the man Stan Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Will there ever be a printed or downloadable instructions for Affinity? If there is where can I find it? I can see the tutorial videos, but a printed (English) version would be nice to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 14, 2017 Staff Share Posted October 14, 2017 Hi the man Stan, Welcome to Affinity Forums The Help file is not available as a printed manual however some users have converted it to a PDF and shared it here in the forums for those purposes. You should find it in the Resources section in the forums (or through a search for manual + PDF). Although not exactly a manual - as it's mostly a project based book - the Affinity Photo Workbook (similar to the one we created for Affinity Designer) will be available soon and will also serve as an official guide for all features/functionality of the program. the man Stan 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi266 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Yes- another of those pesky messages about that manual... But really- is this something that will be offered by Affinity? or will I have to buy it via Amazon etc.? and any idea that you can give (wink wink- nudge nudge) about the probable date of publication would be great! the man Stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 There is no real ,manual' in sense of having a printed everything-you-can-do-with-affinity reference book; The separately offered "Workbook" (available on amazon and directly from Serif), is more a creative tool that shows nice examples and step-by-step guides, showing some real-world ways to use Affinity Designers tools (e.g. what ,creating a fountain fill' can be used to achieve or what is a possible way to work with ,Bolean effects' in practice). If you want a list of all features and explanations on how to use them and what they do, the included help file (Help Menu / Affinity Designer help, don't forget to have a peek in the table of contents, the small hamburger menu in the main help window) is the best way to get this comprehensive information for the exact version of the software you are using. In addition to that, the official video tutorials (https://vimeo.com/affinitybyserif) are also kept up to date and teach a lot of interesting stuff. At the speed the software Is evolving, every printed reference book would be out of date as soon as it leaves the printing presses, so, in my opinion the integrated help and regularly updated videos are an ideal combination for learning how to use Designer (and Photo). In addition, you've got this forum where a lot of people (including the actual programmers), hang around, answering questions and help with everything you want to do. :o) the man Stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalel Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 We all realize that a printed printed manual might be a little silly nowadays; nevertheless some of us are moe accustomed to learning these things via the written, formatted, and pictorially enhanced word. I for one, really hate the early learning by video tutorial, and anyway regardless of what the youguns may be used to, reading a well written “from the compass to the world” how-to book makes for much more effective learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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