Importing Pageplus documents into Affinity Publisher?
I am still importing my Ventura files into Pageplus because VP cannot run on my 64bit Windows 10.
So I don't even want to imagine having to do it all over again. But let's put everything into perspective. As long as Pageplus runs on the newest Windows there is no issue.
But we don't know what the future holds. So everyone would want an upgrade rather sooner than later.
Someone at Serif decided that the the pdf import is the way to go. Wrong answer!
1. Font substitutions must be done manually.
2. Text boxes don't link automatically.
3. Text styles are lost.
4. Master pages are lost.
We don't have to import from file. Pageplus is still working fine. So a simple copy and paste of text solves half the problems.
1. No font substitutions needed.
2. Text styles are converted automatically.
It is even possible to copy frames from Pageplus to Affinity Publisher, even from master page to master page. Except that it has to be stretched to the appropriate size.
So to cut to the chase. Importing of Pageplus files is not the real problem. The real problem is with the master pages. Whether I create a text frame in AP or paste it from PP, it doesn't work in the publication. In PP there is the option of promoting a frame form the master page or editing it on the master page. In AP the frames from the master pages are dysfunctional, except on the master page itself. Also when creating pages, there should be an autoflow option.
Once this is fixed, please see if a frame that is pasted from Pageplus (or from any other source for that matter) can also be made to function in the publication.
What really is needed for current PP users, is to find a way to quickly and easily transfer or recreate their master pages in AP.
Even though the pdf export/import keeps the layout reasonably intact, it creates more problems than it solves.