Unofficial PDF Manual - Expert Guide to Affinity Publisher

[MikeTO]

New version! I have uploaded a new version of this unofficial Publisher manual to the first post of this thread. In addition to being updated for the changes in Publisher 2.3, this version covers character and paragraph formatting, text styles, and all the other text-related features. It is 120 pages longer than the original version.

Although it's written for Publisher, most of the text features are the same for Designer or Photo so you may find it useful for the other Affinity applications, too.

Cheers

 

[PaoloT]

Got the new version! Reading now! Thank you for all the hard work!

Paolo

 

[Franz Abt]

thanks once again MikeTO!

[lake.fx]

Thank you for your time and energy! very appreciated.

[mopperle]

Many thanks for this great manual. I can imagine how much time you have spent on making such a professional work.

And I hope that Serif somehow compensates you for this outstanding contribution to the community.

 

[yKnot]

Wow-O-Wow! This is a superb reference resource. Thank you, MikeTo for your "fun" endeavors. Cheers! 👏👏👏

[Aongus Collins]

MikeTO,

Thank you so much for the work you put into this manual. It reminds me of the early Adobe printed manuals at their very best in terms of style -- written and visual.

I've used Publisher for cards (birthday, seasonal etc) that were printed digitally, with great success. Now I'm considering something more ambitious: a book printed using litho from a Publisher PDF.

Aongus

[Rey_Art]

Thank you, Mike. This is very nice of you to share. Wow, my first day on the forum, and I'm so glad I joined. kudos to you Mike. 👍

[Nick808]

Thank you for this. Just found it after your assistance on an issue with Publisher.

[MikeTO]

You're welcome. I'll share an updated and expanded version when 2.4 is released so follow this thread to find out when it's available.

[Oufti]

On 1/27/2024 at 5:22 PM, MikeTO said:

I'll share an updated and expanded version when 2.4 is released so follow this thread to find out when it's available.

On this occasion, I would find comfortable if the newly added elements were highlighted in a way or another (like a line aside the paragraph?)

[MikeTO]

30 minutes ago, Oufti said:

On this occasion, I would find comfortable if the newly added elements were highlighted in a way or another (like a line aside the paragraph?)

I'll consider that for the future but Publisher doesn't offer tracking so it would be a lot of extra work.

Cheers

[Oufti]

54 minutes ago, MikeTO said:

I'll consider that for the future but Publisher doesn't offer tracking so it would be a lot of extra work.

 

I understand very well. It's late to ask. We'll see in the future. Thank you.  

[Goldeneast]

It´s a great manual. Thanks! But what i not find anywhere: If I want to write an Ebook for the kindle app to use on smartphones and tablets: what document settings should i Use???

 

[Return]

The affinities don't export to ebook format and neither html.

[Goldeneast]

I know, but in document settings you can select if for printing or web or Foto or different devices. I simply  want to produce a PDF from that to convert. But which setting is the best to use it afterwards on tablets and smartphones?

[Bit Disappointed]

3 minutes ago, Goldeneast said:

I know, but in document settings you can select if for printing or web or Foto or different devices. I simply  want to produce a PDF from that to convert. But which setting is the best to use it afterwards on tablets and smartphones?

It's a good question, I think you should pose it in the thread below, so this thread focuses on Mike's document. It's going to be either a long history of workarounds and tips or excusplaining. Or if you're lucky, nuggets of useful tips. But it's unlikely to be covered in just 1-2 posts. 🙂 If you also spice up your post with a good title, the answers can be searched and used by others.

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-macos-and-windows/

[MikeTO]

There isn't a straightforward way to prepare an Affinity document to create an eBook. Perhaps someday I'll add a section of tips for this topic but for now it's best to look elsewhere in these forums for that guidance.

For those interested, let's continue this conversation in the new thread:

 

[Goldeneast]

1 hour ago, MikeTO said:

There isn't a straightforward way to prepare an Affinity document to create an eBook. Perhaps someday I'll add a section of tips for this topic but for now it's best to look elsewhere in these forums for that guidance.

For those interested, let's continue this conversation in the new thread:

 

Thanks a lot!

[Affinityconfusesme]

Hi @MikeTO will there be an updated version when 2.4 comes out?

[MikeTO]

1 hour ago, tzvi20 said:

Hi @MikeTO will there be an updated version when 2.4 comes out?

Yes. It's ready to go, I'm just waiting for 2.4 to be released.

Edited February 25 by MikeTO
Fixed a glaring grammatical mistake! :-)

[MikeTO]

New version available for Publisher 2.4: I have uploaded a new version of my unofficial Publisher manual to the first post of this thread. This version has a chapter on images and picture frames as well as additional pages on exporting to PDF for digital publishers, the Tags panel, more OpenType features, and a few other features. Now 300 pages.

Most of the features are the same for Designer or Photo so you may find it useful for Designer and Photo, too.

Cheers

 

[PaoloT]

Thank you for this new version!

Paolo

 

[marciomendonsa]

Is there a affinity photo version?

Thanks

[MikeTO]

49 minutes ago, marciomendonsa said:

Is there a affinity photo version?

Sorry, no, although many of the document features and most of the text features are identical so you should still find it useful for those parts of the application.