Puck Posted September 24, 2023 Posted September 24, 2023 Great job !! Thanks a lot !! MikeTO 1 Quote iMac 2017, 16 GB RAM, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 1536 MB, MacOS Ventura 13.7.3 (22H417) - Affinity V2-Universallizenz
MikeTO Posted September 27, 2023 Author Posted September 27, 2023 Thanks all for the positive feedback. I've updated the manual with corrections and improvements suggested by those in this thread as well as a lot of feedback from @walt.farrell. I've also added 30 more pages on printing, exporting, colour settings, and more. To keep it simple, the updated version is available from the first post in this thread. Cheers, Mike debraspicher, Oufti, Paul Mudditt and 4 others 3 4 Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sequoia 15.3, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
AllanP Posted September 27, 2023 Posted September 27, 2023 Thanks for the first updated version of the manual, Mike. And thanks for all the support you've given here ion the forums. MikeTO 1 Quote
Horsmann Posted September 29, 2023 Posted September 29, 2023 Bless you! I'll take text over video any day. Thanks! MikeTO 1 Quote
capellan2000 Posted October 2, 2023 Posted October 2, 2023 Amazing! Thanks a lot Mike! I'll read thoroughly and provide useful feedback using messages posted from your profile. Al MikeTO 1 Quote
TheOtherRoland Posted October 4, 2023 Posted October 4, 2023 Very cool. Thank you. Downloading now. Just reading your manual re; books. This is excellent. It digs into issues that would not be talked about in the company manual — such as why using the split feature in books is not a good idea; which I'm learning for myself right now. Thanks again. MikeTO 1 Quote My BOOK (created with Publisher, Designer & Photo):Clearing a Path to Joy (And finding contentment along the way) My WEBSITE (also developed using Affinity apps):www.RolandK.ca — "Relentless adventures in self-expression" [Power Mac & Intel PC (HighSierra/Monterey/Win 10]
James PW Posted October 4, 2023 Posted October 4, 2023 Hi Mike That's an amazing guide. Would you be interested in publishing it as an ebook and in print? I've started a micro nonfiction publishing house, and I'm looking for projects. James Quote
Staff Patrick Connor Posted October 4, 2023 Staff Posted October 4, 2023 @James PW Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums and thanks for your offer. Many "first posts" worded like yours are deleted before they are ever seen because they are posted by bots trying to drum up business for online epub companies, but I can see you are a genuine Affinity user and therefore see this is a genuine offer and not spam. Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon
James PW Posted October 4, 2023 Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Patrick Connor said: @James PW Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums and thanks for your offer. Many "first posts" worded like yours are deleted before they are ever seen because they are posted by bots trying to drum up business for online epub companies, but I can see you are a genuine Affinity user and therefore see this is a genuine offer and not spam. Thanks Patrick Yes, good point. Sorry for looking like spam. I can confirm I'm a genuine Affinity user. I exported a revised book (one whole typo fixed) from Publisher just this morning for upload to IngramSpark to take advantage of the current free revisions offer. I'm a big fan. James Quote
MikeTO Posted October 4, 2023 Author Posted October 4, 2023 6 hours ago, James PW said: Would you be interested in publishing it as an ebook and in print? I've started a micro nonfiction publishing house, and I'm looking for projects. Thank you for the kind offer but not at this time. Thanks, Mike Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sequoia 15.3, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
SillyWalk Posted October 9, 2023 Posted October 9, 2023 Good job @MikeTO Thank you. Martin MikeTO 1 Quote iMac: 3,6 GHz 10-Core Intel Core i9 / Graphic: AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT 8 GB / System: Sonoma 14.1 (23B74)
RaoulLB Posted October 25, 2023 Posted October 25, 2023 Dear Mike, Thank you so much for posting this document. I am quite overwhelmed when using Publisher and this is precisely the kind of long-form illustrated "manual" I have been looking for. Much appreciated and all the best to you! Quote
MikeTO Posted October 25, 2023 Author Posted October 25, 2023 4 hours ago, RaoulLB said: Thank you so much for posting this document. I am quite overwhelmed when using Publisher and this is precisely the kind of long-form illustrated "manual" I have been looking for. Much appreciated and all the best to you! You're welcome. Keep an eye on this thread, there will be another version in a few weeks. I've already written a chapter on text styles. Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sequoia 15.3, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
drkanukie Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 Wow Mike, that's a really well written manual, in publisher I'm guessing. Thanks so much this is really useful as I'm about to embark on a big new pub project. I really like the Tips very useful guidance. The section on master pages and spreads is very in depth and it's my least understood area. Serif need to improve their supporting documentation. The inbuilt help is terrible to use, hard to read the layout isn't helpful and hard to find anything relevant. Their videos are good but its the wrong format it you are stuck mid work. They should take some tips from this. The books they published were great but now way out of date, they should do a digital update (paid) for each major release or as an add on to the product package. MikeTO 1 Quote
kalee Posted November 2, 2023 Posted November 2, 2023 Thank you for your efforts, Mike. You have produced a very useful reference. Although I have already produced a large illustrated book using Publisher, there are areas of the program I am not comfortable with. MikeTO 1 Quote
DebSki Posted November 23, 2023 Posted November 23, 2023 Thanks for the manual. It's great. I've just, today, started playing with Publisher & am trying to set up a template for a newsletter so that all the formatting elements etc are there. I've set up 2 master pages - page 1 (cover if you like) & all the other pages. I want to take the title from the first page & have that as a running header through the document with page numbers. I've got the page numbers to work & have got the running header to show on page 1 (where I don't really want it), but is there a way to get that on the other pages, which are on master B? Thanks Quote
TheOtherRoland Posted November 23, 2023 Posted November 23, 2023 28 minutes ago, DebSki said: Thanks for the manual. It's great. I've just, today, started playing with Publisher & am trying to set up a template for a newsletter so that all the formatting elements etc are there. I've set up 2 master pages - page 1 (cover if you like) & all the other pages. I want to take the title from the first page & have that as a running header through the document with page numbers. I've got the page numbers to work & have got the running header to show on page 1 (where I don't really want it), but is there a way to get that on the other pages, which are on master B? Thanks Hello. You'll probably have better luck getting an answer to your question by starting a new topic of discussion; this thread is just for the unofficial PDF manual. I'm sure the mods can assist to move this over. Oufti 1 Quote My BOOK (created with Publisher, Designer & Photo):Clearing a Path to Joy (And finding contentment along the way) My WEBSITE (also developed using Affinity apps):www.RolandK.ca — "Relentless adventures in self-expression" [Power Mac & Intel PC (HighSierra/Monterey/Win 10]
DebSki Posted November 23, 2023 Posted November 23, 2023 Thanks. Did wonder if I should start new thread. Will do Quote
Oufti Posted November 23, 2023 Posted November 23, 2023 A small typo, on p.48 (56): should be Frontispiece instead of Frontispeace — which nonetheless is a nice proposition in these troubled times… Quote (Etymonline) frontispiece (n.) 1590s, "decorated entrance of a building," from French frontispice (16c.), which is probably from Italian frontespizio and Medieval Latin frontispicium "facade," originally "a view of the forehead, judgment of character through facial features," from Latin frons (genitive frontis) "forehead" (see front (n.)) + specere"to look at" (from PIE root *spek- "to observe"). Quote Affinity Suite 2.5 – Monterey 12.7.5 – MacBookPro 14" 2021 M1 Pro 16Go/1To I apologise for any approximations in my English. It is not my mother tongue.
MikeTO Posted November 25, 2023 Author Posted November 25, 2023 On 11/23/2023 at 1:15 PM, Oufti said: A small typo, on p.48 (56): should be Frontispiece instead of Frontispeace — which nonetheless is a nice proposition in these troubled times… Thanks, fixed for the next version. Oufti 1 Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sequoia 15.3, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
ronnyb Posted November 25, 2023 Posted November 25, 2023 Thanks @MikeTO just seeing this incredible labor of love! MikeTO 1 Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, macOS Sequoia 15.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 18.1
johnnydfred Posted November 26, 2023 Posted November 26, 2023 MikeTO, your Publisher manual is simply stellar. Thanks so much for what is clearly a huge effort. I'm a firm believer in PDF-format reference – and yours searches like a champ. Even an index. Cheers! MikeTO 1 Quote
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