[Macro Panel Missing (was: Gérard B)]

Under View - Studio have you got "Show left studio" ticked?

[Problem with Column Guides]

Not as far as I know, I think they always stay within the margins. Probably your best bet would be to use horizontal and vertical guides instead. Maybe you could use the column guides to help place them?

[Problem with Column Guides]

Have you got "Show column guides" ticked in the View menu?

[I like to propose additional feature for Affinity Suite]

It would certainly save time (and disc space) if things like brushes, styles, palettes and assets etc could be installed once and were then available in all three apps.  

[Registration Sign-In error in Photo and Publisher (split - Registration Timeout)]

15 hours ago, DanG said:

Secondly, for everybody in this thread, are you running any anti-virus software? If so, what is it?

Norton 360 

[Registration Sign-In error in Photo and Publisher (split - Registration Timeout)]

11 hours ago, DanG said:

Thanks @PaulEC,

Sorry, but I've got another few questions for you (we've done some investigating and have narrowed it down but that's just revealed the need for more information!)

1. What version of Microsoft Store do you have running (found towards the bottom of the Settings page)?
2. What's the version number of c:\windows\system32\RuntimeBroker.exe?

Thanks a lot

1. Microsoft Store version 12011.1001.1.0 

2. Runtime Broker version 10.0.19041.746

[Registration Sign-In error in Photo and Publisher (split - Registration Timeout)]

1. Windows 10 (with latest updates)

2. Chrome

3. I do have Norton 360 installed which has a firewall, but I've tried disabling it and I still can't sign-in.

 

Files uploaded, as requested.

Thanks for your help.

[Registration Sign-In error in Photo and Publisher (split - Registration Timeout)]

I'm having a problem with all three apps. Similar to above, but saying "Timeout while waiting for registration service "ready" notification".

Tried changing the language, makes no difference.

APhoto also crashed while trying to register.

[Affinity 2.0]

11 minutes ago, ophuzii said:

when it gets to the 2.0 version, that is next year

You obviously have inside information denied to the rest of us! 😁

[Atkinson – font for those with poor vision]

You never know!

[Atkinson – font for those with poor vision]

3 hours ago, Alfred said:

I think that’s probably meant to say ‘Angled Spurs’!

Looks like they heard you, Alfred, it's been changed! 😁

[Affinity Beta install conversation (split)]

4 hours ago, Pyanepsion said:

The Designer installer forces me to put a shortcut to the program on the desktop, which I don’t want and which I then have to systematically send to the trash and then empty the trash after installation.

To be honest this doesn't seem to be exactly a major problem, spending, say, 2 or 3 seconds deleting a shortcut when you install an app. To make it even quicker just hold shift when you delete the shortcut and you won't need to empty the "trash". 😉

[How to copy and past only selected curve? -Affinity Designer]

I'm sure there's a better way, (I'm no expert!), but I'd just copy the whole thing, then delete the nodes that I don't want.

[Intelligent sharpen with High Pass and Pop]

Import it into "Macro" not "Library", then "Add to Library". (If you're not sure how, mouse over the small icons at the top of the tab.)

(You'll need an image open in order to add the macro to the "Macro" tab.)

[Topaz AI Plugins]

54 minutes ago, pixartia said:

Affinity has never mentioned that these versions are different.

(It has been mentioned several times in these forums!)

To be honest this seems to be more of an issue with Apple, rather than with Serif, as it applies to all apps purchased from the Apple AppStore. Surely it would be more appropriate to ask Apple for a refund, as their version of APhoto is not working to your satisfaction, rather than asking Serif to give you a free copy of it.

[Problems with certain JPGs]

JPGs don't normally have transparency, could you upload the actual JPG?

[Cropping part of an image]

Personally I would get rid oe the white background first (Filters - Colour - Erase white Paper) 

Then use the rectangular select tool to select each number, one at a time, then create a new layer (Ctrl+J)

Do this for each one (not forgetting to make sure you are selecting on the original image!)

Depending on what you want to do, it might be handy to save each number as an Asset, so that you can use them again whenever you want.

[Small caps text]

19 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

But I'm curious why it matters whether you have a "true small cap", or not.

https://designforhackers.com/blog/small-caps/ 😉

'Not too sure how many people (other than typographers) would spot the difference, but I suppose that's no reason not to get it right!

[Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC for a small book publisher]

13 minutes ago, DesertDenizen said:

I have Publisher and the Publisher workbook. It'd odd that the Photo workbook (which I don't have) has a project to produce a book cover, but the Publisher workbook (which I do have) does not.

It's really just a matter of personal choice. I don't have the workbooks, and have no idea how or why Serif decide what projects to put in which workbook! There are many things that can be done, in different ways, in different apps. I don't think that just because Serif choose not to have a project on a particular subject in a workbook, it means that that app is not suitable for that type of job. 😉

As I said, I prefer to use Publisher for designing book covers (and the interiors), and Photo for editing images that I use on the cover. But that's just my choice, there's no reason why you can't do the whole thing in Photo if you want to, I just find the text layout, bleeds etc easier in Publisher.

[Do I need Designer when I work with Publisher?]

46 minutes ago, uli123 said:

As a Corel user I must say that there are hundrets of problems.

Like this one a few seconds old: (Publisher) Export as PDF: facing pages are one page. - Affinity on Desktop Questions (Mac and Windows) - Affinity | Forum (serif.com)

That isn't really a "problem", it's just a matter of using the correct setting, as per the reply by Ray S. 😁

[Clone Brush Tool]

👍

[Electricity/lightning effects]

Just now, Mr Lucky said:

Looked at that but it seems to be for Photoshop, not Affinity.

A lot (but by no means all) Photoshop Plug-ins do work in Affinity. I don't use Eye Candy myself, but I assume that, as "firstdefence" recommended it, it does . 😀

[Clone Brush Tool]

13 hours ago, Alan Caddick said:

on the far right is a very small arrow, when  i click it i get the layer option? surely this should be in the main menu. it has solved the problem for now.

It is in the main menu! I think the problem is that you either have a small monitor, or the wrong screen resolution. The whole of the Toolbar and Context Toolbar can't fit on the width of your screen, so you have to use the drop down menu on the right in order to see the other options. 

[Electricity/lightning effects]

14 minutes ago, Mr Lucky said:

Thanks, but how do I do that?

"first defence" is referring to a plugin called "Eye Candy" (but it is a bit pricy)!

IMHO the Lightening Brushes are good value at $7.

[Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC for a small book publisher]

14 hours ago, DesertDenizen said:

I bought the Publisher workbook and interestingly enough, that workbook does not include a sample project to work through for a book cover, but the Photo workbook does.

I've done a few book covers and (IMHO) while you can use Photo to design them, Publisher is easier! 😊