JenB Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 I have a box with two red dots that just appeared and I can't delete it or access it at all. It is not in the history, it is not on a master page. When I deleted the page it was on it appeared on another page - I deleted that page and it appeared on another page. It does not show when I turn on "preview" and it does not show when I print. But it is annoying and I'd like to know what it is, what I might have done accidently, and if it is affecting my work in some way I don't know about. See attached. Thanks. Quote
Pšenda Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, JenB said: It is not in the history, it is not on a master page. And in Layers panel? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. 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.
Alfred Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, JenB said: I'd like to know what it is, what I might have done accidently, and if it is affecting my work in some way Assuming that you’re using Publisher, it’s a text frame which is too small for the text that it contains. walt.farrell 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
StuartRc Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 Is it possible to upload the file? but in the meantime... Is the layer locked? Is the object behind another? In the page panel is the page blank ie. with no masters applied (Cleared)? Quote Affinity Version 1 (10.6) Affinity Version 2.6.0 All (Designer | Photo | Publisher) Beta; 2.6.2.3187 OS:Windows 10 Pro 22H2 OS Build 19045.5371+ Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19060.1000.0 Rig:AMD FX 8350 and AMD Radeon (R9 380 Series) Settings Version 21.04.01 Radeon Settings Version 2020 20.1.03) + Wacom Intuous 4M with driver 6.3.41-1
JenB Posted January 20, 2022 Author Posted January 20, 2022 As I was trying to look around to answer your questions, I found the issue. I decided to delete all the pages one by one (under a new file name) and when I deleted all but one page I found a text box sitting on the "art board" or "desktop" (or whatever it is called in Publisher) as if I had clicked on "hide", which I had not, and it only appeared when nearly all the pages were deleted. It did not even show in the layers panel. So I am not sure how it got there and why it was not showing in the layers panel but now it is gone. I just have to figure out how to find it in my actual document without deleting all my pages, lol. Anyway, thank you everyone. Quote
JenB Posted January 20, 2022 Author Posted January 20, 2022 Just another quick update, I went back to my original document and there appears to be no way for me to get at the box without deleting all my pages. It is not a "hidden" layer, it is not on a layer in the layers panel, it does not show on the page under the pages panel, the layers on the page are not locked. The box is under page 6 and if I delete page 6 I find it on page 5 so it seems it is stuck to the "desktop" under the page. But, I tried to add 6 pages to the start of the document so page 6 would now be a blank page thinking maybe the box is stuck to the "desktop" and will therefore wind up under the new blank page 6...but no, the box moved with the original page to page 12. I zoomed way out thinking maybe I will see it sitting on the "desktop", nope...it got smaller with the page because it is under the page. If I delete pages 1-6, then I find it sitting on the "desktop" at the top of the document. Anyway, maybe a glitch, or maybe a feature I don't know about. I will try to ignore it (unless someone knows how to access it). Quote
Pšenda Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Is it possible to upload your document to the forum? - even without pictures and text you don't want to share. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. 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.
walt.farrell Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 10 hours ago, JenB said: I went back to my original document and there appears to be no way for me to get at the box without deleting all my pages Have you looked at your Master Pages? That's my best guess, without seeing the actual document, or a screenshot that includes the Layers panel. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.3.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
StuartRc Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 .. without having the doc it is difficult to suggest a solution I cannot delete all my pages?... Have you tried deleting the box from the menu? Are you trying to delete the box with it selected with txt tool? Quote Affinity Version 1 (10.6) Affinity Version 2.6.0 All (Designer | Photo | Publisher) Beta; 2.6.2.3187 OS:Windows 10 Pro 22H2 OS Build 19045.5371+ Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19060.1000.0 Rig:AMD FX 8350 and AMD Radeon (R9 380 Series) Settings Version 21.04.01 Radeon Settings Version 2020 20.1.03) + Wacom Intuous 4M with driver 6.3.41-1
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