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I want to post a question but the forums I can access are limited to three : tutorials, sharing, and resources. I cannot access any other forum to ask a question although was able to post a question some time ago; have no idea how I did it. I am moving from PagePlus X9 to Affinity. I am very competent with PagePlus but am totally lost here. I have two immediate problems (in addition to not being able how to post to the right forum). First, in PagePlus there was an asset called 'backgrounds'. I used it on the front and rear covers of the journal I edit. I cannot figure out how to do the same thing in Affinity Publisher. Second, while I was able to set the default font and size in a text frame, menus have defeated every attempt. The font works, but the point size always returns to 12 -- I want 11. So, can someone help me find where and how to post these questions?

John and MEB. Thanks! I was able to do what I needed to do. Ever so simple once you understand what is going on. I did not know about the move tool. I think my problem is solved. Mark

Hi John, I tried. but once I drag and drop, even after rasterizing, the cut off piece remains stuck. I have attached the four items (1) Master -- I want to add the flaw to it. (2) The flawed stamp -- I take a clipping from it. (3) The clipping from the flawed stamp I want to add to the master. (4) what Affinity looks like after I have rasterized -- the clipping layer and the background are stuck together and trying to move the clipping moves the clipping and the master together. I know I must be missing something simple here, but I do not know what it is. Thanks, Mark

I am sorry but I do not understand even how to start what you describe, never mind carry it out. For instance, when I drag and drop the cutting to a background in Affinity, I cannot move it to the correct position: it sticks to the background and when I try to move it, the background moves with it. Also, I have no idea what rasterize means nor how to accomplish it. I figured out each step in PhotoPlus by myself through trial and error because I found it intuitive. I cannot even get started with Affinity. I know nothing about graphic terminology. I have no idea at all what you are talking about in your second sentence. What I need are step by step instructions similar to those in my PDF. I appreciate your addressing my problem. Thanks for trying. Mark

I have been using PhotoPlus for years to compose my books about stamp collecting. The most important aspect has been the construction of visual index to flaws found on certain stamps. I have attached a PDF showing how I do this in PhotoPlus. I have not been able to figure out how to do the same thing in Affinity. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Mark visual index.pdf

Thanks, John. Everyone has been very helpful. Mark

That also works. And yes, all the stamps are the same color. Thanks.

That looks beautiful! I will try it. Thanks especially for the screen shots as I have never used Affinity Photo (working with the Trial to see if I can master it enough to be useful.

Hi Alfred, I regret to say I have no idea what a layer blend mode is or how to produce one. My skill and information levels are rather low. What I have used PP X8 for is producing a composite image by applying layers of flaws found on different stamps to a single master as an index of variations. That is about it. Can you be a bit more specific? You can see what I do know here, on page 16: https://czechout.org/test2/dove-10.html Mark

Thanks, I will try that.

I have to collect clear black and white images of thousands of postmarks, black on a white (or transparent) background, taken from cancelled stamps. I have tried to do this on PhotoPlus 8 but have failed. The interface here is far more complex and I have no idea where to start. A sample of what I have to work with is attached. The resulting images should only be the black postmark with no image of the stamp at all. Please remember I have no experience with Affinity Photo at all. Thanks, Mark

I just moved from PagePlus where I could select paragraph alignment, select 'hanging', and set the indent for the second and subsequent lines in the same paragraph. I could do this in a table and in fact need to do it in a table with Publisher. Looked at all the 'hanging indent' answers but they all seemed to be talking about something else. How can I make a hanging indented paragraph in Publisher?