When working with Affinity products, there isn’t a specialized line tool as you might find in some Adobe applications. However, creating lines is straightforward once you navigate to the pen tool on the left-hand side. In Designer or Publisher, the process is identical. Here’s how I go about it: How to Create a Line in…
With back to school season in full swing, now is a great time to be thinking about kids printable worksheets. Whether you are creating these to sell, or are a parent wanting to make your own, let me show you how to create a printable to help kids learn their numbers from one to one-hundred….
When you first open Affinity Publisher, it defaults to dark mode. While some users may prefer this look for aesthetic reasons or because it reduces eye strain, others may find that it hampers their creativity or makes it harder to see certain elements or tools on the screen. If you fall into the latter category,…
Top 10 Most Useful Things to Know about the Pen Tool What is the Pen Tool Used for? Where to find it: The Pen tool is found along the left toolbar and looks like a fountain pen nib. The keyboard shortcut is P. Using the Pen Tool is kind of like drawing a dot to…
In this first video we start with a simple but important tool, the Move Tool. If you are brand new to Affinity, you may find it a bit frustrating at first and so here is my most important tip: Tip: What your mouse “does” is influenced by what tool you have selected on the left…
Have you ever wanted to create a slideshow video but your pictures are all in portrait orientation? Or maybe your photos are in landscape and you want to create a short social video like a TikTok or Instagram reel. If so, you may have encountered the issue of a tedious process of cropping and re-sizing…
Creating a new document in Affinity Publisher V2 is no different than V1, but the New Document Window may look a little different, especially the arrangement of the templates. The process is similar in Designer, here is the tutorial for Designer. To create a simple document, follow these steps: 1. File–>New Click on the File menu….
Keyboard shortcuts are great for speeding up your workflow. They can also be helpful if your hands are getting sore from using the mouse a lot. When you hover over any of the tools that have a keyboard shortcut associated with it, you will be able to see in brackets the shortcut associated with it….
I love using keyboard shortcuts for functions I use all the time, like zooming in and out. But, what if you want to set the wheel on your mouse to zoom in and out? Fortunately, in Affinity you can. In the video above I will show you how in Publisher, but it works the same…
Have you ever drawn a text box and suddenly there is a border on it? Or bought a template and can’t figure out how to change the fill color of the text box? Or turn it off altogether? Let’s look at how you can create a colored background on your text boxes and or a…
