As you move about the canvas, the currently open Studio will disappear in order to give you a full view of your work surface. Studios - located in the panel to the right of the main canvas, allow you to monitor and modify elements within the canvas. Hide the UIĪffinity Photo will automatically hide most of the app’s UI elements when you move towards the edge of the screen while manipulating the canvas, but you can hide the UI manually by tapping the ‘Hide UI’ button in the upper right-hand corner. If you save files in the Affinity Photo folder on iCloud while using the Mac version of the app, it’s easy to access those same files on the iPad by selecting the ‘Open From Cloud’ or ‘Import From Cloud’ options. Like keyboard shortcuts, file management is not one of Affinity Photo’s strong points, but the ability to create dedicated project folders is helpful. This will provided a dedicated area inside Affinity Photo to house all related assets. Instead of dumping all of the files related to a certain project on the main library page, you can create a folder dedicated to the project by using the New Project option before creating a new file. And even then, the list is not complete it’s missing a whole bunch of valid shortcuts. Instead, you’ll need to venture into the help section and search for keyboard shortcuts to find a list of available commands.

One of my complaints about Affinity Photo is that it doesn’t present you with a list of keyboard shortcuts while holding the Command key on a paired keyboard. Subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more videos Access list of keyboard shortcuts

Simply tap the gear icon in the upper-right hand corner, and disable ‘show tutorials and samples’ under the General tab. Once you have a decent grasp of how things work in Affinity Photo, you can disable the tutorials and samples that appear on the project library screen. On the main project screen, you’ll find several video tutorials and example files that you can use to learn more about the app as well. You can also access quick tool tips while on the canvas by using the question mark button in the bottom right-hand corner. Use help and tutorialsĪffinity Photo comes with a huge, searchable built-in help guide to assist with learning all of the app’s features. Join me as I walk through 25+ must-know tips for Affinity Photo beginners. As I’ll show you in this hands-on video, the app isn’t all that difficult to use once you understand a few basic features and mechanics. The problem with Affinity Photo is that it can be downright daunting for new users. It continues to awe me with its sheer amount of depth, and the way that it’s able to closely mirror a full desktop experience on a tablet. Outside of perhaps LumaFusion, Affinity Photo ( $19.99 on App Store) is the most impressive app that I’ve ever used on the iPad.

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