Ken C. Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I love Affinity Publisher as a wonderful alternative to the paid subscription rip-off that is Indesign. I have one wish: Is it possible to add a "Step and Repeat" function to the app? I use this a lot for setting up business cards and tickets that require multiple images up on a form to print. Thank you! Ken C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @Ken C.. There is already a function like that, called Power Duplicate (online help). Though some users have asked for it to be done via a dialog. Basically: Make an object. Duplicate it (Cmd+J (Mac) or Ctrl+J (Windows)). Move it. Duplicate it again as in 2, and the new copy is automatically moved identically as in 3. For something like business cards on a form you would probably set up one row by using Power Duplicate. Then use Power Duplicate to duplicate that row as needed. But for your use-case, you might instead consider "N-Up" printing, which is an option in the Print dialog. Rick G 1 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...
Pšenda Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: Power Duplicate 13 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: "N-Up" printing I don't know exactly what the "Step and Repeat" function does, but it seems to me more like automatic inserting a few pictures/photos into a same business card template. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickRose Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 8/10/2020 at 10:40 PM, Ken C. said: I have one wish: Is it possible to add a "Step and Repeat" function to the app? I use this a lot for setting up business cards and tickets that require multiple images up on a form to print. In the new Beta 822 the Data Merge tool can easily be used as a step & repeat tool with easy live changing of columns/rows/gaps/position etc. I wonder if it would be better done as a separate Step/Repeat tool rather than a part of the Data Merge tool. Either way it's a welcome new feature. dominik 1 Quote Windows 10 Pro, I5 3.3G PC 16G RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 8/11/2020 at 1:46 AM, Pšenda said: I don't know exactly what the "Step and Repeat" function does, but it seems to me more like automatic inserting a few pictures/photos into a same business card template. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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