Template Instructions

Applying Your Affinity Template

Use this draft guide to move your processed PrintedEdges template into Affinity, check its placement across the book, and prepare a finished export.

Download Your Template

Open the purchased project and save the Affinity Template file where you can find it.

Open the matching document and use the final placement workflow to add the template.

Inspect page coverage and edge orientation before exporting the production file.

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Collect the template and confirm the document details before changing anything in Affinity.

Use the Affinity Template project that matches this book's trim size and page count.
Download the purchased production file from the Available Downloads area in Projects.
Keep an unchanged copy of the downloaded template available while testing the workflow.
Open the correct Affinity document and confirm its page and export settings before placement.

These draft steps define the user journey without publishing unverified software-specific settings.

Open the purchased project and download the Affinity Template production file to a location you can easily find.

Confirm the Affinity document belongs to the same title and uses the trim size and page count selected in PrintedEdges.

Use the Affinity placement controls documented in the final walkthrough to add and repeat the template across the intended pages.

Inspect the complete document for missing pages, unexpected scaling, and reversed artwork before exporting the production PDF.

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Complete this final check before sending the exported file to a print provider.

The template covers every intended page and no page range was skipped unexpectedly.
The edge artwork faces the expected direction and stays clear of important page content.
The trim size, page count, bleed, and color settings match the planned print project.
The exported PDF passes the PrintedEdges PDF Validator before printer upload.

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