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Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.822 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
New Features
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate this is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
Improvements and Fixes
General
Fixed issue with MRU files list not clearing under certain circumstances
Items copied as SVG cannot be pasted as text
Document Loading / Saving / Import / Export
Fixed crash when loading document with missing resources
Fixed issue saving files opened via Package
Added import of SVG files from IDML
Added importing arrow heads from IDML
Margin and bleed guide colours imported from IDML
Associated .afpackage files with Publisher
PDF Place
Raster previews are now generated for PDFs placed for passthrough
PageBoxes were flipped for placed PDFs
Changed default Passthrough Preflight Compatibility to worst case (PDF/X1-a)
Updated Passthrough Preflight Checks
Data Merge
Renamed 'Data Merge Node' to 'Data Merge Layout'
When you add a Data Source it now prompts for a file immediately
Changed the preview default to 'Off'
Added 'Show Data Merge file in Finder / Explorer'
Progress reporting improved
Record Advance default was stuck on '2'
Add colon to Data Merge delimiters
Fix for Data Merge failure when data source file is moved
Fixed Data Merge crash with certain Excel file. Dates were not importing correctly from xlsx.
Disabled 'Generate' when there are no Data Merge sources
Fixed Revert to Defaults for Data Merge Layout
Data Merge Layout options could be shown when not applicable
Fixes for Data Merge field expansion
Fix for text size issues with Data Merge
Text
Wrap shapes from Shaped Frames could be confused with user created ones
Expand fields doesn't expand fields in overflow
Made Increase / Decrease Leading Precise more precise
Bookmarks and Anchors
Renaming anchors to pre-existing anchor names was merging anchors
TOC Anchors were not being deleted when the TOC was deleted
Anchors on Picture Frames weren't showing in Context Menu
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.798
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
To be notified about all future Windows beta updates, please follow this notification thread 
To be notified when this Publisher update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Publisher customers, please follow this thread

Status: Beta
Purpose: Stability and General Testing
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Mac App Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
---
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.822 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
New Features
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate it is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
Improvements and Fixes
Document Loading / Saving / Import / Export
Fixed crash when loading document with missing resources
Fixed issue saving files opened via Package
Added import of SVG files from IDML
Added importing arrow heads from IDML
Margin and bleed guide colours imported from IDML
PDF Export panel truncated 'Advanced Features' check box
PDF Place
Raster previews are now generated for PDFs placed for passthrough
PageBoxes were flipped for placed PDFs
Changed default Passthrough Preflight Compatibility to worst case (PDF/X1-a)
Updated Passthrough Preflight Checks
Data Merge
Renamed 'Data Merge Node' to 'Data Merge Layout'
When you add a Data Source it now prompts for a file immediately
Changed the preview default to 'Off'
Added 'Show Data Merge file in Finder / Explorer'
Progress reporting improved
Record Advance default was stuck on '2'
Add colon to Data Merge delimiters
Fix for Data Merge failure when data source file is moved
Fixed Data Merge crash with certain Excel file. Dates were not importing correctly from xlsx.
Disabled 'Generate' when there are no Data Merge sources
Fixed Revert to Defaults for Data Merge Layout
Data Merge Layout options could be shown when not applicable
Fixes for Data Merge field expansion
Fix for text size issues with Data Merge
Text
Wrap shapes from Shaped Frames could be confused with user created ones
Expand fields doesn't expand fields in overflow
Made Increase / Decrease Leading Precise more precise
Bookmarks and Anchors
Renaming anchors to pre-existing anchor names was merging anchors
TOC Anchors were not being deleted when the TOC was deleted
Anchors on Picture Frames weren't showing in Context Menu
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.801
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
To be notified about all future Mac beta updates, please follow this notification thread 
To be notified when this Publisher update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Publisher customers, please follow this thread

Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.822 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
New Features
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate this is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
Improvements and Fixes
General
Fixed issue with MRU files list not clearing under certain circumstances
Items copied as SVG cannot be pasted as text
Document Loading / Saving / Import / Export
Fixed crash when loading document with missing resources
Fixed issue saving files opened via Package
Added import of SVG files from IDML
Added importing arrow heads from IDML
Margin and bleed guide colours imported from IDML
Associated .afpackage files with Publisher
PDF Place
Raster previews are now generated for PDFs placed for passthrough
PageBoxes were flipped for placed PDFs
Changed default Passthrough Preflight Compatibility to worst case (PDF/X1-a)
Updated Passthrough Preflight Checks
Data Merge
Renamed 'Data Merge Node' to 'Data Merge Layout'
When you add a Data Source it now prompts for a file immediately
Changed the preview default to 'Off'
Added 'Show Data Merge file in Finder / Explorer'
Progress reporting improved
Record Advance default was stuck on '2'
Add colon to Data Merge delimiters
Fix for Data Merge failure when data source file is moved
Fixed Data Merge crash with certain Excel file. Dates were not importing correctly from xlsx.
Disabled 'Generate' when there are no Data Merge sources
Fixed Revert to Defaults for Data Merge Layout
Data Merge Layout options could be shown when not applicable
Fixes for Data Merge field expansion
Fix for text size issues with Data Merge
Text
Wrap shapes from Shaped Frames could be confused with user created ones
Expand fields doesn't expand fields in overflow
Made Increase / Decrease Leading Precise more precise
Bookmarks and Anchors
Renaming anchors to pre-existing anchor names was merging anchors
TOC Anchors were not being deleted when the TOC was deleted
Anchors on Picture Frames weren't showing in Context Menu
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.798
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
To be notified about all future Windows beta updates, please follow this notification thread 
To be notified when this Publisher update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Publisher customers, please follow this thread

Status: Beta
Purpose: Stability and General Testing
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Mac App Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
---
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.822 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
New Features
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate it is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
Improvements and Fixes
Document Loading / Saving / Import / Export
Fixed crash when loading document with missing resources
Fixed issue saving files opened via Package
Added import of SVG files from IDML
Added importing arrow heads from IDML
Margin and bleed guide colours imported from IDML
PDF Export panel truncated 'Advanced Features' check box
PDF Place
Raster previews are now generated for PDFs placed for passthrough
PageBoxes were flipped for placed PDFs
Changed default Passthrough Preflight Compatibility to worst case (PDF/X1-a)
Updated Passthrough Preflight Checks
Data Merge
Renamed 'Data Merge Node' to 'Data Merge Layout'
When you add a Data Source it now prompts for a file immediately
Changed the preview default to 'Off'
Added 'Show Data Merge file in Finder / Explorer'
Progress reporting improved
Record Advance default was stuck on '2'
Add colon to Data Merge delimiters
Fix for Data Merge failure when data source file is moved
Fixed Data Merge crash with certain Excel file. Dates were not importing correctly from xlsx.
Disabled 'Generate' when there are no Data Merge sources
Fixed Revert to Defaults for Data Merge Layout
Data Merge Layout options could be shown when not applicable
Fixes for Data Merge field expansion
Fix for text size issues with Data Merge
Text
Wrap shapes from Shaped Frames could be confused with user created ones
Expand fields doesn't expand fields in overflow
Made Increase / Decrease Leading Precise more precise
Bookmarks and Anchors
Renaming anchors to pre-existing anchor names was merging anchors
TOC Anchors were not being deleted when the TOC was deleted
Anchors on Picture Frames weren't showing in Context Menu
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.801
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
To be notified about all future Mac beta updates, please follow this notification thread 
To be notified when this Publisher update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Publisher customers, please follow this thread

Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.822 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
New Features
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate this is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
Improvements and Fixes
General
Fixed issue with MRU files list not clearing under certain circumstances
Items copied as SVG cannot be pasted as text
Document Loading / Saving / Import / Export
Fixed crash when loading document with missing resources
Fixed issue saving files opened via Package
Added import of SVG files from IDML
Added importing arrow heads from IDML
Margin and bleed guide colours imported from IDML
Associated .afpackage files with Publisher
PDF Place
Raster previews are now generated for PDFs placed for passthrough
PageBoxes were flipped for placed PDFs
Changed default Passthrough Preflight Compatibility to worst case (PDF/X1-a)
Updated Passthrough Preflight Checks
Data Merge
Renamed 'Data Merge Node' to 'Data Merge Layout'
When you add a Data Source it now prompts for a file immediately
Changed the preview default to 'Off'
Added 'Show Data Merge file in Finder / Explorer'
Progress reporting improved
Record Advance default was stuck on '2'
Add colon to Data Merge delimiters
Fix for Data Merge failure when data source file is moved
Fixed Data Merge crash with certain Excel file. Dates were not importing correctly from xlsx.
Disabled 'Generate' when there are no Data Merge sources
Fixed Revert to Defaults for Data Merge Layout
Data Merge Layout options could be shown when not applicable
Fixes for Data Merge field expansion
Fix for text size issues with Data Merge
Text
Wrap shapes from Shaped Frames could be confused with user created ones
Expand fields doesn't expand fields in overflow
Made Increase / Decrease Leading Precise more precise
Bookmarks and Anchors
Renaming anchors to pre-existing anchor names was merging anchors
TOC Anchors were not being deleted when the TOC was deleted
Anchors on Picture Frames weren't showing in Context Menu
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.798
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
To be notified about all future Windows beta updates, please follow this notification thread 
To be notified when this Publisher update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Publisher customers, please follow this thread

Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.822 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
New Features
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate this is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
Improvements and Fixes
General
Fixed issue with MRU files list not clearing under certain circumstances
Items copied as SVG cannot be pasted as text
Document Loading / Saving / Import / Export
Fixed crash when loading document with missing resources
Fixed issue saving files opened via Package
Added import of SVG files from IDML
Added importing arrow heads from IDML
Margin and bleed guide colours imported from IDML
Associated .afpackage files with Publisher
PDF Place
Raster previews are now generated for PDFs placed for passthrough
PageBoxes were flipped for placed PDFs
Changed default Passthrough Preflight Compatibility to worst case (PDF/X1-a)
Updated Passthrough Preflight Checks
Data Merge
Renamed 'Data Merge Node' to 'Data Merge Layout'
When you add a Data Source it now prompts for a file immediately
Changed the preview default to 'Off'
Added 'Show Data Merge file in Finder / Explorer'
Progress reporting improved
Record Advance default was stuck on '2'
Add colon to Data Merge delimiters
Fix for Data Merge failure when data source file is moved
Fixed Data Merge crash with certain Excel file. Dates were not importing correctly from xlsx.
Disabled 'Generate' when there are no Data Merge sources
Fixed Revert to Defaults for Data Merge Layout
Data Merge Layout options could be shown when not applicable
Fixes for Data Merge field expansion
Fix for text size issues with Data Merge
Text
Wrap shapes from Shaped Frames could be confused with user created ones
Expand fields doesn't expand fields in overflow
Made Increase / Decrease Leading Precise more precise
Bookmarks and Anchors
Renaming anchors to pre-existing anchor names was merging anchors
TOC Anchors were not being deleted when the TOC was deleted
Anchors on Picture Frames weren't showing in Context Menu
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.798
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
To be notified about all future Windows beta updates, please follow this notification thread 
To be notified when this Publisher update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Publisher customers, please follow this thread

Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.822 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
New Features
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate this is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
Improvements and Fixes
General
Fixed issue with MRU files list not clearing under certain circumstances
Items copied as SVG cannot be pasted as text
Document Loading / Saving / Import / Export
Fixed crash when loading document with missing resources
Fixed issue saving files opened via Package
Added import of SVG files from IDML
Added importing arrow heads from IDML
Margin and bleed guide colours imported from IDML
Associated .afpackage files with Publisher
PDF Place
Raster previews are now generated for PDFs placed for passthrough
PageBoxes were flipped for placed PDFs
Changed default Passthrough Preflight Compatibility to worst case (PDF/X1-a)
Updated Passthrough Preflight Checks
Data Merge
Renamed 'Data Merge Node' to 'Data Merge Layout'
When you add a Data Source it now prompts for a file immediately
Changed the preview default to 'Off'
Added 'Show Data Merge file in Finder / Explorer'
Progress reporting improved
Record Advance default was stuck on '2'
Add colon to Data Merge delimiters
Fix for Data Merge failure when data source file is moved
Fixed Data Merge crash with certain Excel file. Dates were not importing correctly from xlsx.
Disabled 'Generate' when there are no Data Merge sources
Fixed Revert to Defaults for Data Merge Layout
Data Merge Layout options could be shown when not applicable
Fixes for Data Merge field expansion
Fix for text size issues with Data Merge
Text
Wrap shapes from Shaped Frames could be confused with user created ones
Expand fields doesn't expand fields in overflow
Made Increase / Decrease Leading Precise more precise
Bookmarks and Anchors
Renaming anchors to pre-existing anchor names was merging anchors
TOC Anchors were not being deleted when the TOC was deleted
Anchors on Picture Frames weren't showing in Context Menu
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.798
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
To be notified about all future Windows beta updates, please follow this notification thread 
To be notified when this Publisher update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Publisher customers, please follow this thread

Status: Beta
Purpose: Stability and General Testing
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Mac App Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
---
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.822 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
New Features
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate it is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
Improvements and Fixes
Document Loading / Saving / Import / Export
Fixed crash when loading document with missing resources
Fixed issue saving files opened via Package
Added import of SVG files from IDML
Added importing arrow heads from IDML
Margin and bleed guide colours imported from IDML
PDF Export panel truncated 'Advanced Features' check box
PDF Place
Raster previews are now generated for PDFs placed for passthrough
PageBoxes were flipped for placed PDFs
Changed default Passthrough Preflight Compatibility to worst case (PDF/X1-a)
Updated Passthrough Preflight Checks
Data Merge
Renamed 'Data Merge Node' to 'Data Merge Layout'
When you add a Data Source it now prompts for a file immediately
Changed the preview default to 'Off'
Added 'Show Data Merge file in Finder / Explorer'
Progress reporting improved
Record Advance default was stuck on '2'
Add colon to Data Merge delimiters
Fix for Data Merge failure when data source file is moved
Fixed Data Merge crash with certain Excel file. Dates were not importing correctly from xlsx.
Disabled 'Generate' when there are no Data Merge sources
Fixed Revert to Defaults for Data Merge Layout
Data Merge Layout options could be shown when not applicable
Fixes for Data Merge field expansion
Fix for text size issues with Data Merge
Text
Wrap shapes from Shaped Frames could be confused with user created ones
Expand fields doesn't expand fields in overflow
Made Increase / Decrease Leading Precise more precise
Bookmarks and Anchors
Renaming anchors to pre-existing anchor names was merging anchors
TOC Anchors were not being deleted when the TOC was deleted
Anchors on Picture Frames weren't showing in Context Menu
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.801
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
To be notified about all future Mac beta updates, please follow this notification thread 
To be notified when this Publisher update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Publisher customers, please follow this thread

Status: Beta
Purpose: Stability and General Testing
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Mac App Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
---
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.822 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
New Features
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate it is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
Improvements and Fixes
Document Loading / Saving / Import / Export
Fixed crash when loading document with missing resources
Fixed issue saving files opened via Package
Added import of SVG files from IDML
Added importing arrow heads from IDML
Margin and bleed guide colours imported from IDML
PDF Export panel truncated 'Advanced Features' check box
PDF Place
Raster previews are now generated for PDFs placed for passthrough
PageBoxes were flipped for placed PDFs
Changed default Passthrough Preflight Compatibility to worst case (PDF/X1-a)
Updated Passthrough Preflight Checks
Data Merge
Renamed 'Data Merge Node' to 'Data Merge Layout'
When you add a Data Source it now prompts for a file immediately
Changed the preview default to 'Off'
Added 'Show Data Merge file in Finder / Explorer'
Progress reporting improved
Record Advance default was stuck on '2'
Add colon to Data Merge delimiters
Fix for Data Merge failure when data source file is moved
Fixed Data Merge crash with certain Excel file. Dates were not importing correctly from xlsx.
Disabled 'Generate' when there are no Data Merge sources
Fixed Revert to Defaults for Data Merge Layout
Data Merge Layout options could be shown when not applicable
Fixes for Data Merge field expansion
Fix for text size issues with Data Merge
Text
Wrap shapes from Shaped Frames could be confused with user created ones
Expand fields doesn't expand fields in overflow
Made Increase / Decrease Leading Precise more precise
Bookmarks and Anchors
Renaming anchors to pre-existing anchor names was merging anchors
TOC Anchors were not being deleted when the TOC was deleted
Anchors on Picture Frames weren't showing in Context Menu
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.801
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
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Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.822 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
New Features
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate this is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
Improvements and Fixes
General
Fixed issue with MRU files list not clearing under certain circumstances
Items copied as SVG cannot be pasted as text
Document Loading / Saving / Import / Export
Fixed crash when loading document with missing resources
Fixed issue saving files opened via Package
Added import of SVG files from IDML
Added importing arrow heads from IDML
Margin and bleed guide colours imported from IDML
Associated .afpackage files with Publisher
PDF Place
Raster previews are now generated for PDFs placed for passthrough
PageBoxes were flipped for placed PDFs
Changed default Passthrough Preflight Compatibility to worst case (PDF/X1-a)
Updated Passthrough Preflight Checks
Data Merge
Renamed 'Data Merge Node' to 'Data Merge Layout'
When you add a Data Source it now prompts for a file immediately
Changed the preview default to 'Off'
Added 'Show Data Merge file in Finder / Explorer'
Progress reporting improved
Record Advance default was stuck on '2'
Add colon to Data Merge delimiters
Fix for Data Merge failure when data source file is moved
Fixed Data Merge crash with certain Excel file. Dates were not importing correctly from xlsx.
Disabled 'Generate' when there are no Data Merge sources
Fixed Revert to Defaults for Data Merge Layout
Data Merge Layout options could be shown when not applicable
Fixes for Data Merge field expansion
Fix for text size issues with Data Merge
Text
Wrap shapes from Shaped Frames could be confused with user created ones
Expand fields doesn't expand fields in overflow
Made Increase / Decrease Leading Precise more precise
Bookmarks and Anchors
Renaming anchors to pre-existing anchor names was merging anchors
TOC Anchors were not being deleted when the TOC was deleted
Anchors on Picture Frames weren't showing in Context Menu
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.798
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
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Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Not available
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.796 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
Data Merge
- Use the Data Merge Manager (Document > Data Merge Manager) to create a new datasource based on a Text / CSV, JSON or Excel file
- Insert Fields from the datasource into text objects via the Fields Panel
- Fields that represent image resource paths can be applied to Picture Frames
- Optionally, use the DataMerge Node Tool in your source document to create N-up tiled source records 
- Use 'Generate' from the Data Merge Manager to create a new document based on your source document and datasource
Package
- Use 'Save As Package' and target an empty folder to create a packaged copy of your document and collect used fonts and linked images into subfolders
- The package folder can be moved in its entirety to another location or to another device
- On re-opening the package, links to images will be resolved and fonts can optionally be temporarily installed
- It is important to adhere to copyright and licensing restrictions if redistributing images or fonts
Studio Presets
- Save and load custom Studio Workspaces 
Other Fixes and Improvements
Document Setup
Custom Margin colour not sticking 
General
Alt Gr+Tab breaks shortcuts
Fixed possible hang when font combo contains fonts we can't render
Import 
PDF import was getting tiling patterns wrong
Fixed crash the could occur opening PDFs containing objects with indexed colour spaces
SVG Importer stability improvement
IDML Import - Column rules
IDML Import - Increased use of IDML document defaults to inform the import process improving a number of cases 
Text
Hyphens not being displayed with certain font weights
Add Pages From File
Added option to 'Add Pages at end of document'
Added option to 'Add Before / After / Replacing Section'
Picture Frames
Add Picture Frame property 'Clear Picture Frame Background on Populate'
Converting a Picture Frame to Curves loses properties
TOC
Fix duplicate entries in TOC when heading paragraph spans frames
Preflight
Don't preflight check for missing fonts inside pass-through PDFs
---
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Status: Beta
Purpose: Stability and General Testing
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Mac App Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
---
We have withdrawn Build 798 and replaced it with Build 801 to address the issue with the Data Merge Manager reported below. If you are running Build 798 we suggest you update when it is convenient.
---
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.801 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
Fixes and Improvements
Fixed broken macOS front end
PDF Passthrough status was not being saved correctly
Prevent flowing text from a pinned frame to the node it is pinned to
Fix for slow text input with Hyperlink panel showing
Fixed Resource Manager update issue
Fixed Preferences > Abbreviations issue with extended characters
When creating a global colour from an object also apply it
Added top level Menu entry for 'Edit Detached'
Anchors created from detached frames are not shown correctly
Fixed possible crash when with "Include hyperlinks" in the export dialog
Updated Preflight check and PDF Passthrough messages
Crash exporting specific PDF with passthrough
Placing a PSD causes a Placed PDF is missing or broken preflight message
---
Release notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
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We're on it. Hopefully will be today.
EDIT: @Murfee @Dazmondo77 and others, The update to fix the issue with the data merge manager is now available from the top of this thread and on auto-update.

Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Availalble
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.798 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
PDF Passthrough status was not being saved correctly
Prevent flowing text from a pinned frame to the node it is pinned to
Fix for slow text input with Hyperlink panel showing
Fixed Resource Manager update issue
Fixed Preferences > Abbreviations issue with extended characters
When creating a global colour from an object also apply it
Added top level Menu entry for 'Edit Detached'
Anchors created from detached frames are not shown correctly
Fixed possible crash when with "Include hyperlinks" in the export dialog
Updated Preflight check and PDF Passthrough messages
Crash exporting specific PDF with passthrough
Placing a PSD causes a Placed PDF is missing or broken preflight message
Preferences > Shortcuts does not show Ctrl+Shift+1 to 9 as being used
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
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Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Availalble
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.798 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
PDF Passthrough status was not being saved correctly
Prevent flowing text from a pinned frame to the node it is pinned to
Fix for slow text input with Hyperlink panel showing
Fixed Resource Manager update issue
Fixed Preferences > Abbreviations issue with extended characters
When creating a global colour from an object also apply it
Added top level Menu entry for 'Edit Detached'
Anchors created from detached frames are not shown correctly
Fixed possible crash when with "Include hyperlinks" in the export dialog
Updated Preflight check and PDF Passthrough messages
Crash exporting specific PDF with passthrough
Placing a PSD causes a Placed PDF is missing or broken preflight message
Preferences > Shortcuts does not show Ctrl+Shift+1 to 9 as being used
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
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Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Availalble
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.798 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
PDF Passthrough status was not being saved correctly
Prevent flowing text from a pinned frame to the node it is pinned to
Fix for slow text input with Hyperlink panel showing
Fixed Resource Manager update issue
Fixed Preferences > Abbreviations issue with extended characters
When creating a global colour from an object also apply it
Added top level Menu entry for 'Edit Detached'
Anchors created from detached frames are not shown correctly
Fixed possible crash when with "Include hyperlinks" in the export dialog
Updated Preflight check and PDF Passthrough messages
Crash exporting specific PDF with passthrough
Placing a PSD causes a Placed PDF is missing or broken preflight message
Preferences > Shortcuts does not show Ctrl+Shift+1 to 9 as being used
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
To be notified about all future Windows beta updates, please follow this notification thread 
To be notified when this Publisher update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Publisher customers, please follow this thread

Status: Beta
Purpose: Stability and General Testing
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Mac App Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
---
We have withdrawn Build 798 and replaced it with Build 801 to address the issue with the Data Merge Manager reported below. If you are running Build 798 we suggest you update when it is convenient.
---
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.801 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
Fixes and Improvements
Fixed broken macOS front end
PDF Passthrough status was not being saved correctly
Prevent flowing text from a pinned frame to the node it is pinned to
Fix for slow text input with Hyperlink panel showing
Fixed Resource Manager update issue
Fixed Preferences > Abbreviations issue with extended characters
When creating a global colour from an object also apply it
Added top level Menu entry for 'Edit Detached'
Anchors created from detached frames are not shown correctly
Fixed possible crash when with "Include hyperlinks" in the export dialog
Updated Preflight check and PDF Passthrough messages
Crash exporting specific PDF with passthrough
Placing a PSD causes a Placed PDF is missing or broken preflight message
---
Release notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
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Status: Beta
Purpose: Stability and General Testing
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Mac App Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Available
---
We have withdrawn Build 798 and replaced it with Build 801 to address the issue with the Data Merge Manager reported below. If you are running Build 798 we suggest you update when it is convenient.
---
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.801 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
Fixes and Improvements
Fixed broken macOS front end
PDF Passthrough status was not being saved correctly
Prevent flowing text from a pinned frame to the node it is pinned to
Fix for slow text input with Hyperlink panel showing
Fixed Resource Manager update issue
Fixed Preferences > Abbreviations issue with extended characters
When creating a global colour from an object also apply it
Added top level Menu entry for 'Edit Detached'
Anchors created from detached frames are not shown correctly
Fixed possible crash when with "Include hyperlinks" in the export dialog
Updated Preflight check and PDF Passthrough messages
Crash exporting specific PDF with passthrough
Placing a PSD causes a Placed PDF is missing or broken preflight message
---
Release notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
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Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Availalble
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.798 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
PDF Passthrough status was not being saved correctly
Prevent flowing text from a pinned frame to the node it is pinned to
Fix for slow text input with Hyperlink panel showing
Fixed Resource Manager update issue
Fixed Preferences > Abbreviations issue with extended characters
When creating a global colour from an object also apply it
Added top level Menu entry for 'Edit Detached'
Anchors created from detached frames are not shown correctly
Fixed possible crash when with "Include hyperlinks" in the export dialog
Updated Preflight check and PDF Passthrough messages
Crash exporting specific PDF with passthrough
Placing a PSD causes a Placed PDF is missing or broken preflight message
Preferences > Shortcuts does not show Ctrl+Shift+1 to 9 as being used
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
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Hi Walt,
You are right, it is still not functioning correctly on Windows. I will have a word.

Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Not available
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.796 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
Data Merge
- Use the Data Merge Manager (Document > Data Merge Manager) to create a new datasource based on a Text / CSV, JSON or Excel file
- Insert Fields from the datasource into text objects via the Fields Panel
- Fields that represent image resource paths can be applied to Picture Frames
- Optionally, use the DataMerge Node Tool in your source document to create N-up tiled source records 
- Use 'Generate' from the Data Merge Manager to create a new document based on your source document and datasource
Package
- Use 'Save As Package' and target an empty folder to create a packaged copy of your document and collect used fonts and linked images into subfolders
- The package folder can be moved in its entirety to another location or to another device
- On re-opening the package, links to images will be resolved and fonts can optionally be temporarily installed
- It is important to adhere to copyright and licensing restrictions if redistributing images or fonts
Studio Presets
- Save and load custom Studio Workspaces 
Other Fixes and Improvements
Document Setup
Custom Margin colour not sticking 
General
Alt Gr+Tab breaks shortcuts
Fixed possible hang when font combo contains fonts we can't render
Import 
PDF import was getting tiling patterns wrong
Fixed crash the could occur opening PDFs containing objects with indexed colour spaces
SVG Importer stability improvement
IDML Import - Column rules
IDML Import - Increased use of IDML document defaults to inform the import process improving a number of cases 
Text
Hyphens not being displayed with certain font weights
Add Pages From File
Added option to 'Add Pages at end of document'
Added option to 'Add Before / After / Replacing Section'
Picture Frames
Add Picture Frame property 'Clear Picture Frame Background on Populate'
Converting a Picture Frame to Curves loses properties
TOC
Fix duplicate entries in TOC when heading paragraph spans frames
Preflight
Don't preflight check for missing fonts inside pass-through PDFs
---
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Well, I suppose lopping is one way of achieving a detached state! 😛

We're on it. Hopefully will be today.
EDIT: @Murfee @Dazmondo77 and others, The update to fix the issue with the data merge manager is now available from the top of this thread and on auto-update.

Status: Beta
Purpose: Updates and Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Publisher
Windows Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Availalble
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Affinity Publisher Customer Beta 1.9.0.798 is now available as a download from the link above.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significant update from the 1.8 version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous or future versions of Affinity Publisher.
---
PDF Passthrough status was not being saved correctly
Prevent flowing text from a pinned frame to the node it is pinned to
Fix for slow text input with Hyperlink panel showing
Fixed Resource Manager update issue
Fixed Preferences > Abbreviations issue with extended characters
When creating a global colour from an object also apply it
Added top level Menu entry for 'Edit Detached'
Anchors created from detached frames are not shown correctly
Fixed possible crash when with "Include hyperlinks" in the export dialog
Updated Preflight check and PDF Passthrough messages
Crash exporting specific PDF with passthrough
Placing a PSD causes a Placed PDF is missing or broken preflight message
Preferences > Shortcuts does not show Ctrl+Shift+1 to 9 as being used
---
Release Notes for 1.9.0.796
Release Notes for 1.9.0.742
---
To be notified about all future Windows beta updates, please follow this notification thread 
To be notified when this Publisher update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Publisher customers, please follow this thread