Angelika Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Hi. I just purchased Affinity Publisher to complete my book cover, as photo doesn't seem to work. I cannot get the text frame to work correctly. I had plenty of practice in Affinity Photo, but it won't work here. I tried watching some of the tutorials. I only need a simple answer. To begin with, I couldn't even get any text to type. Now, it has a black background. I realize this must be a simple fix, but I cannot seem to locate the answer. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catshill Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I would watch the getting started tutorials here and by others on YouTube. Publisher needs planning and layout before jumping in. So very different to Photo or Designer. I came from a DTP background (but not Adobe) so I am used to that methodology. I don’t think anyone uses the term DTP in 2021. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNKLN Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 43 minutes ago, Catshill said: I don’t think anyone uses the term DTP in 2021. I do. Should I be worried? Catshill and Alfred 1 1 Quote Affinity Photo - Affinity Designer - Affinity Publisher | macOS Sonoma (14.2) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.4 versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy05 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 3 hours ago, RNKLN said: I do. Should I be worried? Good question! Now I'm worried for the same reason, too! Catshill 1 Quote »A designer's job is to improve the general quality of life. In fact, it's the only reason for our existence.«Paul Rand (1914-1996) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 11 hours ago, Catshill said: I don’t think anyone uses the term DTP in 2021. What's "2021"? Alfred 1 Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 23 hours ago, Angelika said: Now, it has a black background. I realize this must be a simple fix, but I cannot seem to locate the answer. View > Studio > Text Frame > General > Fill Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, loukash said: What's "2021"? jmwellborn 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelika Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks to all who responded. I did discover the Affinity tutorials from their website after the fact. I was just looking on YouTube and wasn't getting anywhere. And yes, I did just jump into it. So, I'll do some training and try again. And I have no clue as to what DTP even is. So I must not be using it? Please take care everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Angelika said: what DTP even is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_publishing Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelika Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Thank you for the link. I looked it up and found it interesting and informative. Please take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelika Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 And by the way: My book covers are done. I found it very easy to create them in AFPublisher versus AFPhoto once I saw the correct tutorials that addressed my questions. Thanks again to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwellborn Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, Angelika said: And by the way: My book covers are done. I found it very easy to create them in AFPublisher versus AFPhoto once I saw the correct tutorials that addressed my questions. Thanks again to all. Good for you!👏😊 Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.3. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Publisher, Photo, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.1.1. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEC Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 6:58 AM, Catshill said: I don’t think anyone uses the term DTP in 2021. What do they use instead? (I didn't know it had changed since 2020) Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 10 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catshill Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 15 hours ago, PaulEC said: What do they use instead? (I didn't know it had changed since 2020) It hasn’t but it seems to have fallen out of favour* apart from those who have been around a block a few times. Digital Publishing seems more popular. * people are publishing on laptops and tablets now. PaulEC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffeeundsalz Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Catshill said: It hasn’t but it seems to have fallen out of favour Sometimes, I see things printed on paper. 🙀 PaulEC and sfriedberg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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