In the latest version of Affinity, the two apps that I’d normally use in producing a booklet – one for photos the other for layout – are combined into one.
I used the third included app, the one for vector drawing, to add those orange circles to my screen shots.
Affinity is now free to download and use. There’s an option to use AI but you need a paid-for subscription. AI isn’t part of my booklet printing routine, so I can manage without that.
Some of the print settings aren’t immediately obvious, so I’ve printed this booklet as a reminder to myself, and to give me a bit of practice before going ahead and printing one of my walks booklets.
To Print as a Booklet
The Print Options in steps 5 and 6 will vary depending on what type of duplex printer you’re using.
- From the File menu, select Print.
- From the dialog, set your Paper Size, (the size that you’ll be printing on rather than the size of the finished booklet size) e.g. A4.
- In the pop-up menu for print options below, select Document Layout.
- From the Model pop-up menu, select Booklet. This instructs the print process to impose pages.
- From the Print Options pop-up menu, select Xerox Features.
- From the 2-Sided Printing pop-up menu, select ‘2-Sided Print, Flip on Short Edge’.
- Click Print.
Hope it works for you!