JenTH

Many thanks, Mike. "Continue from Previous Chapter" was the one place I didn't check!--and, yup, it did fix the problem. I think frustration and a tight deadline were making me overlook things, so I really appreciate your time. Peace

Hi, all, I have a manuscript loaded up as a Book in Publisher, divided into chapters (sections). I have one section that is refusing to update. I've tried manually updating, I've tried synchronising, I've tried closing the file and reopening... I've even tried to go in and change that pp 94 to a pp 93 in the separate section... but nothing works. (pic attached with number examples) I did delete a page from the file that ends with pp 92 (it had 93 pp) and that's when, it seems, the page stubbornly refused to change over or synchronise. Should I just delete that chapter and put it back in? Seems a roundabout way to fix this problem, though... Thanks so much for any thoughts on fixing this--Jen

I upgraded my RAM (it needed it anyway) but yes, Publisher still lags. And loses fonts at random. That Other Program didn't lag like this, and Affinity is a better option, considering the Other's constant and neverending financial drain. Still, right now Affinity is a big TIME drain. I do hope they address this soon. Hard to do publishing work when the program can't handle a document over 50 pages!

I am having the same problem. I tried the same fix with no result.

@Blende21I am looking into getting a machine with larger RAM, though for now I'm still having to deal with what I have. Though I'm a novice to AfPub, I have been running--and heavily using--InDesign since before I bought the HP x360, with no like issues. Of course, being in literal hock to Adobe has other massive frustrations... I do hope that Affinity will be able in the future to make larger texts less unwieldy. Pretty brochures are, well, pretty--but for my use, it's all about handling the massive tomes.

Hullo, Lee, Thanks for responding. It is a fiction book, all text with a few linked images. Size of .afpub file is 35,646 kb. System is HP Pavilion x360, 8 gb, running Windows 10, 64 bit. Some days are worse than others, granted. But the bad days are bad indeed. Cheers, Jen

Thank you, thomaso and Walt for your assistance. I don't know how I managed to format those that way! Your more experienced eyes were a great help, and thanks again for taking a look and easing my blood pressure!

(Forgot to add... If I only upload 1 or 2 pages, the numbering aberration isn't visible.)

Thanks for your response, Walt. I've attached a shortened 'preview' of the document in afpub format, with enough layout pages that you can see the visual as well. You can also see, in the 'C' master, where the recto page number refuses to align right. I was also having this problem with the 'A' master, but it somehow fixed itself before I wrote my original inquiry. Also, the recto number keeps insisting that it needs to be in Arial font. Which I've also tried to fix numerous times, including just before I attached it. Maybe it'll hold this time? I did re-review the Affinity 'how-to' in both video and manual format; if I'm dragging some habit from previous programs that is causing this, I'm sure I don't know what it is! Thanks again for the assistance! BookExample_JTH.afpub

I have a novel-length document with formatting on master pages including page numbers, which should be fairly straightforward. Only it isn't. Here are some of the things happening: Verso numbering is larger than recto, even when they're the same font and size. Any Verso number larger than 9 also has issues, with the far right numeral larger than the rest and the remainder resembling a smaller superscript. Recto numbering is TINY. (Matching the verso 'superscript' number.) Font and point size don't seem to matter, either I have to crank the verso number up to 16pt to match the recto number at 7pt. The only good thing: recto numbers are all the same size, albeit tiny. I've attached an example. Is this some ridiculously random glitch? Frankly, this sort of issue with page numbering has never happened to me before (in other programs, that is). I've tried purging formatting and styles, have deleted and reinserted numbers, all to no avail. Help?

Thanks for the reply. I was afraid it likely might be a program problem. :(

I am laying out long documents (novels of 300 + pages) and there is a consistent 5-10 second lag. This is not my first rodeo; I've used other print design software (on this same machine) and not had this sort of lag time. CPU usage is consistently over 65% and all with Publisher. I just can't afford this sort of time wasted... any ideas? Thank you.