Resizing Documents and Resizing Canvas

[Jim1964]

Hi,

1.  Am sure I'm missing something basic in the Affinity Photo program.  I'm attempting to create the Paperback version of my ebook (which was accepted, and is in the Amazon bookstore).  However, the Paperback version is another story.  Having watched numerous videos (mostly by folks who are using other programs than Affinity Photo),  I'm having issues with getting my manuscript (picture book with text) uploaded successfully.

The videos all say to use the exact document size (in this case the book will be 8.5" x 8.5").  Everyone says that the canvas  must be sized larger than the document.  My Kindle version has singular landscape pages.  But, for the Paperback, I want to take each landscape page and break the landscape into a left page and right page.  Now the spread becomes 17.3" wide by 8.75" high for bleed.  Sounds easy enough.

I go into Affinity Photo and Resize Document (for the 8.5" x 8.5") unlocked and saved.  Recheck of the Resize Document shows the correct size.  Now I go into Resize Canvas and insert 8.625" width x 8.75" height unlocked, save.  When I go back to check the Resize Document, its dimensions have changed to match those of the Resize Canvas.  

Also,  instead of  middle-left matrix square that I checked,  the left, upper corner of the 9 matrix squares is highlighted.  Going to the "A" Artistic Text Tool Highlights the bottom right area of the screen with X,  Y,  Width and Height (which are grayed out!).

 

2.  How can I seamlessly add a left page to a right page (side by side)?  

Any insight to the above is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Jim 1964

 

[Leigh]

We're very sorry for the delay in replying. We've been inundated with support questions 😅

I can see that you've made several posts about similar issues before and after posting the above and I wanted to check if you still had this issue or if you've managed to resolve it?

[Fixx]

On 5/29/2020 at 9:46 PM, Jim1964 said:

Am sure I'm missing something basic in the Affinity Photo program

You should probably use Publisher for page layout.