Text Manual For iPad, version 2. Not video, not Windows, not version 1

[Coffee Cake]

I've run into a major issue trying to learn Affinity Photo 2 and Designer 2. I want to try Publisher 2 for some upcoming projects, but I'm concerned at this point it's going to be very difficult and that I may need an alternative.

Are there text, not video, guides/how-to/help manuals for these programs? When I try searching online for resources to answer specific questions, I am often shown the wrong version, program, or OS, and no, search engines don't care about quote marks generally, so searching for something in Photo 2 can get me results for Photo 1, or either version of Designer. Also, many of the reseults I get are for windows, and I'm on an iPad.

I desperately want text, not video, because video takes huge chunks of time (especially compared to scaning a page) to figure out the information I need isn't even there. If I check a few results I can loose an hour before I know what happenned.

I've been working with digital art programs, including those for photo editing and graphic design, for 20ish years now. I know what the feature I need is, I just don't know where to find it in these programs. I fully accept that there are going to be differnces from Adobe, and I don't need the Affinity interface to be the same as any of the other programs I've used over the years. I do need to be able to quickly skim a resource, find out where the devs put the tool I need, and contunue with my project.

Do text rescources detailing where to find and how to use tools in Affinity 2 programs on iOS exist? If so, where are they? Thanks in advance for any help.

[Paul Mudditt]

10 hours ago, Coffee Cake said:

I've run into a major issue trying to learn Affinity Photo 2 and Designer 2. I want to try Publisher 2 for some upcoming projects, but I'm concerned at this point it's going to be very difficult and that I may need an alternative.

Are there text, not video, guides/how-to/help manuals for these programs? When I try searching online for resources to answer specific questions, I am often shown the wrong version, program, or OS, and no, search engines don't care about quote marks generally, so searching for something in Photo 2 can get me results for Photo 1, or either version of Designer. Also, many of the reseults I get are for windows, and I'm on an iPad.

I desperately want text, not video, because video takes huge chunks of time (especially compared to scaning a page) to figure out the information I need isn't even there. If I check a few results I can loose an hour before I know what happenned.

I've been working with digital art programs, including those for photo editing and graphic design, for 20ish years now. I know what the feature I need is, I just don't know where to find it in these programs. I fully accept that there are going to be differnces from Adobe, and I don't need the Affinity interface to be the same as any of the other programs I've used over the years. I do need to be able to quickly skim a resource, find out where the devs put the tool I need, and contunue with my project.

Do text rescources detailing where to find and how to use tools in Affinity 2 programs on iOS exist? If so, where are they? Thanks in advance for any help.

Did you check the online help pages for the iPad versions, you can keep them open while working and multi-task between them and Affinity.  :- https://affinity.help

[Coffee Cake]

Paul, that's exactly what I needed! Thank you!

I don't know why no amount of seraching seemed to bring it up before, but I've found myself on the version one for windows help guild more than once, and then videos...oh the videos...I'm glad they work for someone, but they drive me nuts.

I was able to find what I was looking for for a couple hours yesterday in seconds using the page you linked; it's exactly what I needed.

Again, thank you so much!

[Paul Mudditt]

On 4/19/2023 at 7:11 PM, Coffee Cake said:

Paul, that's exactly what I needed! Thank you!

I don't know why no amount of seraching seemed to bring it up before, but I've found myself on the version one for windows help guild more than once, and then videos...oh the videos...I'm glad they work for someone, but they drive me nuts.

I was able to find what I was looking for for a couple hours yesterday in seconds using the page you linked; it's exactly what I needed.

Again, thank you so much!

No problem, that is why in my signature I say ‘The hardest link to find is  https://affinity.help” as it is not listed on the Serif home pages.

@Serif Add to your new V2.1 iPad “Help, Learning Portal, QuickStart Guide, Whats New, Online Help” 

Why? Because iPad users have to stop working to read built in help so the Online Help pages are 10x more valuable to the iPad user than the desktop user because they can multitask to read it.