Stephen Babb

The files are on a separate MacOS computer on a network (wifi), and are not local to the two Macs we are running Publisher on. We haven't had this issue until updating to 2.2.1 this morning.

It is definitely a .afpub~backup~ file. And I have not been able to pinpoint a reason, as it is random. Sometime when I minimize the file it happens, but not consistently. My wife and I are both using versions 2.2.1 on a network, working with a set of 20 publisher files (not at the same time). I can edit 4 or 5 different files, save and close, and it might make a backup file on one of them (not all). Same for her. After a couple of hours of work, we have a backup file for each of the set of 20. We are using two different paid versions of Publisher 2.2.1.

Upgraded Publisher to 2.2.1 this morning, and since then Publisher makes a .afpub~backup~ of my files, at random. What is going on? And how do I turn this off??

This needs to be disabled. It is dangerous for pre-press work. I don't see any situation where these keys could be useful as they are.

OK that helps. It is still two steps, rather than one quick key.

Is there a quick key to minimize a text box that I am working with, instead of having to click and drag all four handles separately? Working with lots of text, in different sizes and boxes, I need to avoid the clutter of overlapping text boxes. On other programs, I had a quick key (command+m) that did this, saving lots of work for me. Thanks in advance!

I'd like to save my settings in Affinity on my computer, so that I can mirror the settings on another paid version of Affinity on my wife's computer. Is this possible?

Perfect. I had tried that earlier and it did not work. But it DID work after I restarted Affinity. Thanks.

My CMYK color profile is not listed. It is a custom profile that I want to use. How do I get it to show up under Preferences, Colour Options? My custom ICC color profile is attached. Arkansas Antiques Newsprint.icc

I have an ICC profile that I want to use. I see where I can "import ICC profile" in Photo, but I do not see an option to use the same ICC profile as my default profile. It does not show up as an option in "Settings". Is there a way to add it in the Global Settings for photo, publisher, and designer?

U.S., yes. Great tips, thanks. I didn't realize that the black and white adjustment rendered 100K, even when the photo document is set to CMYK/8, U.S. Web Uncoated V2. This should alleviate most of my rich black issues.

Thanks for the quick response. This gives me some options now, and I'll play around with different exports and see what works best for our workflow.

OK, I see that now, but i only see the K-Only button if I drop in a .TIFF photo. It works for TIFF, and that is great. But the K-Only button does not show up if I place a .AFPHOTO file, or an EPS file. Should I always export to a TIFF? I have always used EPS files for photos (27 years of archives, yikes).

Hello, I publish a monthly 40-page newspaper, with both B&W pages and 4-color pages. I've spent the past 2 months trying to convert from Adobe products to Affinity products, but I keep having trouble with CMYK pages. When I place a black and white (grayscale) photo on a page that will output to CMYK, the black and white photo is rich black instead of 100K. This is a HUGE no-no for newspaper printing. This happens each time, whether or not the photo is a Photoshop file, or Affinity Photo file. I always have color pages that have both black and white advertising, and 4C advertising, and with photos both BW and 4C. 1. In Affinity Photo2 I have converted the photo's "Convert Format/ICC Profile" to Gray/8, Greyscale D50... 2. In Affinity Publisher2 I place the photo into my page layout which uses CMYK/8, U.S. Web Uncoated V2 3. The photo is rich black. I have had other problems with rich black showing it's ugly head from time to time, but I've been able work around most of these issues. I just can't seem to figure this one out, though. Any insight on this is appreciated! P.S.: Affinity is a GREAT suite of programs and I really want to convert.