Will Husby Posted February 14, 2023 Posted February 14, 2023 Gahhhh I have upgraded to Affinity Publisher 2 for Mac. In the original Affinity Publisher, the Pages panel was turned on and I could easily add pages to a document. Affinity Publisher 2 opens without the Pages panel displayed and I cannot find a way to turn it on. The Affinity Help page says "This panel is hidden by default. It can be switched on via View>Studio" The View menu does not have a Studio submenu. The Windows menu has a Studio submenu, but I do not see an open Pages panel option. I know there must be a simple solution but I can't find it. ACDesignStudio 1 Quote
Hangman Posted February 14, 2023 Posted February 14, 2023 @Will Husby, welcome ot the forums... Go to the Window menu and simply select Pages and that 'should' then display the Pages panel in the Left Studio regardless of whether you already have the Left studio open. I believe Window > Studio > Show Left Studio will also automatically display the Pages panel... Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
walt.farrell Posted February 14, 2023 Posted February 14, 2023 16 minutes ago, Will Husby said: The Affinity Help page says "This panel is hidden by default. It can be switched on via View>Studio" Are you looking at the help within the application, or online? Can you give us a screenshot of that Help so we can see where this incorrect information is? (Or, perhaps, have you done a Google search and come up with a V1 Help page instead of the V2 Help?) 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
R C-R Posted February 14, 2023 Posted February 14, 2023 53 minutes ago, Will Husby said: The Affinity Help page says "This panel is hidden by default. It can be switched on via View>Studio" I am fairly sure that help page is for V1. The online help page for the Pages Panel for V2 does not mention it being hidden by default, nor does the builtin page in the Mac version. Regardless, as has been mentioned, it is now an item on the Windows menu, not the View menu. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.6 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
Carcabob Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 I am having the same issue. There is no Pages panel in the Window, Studio, or View menus. I can navigate between pages on the bottom, but I cannot add new pages. Quote
Pšenda Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Carcabob said: I am having the same issue APhoto is not APublisher! 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.
IronStrikesIron Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 This problem seems to be a real thing. See the screen shot. There is no menu item for the Pages Studio. Opening up both left and right Studios as well as resetting the Studios doesn't resolve the issue. In my case, quitting Publisher and then re-opening it worked. I have noticed that all the Affinity apps (at least for M1 Macs -- I haven't tested other machines) will run into odd issues if several hours have passed with an application and the same document open. Usually, the symptom is that nothing can be selected and using the keyboard gets inconsistent results. Quitting the app and then re-opening it resolves that issue. Potentially, the "Pages Studio Issue" is a different manifestation of the same issue. Quote
walt.farrell Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 1 minute ago, IronStrikesIron said: This problem seems to be a real thing. See the screen shot. There is no menu item for the Pages Studio. You are in the Designer Persona of Publisher. The Pages panel is part of the Publisher Persona. Hangman, BrucieNB and ACDesignStudio 2 1 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
IronStrikesIron Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: You are in the Designer Persona of Publisher. The Pages panel is part of the Publisher Persona. DANG! That is indeed my issue. Thank you, sir. Quote
walt.farrell Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 You're welcome 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
Pšenda Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 47 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: The Pages panel is part of the Publisher Persona. I think that the Pages Panel should be available in all Personas - conveniently browsing the pages of a document is needed in all circumstances. It is possible to browse in the Status bar, but with very limited comfort and clarity. GRAFKOM 1 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.
R C-R Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 45 minutes ago, Pšenda said: It is possible to browse in the Status bar, but with very limited comfort and clarity. Personally, I find nothing uncomfortable about using it & since it also works the same way in AD or AP as well as in the Designer or Photo persona of APub, I think it is fine as is. But as always, YMMV. walt.farrell 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.6 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
Pšenda Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 44 minutes ago, R C-R said: Personally, I find nothing uncomfortable about using Sure, if your documents are two pages, and not hundreds/thousands of pages, where navigating by page preview is significantly easier and faster than gradual scrolling through all of pages. 46 minutes ago, R C-R said: & since it also works the same way in AD or AP Yes, but unlike APublisher, these are applications that do not primarily work with page documents - i.e., page browsing is handled in them only in a simplified way, i.e. by flipping one page at a time (or you have to remember the page numbers, which is only possible up to a certain document size). But the APublisher application is intended primarily for working with "page" documents, so it should always be able to display these "pages" and offer them for quick and easy browsing. GRAFKOM 1 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 October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, Pšenda said: Sure, if your documents are two pages, and not hundreds/thousands of pages, where navigating by page preview is significantly easier and faster than gradual scrolling through all of pages. It's only 1 click to get back to the Persona that shows you that preview. Personally, I think the Pages panel would significantly mess up the studio arrangement I have for Designer, and I'd rather keep the Designer Persona and the Designer application matching their Studio layouts, so I know where everything is more consistently. 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
Pšenda Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: It's only 1 click to get back to the Persona that shows you that preview. ... and one more click to return to the Designer/Photo persona to continue working. So two extra clicks are completely unnecessary. 16 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: I think the Pages panel would significantly mess up the studio arrangement I have for Designer ??? Don't you know that each Persona has its own very specific panels/studios settings? That is, if you didn't use the Pages panel in the Designer/Photo persona, you simply wouldn't set it. And the person who would use it - for example me, because I really don't enjoy flipping through individual pages, and I don't like constantly jumping back and forth to the Publisher persona, would very much like to set it. 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.
R C-R Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, Pšenda said: Sure, if your documents are two pages, and not hundreds/thousands of pages, where navigating by page preview is significantly easier and faster than gradual scrolling through all of pages. Just curious, but why would you want to scroll through hundreds or thousands of pages one at a time if you were in the Designer or Photo persona of APub? IOW, why would you switch to either of those personas to work on a different page than the one you are on in the Publisher persona? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.6 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
Fable Forge Posted October 29, 2023 Posted October 29, 2023 Hi. I started using Affinity today. How do I enable the pages panel? Thank you. Quote
MikeTO Posted October 29, 2023 Posted October 29, 2023 20 minutes ago, Fable Forge said: Hi. I started using Affinity today. How do I enable the pages panel? Hi and welcome to the forums. Your screenshot shows you are using Affinity Designer but only Publisher has a Pages panel. Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.6 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.6 for macOS Sequoia 15.3, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.