HeadStart Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) I'm a refugee from PagePlus, so please bear with me while I try to get my head around new and different features. I produce a quarterly newsletter for my Club and am frequently sent articles in pdf format. How do I integrate these pdf files into my newsletter? I accept I can open them but then I get a new afpub file. This doesn't help, unless there's a way of integrating two afpub files? Suggestions please. Thank you. Phil Edited January 27, 2020 by HeadStart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1. You already can place a PDF and select which page to show. 2. In upcoming 1.8 (still in beta) you can add pages from other sources into existing APu document. Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadStart Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Thanks Joachim. That nearly worked . By dragging the file from Windows Explorer onto a new afp page in my document I got the first of the pdf pages OK, but not the other two?? Am I doing this the right way? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 If you place a PDF you can only place one page at a time. So if the PDF has 3 pages you have to duplicated the placed PDF two times and then select the page to be shown from the top context tool bar. Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadStart Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Many thanks. Got it now Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadStart Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Oops - spoke too soon. I found the "Place" command in the file menu and used it to place my pdf file - 3 pages. As before, the first page is fine. I then duplicated it twice, as you said, so now I have three identical pages. How do I use the context toolbar to change pages 2 and 3 into the correct pdf pages 2 and 3? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Click on the placed PDF with the Move tool and have a look at the attached screenshot. Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadStart Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 I must be missing something here. I did what you described and selected page 2, but all I get is the duplicated page 1, not page 2 of my pdf file... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Perhaps it is a render bug. Try to zoom in and out. At some magnification the correct page will be displayed. To be sure, save the document, close and open it again. This bug seems to be fixed in the betas. Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadStart Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Didn't help However, when I double-clicked page 1 I got this "file" labelled embedded. (see attachment). Wherever it's embedded into I don't know, but it certailnly isn't in my original document. Puzzled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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