Import PDF into iPad Designer / Selecting the page to display

[gec118]

Hi,
I know how to do this on the desktop version ("spread") but can't see it on the iPad version. If I place a multi-page PDF into a designer file and then want to display a page other than page 1, how can I do it? I can see that I can double-click on the imported layer and view the embedded document; I can then delete all the pages except the one I want to display. But I have a feeling there must be a better way. (With the delete method, if I then want to duplicate the layer to display a different page elsewhere, I can't because I just deleted all the other pages!)
Thanks in advance. I have searched for the answer but drawn a blank.

[Dan C]

Hi @gec118 

I can confirm that this isn't possible in the iPad version currently when Placing a PDF document, my apologies. If you Open/Import an .afpub document with multiple pages then you will be provided controls to select which page/spread is displayed on the canvas, but unfortunately the same controls do not yet exist for PDF documents.

This is something we hope to add in a future update, so deleting the unwanted PDF pages may be the best option for your currently.

I hope this clears things up!

[gec118]

Many thanks for your reply, Dan. I absolutely LOVE Affinity Designer, especially on iPad. 

[cirkē]

its crazy not to be able to open a simple PDF on ipad pro !

[DM1]

8 hours ago, erickb said:

its crazy not to be able to open a simple PDF on ipad pro !

But you can. You have to 'Place' the pdf then double tap on it to open it. The OP was referring to selecting which page displays when closed.

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, kafkatamura said:

Sorry to bother you, but how exactly can we import a PDF into AD for iPad? I saved a PDF (multiple artboards) with AD and I want to put the file back, but I cannot drag, share (from files) nor open (within the AD). Thanks in advance!

Ideally you would have saved a .afdesign document, as well as Exporting your PDF.

But you should be able to Open the PDF in Designer on iPad. From the home screen, click the + then choose Open from Cloud, navigate to the folder, and select the file.

If that doesn't work for you, perhaps you need to restart your iPad.

[walt.farrell]

6 minutes ago, kafkatamura said:

I need to use the PDF because it’s annotated

What other software has operated on it, and what was done? In particular, annotations are not supported as far as I know, and I'm not sure if you're saying you annotated it in Designer or whether you annotated it elsewhere.

[walt.farrell]

45 minutes ago, kafkatamura said:

Anyways, there's nothing else I can do now, will figure something out.

If you can post your PDF here perhaps another forum user can help. Or if it's confidential one of the Moderators can supply a private upload link and perhaps they can figure out what's wrong.