TheRogue Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 ... but where do I find the artboard feature? The help says in the Tool panel with the Move tool but duh! The upgrade to Designer is 1.4 right? Quote Life is one long design process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william7 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Yes artboards are included with 1.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted December 16, 2015 Staff Share Posted December 16, 2015 ... but where do I find the artboard feature? The help says in the Tool panel with the Move tool but duh! The upgrade to Designer is 1.4 right? Yup as William7 confirms, they are in 1.4. If you see the attached screenshot, there is a little 'fly out' just on the bottom corner of the move tool, click this and you will see the Artboard tool. Hope that helps JFisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Van Cleve Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 You have to (I believe) check the box to "Create Artboard" when creating a new document to have them enabled. Quote Journey forth my friend, by body if needs be... MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, OS X 10.14 beta || USB Keyboard, Wireless Trackpad, Wacom Intous 3 Tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPStephan Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 You have to (I believe) check the box to "Create Artboard" when creating a new document to have them enabled. No, you don’t. You can create artboards with the artboard tool that is hidden under the move tool, as stokerg explained. The placement of this tool (and the fact that it’s a “tool” in the first place) is still being subject of heated debate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo.limoncelli Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The position of the tool is pretty hidden, but can be customised too :) I placed it aside the arrow tool. Quote The white dog, making tools for artists, illustrators and doodlers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Van Cleve Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 No, you don’t. You can create artboards with the artboard tool that is hidden under the move tool, as stokerg explained. The placement of this tool (and the fact that it’s a “tool” in the first place) is still being subject of heated debate. Ahh, ok. Good to know. Thank you. Quote Journey forth my friend, by body if needs be... MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, OS X 10.14 beta || USB Keyboard, Wireless Trackpad, Wacom Intous 3 Tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaE Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I don't seem to have the 'Create Artboard' check box in my Doc setup, nor do a have the arrow in my Move tool, so I can't figure out how to make an dartboard at all. Also, assuming I can use an artboard to page a 'double page spread' can I export each 'page' as a pdf somehow afterwards? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPStephan Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Are you using the latest version of the software? It should be version 1.4, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted January 11, 2016 Staff Share Posted January 11, 2016 Hi Lisa, Welcome to the forums. Can you check which version of Designer you have installed by clicking on Affinity Designer > About. If you don't have 1.4 installed open the AppStore and click the Updates icon and choose to update Designer. Artboards are included in this version and can be setup from the initial Document Setup or by expanding the Move Tool menu in the Draw Persona. Hope this helps L LisaE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 One thing to consider, at least for the moment. (just learned this myself today :)) If you create an artboard(s) from within an existing document (by the expanded move tool process) you will lose the use of your guides. But if you enable the artboard at doc setup they still work. From that starting point you can then add more as you go and they will still work. They are aware of the issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaE Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Thanks - busy updating so should find the tool after that. My second question was about whether I could then export each individual (A4) page of a double artboard spread as pdf's? When I send my doc to the printer, they will want each individual A4 page separately, even if I've designed it using a double-page artboard. Am I right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 12, 2016 Staff Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hi LisaE, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Currently each artboard will be exported as a separate pdf page. Just make sure you select Whole Document from the Area dropdown in the Export dialog. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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