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3 hours ago, StevenS said:
"The upgrade offer is a pre-built basket this is separate from the usual Store checkout.
This is what I suspected. Thanks!
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On 3/17/2024 at 5:41 AM, walt.farrell said:
But if it doesn't, I'm curious: why not just make two purchases?
😊 Not a problem. I can do 2 purchases. I'll be using Paypal to pay. They have the Pay-In-Six-Months w/o interest feature that I like to use. Cart has to be $99+. I am blessed to have the funds, though, and don't need to do that. Thanks for asking.
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42 minutes ago, StevenS said:
navigate to other product pages to add further items.
I believe that I already did that when I added the add-on first, Abstract ABC by Chroma Supply, and then went to the upgrade page and tried to add it and it didn't work. The V2 upgrade seems to be a Buy Now link only. No matter what I've tried, I haven't seen an Add To Cart link from any V2 Upgrade page. I'm a V1 customer so I'm upgrading, not buying the Affinity Suite for the first time. Maybe if that was the case, I could add it to my cart with other products. I've sent an email to customer service. Thanks so much for trying to help.
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I started the order for my V2 Upgrade using my email link but couldn't see how to add a desired add-on to my basket. Then, I went to the add-on product page, Abstract ABC by Chroma Supply, added it to my basket/cart but couldn't see how to add the V2 Upgrade. No matter what link I use, there is not an option to add the V2 Upgrade to my cart. Is there a way for me to order these together, in one check-out? Thank you.
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22 hours ago, demonweasel said:
I too was a little gunshy (and broke) and wanted to make sure it worked first.
I've been on a fixed income for years and have been blessed to get The Suite. Serif provides such regular and deep discounts that Affinity is very affordable to anyone who would like to have it. Even if a person had to save up, it wouldn't take long. Most of my purchases have been at a discount. I love Serif and having the Affinity apps means the world to me. I never thought that I'd be able to have anything like this. The learning and educational resources that are available are also outstanding. I always overview and share the company whenever I see an opportunity around the Net.
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23 hours ago, walt.farrell said:
...that should let you see how well it would work for you.
FYI For Anyone Interested, download/installation of the .exe files went perfectly. Have been testing the 3 apps without a hitch. Love the new interface! Really, once you see that you don't want to go back. I'll wait a couple of days and then I expect to come onboard with V2! So excited! 🤸🏽♀️
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19 minutes ago, demonweasel said:
I'd absolutely been using the trial installers/versions when I was having all this trouble.
Are you saying that you used the trial versions successfully then bought the pkg? How is it going?
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51 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:
that should let you see how well it would work for you.
Have downloaded the 3 trial V2 apps and chose .exe. Have searched the forum and the store and can't find an end date for the Spring Sale. Do you know?
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I don't know whether to post here or make a new thread.
If I download/install the trial V2 universal pk, do you think that would show me if I would have any problems installing the purchased pk? I have V1 and want to take advantage of the Spring Sale, but now I'm reluctant to. I came to the forum to see what problems might exist with upgrading to V2. I am very computer literate but not professionally-trained. I don't have the heart to go through what @spidermurph did to resolve any issues.
Please give your opinion and thank you so much.
While my computer is older, Intel Core i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz 3.50 GHz, my system runs perfectly and is compatible for V2: Windows 10 Home, OS Build 19045.4046, RAM 16GB.
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5 hours ago, Callum said:
This seems to be working fine for me here
5 hours ago, walt.farrell said:Worked for me, too.
This morning when I opened APub and then the document, I tried to export the palette and it worked. For some reason yesterday, when I was still in the session where I had imported the palette, it would not export. Seems that now that APub has been closed and re-opened, it works. I thought maybe it didn't work yesterday because I had altered the imported palette.
Thanks for answering so swiftly.
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Imported to APub a document palette created in AD. Deleted some fills and rearranged the rest. Export link grayed out. How can I export this palette? Thanks.
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What is the equivalent in APub to the Word feature for mirror margin settings? Is the gutter setting in Word the same as the bleed setting in APub?
I had wanted to use APub to design my books, especially the heavily-illustrated children's books, for KDP but it seems too complicated. KDP has instructions for Word, so it looks like I'll have to return to using Word. That's where I created the manuscript, exported as PDF then uploaded to APub to add my extensive digital collage illustrations. I reset the layout the best that I could using KDP's Word instructions. Of course, there were problems when I uploaded to Amazon. The problems increased as I tried to correct them.
Best course, I think, is to start over with Word only. I can use APub for other things, like my own PDF projects to list at my online shop.
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13 hours ago, Ron P. said:
Requires a little bit of work, but not really all that much. Backup Resources, tutorial, also demonstrates what you are asking about. Just export the brushes, assets, macros, ect. then import them into your apps on your laptop.
This seems like a quick way to do it. Then, I'd just have to deal with the tedious fonts install onto the laptop and the setting of my fav fonts in each app.
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12 hours ago, carl123 said:
All fonts are installed to your operating system not the Affinity apps so you would need to copy and install them that way to your laptop
Unless you have Publisher, which will allow you to copy/install them another way
I have the Affinity Suite, which includes Publisher. About the fonts, I was referring to setting my favorites fonts within each app. I have quite a few of them and would have to do that in all 3 apps. Not horrendous but just more time and effort. Would have to try to remember and pick out all of my favs from the gazillion Microsoft fonts on my system. When I added fonts I immediately set them as favs in the apps.
12 hours ago, carl123 said:For brushes and assets, you could consider copying the propcol files which would be quick and easy if it works and relatively harmless if it does not
Which apps and OS are you using on your Desktop and Laptop?
I have the Suite, all 3 Affinity apps and Win10.
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I will be having to use my laptop for an indefinite length of time instead of my beloved desktop. When I think about all of the brushes, fonts and assets that I've added to my desktop Affinity suite, I feel sick thinking about having to duplicate all of this work on my laptop. Is there a way that I can bulk copy over these downloaded brushes, fonts and assets to my laptop Affinity apps?
If not, any tips to make it easier and faster?
Thanks so much!
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On 4/17/2020 at 4:14 PM, ls008 said:
+1
I often switch between laptops and tablets and would love to be able to install once and it replicate across all apps (Photo, Publisher & Designer) and all devices automatically. For me, the wishlist would be:
- Folders and projects (sub-folders would be great too)
- Brushes
- Palettes
- Symbols
- Assets
- Fonts
I will be having to use my laptop for an indefinite length of time instead of my beloved desktop. When I think about all of the brushes, fonts and assets that I've added on my desktop, I feel sick thinking about having to duplicate all of this work on my laptop. Is there a way that I can copy over these downloaded brushes, fonts and assets to my laptop?
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46 minutes ago, edwardsson said:
@walt.farrell I asked the people at the Affinity Customer Service about a week before I ordered a copy of the Affinity Publisher Workbook at Black Friday sale, and they gave me the following answer to my question »How often are the Workbooks updated?»:
»To date we have not yet updated any of the books other than a few grammar or formatting errors when the books required a reprint to restock.»
Thank you for sharing. I'm so glad that they gave you a clear answer. It's good to know the truth, however it may effect us.
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1 hour ago, mizwizzy said:
I had mine shipped through Amazon as well. I imagine it would have taken longer to ship otherwise.
Yes, it seems that the problem with handling/packing is Amazon's fault, unless the damage occurs through Serif's packing to ship to Amazon warehouse for storage. I'm not sure how it works but I know that vendors who sell through Amazon's warehouse fulfillment program have to ship their products to Amazon's warehouse for inventory storage. Amazon is then responsible for the shipment to the customer.
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12 hours ago, mizwizzy said:
I got all 3 workbooks and they're wonderful. My sister wanted to get them as well but all 3 were out of stock.
The only thing I will make note of is that they could have been packed better. One box had several fully inflated air bags and it was fine. The other 2 had air bags but they were devoid of air, just flat. The corners of the books were mashed and it did leave ripple marks on most of the pages of one book. Sad to not take care to pack them better as they are very nice books I'm looking forward to delving into.
I saw that complaint several times at Amazon feedback. Some said they had ordered from Serif and got the books swiftly through Amazon. I wonder if Serif sometimes does Amazon fulfillment because they stock their books there?
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3 hours ago, Andreas Scherer said:
A few comments:
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The second page of the
indextable-of-contents was obviously ripped at production. - The colophon mentions “Affinity Designer 1.5 and higher”
- It follows that the “contour tool” of the Draw Persona is not mentioned
Otherwise I'm really looking forward to work through some of the examples.
Hoping the books add much value to your creative life. They look great standing there. Too bad about that 2nd page. Maybe a kind member will scan theirs and send to you.
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The second page of the
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6 minutes ago, v_kyr said:
More in depth, not really, certain things are too short expained there, or only explained very superficially there. - In fact some important things are even just listed as one liners in the online help nothing more, so they lack a real understandable explanation. Especially then for newcomers to the software.
I've found that to be true in other apps help pages as well, but it'll be enough for me and better than searching in the book. I don't have professional or freelance needs. Thanks for your insight.
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11 minutes ago, v_kyr said:
Can it also be used later as a refrence manual? - Only partly, even it's index might contain the search topic, since it doesn't give overall quick answers on how to use certain tools and features, one mostly has to read through several of the project pages in order to get the idea of how certain tools work at all. Also, in Designer there are often more than one way to do something, but most of the time you only get one of them shown and that is how it was used in a particular project.
Yes, and Designer in-app Help pages do this faster and more in depth. They will give me exactly what I want. I can go straight to the answers.
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16 hours ago, mizwizzy said:
I ordered all 3 workbooks with Black Friday discount. Hard decision to make putting out that much money but I think it will be helpful. The basic functions will remain the same despite updates going forward. It will be nice to turn to pages I want to focus on and read it and mark things, if I choose to. I'll report how they are when I receive them.
43 minutes ago, Andreas Scherer said:It arrived today in perfect condition. The colophon says “Edition 1.0 (reprint 2)”.
Thanks for sharing. After reading feedback for the Designer work book, at Amazon, I decided that it would not give me the value that I would want. I read 1-star, 3-star and some of the 5-star feedback. One comment, in particular, supported an important concern of mine and that is regarding the authors of the projects in the book.
I had noticed that all designers are featured but I would prefer a workbook written by the Serif staff who designed the software. I don't care for the style or projects of most of the designers featured and I don't want to learn how they do their own projects with the end results that they desire. Out of 7 designers, I'd only be interested in 1 mainly, possibly 2-3 of them. Most of the book would not be of interest to me. I prefer generic instructions that show me how to use the app, like the Affinity onsite tutes and the YT vids. One Amazon feedback comment said that because of the designers projects that the book seemed to be based more on style rather than content. This was my original concern, when I looked at the sales page for the work book, that I could not put into words.
So, I decided to skip the books and stick with the tutes and vids that focus on what I want. Instead, I bought 2 content pks, The Shizzle Style and Brush Pack and Stipple Studio by True Grit Texture Supply. I still gave Serif some revenue and these pks will give me more value for my money.
Good luck with your workbooks!Sandi
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2 hours ago, Speed said:
@ACDesignerStudio, my daughter bought me the workbook as a Christmas present during the Black Friday sale so I'll see what it's like soon enough.
= Steve
Congrats! So sweet! Mine is in my shopping cart. I saw today that the sale has already started. Will make up my mind by Thanksgiving.
Sandi
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Though I haven't felt a need to use Canva, I wish Affinity all the best in this venture. I looked at Canva a few times years ago but chose the route of learning graphic design on my own. I feel more fulfilled creating my own templates and assets. I never had PhotoShop and I first bought Affinity Photo several years ago. I have never been sorry. I love my Affinity V2 Suite and how easily accessible and affordable the apps have been. Thank you, Serif, for all that you have done. I wish you years of continued success!