar Februar März Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 April Mai Juni Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Juli August September Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Oktober November Dezember Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 pcal_2024_de.py If we let's say want to have instead months & days output in GR, we simply change the locale setting in above script to "el_GR.UTF-8" and let Python then generate the greek lang calendar for that locale ...
2024 Ιανουαρίου Φεβρουαρίου Μαρτίου Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Απριλίου Μαΐου Ιουνίου Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ιουλίου Αυγούστου Σεπτεμβρίου Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Οκτωβρίου Νοεμβρίου Δεκεμβρίου Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ Δε Τρ Τε Πε Πα Σα Κυ 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 pcal_2024_gr.py It's that easy.
And of course we can also let the output to be generate into a file, or just pipe the output into a txt file instead, so we can easier copy/paste & reuse the generated output in the Affinity apps.

When you copy/paste generated calendar texts over into Affinity, you best use some Monospace Font for the texts, so everything keeps to be aligned properly as was shown before in a terminal output.
Top 10 Most Popular Monospaced Fonts
 
Of course the Python calendar module offers much more functions for generating a bunch of other customized different type of year, month and day calendars etc. But that would be beyond this little intro primer about building a simple localized year calendar.

Note: there are a bunch of calendar generation tools available, either on the net as online tools, or as specific apps, or as plugins for word processors and other common apps, or as common system CLI tools etc. All of these can be mostly used to generate all sort of calendars for a (re)usage in the Affinity Suite. - Thus I list here just a few of these calendar tools, so mostly some online and CLI tools, which don't need any account requirements, or to be extra bought.
 
Online calendar tools ( should be usable without account requirements )
Advanced calendar creator (can generate various sorts of calendars) Basic calendar creator SVG Calendar Generator  (by Mensch Mesch) Create a calendar for any year Calendar Generator Design a custom calendar Make Word calendar online (can generate various sorts of calendars) PDF Calendar Fantasy Calendar Generator Personal life calendar generator ...etc...  
OS CLI tools:
cal  (macOS) ncal (macOS) Gnu gcal (macOS + Win, very powerful) Gnu gcal manual ...etc... Python Scripting:
calendar module calendar module tut workalendar module ...etc... (to be continued over time)

Attached find templates for a birthday \ appointment calendar...
A very simple basic one done only with Excel \ Libreoffice
Extremely deluxe calendars designed with a data merge into Affinity Publisher.
Attached are templates for
monthly calendar
Monthly Planner
six months on one page
twelve months on a large page
Would be glad to hear suggestions for improvement.
Thanks!
DIY Birthday and Appointment Calendars.pdf Monthly Calendar template.afpub Monthly Planner template.afpub six month template.afpub twelve month template.afpub
Calendar Worksheet, legacy.xlsx Calendar Worksheet, libreoffice.ods Calendar Worksheet.xlsx

Here are some daily calendar vector Affinity template & assets files for (re)use ...


... which are customizable (day/weekday/month & colors), to individual needs.
calendar_day_vectors.afdesign  (template) calendar_day_vectors.afassets (assets)  
But the overall fun part here is instead the dynamic day changing SVG file, which when opened via some webbrowser, will always show the today's day data, due to inside in the SVG code embedded and executed JavaScript "init()" day handling function code ...

 
SVG with included & executed JS init() get day date function code:
<svg onload="init()" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-label="Calendar" role="img" viewBox="0 0 512 512"> <script type="text/ecmascript"><![CDATA[ function init() { var time = new Date(); var locale = "en-gb"; var DD = time.getDate(); var DDD = time.toLocaleString(locale, {weekday: "long" }); var MMM = time.toLocaleString(locale, {month: "short"}).toUpperCase(); document.getElementById("day").textContent= DD; document.getElementById("weekday").textContent= DDD; document.getElementById("month").textContent= MMM; } ]]></script> <path d="M512 455c0 32-25 57-57 57H57c-32 0-57-25-57-57V128c0-31 25-57 57-57h398c32 0 57 26 57 57z" fill="#e0e7ec"/> <path d="M484 0h-47c2 4 4 9 4 14a28 28 0 1 1-53-14H124c3 4 4 9 4 14A28 28 0 1 1 75 0H28C13 0 0 13 0 28v157h512V28c0-15-13-28-28-28z" fill="#dd2f45"/> <g fill="#f3aab9"> <circle cx="470" cy="142" r="14"/> <circle cx="470" cy="100" r="14"/> <circle cx="427" cy="142" r="14"/> <circle cx="427" cy="100" r="14"/> <circle cx="384" cy="142" r="14"/> <circle cx="384" cy="100" r="14"/> </g> <text id="month" x="32" y="164" fill="#fff" font-family="monospace" font-size="140px" style="text-anchor: left">DEC</text> <text id="day" x="256" y="400" fill="#66757f" font-family="monospace" font-size="256px" style="text-anchor: middle">11</text> <text id="weekday" x="256" y="480" fill="#66757f" font-family="monospace" font-size="64px" style="text-anchor: middle">Monday</text> </svg>  
The corresponding standalone SVG file to manually customize in some text editor and (re)use in webbrowsers ( for web sites, blogs, forums ... etc. )
calendar_daily.svg  
And as always have fun!

Here are a vector based 2024 EN months calendar template & assets file for (re)use in all Affinity apps ...

The 12x single 2024 EN month assets:

The into ADe loaded 2024 EN calendar template & assets file:

 
Here are the corresponding 2024 EN month calendar & assets files for download:
2024_month_entries.afassets 2024_months_cal.afdesign  
Have fun building your 2024 calendars!

Updated for Publisher 2.5 (May 2024)
Publisher Manual May 23 2024.pdf
This free in-depth manual is filled with steps, tips, and recommendations for:
Documents, Pages, Master Pages, Sections, and Baseline Grid Character and Paragraph Formatting Text Styles (paragraph and character) Text Frames, Text Flow, and Stories Images and Picture Frames Books and Chapters Cross-References, Table of Contents, and Index Notes - including Footnotes, Sidenotes, and Endnotes Fields - including Page Numbering, Running Headers, and Custom Variables Anchors and Hyperlinks Printing and Exporting Settings New for this edition: Getting Started, Variable Fonts, and more This manual does not cover illustration and photo editing.
Q&A
Is this really free? Yes, it's copyrighted only to prevent others from publishing it as their own Is there a longer manual I can purchase? No Is there a version for Designer or Photo? No, but many of the features are the same so it will still be relevant Is there an iPad version? No, the steps and screenshots are for the macOS and Windows versions Why does it use a print layout if it's a PDF? It's a demonstration of how to use the features it describes to create a print book You might also like:
Special Characters Quick Reference Chart: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/176386-special-characters-in-affinity-quick-reference-chart/ Terminology Translation Dictionary for Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Finnish: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/209953-terminology-translation-dictionary/ Previous 2.4 manual for those who still want it:
Publisher Manual Feb 26 2024.pdf
 

I beg to differ. I have built a sustainable small business using publisher.
After my husband died suddenly leaving me with four small children to support. I purchased all 3 Affinity apps during their sale for less than the price of 1 month of Adobe apps. 
I had little skill or experience having been mainly a housewife until this point. After a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" (and lots of cursey words) I learned all I could about the applications. Launched my business, and here I am a few years down the line. A small business owner able to support myself and children. 
Probably not a "professional" according to your standards, but certainly a professional to those I have been able to support. 
I will forever be grateful to Affinity for their generous affordability, and numerous tutorials available during what was a horrendous time. 
And also SERIF during all the hubub and negativity here at the minute, I hope this post will highlight the hope that was brought to one small family. 
Wise words my grandfather taught me- "A poor workman will always blame his tools."

I beg to differ. I have built a sustainable small business using publisher.
After my husband died suddenly leaving me with four small children to support. I purchased all 3 Affinity apps during their sale for less than the price of 1 month of Adobe apps. 
I had little skill or experience having been mainly a housewife until this point. After a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" (and lots of cursey words) I learned all I could about the applications. Launched my business, and here I am a few years down the line. A small business owner able to support myself and children. 
Probably not a "professional" according to your standards, but certainly a professional to those I have been able to support. 
I will forever be grateful to Affinity for their generous affordability, and numerous tutorials available during what was a horrendous time. 
And also SERIF during all the hubub and negativity here at the minute, I hope this post will highlight the hope that was brought to one small family. 
Wise words my grandfather taught me- "A poor workman will always blame his tools."

I beg to differ. I have built a sustainable small business using publisher.
After my husband died suddenly leaving me with four small children to support. I purchased all 3 Affinity apps during their sale for less than the price of 1 month of Adobe apps. 
I had little skill or experience having been mainly a housewife until this point. After a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" (and lots of cursey words) I learned all I could about the applications. Launched my business, and here I am a few years down the line. A small business owner able to support myself and children. 
Probably not a "professional" according to your standards, but certainly a professional to those I have been able to support. 
I will forever be grateful to Affinity for their generous affordability, and numerous tutorials available during what was a horrendous time. 
And also SERIF during all the hubub and negativity here at the minute, I hope this post will highlight the hope that was brought to one small family. 
Wise words my grandfather taught me- "A poor workman will always blame his tools."

I beg to differ. I have built a sustainable small business using publisher.
After my husband died suddenly leaving me with four small children to support. I purchased all 3 Affinity apps during their sale for less than the price of 1 month of Adobe apps. 
I had little skill or experience having been mainly a housewife until this point. After a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" (and lots of cursey words) I learned all I could about the applications. Launched my business, and here I am a few years down the line. A small business owner able to support myself and children. 
Probably not a "professional" according to your standards, but certainly a professional to those I have been able to support. 
I will forever be grateful to Affinity for their generous affordability, and numerous tutorials available during what was a horrendous time. 
And also SERIF during all the hubub and negativity here at the minute, I hope this post will highlight the hope that was brought to one small family. 
Wise words my grandfather taught me- "A poor workman will always blame his tools."

I beg to differ. I have built a sustainable small business using publisher.
After my husband died suddenly leaving me with four small children to support. I purchased all 3 Affinity apps during their sale for less than the price of 1 month of Adobe apps. 
I had little skill or experience having been mainly a housewife until this point. After a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" (and lots of cursey words) I learned all I could about the applications. Launched my business, and here I am a few years down the line. A small business owner able to support myself and children. 
Probably not a "professional" according to your standards, but certainly a professional to those I have been able to support. 
I will forever be grateful to Affinity for their generous affordability, and numerous tutorials available during what was a horrendous time. 
And also SERIF during all the hubub and negativity here at the minute, I hope this post will highlight the hope that was brought to one small family. 
Wise words my grandfather taught me- "A poor workman will always blame his tools."

I beg to differ. I have built a sustainable small business using publisher.
After my husband died suddenly leaving me with four small children to support. I purchased all 3 Affinity apps during their sale for less than the price of 1 month of Adobe apps. 
I had little skill or experience having been mainly a housewife until this point. After a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" (and lots of cursey words) I learned all I could about the applications. Launched my business, and here I am a few years down the line. A small business owner able to support myself and children. 
Probably not a "professional" according to your standards, but certainly a professional to those I have been able to support. 
I will forever be grateful to Affinity for their generous affordability, and numerous tutorials available during what was a horrendous time. 
And also SERIF during all the hubub and negativity here at the minute, I hope this post will highlight the hope that was brought to one small family. 
Wise words my grandfather taught me- "A poor workman will always blame his tools."

I beg to differ. I have built a sustainable small business using publisher.
After my husband died suddenly leaving me with four small children to support. I purchased all 3 Affinity apps during their sale for less than the price of 1 month of Adobe apps. 
I had little skill or experience having been mainly a housewife until this point. After a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" (and lots of cursey words) I learned all I could about the applications. Launched my business, and here I am a few years down the line. A small business owner able to support myself and children. 
Probably not a "professional" according to your standards, but certainly a professional to those I have been able to support. 
I will forever be grateful to Affinity for their generous affordability, and numerous tutorials available during what was a horrendous time. 
And also SERIF during all the hubub and negativity here at the minute, I hope this post will highlight the hope that was brought to one small family. 
Wise words my grandfather taught me- "A poor workman will always blame his tools."

I beg to differ. I have built a sustainable small business using publisher.
After my husband died suddenly leaving me with four small children to support. I purchased all 3 Affinity apps during their sale for less than the price of 1 month of Adobe apps. 
I had little skill or experience having been mainly a housewife until this point. After a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" (and lots of cursey words) I learned all I could about the applications. Launched my business, and here I am a few years down the line. A small business owner able to support myself and children. 
Probably not a "professional" according to your standards, but certainly a professional to those I have been able to support. 
I will forever be grateful to Affinity for their generous affordability, and numerous tutorials available during what was a horrendous time. 
And also SERIF during all the hubub and negativity here at the minute, I hope this post will highlight the hope that was brought to one small family. 
Wise words my grandfather taught me- "A poor workman will always blame his tools."

I beg to differ. I have built a sustainable small business using publisher.
After my husband died suddenly leaving me with four small children to support. I purchased all 3 Affinity apps during their sale for less than the price of 1 month of Adobe apps. 
I had little skill or experience having been mainly a housewife until this point. After a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" (and lots of cursey words) I learned all I could about the applications. Launched my business, and here I am a few years down the line. A small business owner able to support myself and children. 
Probably not a "professional" according to your standards, but certainly a professional to those I have been able to support. 
I will forever be grateful to Affinity for their generous affordability, and numerous tutorials available during what was a horrendous time. 
And also SERIF during all the hubub and negativity here at the minute, I hope this post will highlight the hope that was brought to one small family. 
Wise words my grandfather taught me- "A poor workman will always blame his tools."

Fixed the problem with Mac - this now works on both Mac & Windows
Visibone2x20.afpalette

Well said! Also very satisfied myself. Especially price wise. So far all apps are amazingly fast. Shape-builder in designer, and studio link available on the iPad. Couldn't give Serif my money fast enough this morning!  Cheers Serif!

Well said! Also very satisfied myself. Especially price wise. So far all apps are amazingly fast. Shape-builder in designer, and studio link available on the iPad. Couldn't give Serif my money fast enough this morning!  Cheers Serif!

Well said! Also very satisfied myself. Especially price wise. So far all apps are amazingly fast. Shape-builder in designer, and studio link available on the iPad. Couldn't give Serif my money fast enough this morning!  Cheers Serif!

Well said! Also very satisfied myself. Especially price wise. So far all apps are amazingly fast. Shape-builder in designer, and studio link available on the iPad. Couldn't give Serif my money fast enough this morning!  Cheers Serif!

Well said! Also very satisfied myself. Especially price wise. So far all apps are amazingly fast. Shape-builder in designer, and studio link available on the iPad. Couldn't give Serif my money fast enough this morning!  Cheers Serif!

I happily paid for universal license, without even reading what I bought beforehand. I'm so happy I could once again say to Affinity - shut up and take my money. Thank you!

Updated to consider changes made to the Brush Dynamics (Distance) in Affinity 02 and how it effects inking type brushes!
Edited 2 of the brush nozzles to improve appearance. 
Sample sheet updated

Unless they added absolutely everything they could possibly add then some people are bound to complain, that’s life and you can’t win with everyone.

Very satisfied with the Affinity suite and surely NOT disappointed! We cannot have it all and some things have to be left to be looked out for in a future release.
I would also liked a blend tool which was also on my wish list. But I do understand we cannot have it all. Something has to be left to look forward too.
Thank you Serif - Affinity team for  the excellent work done! This is a super-great new release. Indeed, something "big" happened today.
Chris