graham_t Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 When I start up Affinity Photo I now find that the background has become transparent with the photo (when loaded) in a black square in the centre and the vertical toolbar in another rectangle. The toolbar containing all the layer and brush settings is completely absent. If I pull and drag all of the different components, I can get it back to close to how I think that it should look, but if I then close it down, the next time I open the program everything is back to the first layout and I have to start sorting it out again. How do I restore the default viewing settings to something more sensible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 26, 2017 Staff Share Posted September 26, 2017 Hi graham_t, Welcome to Affinity Forums Go to menu Window and uncheck Separated Mode. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_t Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 Thanks a lot. That worked. Somehow I had checked the "hide studio" box as well, which didn't help. Do you use separated mode if you want to compare 2 photos side by side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 26, 2017 Staff Share Posted September 26, 2017 Yes, currently there isn't much options in Photo to compare different images. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_t Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 I've also managed to do something that makes all the toolbars etc black and white rather than colour. Is this because I am working on a greyscale image? If not, how can I return to colour. Is there any way of returning the screen appearance to default by just 1 command? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smadell Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 In Preferences, UN-check "monochrome icons" Chris B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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