filoplume Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Hi, I would like to open the same image in another tab and not have any changes made in one affect the other. I guess that would be "Open As..." or something like that. When I try and open the same image again, it makes the current one active if it has the same name and does not open another tab. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Export the current state as a simple JPEG and open that in a separate tab or in any other image viewer of your choice. Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Have you tried duplicating the file in Finder (Mac) or Explorer (Windows) & opening the duplicate (which should have a slightly different filename) in a second tab with the original open? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.5 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Or you could open a new blank document and place the document that you're working on as linked. It will then always show you the last saved state: Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filoplume Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, loukash said: Or you could open a new blank document and place the document that you're working as linked. It will then always show you the last saved state I would want the new document be the same size as the image, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filoplume Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 4 hours ago, R C-R said: Have you tried duplicating the file in Finder (Mac) or Explorer (Windows) & opening the duplicate (which should have a slightly different filename) in a second tab with the original open? I think that is the best solution!! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardMH Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 If you've just opened the image, suggest Copy (ctrl C in windows) and New from Clipboard from the File menu. (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N in windows). Copy Flattened (Ctrl+Shift+C) from Edit menu if you want to copy edits, then New from Clipboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 6 hours ago, filoplume said: I would want the new document be the same size as the image, correct? Initial doc size doesn't matter because after you have placed the image, simply go Document > Unclip Canvas. That's it. Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filoplume Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 6 hours ago, loukash said: nitial doc size doesn't matter because after you have placed the image, simply go Document > Unclip Canvas. That's it. I didn't know about that! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filoplume Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 10 hours ago, RichardMH said: If you've just opened the image, suggest Copy (ctrl C in windows) and New from Clipboard from the File menu. (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N in windows). Copy Flattened (Ctrl+Shift+C) from Edit menu if you want to copy edits, then New from Clipboard. Worked great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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