Exporting problem

[DeeAnn]

Hi! I opened one of my old files to redo it and it's exporting back into itself and changing the fonts to symbols.  So I downloaded the newest version and now all my other PDFs are now affinity files which I do not want them to be.  How can I fix this please?  Thank you.  I attached the file that it keeps messing up, but also keep in mind this is just where it began the issue and now ALL my PDFs are affinity files (I DO NOT WANT ALL MY PDFS TO BE AFFINITY FILES)  Thank you for any help and insight you may have.

Mustard Notebook revised3.pdf

[walt.farrell]

First, @DeeAnn, your PDF files are still PDFs. They may be associated with one of the Affinity applications, such that when you double-click on them they will open in that application, but that's just a setting in your OS. Often the OS will associate a file type with the last application you installed that says it can open them. Since you just installed an Affinity application, your OS is now suggesting it.

You can fix that in File Explorer or Finder, or in your OS Settings, depending on which OS you use.

Next, I'm not sure what you mean by "exporting back into itself". When you Open a file, and Export it, it will suggest an export directory and file name, but you can change those in the dialog.

Thanks for providing the file; that will help with diagnosis. From the file name, is that the one you just exported? What kind of changes did you make to the original?

Can you provide the original, too?

[iconoclast]

I can confirm what Walt already said. It is absolutely usual that your files get associated to new applications you install. That could also happen if you only install a new image viewer. But that doesn't change the files. It only says your operating system that those certain files shall be usually opened with this certain app (f.e. by double clicking). And it attaches the thumb nail of the new app to this certain files. As Walt said, you can easily change that, if you really want.

[DeeAnn]

@walt.farrell and @iconoclast thank you for responding to my post!  It somehow fixed itself.  I have no idea how or why this is so.  PDFs usually open in Chrome and I didn't like it wanted to open in affinity (I don't know why;))  The file that I attached was the funky looking file but now when I open it, it is back to normal.  This has been very weird but I thank you both for you help:)

[walt.farrell]

Glad it worked out. Sometimes mysteries happen.