Course Dates | Venue | Price | ||
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Online | £399 + VAT save £100 | |||
London Bridge | £429 + VAT save £70 | |||
Online | £499 + VAT | |||
London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
Online | £499 + VAT | |||
London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
Online | £499 + VAT | |||
London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
Online | £499 + VAT | |||
London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
Online | £499 + VAT | |||
London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
Online | £499 + VAT | |||
London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
Online | £499 + VAT | |||
London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
Online | £499 + VAT |
Day One
Introduction to Affinity Publisher
• Setting up a document
• Margins, bleeds and colour settings
• Affinity Publisher workspace and toolbars
Working with Text
• Placing text on a document
• Adjusting typography settings
• Creating and saving Paragraph and Character styles
Adding Pictures
• Place images using frames
• Scale, crop and make other adjustments
• Understanding minimum dpi requirements to ensure image quality
• Insert multiple images at the same time
• Working with linked files
Creating columns
• Separating text into columns
• Creating columns
Designing interesting text layouts
• Wrapping text around images and objects
• Flow text between different frames
Adding and formatting tables
• Creating a table
• Adding data to tables
• Formatting a table
• Saving formats to reuse
Day Two
Setting up templates and complex layouts
• Creating Master Pages
• Creating custom guides
• Adding page numbers
• Aligning text and objects with the Alignment tools
• Using Baseline grids
Colour and Shapes in Affinity Publisher
• Using the Colour Picker
• Saving Swatches and Palettes
• Importing existing Colour Palettes
• Creating Palettes from an image or document
• Inserting and adjusting basic shapes
• Adjusting special shapes with smart controls
• Using the Style Picker to quickly change the style of text and images
Working with creative effects
• Using Gradients
• Using the Transparency tool
• Adding a Drop Shadow, 3D effects and more
Checking a document
• Using Preflight to check for spelling mistakes
• Using Preflight to check for common problems
• How to correct common problems
Exporting documents
• PDF settings for print
• PDF settings for digital, and small file sizes
• Exporting to JPG or PNG
Questions and answers
This course is also available as a private course. If you wish we can tailor the content for your team. Please contact us for more details.
"Ian was really knowledgeable, helpful and accomadating. Great at answering questions and giving us extra information. Place is lovely and definitely would recommend for others if they are looking to advance their skills."