Diocesan Webinar Series: Microsoft Publisher Group Trainings
On October 1st, Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported. Whether you’ve already begun the switch, are just getting started, or haven’t begun yet, we’ve put together a comprehensive collection of resources to help you with this transition.
Beginning August 3rd, we will host daily group training for Affinity and Canva. In these training sessions, we will cover:
- Getting started with the program of your choice
- Building and editing your bulletin from a template
- Working with text, images, and common bulletin elements
- Ways to make the transition as seamless as possible
- Wednesday, September 2 at 10:00 AM
- Thursday, September 3 at 2:00 PM
- Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00 AM
- Thursday, September 17 at 2:00 PM
- Wednesday, September 23 at 2:00 PM
- Tuesday, September 1 at 10:00 AM
- Tuesday, September 8 at 2:00 PM
- Wednesday, September 9 at 2:00 PM
- Thursday, September 10 at 10:00 AM
- Monday, September 14 at 2:00 PM
- Tuesday, September 15 at 10:00 AM
- Monday, September 21 at 10:00 AM
- Tuesday, September 22 at 2:00 PM
- Thursday, September 24 at 10:00 AM
Feel free to attend multiple sessions or forward this to your bulletin designers.
All times Eastern Standard Time
In addition to our group trainings, we’ve also put together a resource page with everything you would need to get started with Affinity, including:
- Instructions for downloading and installing Affinity
- A step-by-step guide for converting or creating your bulletin
- How to create a print-ready PDF to send to Diocesan
- Solutions to common troubleshooting issues
- A comprehensive list of Affinity keyboard shortcuts
Previous Trainings
Affinity
And remember, if you need additional assistance, our support staff are always happy to help.

