Margaret H Posted March 4, 2023 Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) How does Affinity Publisher 2 determine when a new paragraph begins? I design the page of my photo book as I am writing the text. I have been trying to control spacing between paragraphs for three days now with no success. I do not know how to communicate to the software that a new paragraph has begun without hitting the return key, which, of course, does not give me the spacing I would like. I am working with 12/12 type and would like to have an eight point space between paragraphs. Thank you in advance for your help. Edited March 4, 2023 by Margaret H Spelling Quote
Hangman Posted March 4, 2023 Posted March 4, 2023 Hi @Margaret Hand welcome to the forums… If you take a look at the Space After Paragraph setting in the Paragraph panel this will allow you to add additional Paragraph spacing, so for example if you have 12/12 text and enter 8 pt as the Space After Paragraph you will have 12/12 for your main text and 12/20 for space between paragraphs… I hope that makes sense but if not let us know… Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 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
R C-R Posted March 4, 2023 Posted March 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Margaret H said: How does Affinity Publisher 2 determine when a new paragraph begins? Just like with a word processor, when you press the return key, you begin a new paragraph. 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
Margaret H Posted March 5, 2023 Author Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) I write copy simultaneously as I am creating the layout. If I type in the text and use the return key, Affinity assumes that I intended to insert a full line of type. It does not read it as a paragraph break. How do I avoid this and communicate a paragraph break instead? By the way, thank you for your prompt replies. Much appreciated! Edited March 5, 2023 by Margaret H Capitalization correction R C-R 1 Quote
R C-R Posted March 5, 2023 Posted March 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Margaret H said: If I type in the text and use the return key, Affinity assumes that I intended to insert a full line of type. It does not read it as a paragraph break. That is exactly what it does. 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
Palatino Posted March 5, 2023 Posted March 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Margaret H said: I write copy simultaneously as I am creating the layout. If I type in the text and use the return key, Affinity assumes that I intended to insert a full line of type. It does not read it as a paragraph break. How do I avoid this and communicate a paragraph break instead? Shift and Enter? Quote Thanks to DeepL.
Catshill Posted March 5, 2023 Posted March 5, 2023 Life is a lot easier if you create a paragraph style and edit that to get the spacing as required. You’ll not need to remember the required parameters next time, you just apply the style. Quote
Margaret H Posted March 5, 2023 Author Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) My challenge is not to add more space after a 12/12 paragraph, but to reduce the line spacing between one paragraph and the next to eight point. When I hit return to end one paragraph, and begin the next, I get a 12 point line. If I highlight this line, I can’t force it to become an eight point line. Instead, I end up with eight point type on a 12 point line. Perhaps the only way to use this software is to import copy after the layout is complete, into pre-formatted paragraphs, which is just not the way I work. I design one-of-a-kind photo books, in which each page is different. It seems this program may just not flexible enough for my needs. I want to be able to highlight a line, or anything else for that matter, and change its size. It seems this software is geared more for production than for one-of-a-kind pieces. I had no trouble adjusting anything as I went along with Microsoft publisher. I very much appreciate the time you all took to respond to my question. Edited March 5, 2023 by Margaret H Addition Quote
R C-R Posted March 5, 2023 Posted March 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, Margaret H said: My challenge is not to add more space after a 12/12 paragraph, but to reduce the line spacing between one paragraph and the next to eight point. What happens if in the Paragraph panel Spacing section you set Space After Paragraph to a small value? Also check the other settings in that part of the panel to see what they do. 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
Palatino Posted March 6, 2023 Posted March 6, 2023 I still don't understand the problem, but I remembered that I once had a problem with the line spacing because there was a fixed and wrong value: Quote Thanks to DeepL.
h_d Posted March 6, 2023 Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/4/2023 at 9:11 PM, Margaret H said: I am working with 12/12 type and would like to have an eight point space between paragraphs. Character panel - Size 12pt Paragraph panel - Leading 12pt Paragraph panel - Space After Paragraph: 8pt I have displayed the paragraph end characters for clarity. Save these settings as a style with your chose font. Old Bruce and R C-R 2 Quote Affinity Photo 2.6.3, Affinity Designer 2.6.3 Affinity Publisher 2.6.3, Mac OSX 15.5, 2018 MacBook Pro 15" Intel.
Margaret H Posted March 6, 2023 Author Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) Hello everyone. Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I wonder where my problem originates because this is the way I set the paragraph up, including the eight point space below the paragraph. However, it still won’t take. Perhaps it’s the way I enter the text. When I work, I frequently create text as I’m designing the page and indicate paragraph breaks by hitting return. When I do this, the 8 point space becomes a 12 point space in the layout. Perhaps my mistake is not importing completed copy from an external source? Edited March 6, 2023 by Margaret H Correction Quote
Alfred Posted March 6, 2023 Posted March 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, Margaret H said: I wonder where my problem originates because this is the way I set the paragraph up, including the eight point space below the paragraph. Please post screenshots of both the Paragraph panel and the Character panel. 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)
Old Bruce Posted March 6, 2023 Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/4/2023 at 1:11 PM, Margaret H said: How does Affinity Publisher 2 determine when a new paragraph begins? By using the Return or Enter key. On 3/4/2023 at 1:11 PM, Margaret H said: I am working with 12/12 type and would like to have an eight point space between paragraphs. In addition to h_d's excellent advice and screenshot I would stress that you should use Exactly and Auto for the Leading in the Paragraph Panel and the Leading override in the Character panel. Change from the Default as is shown checked here my screenshot. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
Hangman Posted March 6, 2023 Posted March 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, Margaret H said: When I work, I frequently create text as I’m designing the page and indicate paragraph breaks by hitting return. When I do this, the 8 point space becomes a 12 point space in the layout. Do you maybe have the Baseline Grid enabled for your document... Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 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
R C-R Posted March 6, 2023 Posted March 6, 2023 39 minutes ago, Alfred said: Please post screenshots of both the Paragraph panel and the Character panel. And/or post a small Affinity format file with just a few paragraphs of text demonstrating the problem with setting/keeping spacing after paragraph set to 8 pts. 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
Margaret H Posted March 7, 2023 Author Posted March 7, 2023 I tried to do this yesterday, but I don’t know how… Copy and paste doesn’t work. Forwarding or sharing doesn’t work either. As you can see, I’m not used to dealing with forums. I will be more than happy to do this if you tell me how. I do appreciate all your help. Margaret Quote
Hangman Posted March 7, 2023 Posted March 7, 2023 Hi Margaret, When you reply to a forum post you can either simply drag your file into the post or click on the paperclip icon at the bottom of the window to choose a file to upload... Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 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
Bryan Rieger Posted March 7, 2023 Posted March 7, 2023 21 hours ago, Hangman said: And yet another example of a slider without a value/entry field being displayed. It might not be 100% needed here, but it's not an isolated occurrence (see the opacity and noise sliders in the colour fill/stroke panels in the context toolbar, and the colour pickers in the FX tools, etc.). Quote
Dan C Posted March 7, 2023 Posted March 7, 2023 Just to confirm: 2 hours ago, BryanR said: example of a slider without a value/entry field being displayed. It might not be 100% needed here This may be by design as the specific value input field was likely considered unnecessary for baseline grids opacity as you've mentioned, but I will be sure to check this with the team and log as required. 2 hours ago, BryanR said: see the opacity and noise sliders in the colour fill/stroke panels in the context toolbar This is logged with our devs, I'll 'bump' this for you now. 2 hours ago, BryanR said: the colour pickers in the FX tools I can see the Noise slider doesn't have an input value box here, which I assume is what you're referring to - I'm getting this logged with the team also Bryan Rieger 1 Quote
bici Posted January 20 Posted January 20 I have two paragraphs styles. One is a DropCap style so that I have an initial Capital letter and then the text. It is basically flush left and no indents. The second paragraph style. BodySingle_Indent style has a first line indented text and then no spaces between paragraphs. The Issue for me is that there is a paragraph break from Style 1 to Style 2 even though I have no NO SPACE AFTER Paragraph in DropCap style. How do I prevent a one line space from happening between the two styles? Quote iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020/ Sonoma OS 14.7/ Affinity newbie /
MikeTO Posted January 20 Posted January 20 53 minutes ago, bici said: I have two paragraphs styles. One is a DropCap style so that I have an initial Capital letter and then the text. It is basically flush left and no indents. The second paragraph style. BodySingle_Indent style has a first line indented text and then no spaces between paragraphs. The Issue for me is that there is a paragraph break from Style 1 to Style 2 even though I have no NO SPACE AFTER Paragraph in DropCap style. How do I prevent a one line space from happening between the two styles? Are Space Before and Space After set to 0 for both styles? If not, what are the settings? Could you share screenshots of the style definitions for the two styles? Or just copy and paste the style summaries here. Cheers bici 1 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 15.5, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
bici Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Quote iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020/ Sonoma OS 14.7/ Affinity newbie /
MikeTO Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Is the baseline grid enabled for the document and what is it set to? The body indent style has leading of 5.7 while the drop cap style has leading of 11.3 which isn't an even multiple of 5.7. If turning off the baseline grid resolves the paragraph issue, you'll know that it's just an issue of getting the leading to match the baseline grid. Cheers 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 15.5, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
Oufti Posted January 20 Posted January 20 33 minutes ago, MikeTO said: The body indent style has leading of 5.7 while the drop cap style has leading of 11.3 which isn't an even multiple of 5.7. It could be, if there aren't enough decimal units shown: 5.65 pt (visually rounded to 5.7) × 2 = 11.30 pt. In that case, baseline grid could be set to 5.65 pt. ++++++++++++++ P.S. I wonder about the Body Single indent style definition: Font size: 10.5 vs. Leading: 5.7 And for the 1st screenshot, Drop cap is Off in the style definition… So what?? MikeTO 1 Quote Affinity Suite 2.5 – Monterey 12.7.5 – MacBookPro 14" 2021 M1 Pro 16Go/1To I apologise for any approximations in my English. It is not my mother tongue.
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