PaulWilliamson

Hi, Is it possible? I have someone flinching because I am not using Adobe InDesign to do a brochure for him. I told him that I could export to an InDesign format but that statement of mine doesn't look like it is true. I am using 1.8.3 Attached is what I see when exporting a document.

You are right Walt! Thanks! -paulw

Hi, Those art palette icons do not appear like that in my version. Just the ones with the square and plus sign. I did figure out how to make a color global in a document palette. Thanks. -paul

If I take a screenshot with a dropdown open, it disappears. Here is what I did take. I am using the latest version of Publisher. Thanks! -paulw

Hi, I do not see the little palette icons though. Just a couple little squares that say Add Current Color to Palette As a Global Color. And the first one says Fill instead of Color. -paulw

Okay thanks! I will mess with this tomorrow. I do see Unnamed when doing this but I do not see the global color I created. It is under Recent but I can't tell if it loaded apalette is just showing the recent colors I used. I will do a test by creating adding a crazy global color and see if I can tell the difference. Thanks! -paulw

Hi, I do not want the color to just be used for the pen tool. I went to the swatches tab, clicked on the little menu on the top-right and selected Add Global Color. Now I cannot find it. The palette choices all seem inappropriate (Add Application Palette, Add Document Palette, Rename Palette, Delete Palette, Set as Default For, Create Palette from Document, Create Palette from Image, Import Palette, Export Palette,...). I followed the instructions from https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-stylish-magazine-layout-in-affinity-publisher--cms-31847 The person simply creates a Global Color (step 6) does not use a palette and simply selects the color from the character tab but I do not see mine there unless it is a recently used color. I thought it would be visible somewhere with a little folded corner on it as I read in a Google post I found (but the author does not say where it lives). Thanks, paulw

Hi Walt, Where do I select the Global Color? I can't find them anywhere. Not under Color, Swatches, or Stroke on the right-hand panel. When I go to set up another "Kelly Green" Global Color I am told it already exists and select another name but yet I can't find the existing ones! -paul

Hi, I set up a Global Color. How do I use it? I draw a line with a pen tool and when I let go of it with the mouse, it disappears. How do I use both? Thanks! -paulw

I seem to always overthink things. At least once in a while 🙂 I guess it comes from writing software systems in my previous years. Attached is what my printer gave me. Thank you so much! Excellent information from people answering my post for help! -paul brochure set up.pdf

Hi! Thank you both for your help! Good points and Wosven thank you for that diagram! The printer sent me what she needs for a PDF document, including bleed and margins, but I need to look it over and see if I can relate it to what AP can do in document setup. I do not understand how these examples I follow, whether from Affinity-Sefif, or on YouTube, automatically adjust the page setup to an older version and how the page set-up has changed so much that makes it so hard for me to learn. -paul

Hi! The only tri-fold example in the welcome screen leaves a lot left out, as are the YouTube videos that I have watched. They ALL are using an older version than myself (1.83). For instance, that sample and the videos I have seen do NOT use the same Document Setup that I have! There is not a New Document setup in those that has the new interface about selecting A5 and the *actual size* size of the document, ...! NONE that match the version that I have!! It is very confusing to a newbie like myself. Sure I can pick the sample document apart but it does not tell me how to set up a new document that matches the example that Affinity supplies or the YouTube videos that I have studied. I just want to make a tri-fold brochure for a friend. The specs from the printer told me this: page is 8.5x11inches margins=.25 inches Margins between columns = .5 inches Bleed= .125 inches if you have a bleed, the red line indicates the bleed I have the only workbooks from Affinity: Photo and Designer. Why is there not a one for Publisher? Is it too easy to not have one?? I have spent countless hours watching and studying the videos for Publisher on their website, and also Photo and Designer, and especially others concentrated on Publisher. -paulw

Thanks! I thought I clicked on them before but I guess I did not wait long enough. -paulw

Hi, I downloaded both of them. Where do they go? How do I open them? Thanks -Paulw

But here it is! https://www.dropbox.com/s/k0m6rsn6dot5dze/JumpInTutorialAttempt2_afterEraseBrushOnPath-ExportTest.jpg?dl=0 I am using dropbox links to my public folder because uploading files to this forum rarely works. -paul

Hi, SquareSpace.com - lots of artsy stuff there Wix.com Weebley.com The above are drag and drop. Flikr FotoMotocom (click the Designers tab). Designs and Illustrations can be sold through them Those are the ones that I know about, but I have not tried any. For some reason (s), I have stayed away from WordPress even though it is available through BlueHost (where my website is hosted) and GoDaddy (where a couple clients sites are hosted). I use Adobe Dreamweaver CC and extensions that I have purchased. DW CC is a monthly subscription. I am not sure if Adobe Creative Cloud is a paid subscription, but their Portfolio product is free (https://portfolio.adobe.com/). This looks very easy to use and may be perfect for what your daughter needs to do. -pw

Hi, How do I get from fig 3 to fig4 (not have the erase brush effect show)? Because if I export it to jpg, the path is highlighted like it is in your figure 3. In a previous reply, I said it exported correctly but I did not use the erase brush on the sides of the path and probably did not do the "Brushing over the stone path to brighten it." step correctly. Thanks -paulw

I didn't notice them until you pointed them out! -paulw

Links to my Public Drop box folder: .afphoto https://www.dropbox.com/s/zuwrgz1n0nj7z2j/JumpInTutorial_Paulw.afphoto?dl=0 .jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/gvnh4zl2wyrtr4g/JumpInTutorial_Paulw.jpg?dl=0 .zip with both https://www.dropbox.com/s/1nfnbbeyqkbv1xd/JumpInTutorial_Paulw.zip?dl=0 Sorry this is being such a problem. Thank you for hanging in there Walt! -paulw

ACDSee Photo Editor somehow took over the association of the Affinity Photo .afphoto file. I changed Win10 to associate it with Affinity Photo. But I was able to open it with Affinity Photo regardless Let's see if this works now. -paulw _DSC7379.afphoto

Okie Dokie. I am trying again Walt. -paulw _DSC7379.afphoto

Okay, attached is the .afphoto file Thank you. -paulw This one: https://affinityspotlight.com/article/jump-into-affinity-photo/?utm_source=SpotlightEmail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter -pw _DSC7379.afphoto

Hi, I just completed the Photo tutorial. When exporting the file to jpeg, the relighting, erase brush, HSL adjustment, curves adjustment etc... all show in the jpeg. I can see the erase brush and relighting (?) after touching up the stone path in the jpeg file. There are no instructions in the tutorial, search engines, help file, etc.. to not have them display in the exported file. I have attached the jpg file. Paul Williamson