Apply Master Page To Pages with New Layer and Set New Layer on Top of All Other Layers

[Nikonslash]

Hey everyone, 

I'm new to Afiinity Publisher and I'm trying to edit a pdf. I've uploaded a PDF that has an old logo that is existent in over 200+ pages. 

Instead of deleting each old logo in each layer piece by piece I thought I would add a white square over the old logo and then apply the new logo over it. 

However, each time I apply this to all the other pages with the Master Page, the new layer does not cover up the old image underneath. How can it so that I can apply a layer and make sure it's at the TOP of all the other layers. 

Thank you!

[Brian_J]

Master page content is located at the bottom of the layer stack on production pages. Since the original PDF content isn't in master page elements it's going to be above anything you add via master pages. This isn't a bug, it's just the way elements are organized on a page.

What you can do after adding the master page is, on each individual page move the master content to the top of the layer stack. Select the master page layer group and Ctrl (Command on Mac) + Shift + right bracket key will move it to the top.

[MikeW]

If you search the site for Global layers you'll find three or more threads concerning the subject that would make your job far easier. 

Feel free to add your voice to any of those threads with this fairly common need case. 

[Wosven]

If you open a PDF, the images are embedded.

You can test on a duplicate file and try to link the images, they'll be exported in another folder, and you'll be able to modify the logo to a transparent image. (If it doesn't create 200 logo... I didn't test if APub was able to replace different images by a same one.)

[carl123]

5 hours ago, Nikonslash said:

However, each time I apply this to all the other pages with the Master Page, the new layer does not cover up the old image underneath.

Master pages are automatically added to the bottom of the layers stack but there is a way to move them to the top on all pages in one operation

1. On any page that you have the master page applied, right-click the Master Page Layer in the Layers panel and select Edit Linked

2. With that Master page Layer still selected do Layer > Arrange > Move to Front (do not use the mouse to move the layers)

3. Click the Finish Button at the top of the screen

Now all pages that have that same Master page will have the Master page at the top of the stack

Note: The thumbnails in the Pages panel may not visually reflect that the Master page has been moved until you save, close and reopen the document

 

[Nikonslash]

This was perfect @car123. Thank you so much!

[Obsidian]

@carl123 exactly what I needed! Saved me so much time....🥰. Than you!!

[JP-C]

I added a B&W Filter instead of adding text. Strangely the B&W filter is not applied to any of the pages. When however adding a shape in to the Master Page, the same shape will appear on all subsequent pages.... The Black & White Filter is ONLY APPLIED to the Coloured SHAPE added in the MASTER PAGE.

 

But I want to apply the B&W filter to all pages, not ONLY the master page...

 

Any Help? Thank you

Edited December 10, 2023 by JP-C
made a mistake

[walt.farrell]

On 12/10/2023 at 12:39 PM, JP-C said:

But I want to apply the B&W filter to all pages, not ONLY the master page...

There are a couple of tricks needed, which I mentioned here:

 

[JP-C]

Just now, walt.farrell said:

There are a couple of tricks needed, which I mentioned here:

 

Thank you, that reply was FAST (!!!) and helped. Indeed now it works.

I have a color scan of a music score. With B&W Filter it Affinitiy Publisher, it now gets GreyScale. Is there a way to make the grey color white while leaving the black as black as it is?

 

Thank you!

[walt.farrell]

You're welcome.

16 minutes ago, JP-C said:

I have a color scan of a music score. With B&W Filter it Affinitiy Publisher, it now gets GreyScale. Is there a way to make the grey color white while leaving the black as black as it is?

I'm not sure. Perhaps also adding a Threshold Adjustment? But playing with the B/W Adjustment settings might also work. I'd need to play around some, but I can't right now.