3joern

@GarryP 1. why not, 2. how else do you draw attention to an issue where no one from the staff has reacted since 2019?

hmmm since 2019 nothing changed 
Serif have you any infos for us? we really want a preview Mode in Designer (Desktop) like Publisher.
Hide guides, margins, bleeds, columns one after the other and after that show one after the other again is too time consuming in Designer and really no fun at all. 
 

Hi,
just have a small project that I want to do in designer and for the consistents I need some Guides, Margins, bleeds, columns. Nice all there, but when I want to see how the Layout looks like without all the lines there no way to hide them in one step.
In Publisher is a Preview Mode, why not in designer?

oh, yesterday I search a half day this toolbar item and haven't found it, now I found it and it really works.
Wired, why the other alignment tools with similar function don't work? crazy 🤦‍♂️

Hello Mr. Serif Interface designer? for a complete other function (arrange nodes and not objects) please do not use the same Icon!
And Serif Programmers, what is the difference why the arrange tool don't work like expected? 
 

Hello there,
It would be great to have the functionality of preview mode from publisher in designer. Suggestion is to make the shortcut the same in both apps as well please.
All the best,
Jannis
 

Maybe I don't understand it right, but this is the feature request and suggestion area, right. I don't need interim solutions, I want to suggest a feature that maybe also help other, so I think in this area the community agree or disagree suggestions or requests.
I don't think is the right way to give Serif the support of »you can do it by a complicated not good solution« I hope they also want Designer became to be a better software, so please, support feature request with constructive feedback, that they understand how many customers need it or not. Don't spoil the Software engineers, That's their job.  
Sorry if this sounds harsh, english is not my mother tongue 

Hi,
just have a small project that I want to do in designer and for the consistents I need some Guides, Margins, bleeds, columns. Nice all there, but when I want to see how the Layout looks like without all the lines there no way to hide them in one step.
In Publisher is a Preview Mode, why not in designer?

You professional advice is that I should use Publisher for ... maybe a user interface project? with Icons and other stuff that need symbols and assets. I don't think so. Also in Designer is a preview mode useful.

Hello!
 
Is it possible to manipulate a placed image or the containing frame by a shortcut? (MacOS/Publisher 1.10.4)
Using the mouse for the "properties"-menu or rightclick for the contextual-menu isnt very handy for us.
In an other well known application its quick&easy by pressing CMD/OPT/SHiFT+E or CMD/OPT+C
That goes extremly fast and brings the image/the frame in the expected condition.
Thanks for answers!

Hi, I want reactivate my feature wishes for Picture Frames.
I work with Keyboard Shortcuts and I'm not alone .
PLEASE add a Keyboard Shortcut for all Picture Frame properties (see my first post) in the next realeases. And one for deleting the content of all selected picture frames.
 
 

Updated for Publisher 2.6 (Feb 2025)
Publisher Manual Feb 3 2025.pdf
This free, 390-page manual is filled with steps, tips, and recommendations:
Everything you need to know about documents, pages, spreads, master pages, text formatting, text styles, text frames, picture images, books and chapters, sections, cross-references, tables of contents, indexing, footnotes and endnotes, page numbering, running headers, fields, anchors and hyperlinks, printing and exporting, and customising settings New sections for multi-page spreads, the reading order panel, guides, grids, snapping, and other features This manual does not describe the illustration and photo editing features Q&A
Is this really free? Yes, it's copyrighted only to prevent others from publishing it as their own Is there a longer manual I can purchase? No Is there a version for Designer or Photo? No, but many of the features are the same so it will still be relevant Is there an iPad version? No, the steps and screenshots are for the macOS and Windows versions Why does it use a print layout if it's a PDF? It's a demonstration of how to use the features it describes to create a print book You might also like:
Special Characters Quick Reference Chart: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/176386-special-characters-in-affinity-quick-reference-chart/ Terminology Translation Dictionary for Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Finnish: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/209953-terminology-translation-dictionary/ Previous 2.5 edition for those who still want it:
Publisher Manual May 23 2024.pdf
 

What I notice more and more often, the more I integrate Affinity (Publisher and Designer) into my everyday office routine, it is a bit annoying to adjust the PDF export settings again and again, even though I have already set them in the document. Yes, I could save a preset, but hey, professional programmes are supposed to make my work easier. So, just save the PDF export settings that I made last in the document in the document. That way, I can concentrate on the adjustments later, when there are adjustments from the client, and export them quickly. That way I'm more effective and I don't have to export and check countless PDFs because I didn't make a setting 100% like last time.
Thanks

What I notice more and more often, the more I integrate Affinity (Publisher and Designer) into my everyday office routine, it is a bit annoying to adjust the PDF export settings again and again, even though I have already set them in the document. Yes, I could save a preset, but hey, professional programmes are supposed to make my work easier. So, just save the PDF export settings that I made last in the document in the document. That way, I can concentrate on the adjustments later, when there are adjustments from the client, and export them quickly. That way I'm more effective and I don't have to export and check countless PDFs because I didn't make a setting 100% like last time.
Thanks

Affinity/Serif, please hire an professional ergonomist who is familiar with Interface usability and user logic. This is not a job for programmers. 
The thing with the page export in reverse order, because the artboards are always inserted at the top of the page, although they are then automatically inserted from left to right, is completely confusing. Sorry too many WTF moments lately with Affinity Designer. On so many levels such a great tool but then so many teething troubles which are really annoying.

Hi,
just have a small project that I want to do in designer and for the consistents I need some Guides, Margins, bleeds, columns. Nice all there, but when I want to see how the Layout looks like without all the lines there no way to hide them in one step.
In Publisher is a Preview Mode, why not in designer?

I understand that Serif is trying to differentiate between its different apps for things that rightly belong to one app or another, but I keep feeling like preview mode should not be one of them. Forget Publisher for a moment: if things like guides, margins, and bleed rightfully belong in Designer, then so does the need to be able to turn off display of these interface elements to see a clean preview of a finished design. I fail to understand how a preview mode is more relevant in Publisher than in Designer.
For folks like me who have also purchased Publisher, the lack of this feature that has already implemented seems like an annoying arbitrary limitation that forces one to unnecessarily open up Publisher just to see a preview, even when Designer is the natural choice for the project at hand.
For folks who only have Designer because they only work on the kind of documents that Designer is best suited for, do they have no need of a preview mode at all? For example, is it useless in designing vector artwork? I think not.

Hi,
just have a small project that I want to do in designer and for the consistents I need some Guides, Margins, bleeds, columns. Nice all there, but when I want to see how the Layout looks like without all the lines there no way to hide them in one step.
In Publisher is a Preview Mode, why not in designer?

I also just writing here to support several replies above. Having the artboard exported is very unintuitive. There should be at least an option to export in reverse order. 
Saying this due to the programming is just lame. Word start with page1 by default even if I am pretty sure the underline code count starting at 0. This is a UX problem, not a programing problem.
I am very disappointed this has been an issue for 7 years! without any improvement from the developer team, even at version 2!

I'm working on little program that will handle backing up and also syncing workspaces (from standalone apps to Publisher). Will post about it on forums when it's ready

I was thrilled to discover this issue has been corrected in Publisher 2. Thank you Serif!

Sorry, we are focussing our efforts on a major release (new features and fixes) and consequently have not done any minor patches for a long time, as you say. But no not dead.

I also miss this option with alt to copy an drag a layer for a fluid workflow, any news here?

As per the above, this is unfortunately not a bug within the applications - however I can certainly understand the frustration caused with this workflow, so I'll be moving this thread to the feedback section of the forums for our devs to see and consider

Ok, that's a bit borderline if that's a bug, for me in Professional workflow it is.
I have a book with 130 images, initially layouted with OPI images (jpg). Now the prepress sends me the final fine data as tiff. In Indesign this would not be a problem, in Publisher it can no longer assign these files when I specify the new folder as source, although size ect. is positioned correctly (fortunately) when replace individually. Now I have to pick out 130 images completely individually and update them individually? That should not be so.

@3joern Your advice on cleaning the Font Cache solved the problem! I'm still trying to figure it out why or what relationship one thing have with the other, but for some reason everything is working fine! After the restart I recorded a short video and you can see how great it works! 
Update_PDF_issue.mp4