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It doesn't happen at the HSL stage - it happens when I change the blend mode (the next step) to Color Dodge ... see below ... where it used to stay as B/W

Unfortunately not - it didn't transfer across and I had to delete V1 of Photo to make room on my SSD. I have a video showing exactly what I did on my YT channel if that helps? It is less about the macro and more about the process. Video is here Relevant part starts at 5:26 ish for a couple of minutes. It is the HSL choice that no longer works the same.

I had a macro set up on V1 that used the HSL adjustment level in an image to line drawing process. It worked by 'desaturating' the image to black and white. It no longer does that but leaves it with a 'greenish' tinge. What has changed about this please? And based on the following what can I do to replace that step? My process was to take an image, duplicate it, add the HSL adjustment layer to the duplicate and desaturate it. Then I changed the blend mode on the image to Color dodge, inverted it and then added a live filter layer and a Gaussian blur which when adjusted changed the image to a line drawing - not perfect, but good enough. Now the 'line drawing' is in color instead of grayscale.

Is there any movement on the editable fields feature that has been requested by so many?

Telemax - Symbols looks a cool option. Not tried that one. Will give that a go. thank you. David - in your example the 'Release' option is greyed out, so not sure how I would do this? In Photoshop, I would have a selection of shapes on a layer with one image/pattern behind them as a smart object. I would replace the smart object and be able to change the pattern in all the shapes at once. Trying to do the same thing in any of the Affinity Suite? But it doesn't use Smart objects and I cannot 'group' the shapes together to change them all at once. At least I can group them, but it doesn't let me change the image in all of them at once. Hence my example had a separate image for each shape. Time consuming.

I am trying to create a template for a set of tags (example attached) where I can change the background pattern in one action. instead of having the same image for every mask shape as in the attached example. I've tried grouping the layers, but that doesn't work. Is there a way to do this? Perhaps even in Photo instead? Xmas Tags.afpub

Such a shame - I used to use them in Indesign and Illustrator all the time for repetitive tasks. Come on Affinity - can we have them in the next update ...... pretty please?!!

Does Designer have the ability to record macros? I know Photo does, but I use Designer more and it would save me so much time! Likewise with Publisher!

The PR Manager got back to me really quickly, so thanks again for that info. very helpful. 🙂

Thank you.

So I've sent two emails to the stated email address and followed up, but to date no reply 😞 Anywhere else I can try please?

Duh!!! Of course . . . I keep forgetting that bit - thank you!!

I've just bought the Tattoo effect brushes for Designer, both the Tattoo Art Brushes and the Stipple brushes which it says are for Designer. However, the Stipple brushes only seem to work in Photo? Is that right? Or is there some other way to get them into Designer?

Thanks

Am I allowed to use the intro images to the programs (one attached as an example) for a short course I am creating about using the affinity products? Happy to give any accreditation.

Is this feature ever likely to become available in Designer? Would save soooo much time!

Old Bruce - I think you are right. I found one of the fonts, but not the MS Shell Dig 2. Think that may be a system font used to replace Arial Narrow. No worries - all sorted now. Thanks for the help. 🙂

And there are only three fonts used in the file - Amerta Misty (one line on the front page). Arial Narrow and Oswald. All of which I use regularly with other files and without problems. Not sure where the other two have come from? I will do a search for those just in case.

Thanks for checking. The fonts should not be a problem as I am only giving away the PDF. So it exported for me without any font issues. And once in PDF should not be an issue to anyone else surely?

Version 1.8.5.703 - I think that is the latest, but it was happening before I updated as well. Windows 10 No crash reports that I can see. Apologies for not trying all the presets before I asked the question. I have now been through them all and the only ones it will work with are the last three - PDF/X... As I am not too sure about the differences - other than the obvious with the Digital small, print ready etc., what does this tell me exactly please? I want to be able to give the file away, so need to be sure that others can open it with standard PDF readers. Thanks. Weekly Calendar-6x9-FREE.afpub

I have created a journal using text autoflow within a two-page master. The first file I did was fine. But the second one will not export to PDF without crashing at around 3% and dropping out of Publisher. It has 121 pages, and the autoflow runs over a two page 'week' for the diary. There are also other text autoflows for the months and dates throughout the document, but not within the masters. There are no graphics other than on the first page, and it is all in black and white (not that that should make any difference). Any ideas on how to fix this would be gratefully received? 🙂 Jayne Willingale

Is there any particular official reason WHY there is no affiliate program? Maybe we’d all stop asking for it if we knew that? i personally recommend all three programs all the time anyway, but it would be nice to earn a little on the side :-)

Hi When will Publisher be available for the iPad. I found an article that suggested a year ago that it would be available this year. Is it likely to happen anytime soon please? Thanks

Thank you - I will try that. :-)

I want to delete the edge borders of a table so that I just have the horizontal lines. I cannot see a way to do this. If I try to select one side or the other it selects the whole table. If I choose one of the table grid selections it does not let me then edit the individual borders. Changing the colours or the strokes does not seem to have any impact either? How do I turn off the edge borders? Thanks in anticipation.