cjohnson66

Thank you Alfred & Manu... It appears that an important step ( not mentioned in the tutorial ) is that you have to select Current Layer and Below... very helpful, and frustrating not knowing that bit.
 
 I am a newcomer to AP. It appears that a number of the tutorials are showing a "best case" scenario regarding the use of the tools and they certainly do not work as well as in the videos when presented with an image containing Alternative Facts  :rolleyes: ( sorry ).
 
Additionally the presenter flies by with the speed of someone who is eminently familiar with the software / topic. Steps are skipped or given short shrift. Not like he is trying to teach someone who is unfamiliar.

Hi cjohnson66,
Welcome to Affinity Forums :)
To bring the Welcome Screen back again go to menu Help ▸ Welcome....
To download the sample images you have to click on them as you did. The red x will appear (this is for you to cancel the download if needed) then wait a few seconds. The files are big and may take some time until you see the progress bar (the white outline around the images) start moving.