Beautiful-Cranberry Posted September 19, 2023 Posted September 19, 2023 Hi all, I'm having a huge problem with Publisher 2. I'm on a Mac Mini M1, for some reason (this happened before the update, and is still occurring) the top of the window (where the menu is) has completely changed. It looks like its full screen or something, but I'm unable to change it. (see below) I can drag the window around from the bottom bar, but thats the only way to move it. I cannot click and drag on the top window, I can't minimize it, or enlarge it or do anything you'd normally be able to do with that top menu bar. The regular menu bar is simply not there. I tried toggling full screen mode, nothing changes. It just goes from full screen back to the above. I checked everything in preferences and nothing seems to address the issue. I tried rebooting, still the same thing. I tried resetting user defaults, that didn't help either. I've also updated to the latest version of Mac OS and it's still the same. And I had this problem before the Publisher 2 update, and after updating it's still the same. I don't know if I accidentally hit a combo of keystrokes and did this setting, or if this is some kind of bug. If anyone can help me get it back to normal I'd appreciate it. Thank you! Quote
iconoclast Posted September 19, 2023 Posted September 19, 2023 Hi! I'm not sure at the moment, but try TAB. Beautiful-Cranberry 1 Quote
Beautiful-Cranberry Posted September 19, 2023 Author Posted September 19, 2023 57 minutes ago, iconoclast said: Hi! I'm not sure at the moment, but try TAB. That was a good one, but unfortunately it didn't work. It did make the UI disappear, but then it came right back to the same thing. Quote
Oufti Posted September 19, 2023 Posted September 19, 2023 In View menu, select Show Toolbar or type ⌘⌥T Beautiful-Cranberry 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.
Beautiful-Cranberry Posted September 19, 2023 Author Posted September 19, 2023 25 minutes ago, Oufti said: In View menu, select Show Toolbar or type ⌘⌥T That did it!! Thank you so much!! I must've hit that keystroke combo on accident. Thanks again for the help, I appreciate it! Oufti 1 Quote
Graeme B Posted February 7 Posted February 7 The top toolbar has disappeared in Publisher 2 and I have tried all the tips given above, but nothing works. Can anyone help please? I'm using an iMac on 13.7.3. Quote
MikeTO Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Hi @Graeme B and welcome to the forums. There are two top toolbars: View > Show Toolbar View > Show Context Toolbar Are they both selected? If so, can you share a screenshot of what you're seeing? 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)
Graeme B Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Thanks Mike, but I have solved the problem on my own! Because my sight is not so good these days I had chosen the 2048 x 1152 screen setting (System settings, Displays) . Reverting to the default 2560 x 1440 cured the toolbar problem on my iMac's 27-inch monitor. However, although that problem is sorted, now I have to cope with too small print on the screen, in all programs, but I probably can survive using different settings in System settings, Accessibility. Quote
Oufti Posted February 7 Posted February 7 1 hour ago, Graeme B said: now I have to cope with too small print on the screen, in all programs, but I probably can survive using different settings in System settings, Accessibility. In case it helps you, there is an option in the System settings > Accessibility that enlarges locally the view when I alt-click somewhere, as a magnifier lens can do. 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.
walt.farrell Posted February 8 Posted February 8 14 hours ago, Graeme B said: Because my sight is not so good these days I had chosen the 2048 x 1152 screen setting (System settings, Displays) . Reverting to the default 2560 x 1440 cured the toolbar problem on my iMac's 27-inch monitor. You might try using the 2560 x 1440 setting, and then if the Toolbar is not present try the menu item Window > Zoom. That may resolve your problem. R C-R 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 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
R C-R Posted February 8 Posted February 8 6 hours ago, walt.farrell said: You might try using the 2560 x 1440 setting, and then if the Toolbar is not present try the menu item Window > Zoom. That may resolve your problem. ??? I don't understand. @Graeme B said that reverting to the default 2560 x 1440 resolution cured the toolbar problem, so why are you suggesting that he try it? Did you mean to try using the 2048 x 1152 resolution with Window > Zoom? 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
walt.farrell Posted February 9 Posted February 9 17 hours ago, R C-R said: ??? I don't understand. @Graeme B said that reverting to the default 2560 x 1440 resolution cured the toolbar problem, so why are you suggesting that he try it? Did you mean to try using the 2048 x 1152 resolution with Window > Zoom? Yes, sorry; I was confused. 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 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
geoffry Posted February 11 Posted February 11 On 2/8/2025 at 12:53 PM, walt.farrell said: You might try using the 2560 x 1440 setting, and then if the Toolbar is not present try the menu item Window > Zoom. That may resolve your problem. Window-Zoom solved it for me. I had been working on a larger external monitor and when I reverted to the Mac display the toolbar was hidden. walt.farrell 1 Quote
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