JayPea Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Hi, I am trying to save my file in a PNG format however all I am able to save in is Affinity File Format as shown by the screenshot. Yes, it is a paid for licence that I am using. I did have to recently have to reinstall the software due to a new hard drive being installed on my PC. Any help/advice would be most welcome, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_l Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, JayPea said: Any help/advice would be most welcome, thanks You have to export your file. JayPea and Jenna Appleseed 2 Quote ---------- Windows 10 / 11, Complete Suite Retail and Beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayPea Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 Doh! Yeah, forgot about that Am sitting here slapping my forehead, many thanks 😆 Jenna Appleseed and joe_l 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryg Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I have changed Ctrl-S to export as I always use jpgs (no laughing please). Should be able to set a default of choice IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_l Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 9 minutes ago, henryg said: Should be able to set a default of choice IMO The last export preset is always used, so this would be a kind of default. Or when you are on Windows edit "C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Roaming\Affinity\Publisher\1.0\Settings\Export.xml". Change to <Format>JPG</Format> and <ExportFormat Format="JPG" Preset="Here the name of your preset" /> and write-protect the file afterwards to keep your setting. Quote ---------- Windows 10 / 11, Complete Suite Retail and Beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, henryg said: I always use jpgs If you use only JPEG, then Save after opening this file also works, no need to export. https://affinity.help/photo/English.lproj/pages/GetStarted/save.html 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...
henryg Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/20/2022 at 10:45 AM, Pšenda said: If you use only JPEG, then Save after opening this file also works, no need to export. It does, OMG! Has it always been like this? I thought I changed it as Affinity kept trying to save in its own format. BUT I now much prefer the Export dialogue to a "blind" save as it gives more info and control. Following on from @joe_l post above, I tried editing export.xml to <Preview>True</Preview> but that didn't appear to do anything - previous setting was 'False'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_l Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, henryg said: I tried editing export.xml to <Preview>True</Preview> I did not mention Preview. Edit: Maybe it was just meant as a flag to show or not to show the Preview button in the export dialogue in earlier stages of development? Quote ---------- Windows 10 / 11, Complete Suite Retail and Beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryg Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 3 hours ago, joe_l said: I did not mention Preview. Edit: Maybe it was just meant as a flag to show or not to show the Preview button in the export dialogue in earlier stages of development? Indeed you did not, sorry! I should have said that based on your comment I tried to see if changing Preview to True brought up a dialogue similar to Export; it didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 22 minutes ago, henryg said: I tried to see if changing Preview to True brought up a dialogue similar to Export; it didn't. The Preview Setting is when exporting to PDF, which has the option "Preview export when complete" henryg 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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