brseavey Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I was under the impression that the output file format could be changed at any time. When I went to output my project it seems the only option is to print it as a PNG file. Can I channge it to PDF without starting all over again? mpowell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Your choices for output are: File > Save, which is mainly used to save an Affinity native-format file, .afphoto or .afdesign or .afpub. File > Export, which is used to save a JPG, TIFF, or PNG image, or a PDF, PSD, EPS, SVG, or several other kinds of document file File > Print, which is used to make a printed copy, or sometimes to print to a PDF driver that gives you another way of making a PDF. Which of those are you trying to do? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpowell Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 4 hours ago, brseavey said: I was under the impression that the output file format could be changed at any time. When I went to output my project it seems the only option is to print it as a PNG file. Can I channge it to PDF without starting all over again? File > Export And then, choose PDF in the export list of choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brseavey Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 4 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Your choices for output are: File > Save, which is mainly used to save an Affinity native-format file, .afphoto or .afdesign or .afpub. File > Export, which is used to save a JPG, TIFF, or PNG image, or a PDF, PSD, EPS, SVG, or several other kinds of document file File > Print, which is used to make a printed copy, or sometimes to print to a PDF driver that gives you another way of making a PDF. Which of those are you trying to do? I found out that I need "print" not "export". Print allows me to create a PDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catshill Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 So why not use Export > PDF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSG Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 8 hours ago, brseavey said: I found out that I need "print" not "export". Print allows me to create a PDF Printing to pdf isn't an Affinity feature - it will be available via some other software you've installed. Exporting to pdf from Affinity will give you much more control. Quote AP, AD & APub user, running Win10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Try changing the export file type by pressing the necessary icon at the top of the Export dialog, see attached GIF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNKLN Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 And the More… button gives you even more control. Quote Affinity Photo - Affinity Designer - Affinity Publisher | macOS Sonoma (14.2) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.4 versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadisePhotography776 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 How do I export or save as without the Affinity native-format file? I am trying to save images to PSD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmrecs01 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 @ParadisePhotography776 Welcome to the Affinity forums. As previously advised in this thread, choose Export and one of the option for format is PSD. (See the image in @GarryP's post two above yours. Jeff Quote Win 10 Pro, i7 6700K, 32Gb RAM, NVidia GTX1660 Ti and Intel HD530 Graphics Long-time user of Serif products, chiefly PagePlus and PhotoPlus, but also WebPlus, CraftArtistProfessional and DrawPlus. Delighted to be using Affinity Designer, Photo, and now Publisher, version 1 and now version 2. iPad Pro (12.9") (iOS 17.4) running Affinity Photo and Designer version 1 and all three version 2 apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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