dagboc Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I'm interested in purchasing the Affinity Publisher to create my travel photo books. I was wondering if you can have drop shadows on your photos? Are there different colors/textures available to use as page backgrounds, similar to what you can do in Mixbook and Shutterfly? Also are there stickers/embellishments you can use on the pages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris26 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Hallo dagboc, welcome to this delightful forum of very helpful people. Firstly yes you can create drop shadows and have a huge flexibility in how they appear, inner shadows and outer shadows to mimic even a subtle black frame. Colours galore and shapes and sizes. In fact Publisher is exactly that To Publish. I would advise though to download a 10 dy free trial if you do not want to take the plunge. We are all here to help and you will find a wealth of expertise on this forum, excluding myself of course. Stickers etc, Mmm, not as far as I am aware. However, there are royally free sites that some members here might be aware or simply snap a photo of some creative graphic of your own and plonk it in yourself, far more satisfying eh? Quote Microsoft - Like entering your home and opening the stainless steel kitchen door, with a Popup: 'Do you really want to open this door'? Then looking for the dishwasher and finding it stored in the living room where you have to download a water supply from the app store, then you have to buy microsoft compliant soap, remove the carpet only to be told that it is glued to the floor.. Don't forget to make multiple copies of your front door key and post them to all who demand access to all the doors inside your home including the windows and outside shed. Apple - Like entering your home and opening the oak framed Kitchen door and finding the dishwasher right in front you ready to be switched on, soap supplied, and water that comes through a water softener. Ah the front door key is yours and it only needs to open the front door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfee Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Hi @dagboc yes you can add drop shadows to your photos, text & shapes etc. Publisher does not have backgrounds built in, you will need to draw a rectangle and then you can choose any colour that you like. There are no built in textures but there is a built in searchable stock library panel, there are plenty of images if you search texture, you can easily save your favourites and build up your own library. There are no built in stickers or embellishments, if you search some of the free stock sites such as Vecteezy for stickers there are loads to choose from, you can save these as assets in Publisher to just drag onto your page & size as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfee Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 @Chris26 Great minds ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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