Jay21 Posted August 7, 2021 Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) Sorry, I'm a noob. I purchased Publisher and it looks promising! I am very excited. I was able to accomplish what I needed. However, I need to know the best way to save my file. I noticed that when I saved the images, the images from the scan were linked. This makes me nervous because I am afraid of moving the Publisher file and breaking the links. However, when I change the images from linked to embed, the Publisher file gets HUGE. How should I save my files? I noticed that there is a save as a package option. Am I duplicating the images on my document correctly? I just copy/paste. Should they be duplicate layers? Would that change the file size? Thanks in advance. Edited August 7, 2021 by Jay21 Quote
MikeTO Posted August 7, 2021 Posted August 7, 2021 It's fine to embed images for small projects but for large projects, you'll want to link the images. This will keep your file size small, improve app performance, and allow you to update the images without having to re-place them into Publisher. If you need to move the document, move the document with all of its images. If you're working on a larger project, it's a good practice to put all the images into one folder. So for example, create a sub-folder in the folder containing the Publisher file and name it images, book-images, or whatever you like. If you move the document and the images folder when you next open the document you'll be told the images can't be found, but if you follow the prompt to re-link the first missing image and all of the rest are in the same folder, it will relink all of them for you automatically. Jay21 1 Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sequoia 15.3, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
carl123 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 13 hours ago, Jay21 said: This makes me nervous because I am afraid of moving the Publisher file and breaking the links. Generally, moving the Publisher file to another disk location won't break the links as it remembers the full path name to where the linked files are located (Unless, for example, you move the Publisher file to another computer in Zimbabwe) Deleting, moving or renaming the folder that contains the linked files will generate an error message stating that your Publisher file cannot find the linked files. Assuming you have not permanently deleted them it is a relatively easy task to relink them back to the Publisher file. Wosven 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time.
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