Can't Add new pages to document

[clos]

Hi, I am having trouble adding pages to my document in designer. I've tried everything I can think of but the option for adding pages is not anywhere on my  workspace. Most forum say to add the pages section from view-studio but I don't have that option. Does anyone know what could be happening? 

[GarryP]

Welcome to the forums @clos

Please see the answer given to a recent question about the same thing: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/182613-publisher-will-not-offer-more-than-one-page-doc/&do=findComment&comment=1059108

(You can ignore the rest of the thread where it digresses into UI issues.)

Short story: Designer doesn’t ‘have’ pages, but Publisher does.

[Hangman]

Hi @clos and welcome to the forums...

If you are using Designer then you can only add Artboards rather than Pages to your file but to do so you will need to be using an Artboard in the first place, either by setting up your initial document as an Artboard by adding a checkmark in the Create Artboard box in the New Document window or by converting your existing non Artboard document into an Artboard via the Layer Menu.

The reference to "add the pages section from view-studio" is referring to Affinity Publisher...

[clos]

Ok thank you, I will use publisher instead then. Just for my own knowledge, were you able to add pages in designer before or was it always art boards? 

[Hangman]

Just now, clos said:

Ok thank you, I will use publisher instead then. Just for my own knowledge, were you able to add pages in designer before or was it always art boards?

No, it's only ever been artboards, though you can also convert artboards into pages in Publisher as well...

[GarryP]

It's always been like this - pages only became a 'thing' in the Affinity suite once Publisher was released some years after Designer was released.

[clos]

Thanks for your help!

[GarryP]

You're welcome.