Popular Post ve2cjw Posted January 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2017 I have produced a pdf version of the Affinity Photo manual that you can read without starting the program. It can be interesting to put it on your phone or tablet to read when you have some time to spare. Since the file is too big to upload here, I have put it on Dropbox for you to download. It is current for the last version of Affinity Photo. Comments welcomed. Here is the link: https://dropbox.com/s/d3uxmmypdx9ruzw/Affinity%20Photo%20Manual.pdf?dl=0 VectorWhiz, davidmmac, Sifat Syed and 117 others 98 21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smadell Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 This is a beautiful and well-executed piece of work. You have filled a need expressed by so many users, and I think you are going to make many, many people very happy. Thank you. CircularWebs, LyricsGirl, DG1947 and 3 others 6 Quote Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2 (latest retail versions) - desktop & iPad Culling - FastRawViewer; Raw Developer - Capture One Pro; Asset Management - Photo Supreme Mac Studio with M2 Max (2023); 64 GB RAM; macOS 13 (Ventura); Mac Studio Display - iPad Air 4th Gen; iPadOS 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ve2cjw Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 It's a lot of work but I'll try to keep it current. Also there are a few things to correct in the topics list. Besli, CircularWebs, ostonica and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dke Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Thanks a lot, ve2cjw :) DG1947 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostonica Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That's an amazing amount of work, Marvin. Many thanks indeed. DG1947, CircularWebs and glassnerd 3 Quote Jim http://js-ca.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlainP Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Thank you, I appreciate it very much. DG1947 1 Quote -- Window 11 - 32 gb - Intel I7 - 8700 - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 -- iPad Pro 2020 - 12,9 - 256 gb - Apple Pencil 2 -- iPad 9th gen 256 gb - Apple Pencil 1 -- Macbook Air 15" - Mac mini M2-Pro - 16 gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_mac Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Incredible work ve2cjw, thank you so much for taking the time to compile this document. DG1947 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pioneer Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Amazing amount of work. I am sure that many others such as me on the Forum will be indebted to your hard work. Many thanks John CircularWebs 1 Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5800 X. Nvidia GeForce RTX3060 64Gb Ram Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2.5.5 for Windows • Windows 11 24H2 (OS build 26 100. 2033) Home Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2.5.5 for iPad Pro 10.5 • iPad OS 17.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDuperMax Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Really appreciate! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulAffinity Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Cheers all downloaded! P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmar Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Thanks for providing this. Quote Skill Level: Beginner, digital photography, digital editing, lighting. Equipment: Consumer grade. Sony Nex5n, Nikon D5100, (16MP sony sensors) Paid Software: Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, Lightroom4 Free Software: NIK collection, Sony CaptureOne9, Cyberlink PhotoDirector6, Hugin, ImageJ, MS Ice, Davinci Resolve Computer: Win10 home, CPU Skylake I7-6700, GPU Saphire HD7850 1G, Plextor SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 My hat is off to you. Splendid work and great generosity! Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mur_phy Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Glad after having spent many hours of reading help (not finished yet) and many hours of viewing all the videos I can find I found this link in the Forums which I had not come to having been so busy trying to learn Affinity I did get the pdf onto my phone as I hope to spend time reading in in a few hours while my wife is being checked out by the folks who will do her cataracts. I did a quick check of topics as I have one thing I have not been able to find and that is text information primarily how to change the color of a text. I normally only need to add my signature to a photo but don't want to use a default black but can't find how to do it and did not see any title for text in your pdf but I will start reading it in a couple hours. If there is something it would be great to know its location. CircularWebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ve2cjw Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 When you enter text, there are two Windows with colors in them in the upper part of the screen. One is normally black but you can change the color and it will be the color of the text you select. This is not mentioned in the help file, I wonder why. CircularWebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mur_phy Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Thanks ve -- I agree about the help file. I was also used to another program that simply offered a color selection along with the font etc much like a Wordpad or Word or other text creating program offers and then also found and was given some advice on to use the "save" feature under Edits >defaults to make sure I don't always have to set both the font and the color each time I simply want to add my signature. I have not looked at your pdf on my computer so can't be sure if one can jump to a particular section of the contents pages but I did find that I could not using either of 2 pdf readers that I have on my Android phone. If you know of a reader that does it, provided the option is there that would be great. I find things a bit difficult too as when I make the text large enough for me to see, then I have to do a lot of scrolling to see all of the text whereas if the text fit the width of the screen and then just took more lines to be read, it would be easier. Really do appreciate all the work and I definitely will be getting to the .pdf shortly as I am almost through all my initial viewing of videos and am categorizing some that I have not seen or duplicating the links in different relevant folders on my system. Still have a bit of the help file to go through also. Wish the help file would provide more assistance as to how to do some things as opposed to simply stating what things do. Also it would be nice to be given reasons to and why a task should be performed under what specific conditions. Thanks again for the great work. melanie7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Thank you, thank you, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smadell Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 The work you have done for all of us is phenomenal. I have a quick suggestion, if and when you update the pdf file. Put a Cover Page on the pdf, so that it is easily identifiable in the Mac Finder (with a thumbnail preview); on an iPad (where, in Grid View, the thumbnail is visible but not the title); and, I presume, in Windows Explorer as well (although I do not routinely use Windows). This is a wonderful piece of work. A graphic-based Cover Page would enhance it ever so much. Thanks in advance! gator72 1 Quote Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2 (latest retail versions) - desktop & iPad Culling - FastRawViewer; Raw Developer - Capture One Pro; Asset Management - Photo Supreme Mac Studio with M2 Max (2023); 64 GB RAM; macOS 13 (Ventura); Mac Studio Display - iPad Air 4th Gen; iPadOS 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted January 29, 2017 Staff Share Posted January 29, 2017 Ve2cjw,is this a PDF of the content of help pages? 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ve2cjw Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Patrick, it is a pdf of the whole help file, all 654 pages of it. Celestine and SuperDuperMax 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mur_phy Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 ve -- I did not that in a few spots where I guess the Help file used some icons, those did not show up in the text so the reader can't be sure what item was referred to in the .pdf. I also noticed that there were a few times where there was some duplication of text and I am only on about page 91 of the 644 (this being how my pdf reader shows the page numbering). I am working on it plus spending some time doing some editing and being thankful to all those participating in advancing my knowledge of Affinity Photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunzenstein Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Is there a pdf manual for Affinity Designer as well? Quote Mac print publishing X-Press & Adobe hostage, cooking on extrem high level, subscribing with joy to US Cooks Illustrated & Foreign Affairs, the british Spectator and the swiss Weltwoche - absolute incompatible publications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted January 31, 2017 Staff Share Posted January 31, 2017 Patrick, it is a pdf of the whole help file, all 654 pages of it. The one we wrote and have copyright on... Did you ask permission? 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulAffinity Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Hi Patrick, Serif still have copyright on it from what I can see. Do Photo users not have 'fair use' of the html help file contents? I assume that rather like having an mp3 I paid for I could copy it for use in my car off my mp3 player. Is this not the same position? I would also assume some prospective purchasers, in the absence of a current Windows AP beta to download, would welcome some searchable and thorough insight into key features they may require. Please advise. cheers, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I'm not trying to speak for Serif but one difference between that and an mp3 you copied for use in your car is that you didn't just copy the PDF for your use; you shared it with other people. Like me. And I appreciated having it but I'll be glad to delete it if Serif wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- S - Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Retreat to the forest Robin of Loxley, before The Serif of Nottingham catches you. thomaso, Jaynie D, Magic Mark not Mike and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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