Mini calendars (or ‘dates at a glance’ calendars as I call them), are quick and easy to make in Affinity Publisher, and then use them wherever you like, on any printable design. I’ve made them in other software but it…
How to use fonts and the text tool in Affinity Publisher
Another beginner tutorial for making printables! This time I’ll show you how to use fonts and the text tool in Affinity Publisher. How to use fonts & the text tool in Affinity Publisher In this video I go through how…
Making printables: 10 Reasons Why I switched from Adobe Photoshop to Affinity Publisher
This year, I made the switch to Affinity Publisher for making my printables. Before I explain why I switched I thought it would also help to show you some of the things I’ve made in Affinity Publisher so you can see the…
Making printables in Affinity Publisher: How to set up your document and choose page size
Following on from yesterday’s post, here is a sample tutorial from the course. In this video I show how to: Set up your document Recommended page margins Ring bound versus discbound and how this affects your margins What DPI to…
How to make printables in Affinity Publisher
10 years ago when I first started making printables, I used Microsoft Word. I enjoyed the ease of use and simple tools that made it quick to make a printable, but it’s lack of graphic design tools meant all my…
40 of the best cursive fonts for making printables
It can be frustrating when you find a good font then can’t remember the name when you later want to use it, so I put together a quick reference list of what I think are the 40 best cursive fonts…
How to choose a laptop for making printables (and how much you can expect to spend)
If you want to make printables and aren’t sure what you need to get started, the most important thing (other than choosing what software) is your computer. Since computers last a few years, choose wisely! 10 Things to consider before…
How to make a monthly calendar printable using Google Sheets (online tool similar to Excel)
I previously posted a tutorial on how to make a weekly planner in Google Sheets. I had some comments on that video saying the audio wasn’t loud enough so I’ll be re-recording that tutorial sometime in the future. In the…
How to print an A4 printable onto US letter size paper (and vise versa)
Today’s post is a quick planner printing tip! A reader recently emailed me this question: Can I print A4 pages on US 8.5 x 11″ paper without anything getting cut off the page? My answer: yes – here’s how: How…
The best planners if you want to keep work and personal in the same planner
If you need to plan work and personal and are fed up with switching between and carrying around 2 planners, here are some planners you could try to keep everything in the one place. 1. Horizontal 2 sections Some planners…
Planning Inspiration: 15 habit tracker tips & ideas to try
Habit trackers are great space savers and let you see what you need to focus more (or less) on. There are so many different ways to habit track – monthly, weekly, on a separate page, within the weekly spread, bullet…
How to make printables in Microsoft Word
Learn how to quickly and easily make your own printables using software you already have on your computer: Microsoft Word! From reader requests, I’ve put together a beginners’ course to teach you how to get started making your own printables…