Wilx

Thanks @MikeTO.  I was hoping I could make the row heights static in the template.  I guess that's not to be.  I followed your suggestion.  I create the table (from the template), enter my data, then manually set the heights of the rows.  It's a workable solution for now.
Best,
Mark

I agree with @MikeSB.  I'm very pleased with Affinity's V2 apps.  They are very well done.  I'm particularly pleased the ability to build documents (books) from several file (chapters) was added.  This will allow me to migrate all my projects from InDesign to Publisher.
However, adding a section name as well as a section prefix is very important in large reference books, which is what I have.  I'm attaching a spread from a draft of one of our books.  As you can see, on the bottom margin, we include the section name (Aptitudes), and we use a section prefix (1.6.) before the page number.  Each section begins on page 1.
I would appreciate the addition of a section number prefix, as @MikeSB requests.
Thanks,
Mark

Looks like it.  I was hoping Affinity would at least acknowledge the need and add it to their wish list of future features.  I’m disappointed that they’ve been silent on this.

I have a book that is currently in rough draft.  It is currently in InDesign (the old creative suite), and I would like to migrate it to Affinity Publisher.  It's presently a hobby, but I'd like to turn into a small business when I retire in several years.
I've purchased Publisher, and really like it so far.  Udemy.com has a good course that teaches the Affinity suite.  My book is about 650 pages, has about 300 illustrations (some vector and some raster), and about 150 tables.  In InDesign, it is broken up into about 20 chapters, which are separate files.  These separate files make it easier to manage illustration links, the sections of text, and the index that spans the whole book.  Plus, I can imagine that trying to edit a single file that big would bring any program to its knees -- whether it is an Adobe or Affinity product!
I work in a team, but the text and artwork are all done separately before they get to page layout.  Separate files for working as a team isn't a major interest for me, but I expect it is for others.
For these reasons, I add my voice to the above and request that Affinity add to Publisher the ability to create a book from multiple chapter files -- including managing a Table of Contents and an Index across the individual chapter files.
Affinity makes great products, and I appreciate all the work you're doing to make a better product at a great price!
Best Regards,
Mark

I have a book that is currently in rough draft.  It is currently in InDesign (the old creative suite), and I would like to migrate it to Affinity Publisher.  It's presently a hobby, but I'd like to turn into a small business when I retire in several years.
I've purchased Publisher, and really like it so far.  Udemy.com has a good course that teaches the Affinity suite.  My book is about 650 pages, has about 300 illustrations (some vector and some raster), and about 150 tables.  In InDesign, it is broken up into about 20 chapters, which are separate files.  These separate files make it easier to manage illustration links, the sections of text, and the index that spans the whole book.  Plus, I can imagine that trying to edit a single file that big would bring any program to its knees -- whether it is an Adobe or Affinity product!
I work in a team, but the text and artwork are all done separately before they get to page layout.  Separate files for working as a team isn't a major interest for me, but I expect it is for others.
For these reasons, I add my voice to the above and request that Affinity add to Publisher the ability to create a book from multiple chapter files -- including managing a Table of Contents and an Index across the individual chapter files.
Affinity makes great products, and I appreciate all the work you're doing to make a better product at a great price!
Best Regards,
Mark

Looks like it.  I was hoping Affinity would at least acknowledge the need and add it to their wish list of future features.  I’m disappointed that they’ve been silent on this.

I'm really enjoying Publisher Beta so far.  I was very pleased to see detailed table layout tools.
I would really like tables inside text frames also.  I observe also that it currently seems graphics cannot be placed in text frames either.
I suspect that the ability to put tables and graphics into text frames as in-line with text will be a forthcoming feature.
Serif ... would appreciate you commenting on this.
Thanks,
Mark

Thanks everybody for letting Serif know we need this feature.  I'm trying to solve a problem with my layout and it sure would be nice to see the hard returns and soft returns.  I'd really like to have the ability to view the non-printing characters that others have mentioned.
 
Mark