How to save work? "Save" is greyed out (Split)

[LzDn]

Hello, I'm new to Affinity and am using Publisher. Years ago I used Adobe products to do similar basic design work.  I have created a multipage doc and the Save function is consistently greyed out. I am using a School's licence on a Mac with the files stored on a portable hard drive. Save As and Save Package are working on but can't access the Save tab to progressively save. Any clues?

Thanks! 

[walt.farrell]

3 hours ago, LzDn said:

Hello, I'm new to Affinity and am using Publisher. Years ago I used Adobe products to do similar basic design work.  I have created a multipage doc and the Save function is consistently greyed out. I am using a School's licence on a Mac with the files stored on a portable hard drive. Save As and Save Package are working on but can't access the Save tab to progressively save. Any clues?

Thanks! 

Welcome to the Affinity forums, @LzDn.

Did you create your document using File > New, or by using File > Open with an existing document? Can you give us a screenshot showing the complete Publisher application window?

[LzDn]

Thanks @walt.farrell. I began initially with file > new. Here's a screen shot (with some boxes covering sensitive content). 

[R C-R]

Save will be greyed out if the document has been saved & you have not modified it. So maybe try making a minor change to an item in one if its pages just to see if Save is no longer greyed out. After doing that test you can undo that change.

[thomaso]

On 11/18/2024 at 12:04 PM, LzDn said:

the Save function is consistently greyed out.

1 hour ago, LzDn said:

I began initially with file > new

When did it start to be consistently greyed out? – If you go back in the History Panel does an earlier document state enable the Save command?

In addition to R C-R's hint: Your screenshot seems to show a saved document.

A new, edited and unsaved document appears with a default name + an asterisk to the right.

[R C-R]

2 hours ago, thomaso said:

A new, edited and unsaved document appears with a default name + an asterisk to the right.

And even if it has been edited after saving it, it should show a star (asterisk) to the right of the name it was saved with.