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Gradient Panel Explained: Affinity Publisher & Designer
In the last of my color in Affinity series, we explore the Gradient Panel. The best way to create your gradient is with the gradient tool in the left toolbar, but the gradient panel is where all your variables can be adjusted. Change the gradient colors, add stops, adjust the blend, change the opacity, etc.
What you will learn:
:34 Accessing the Gradient panel
1:02 Adjusting blend
1:25 Swapping a linear gradient direction
1:48 Opacity
2:14 Changing gradient colors
3:15 Adding additional stops & colors
4:30 Another way to insert stops
4:55 Inserting a stop vs. copying a stop
5:20 Deleting stops
5:30 Elliptical vs. radial gradients
6:42 Aspect ratio lock
7:10 Conical gradient
7:55 Gradient on a stroke
Other Color Videos:
Swatches Panel: ua-cam.com/video/RTImRcJAZG4/v-deo.htmlsi=RrW4WCRAZV5zeGuE
Color Panel: ua-cam.com/video/25mr_hcVj1M/v-deo.htmlsi=xRgW9iLfdSRtDO4t
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Understanding Spot and Process Colors for Printing
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Wondered what all those palettes in your graphics software are for? Heard of spot and process colors but not sure which to use for your project? In this quick explanation you will learn: :30 What is a spot color? :44 Pantone Colors :55 What are process colors? 1:13 Examples of uses for spot colors 1:36 Examples of uses for process colors 1:51 Printing costs: spot 2:06 Printing costs: process 2:...
Swatches Panel Explained: Affinity
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In this video I dive into the swatches panel in Affinity and go over all the different options and features. Swatches are great for storing and using specific colors in your documents. There are also options for creating palettes as well as global colors here. Timestamps: 1:28 Fill & Stroke; Picker tool 3:45 Dropdown menu: colors, grayscale and more 5:40 Pantone 6:35 Add current fill to palette...
Color Chords in Graphic Design
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In this quick video, I explain what color chords are, how they related to the color wheel, give a few examples of creating chords, and compare a chord to a palette.
The Color Panel Explained: Affinity
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In this video I dive into the color panel and all the various options you have available to you. There are many ways to work with color in Affinity, but the color panel is where you will find all the wheels and sliders that let you choose infinite colors for your projects. Timestamps: :44 Color Donuts and Picker tool 3:02 Opacity and Noise adjustments 4:09 Hex codes 5:07 Using the color wheel 6...
Affinity Color: Three Ways
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Learn where to find the color options for your projects in both Affinity Publisher and Designer. There are multiple ways to find color options and this video shows you where to look. Be sure to subscribe as I have a whole series about color coming very soon! Learn today: Color Donut on the toolbar (learn more about the donut tool here ua-cam.com/video/421_E7pGDEY/v-deo.html) Color options in th...
Learn Affinity Designer Making This Christmas Scene
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In this project based tutorial I will show you several techniques that everyone should know how to do, all while making this Christmas scene. You will learn: Creating a new document Locking layers Creating with shapes Using the Pen tool Using the Pencil Tool Adding a gradient Pixel brushes Masking a single object Masking multiple objects at once Grouping objects Working with nodes Be sure to su...
Zoom & View Tools | Affinity Publisher Toolbar
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In the final of this series of videos exploring the left toolbar, we look at two tools that help you navigate your document. The view tool drags your canvas around your workspace. The zoom tool allows you to zoom in and out in two different ways.
Affinity Publisher Quick Start Tutorial
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In less than 30 minutes, you can get started with Affinity Publisher. Learn 10 high impact task that will get you started with all of the basics. You will learn: 00:37 Create a new document & document settings 3:09 Get to know the interface 6:52 Place text with text boxes and the artistic text tool; change fonts, size, justification, and color 12:23 Color basics 15:13 Add more pages to your doc...
Color Donut Tools | Affinity Publisher Toolbar
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In this toolbar tutorial, we look at the color donut tool. This tool allows you to change the color of your object's stroke, fill, and also invert or swap the stroke and fill colors.
Is Firestarter AI Micro-Adventure Builder Worth Your Money? Honest Review
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I don't buy AI prompts very often, and I also don't promote products very often because I only want to endorse products I believe in. I had reservations about this launch and maybe you do too. In this honest review I discuss my thoughts after purchasing and going through the front end and the first upsell of 8 additional themes. I also suggest ways to use this and differentiate yourself. After ...
Color and Style Picker Tools in Affinity Publisher
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In this video I go over the two picker tools in Affinity Publisher. First is the color picker, which allows you to select any color from your document and apply it to your selected object or text. The second is the style picker, which also selects color, but also effects and other attributes of text and allows you to copy them over to other objects and text. Both of these tools help you copy yo...
Jewel Case Calendar Layout | Affinity Publisher Tutorial
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Following up on my previous video about setting up a calendar template, here is another variation of calendars. You can make these for people to print, or you can have them printed. Add a jewel case, available online, and you have a unique product, gift, or custom calendar for yourself. In this video: 0:00 Intro to the concept and jewel cases 2:48 Starting a new layout 3:30 Calendar grid with t...
Create Endless Calendars from One Template | Affinity Publisher
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In this full Affinity Publisher tutorial I will show you how to set up a template that you can generate calendars from for years and years. Since it is a template, you can edit the fonts, colors and I'll even show you how to set up a design template that is independent of your calendar masters allowing you to change up your designs in a snap. Timestamps 00:42 Set up your document 01:36 Set up t...
Hyperlink Objects and Images in Affinity Publisher
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In response to a viewer question, here is how to hyperlink an object (such as a shape) or a photo to a URL. This same method works to link to other places in the document (useful if you are making digital planners and want to link tabs to various pages). The step that sometimes gets missed is making sure to include hyperlinks when you export. This isn't the default setting.
Easy Kids Cat Graphic in Affinity Designer (no drawing skills needed)
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Easy Kids Cat Graphic in Affinity Designer (no drawing skills needed)
Tossed Polka Dot Pattern in Affinity Designer
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Tossed Polka Dot Pattern in Affinity Designer
Simple Pattern in Affinity Designer
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Simple Pattern in Affinity Designer
How to Evenly Distribute Objects in Affinity
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How to Evenly Distribute Objects in Affinity
Draw Fun Flowers in Affinity Designer Using Shapes
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Draw Fun Flowers in Affinity Designer Using Shapes
How to Add Shadows to Text - Affinity Publisher Tutorial
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How to Add Shadows to Text - Affinity Publisher Tutorial
Convert Shapes toText Path
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Convert Shapes toText Path
Text Frames from Shapes - Affinity Publisher Tutorial
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Text Frames from Shapes - Affinity Publisher Tutorial
Custom Picture Frames in Affinity
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Custom Picture Frames in Affinity
DIY Notepad Assembly | Easy Enough for Beginners
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DIY Notepad Assembly | Easy Enough for Beginners
Notepad Design Tutorial with Affinity Designer
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Notepad Design Tutorial with Affinity Designer
Bulk Changes using Select Same & Select Object | Affinity Publisher
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Bulk Changes using Select Same & Select Object | Affinity Publisher
Affinity Publisher Tutorial: How to Resize Single Pages or Master Pages
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Affinity Publisher Tutorial: How to Resize Single Pages or Master Pages
Affinity Publisher Transparency Tool Tutorial | Fade Out Your Images
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Affinity Publisher Transparency Tool Tutorial | Fade Out Your Images
Creating a Seamless Red Gingham Pattern in Affinity Publisher
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Creating a Seamless Red Gingham Pattern in Affinity Publisher

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  • @HikeThePlanets
    @HikeThePlanets 3 дні тому

    Excellent tutorial, thank you very much!

  • @ShannonFurrow
    @ShannonFurrow 9 днів тому

    Great explanation and easy to follow. I forgot you can add a gradient to the stroke.

  • @mastervivi3713
    @mastervivi3713 10 днів тому

    A great tutorial 😊 but I’m having trouble with as I’m new to publisher and I’m using an iPad version, could you please help me? What I’m trying to do is use a glyph as a bullet from one font, and I want the text to be a different font, now my custom bullet is appearing but when I change the font it disappears or changes, I tried making a paragraph style as shown, but when I don’t change the font to the one with the custom bullets nothing appears, any thoughts ? Thanks in advance😊

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 9 днів тому

      Hi, unfortunately I don't use the iPad version so don't really know what to suggest, sorry.

    • @mastervivi3713
      @mastervivi3713 9 днів тому

      @printablesacademy that's ok thank you for replying 😊

  • @ShannonFurrow
    @ShannonFurrow 11 днів тому

    very interesting!

  • @elonanamor6420
    @elonanamor6420 14 днів тому

    Great video. I love how you go into details that beginners appreciate knowing. Something as simple as the larger dot being the active one working is so helpful and makes so much sense. If you don't know that though, things can get confusing.

  • @ShannonFurrow
    @ShannonFurrow 15 днів тому

    great tutorial, learned a couple new things, thanks!

  • @amyprice6965
    @amyprice6965 17 днів тому

    I was experimenting and watching and It looks like colors get added to the COLOR TAB ' side panel' when you actually change the color on an element-shape/text. The used color shows up in both the COLORS and SWATCHES tab.

  • @amyprice6965
    @amyprice6965 17 днів тому

    Fantastic tutorial-thank you!

  • @johannesvandongen6009
    @johannesvandongen6009 18 днів тому

    A lot of usable things I didn't know yet. Thanks

  • @i.h.2546
    @i.h.2546 18 днів тому

    Great tutorial. Thanks.🎉

  • @ShannonFurrow
    @ShannonFurrow 20 днів тому

    great explanation. I learned several new things especially about using tint to lighten instead of opacity.

  • @Grymt
    @Grymt 21 день тому

    Buying prompts, that's even more cynical than using generative AI is in the first place. If you can't be bothered to write it yourself, why should I be bothered to read it?

  • @Sky-yj8wx
    @Sky-yj8wx 23 дні тому

    Love this Catherine, thank you so much!!

  • @Wolf68x
    @Wolf68x 27 днів тому

    worthless, you should start to say that it´s for MAC the button "spreed sheet" is now where to be seen

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 27 днів тому

      I have Affinity on PC too and Spread Setup is in the same place. It is in the contextual toolbar, which changes depending on what tool you have selected on the left. Make sure you have the Move Tool (the top arrow) selected and you should see it.

  • @lawrence9713
    @lawrence9713 Місяць тому

    sounds good, doesnt work

  • @delusionmaker
    @delusionmaker Місяць тому

    Hi, thank you for the tutorial. I am having a problem with editing multiple Master pages. When I delete the 1 from a Monday on a Tuesday_31 Master Page, it deletes the 1 from all the other Master Pages, including the Monday_31 (not "Pages", I am on the Master Pages). I am using the latest AP right now as well, but I just can't seem to make it work. Is there a way to make the program process these multiple Master Pages as individual pieces so it stops clumping them together to apply same edits?

  • @zdatadesign4432
    @zdatadesign4432 Місяць тому

    This was so helpful, right to the point and now I have a new calendar (and future templates) ready to print! Thank you!

  • @sebunakekana1997
    @sebunakekana1997 Місяць тому

    Perfect thanks for the video

  • @elizabethhamilton1448
    @elizabethhamilton1448 2 місяці тому

    Why is it fuzzy? I can't see the buttons and they aren't described. I've never used affinity, so totally brand new.

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 2 місяці тому

      Hi, sometimes the video quality gets compressed by YT but if you click the little gear icon in the lower right you should be able to set it to 1080p HD quality.

  • @lordflinty
    @lordflinty 2 місяці тому

    I never did get the picture frame until I came upon your explanation - a revelation! Thank you - subscribed.

  • @norascove
    @norascove 2 місяці тому

    I’m trying to number a two page calendar. How would I do that. For a planner. Thanks.

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 2 місяці тому

      HI, I would use a master page. This video shows how to set that up. ua-cam.com/video/V7oxNjvrHdU/v-deo.html

    • @norascove
      @norascove 2 місяці тому

      @ Thank you!

    • @norascove
      @norascove 2 місяці тому

      @ I should’ve been more clear. I have a two page calendar and I’m trying to put the dates on them like you did in this tutorial. But instead of a one page calendar a two page calendar. I hope that makes sense.

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 2 місяці тому

      @@norascove Ah okay. Hmm. I think just manually would probably be the fastest. If you are working on a two page spread, you could make one table across both pages, and then have an extra column in the "gutter" of the spread. You could take off the stroke on that gutter column so that column doesn't show, BUT I think having to adjust the numbers to skip that column on every row would be more trouble than just manually numbering it.

    • @norascove
      @norascove 2 місяці тому

      @@printablesacademyAhh ok. Yes I hate the manual process.

  • @cliffordsalmon4744
    @cliffordsalmon4744 2 місяці тому

    This is well explained tutorial for AFP-Frame Tool. I subscribed to your channel.

  • @Grymt
    @Grymt 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for the tut! But please don't use AI. It's replacing real people, real illustrators and artists, while stealing their work. It's a disaster for environment and climate. And, also, it looks awful! That windmills sails got the strangest proportions, the perspective is all wrong, and the sails seem to be attached to the roof in stead of the front of the mill.

  • @barryconstant
    @barryconstant 2 місяці тому

    Thank you !

  • @coreywilkinson6006
    @coreywilkinson6006 2 місяці тому

    Thank you

  • @c.a.savage5689
    @c.a.savage5689 2 місяці тому

    Thank you very much. Brief and to the point. Very helpful

  • @HerbieBancock
    @HerbieBancock 2 місяці тому

    Quark worked better than this in 1989.

  • @TailsAndTravels4
    @TailsAndTravels4 2 місяці тому

    great intro to Publisher, thanks!

  • @neildevers8952
    @neildevers8952 2 місяці тому

    thanks again

  • @chocolatethunnderzzdahoodbrat
    @chocolatethunnderzzdahoodbrat 2 місяці тому

    Would love it if you go over designer & photo ❤

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 2 місяці тому

      Thanks! I do plan to do more Designer ones, but I felt like I should cover Publisher first since there are already lots of Designer tutorials on YT. I do have a few specific Designer tutorials in this playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLC9SccUZIKkNDurS2b93X3m3kmnL6RG19.html&si=8IppxuYCj8jKmPX5. Since I mostly talk about creating digital products and KDP books, I don't need to use Photo a lot so I only occasionally share about that.

    • @chocolatethunnderzzdahoodbrat
      @chocolatethunnderzzdahoodbrat 2 місяці тому

      @@printablesacademy thank you so much one more question would you be going over the iPad version in the near future?

  • @chrism7395
    @chrism7395 2 місяці тому

    Is there a way to set up multiple text boxes so that if the text is altered in one, all the others change? i.e. I'd like to put version numbers on each page of a document so that all of them will change at the same time when I alter one, rather than having to manually alter each text box separately.

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 2 місяці тому

      @@chrism7395 I think you mean if you want the same content on every page and then change it once. In that case, create a master page and apply it to every page you want that text to appear on. No need for multiple text boxes, just change it on the master and it will change everywhere.

  • @croydesinaction
    @croydesinaction 2 місяці тому

    Thank you, very helpful.

  • @mahfeww
    @mahfeww 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for this

  • @pagetvido1850
    @pagetvido1850 3 місяці тому

    Thank you! Affinity looks good :)

  • @SherringenergyTeez
    @SherringenergyTeez 3 місяці тому

    Question😅 when deleting the dates to create templates …. When doing one month all template changes. So Monday 31 changes all following ….. not sure it there is something in need to click …. Can’t move to 30 day templates till I figure this out….im new to affinity but know keynote pages and procreate. I want to be able to understand this program …. At least for templates Help!!! And thank you!!

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 3 місяці тому

      Are you deleting the dates in the templates (master pages) or pages? I hope I am understanding the question, but to clarify --when you open the pages window in Affinity, the top half is the master pages where you build your templates, and the bottom half of that window or panel is where you build your actual document. Any changes you make to a master page will be applied to all pages that have that master template associated with it. So in this project, the masters should all be left at 31 days and you should have 7 total masters with 31 days, and then optionally 7 more with 30 days. When you build out the actual calendar with "pages" that's when you adjust dates. Hope that helps!

    • @SherringenergyTeez
      @SherringenergyTeez 3 місяці тому

      Thank you for your response! I had to click no style in paragraph to get master to shift numbers to make templates. I was able to follow the rest of the video and do it all. 😮😅❤ Is there a video that shows how to export it in various ways ?? And can I export it transparent? I think id rather play in procreate for the art stuff ….

  • @ShannonFurrow
    @ShannonFurrow 3 місяці тому

    Great review. Very thorough. I appreciate the suggestions on how to use this. Thanks!

  • @ShannonFurrow
    @ShannonFurrow 3 місяці тому

    Great video. I use the color picker all the time but I forget about the style picker. Great time saver!

  • @marlimoller1933
    @marlimoller1933 3 місяці тому

    Amazing! I am very new to Affinity publisher, so thank you very much for your help 💞 I cannot wait to learn more.

  • @websiteckron8591
    @websiteckron8591 3 місяці тому

    Thank you. I really enjoy your calm and professional voice. Right to the point. Can I color my text and the text area separately? Can I have space within the textframe and the text?

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 3 місяці тому

      If I understand the questions correctly, yes, you can color the text box separate from the text, see this video which talks about the fill and borders of the text boxes. ua-cam.com/video/t08FnUDQGsY/v-deo.htmlsi=Y8wa9A01HUGNdK5A As for space, in the same Text Box panel that is discussed in that video is a setting for Insets. This will move your text away from the edges of the text box in a single or multiple directions.

  • @astralmooncat_jyro_Tenshi
    @astralmooncat_jyro_Tenshi 3 місяці тому

    thank you <3 Wonderful, easy simple, and practical video!!!

  • @larkinsd2002
    @larkinsd2002 4 місяці тому

    Excellent video! Thank you. I'm subscribing to your channel right away

  • @thekingsofheart
    @thekingsofheart 4 місяці тому

    Not helpful. Not even slightly.

  • @billbowman8747
    @billbowman8747 4 місяці тому

    Can you scale and position an image within a picture frame by numerical values like you can in InDesign?

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 4 місяці тому

      Not that I have found yet. You can position the whole frame numerically in the Transform panel, but not the picture within it.

    • @billbowman8747
      @billbowman8747 4 місяці тому

      @@printablesacademy I think Affinity need to fine-tune some features like this to win over Adobe users. The Affinity suite is good but it still needs to get better. Hopefully Canva is serious about this.

  • @epinoob22
    @epinoob22 4 місяці тому

    Is there a hotkey to switch to a different tool once im done typing? I notice im kind of forced to mouse click on the next tool otherwise it will type out the hotkey letter. Just looking for a streamlined experience

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 4 місяці тому

      Yes and no. From the text tools it defaults to wanting to keep typing text when you use a keyboard shortcut for the tools. When you hover over the various tools it displays the shortcut letter. You need to use Shift + that shortcut letter. However, in the text boxes it just types a capital letter instead of changing tools. I have not found a way around that unfortunately but maybe someone else out there has found a solution. One solution is that you can also add your own shortcut keys which I show here: ua-cam.com/video/7O64rATquQw/v-deo.html

    • @epinoob22
      @epinoob22 4 місяці тому

      @@printablesacademy thank you so much! I appreciate your channel of information.

  • @MaryPetersonCook
    @MaryPetersonCook 5 місяців тому

    Is there a way to link the pages? So when you change one, it changes all?

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 4 місяці тому

      Do you mean the images in the mockup? Yes, you could make each image a symbol. Then, when you want to change the image you select the image in the layers (the image, not the symbol it is nested under) and in the contextual toolbar you should see a button "Replace image". When you change the image, it should change it everywhere you have that symbol layer.

  • @TailsAndTravels4
    @TailsAndTravels4 5 місяців тому

    What a neat idea! Thank you.😊

  • @elonanamor6420
    @elonanamor6420 5 місяців тому

    Your timing is perfection! I loved playing with the other calendar layout and created a Sunday to Saturday master. I have made a calendar up to the end of 2025. One can only hope that I will live long enough to enjoy it. I was going to try adding pictures, and now you have included that information in this video. I am thrilled to go back and play around with the design. I am so glad I found your channel. Looking forward to other lessons. I love all the Affinity Suite of products.

  • @hilarysutherland682
    @hilarysutherland682 5 місяців тому

    Not available????

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 5 місяців тому

      Hi, I still have it available on Etsy www.etsy.com/listing/1124770200/digital-sticker-templates-vol-i-affinity?click_key=1e9b29166bbdccb2966b3717f030eb7c6c34c639%3A1124770200&click_sum=b6aaf191&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=affinity+digital+sticker+template&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&dd=1&content_source=89e82122e461a3d8c27fdbb506aff1a04a90b878%253A1124770200

  • @jbrengert6596
    @jbrengert6596 5 місяців тому

    Love the tutorial. At the end, I prefer to export my template set as an actual template so that when it comes time to use it again, I don't have to remember to do "file/save-as". (I ALWAYS forget that step!). This way, when I want to make new calendars, I start by going to "templates" on the left side and pick my calendar set instead. This way I'm working on Affinity's duplicate of my templates and leaving the original files untouched. Saves me a lot of grief...

    • @printablesacademy
      @printablesacademy 5 місяців тому

      Great tip! I always forget about saving as template unless I have specific images and fonts I want to bundle in. Thanks for mentioning it!

  • @natashabrady8977
    @natashabrady8977 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for explaining the differences and the purpose. This was very helpful!