bobgraphics
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Thanks Walt. The Layers thing does what I need. I've only got 6 pages for this document that I'm making into a chart, all vector graphics, so I won't need Publisher in this case. I'm experimenting with Designer V2, to see if it can do everything that Coreldraw 2023 can do.....and it looks like it can so far, for the functions I use. I'm retiring in a year, and Designer, Photo, and Publisher will be my alternatives to the hefty Adobe Suite and Coreldraw Suite yearly subscriptions. I am very pleased with the Affinity products so far. I'm just learning how to navigate around the tools and function locations that equate to the Adobe and Corel functions.
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Hi, Coming from Coreldraw where actual pages are used, I get the concept of Artboards and how to create them to act as pages, but how do you select and isolate a single artboard, in a multi-artboard document, to fit the workspace as a single page, or do you have to use the zoom tool to select an area to bring it into full view? Thanks, Bob
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Designer files exported to PDF cannot be opened in Coreldraw 2022, and will open in Adobe Illustrator, but with shading errors. Designer will open PDFs generated from Coreldraw and Illustrator without issue. Why the one-way street? Designer files exported to EPS cannot be opened in either Coreldraw 2022 or Adobe Illustrator. Any help on this?
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Is there a way to edit a Placed photo image object within Designer, kind of the way Adobe or Coreldraw does. Right click on the object, menu popup, "Edit With <photo app>" etc. I tried to use the "File" Edit in Photo", but that brings up the entire artboard in a low res view. Not the image object. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks, Bob
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Most of the time, when I copy content from one document to another (all 8" x 11" landscape), or from one page to another, the pasted content falls exactly in the same place as the copy. This is good. However, sometimes intermittently, the copied content pastes in a random offset position. I can't seem to find a command in Designer for "Paste in Place", which would be useful for times likes this. There probably is a "Paste in Place" command, but I am new, and can't find it. Thanks for any help on this. Bob
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As a Coreldraw User for over 20 years, I just wanted to compliment the Affinity folks on Designer. I am finding that Designer is a very capable vector program, which I am using more and more for general design work, and I especially like the object effects features. As I learn the navigation and keystrokes to do the same tasks that I do in Corel 2020, I find that Designer can do almost everything I do in Corel, and in some cases, better. While Corel has a very powerful import feature and export file feature (DWG, DFX, etc.), which I use often, I can export to AI or PDF, which, so far, Designer has been able open intact just fine. Nice job guys. Bob Malone Technical Designer
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"right-click on the layer in the Layers panel and choose Rasterize & Trim" Thanks Walt! I would have never figured that out. Some of the nomenclature in Affinity I find unique, and I need to learn the naming practices as it relates to other editing software like Photoshop 2020. Still learning to get around, but I'm happy with what I've been able to do as I learn each tool and function. Bob M
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Newbie. I am struggling with the Crop Tool. I crop an image, click Apply, it looks cropped, but it is only "hiding" the cropped portion. When I copy the cropped image to another layer in another file, the uncropped section is still visible. I must be doing something wrong. I figured Crop means Crop. Does it? I've attached the sample images. Thanks, Bob
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I've tried searching for info on Asset Management, but I didn't find any clear answers to what I am looking for. My question is, is it possible to maintain the native *.propcol Asset library on a different drive, rather than stored on the C drive (Users\Appdata\Roaming\Affinity, etc). The asset libraries from Publisher/Photo/Designer will, in time, eat up a lot of storage space. I have a 512GB M.2 SSD for C, and I have (2) 3TB SSD internal drives I use for all graphics asset storage. Right now I am exporting the Asset library to the storage drive and deleting the one in the C drive. Then I Import the asset library when I need it, add any new objects, and then export it again. A lot of steps. Also, is there a way to combine the Asset libraries from Designer, Photo, and Publisher into a single library, like Adobe does? Thanks, Bob
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If you are referring to InDesign files (*.indd), what I have been successfully doing is; 1. From InDesign 2020, export to PDF. 2. Open in Publisher. You'll lose much of the complex functionality such as cross-references, interactive controls, etc. that the native INDD file had, but all of the editable artwork, editable text, and correct page layout will be there. -Bob
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I knew I wasn't being clear enough. On the actual pages where the Page field is placed, the page after the Cover page reads (Page 2). I am trying to get that page to be the start of the page sequence (1,2,3,4, etc.) Not starting displaying Page 2. Does that make sense? Thanks! Bob See attachment from InDesign 2020
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Being new to Publisher, coming from the InDesign 2020 World, I am trying to set up my page numbering scheme. In Publisher, I am using Page Number Fields. I Don't want to count the Cover Page as Page 1, so I would like Page 1 numbering to start on the second page, which is where content starts. In the Section Manager, the Start On Page option is set to 1, and grayed out, can not be changed. I am assuming I need that number to be "2", to get what I want. Is there some workaround to achieve what I need. In InDesign you are allowed to start the Section and Page numbering sequence wherever you like. See attached screenshot. Thanks! Bob
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Create Asset Function Problem
bobgraphics replied to bobgraphics's topic in V1 Bugs found on Windows
Thanks so much for the info. I'm OK with just using option 2, I just couldn't figure out why option didn't work. Now that I know it only works on MAC, I understand. I'm new to Designer, so I am trying every function and tool one by one for learning. -
To create an Asset, the instruction is: Drag the selection into the Assets panel (the cursor will change to show a plus icon). On the Assets panel, click a subcategory's options menu and select Add from Selection Option #1 does not work. Option #2 does work. Thanks, Bob
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Hi, I just purchased Designer, and am just learning the ropes. I was hunting for the Assets and Symbols locations that I create within a file. Which Folder(s). I believe this is the Asset file location: C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Affinity\Designer\1.0\user\assets.propcol Is there a way to tell Affinity to save this file to another drive location? I have (2) 3TB storage drives available but my C drive is only 512GB, which I reserve only for programs. I don't want to fill it up with storage content. Same case for Photo and Publisher. Can the Asset files for all three programs be combined into one single asset file? Thanks, Bob