Getting Started with Affinity Layout Studio
Want to learn Affinity Layout without being rushed or left stuck? Join a guided workshop where each exercise builds on the last, with feedback, questions encouraged, and space to slow down or stretch further.
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1 day course
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**Build your page layout skills through a guided, hands-on Affinity Layout workshop where each exercise builds on the last, helping you grow in confidence and create polished work without feeling rushed. ** If you want a clearer, more practical way to learn page layout, this course is designed to help you build skills step by step. It’s ideal for beginners, as well as anyone moving from Canva, Word or Adobe InDesign who wants a more structured understanding of how professional documents are put together.
Throughout the day, you’ll start with the core building blocks of Layout, then move into guided workshop exercises covering text and image frames, layout structure, text flow, styles, tables and multi-page design. Each activity is designed to build on the previous one, so you can learn at a manageable pace, ask questions when you need to, and leave with finished work that shows what you can do.
This course is available as a private training session that can be delivered virtually or at a location of your choice across South Africa, globally or online.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you'l be able to:
Navigate Affinity Layout more confidently and work more comfortably with its core panels, pages and frames
Work with text frames, picture frames and placed images to build polished page layouts
Flow copy across linked text frames and pages without losing control of the layout
Use text styles to save time and keep longer documents more organized
Add supporting elements such as tables, page numbers, headers and footers where needed
Understand how Affinity Layout works across the main Affinity app and switch between studios to update any items in your document without the long round trip associated with other publishing solutions
Understand how to structure pages and spreads so your layouts feel clearer, more readable and more consistent
Use margins, guides and alignment tools to create cleaner, more professional-looking documents
Apply paragraph and character formatting more effectively to improve readability and consistency
Create practical outputs such as flyers, brochures, reports and simple multi-page publications
Export finished documents with more confidence and use a more structured workflow you can keep building on after the course
Course agenda
Getting started with Affinity Layout
- Understanding the workspace, tools and panels
- Working with pages, spreads and basic document set-up
- Using text frames and picture frames
- Understanding layout and structure
Building clear, readable page layouts
- Using margins, guides and alignment
- Balancing text and imagery on the page
- Creating stronger visual hierarchy
- Making layouts feel more organized and professional
Working with text and flowing content
- Creating and editing text frames
- Linking text across frames and pages
- Using paragraph and character formatting
- Building confidence with longer or multi-page content
Creating consistency across a document
- Using text styles to keep formatting organized
- Working with page numbers, headers and footers
- Introducing master pages and repeatable layout elements
- Making documents easier to update and reuse
Working with images and supporting content
- Placing and fitting images
- Using text wrap effectively
- Adding tables where needed
- Combining content elements into more polished layouts
Applying your skills in workshop projects
- Creating a one-page flyer
- Building a brochure-style spread
- Producing a short multi-page document
- Bringing text, images and structure together in a final layout
Exporting and working more confidently
- Preparing documents for export
- Exporting to PDF for everyday use
- Checking for common layout issues
- Building a workflow you can continue using after the course
Who it's for
This course is for anyone who wants to build practical page layout skills in Affinity Layout through a guided, supportive workshop experience.
It’s a strong fit for beginners who want a clear introduction to layout and document design, as well as people with some experience in Canva, Word, PowerPoint or Adobe InDesign who want a more structured understanding of how professional documents are built. You might be responsible for creating brochures, reports, flyers, internal documents, event materials or marketing collateral and want more control over how your work looks and flows.
It will also suit marketers, content creators, in-house teams, junior designers, coordinators and anyone who regularly works with text and images but has never been formally trained in page layout; and learners who want step-by-step guidance, live feedback and the chance to ask questions as they work, rather than trying to learn alone through disconnected tutorials.
Next steps
Have a look for our courses to see where you are able to take your learning next:
Getting Started with Affinity Vector Studio for vector graphic. Getting Started with Affinity Pixel Studio for photo editing. What Affinity Can Do for You for complete beginners.
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