Transitioning from InDesign to Affinity Publisher: First Steps

Colleen Gratzer

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This article appeared in Issue 5 of CreativePro Magazine.

There are plenty of reasons why you might want to make a move (or at least take some baby steps) from InDesign to Affinity Publisher. Maybe you’re dissatisfied with the current state of InDesign or with subscription software in general. Maybe you’re a true publishing geek and are itching for some new tools to play with after 20+ years of same-old, same-old. Or maybe you’re looking to cut costs and curious to see what Publisher can do for a one-time payment of just $55.

InDesign and Publisher share many fundamental features and concepts. So, as an experienced InDesign user, you will probably get acclimated to Publisher very quickly. And if you’re aware of some key features and differences, you’ll be in for a smoother ride. In this article, I’ll lay out some of the basic steps in setting up Publisher to your liking and converting legacy files from InDesign and/or PDF to Publisher documents.

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