jean-georges REQUIER Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Sorry for this probably stupid question , I am a new french user of Affinity photo, and I dont see the undo/redo arrows I was used to on Photoshop elements could you please tell me how to cancel or reactive an action ? Dont laugh please ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 3, 2017 Staff Share Posted November 3, 2017 Hi jean-georges REQUIER, Welcome to Affinity Forums There's no buttons for undo/redo in Affinity apps. You can press ⌘ (cmd) +Z (or CTRL + Z if you are using Windows) to Undo and ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (cmd) + Z to Redo. These commands are also accessible thought the Edit menu. Alternatively you can use the History panel (on the bottom right corner of the interface by default) to go back one or more steps. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean-georges REQUIER Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Thank you MEB This will help me a lot But, it looks more complicated than just click an arrow, but I suppose I'll get used to Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Adding buttons just for undo/redo seems waste of screen estate in pro apps as users do cmd-z anyway in all applications. It is the first kbd shortcut to learn after cmd-S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 55 minutes ago, Fixx said: It is the first kbd shortcut to learn after cmd-S. For me, the "undo" keyboard shortcut is not just the first one I learned, it is also the one I use far more often than any other. Using a button for that would mean moving the pointer away from whatever I am doing & back again afterwards, & would literally have added unnecessary hours to my computer use time by now. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & 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...
kaffeeundsalz Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 20 hours ago, jean-georges REQUIER said: But, it looks more complicated than just click an arrow It's not, actually. And if you use the History panel like @MEB suggested, it's even the same – a single click. It's just that you don't click an arrow, but a list entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean-georges REQUIER Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Many thanks for all those infos; you are right, your suggestions are easier to use than a click on arrows; it's just that I am not used to shortclicks; they do exist also for elements, but I don't use them, as I got the habbit to click on the symbol, don't know why. I'll use your tricks from now For the little time of use I have with Affinity, I am very impressed with all the functions, and shall go on my learning period thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripul Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I simply do not understand why cmd+z does not work. I am trying to copy a clip and paste and when I undo, nothing happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 11/3/2017 at 9:31 AM, MEB said: Hi jean-georges REQUIER, Welcome to Affinity Forums There's no buttons for undo/redo in Affinity apps. You can press ⌘ (cmd) +Z (or CTRL + Z if you are using Windows) to Undo and ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (cmd) + Z to Redo. These commands are also accessible thought the Edit menu. Alternatively you can use the History panel (on the bottom right corner of the interface by default) to go back one or more steps. Hmm? Shift+Cmd+Z does not work..? Is there really such a thing? I'd like to use repeat command like on Adobe(Cmd+D) or Microsoft(Cmd+Y) Not Power Duplicate, just repeating action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 7, 2019 Staff Share Posted August 7, 2019 On Windows redo should be Shift + Ctrl + Z (CTRL +Y). If it's not working please check if the shortcut is correctly set in Affinity Preferences, Shortcuts section. In case it's there but it's still not working rewrite the shortcut again. This should fix the issue. Currently there's no Repeat command similar to those on Adobe/Microsoft apps. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 30 minutes ago, MEB said: On Windows redo should be Shift + Ctrl + Z. If it's not working please check if the shortcut is correctly set in Affinity Preferences, Shortcuts section. In case it's there but it's still not working rewrite the shortcut again. This should fix the issue. Currently there's no Repeat command similar to those on Adobe/Microsoft apps. I don't see Shift + Ctrl + Z in Keyboard shortcut preference on WIndows. (it's default setting) Must be a bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleH Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 11/5/2017 at 10:20 AM, jean-georges REQUIER said: Many thanks for all those infos; you are right, your suggestions are easier to use than a click on arrows; it's just that I am not used to shortclicks; they do exist also for elements, but I don't use them, as I got the habbit to click on the symbol, don't know why. I'll use your tricks from now For the little time of use I have with Affinity, I am very impressed with all the functions, and shall go on my learning period thanks again Hi Jean-Georges - I'm another new user who searched in vain for the undo/redo arrows. I suppose we are both "amateurs" as I did not know about the keyboard shortcuts either! I have been using MS Publisher for several years and got used to its simple controls - Affinity Publisher is much more sophisticated but I am gradually getting to grips with it However, I finally discovered Ctrl Z for undo - and Ctrl Y for redo (rather than Shift Ctrl Z - I think Ctrl Y is easier to remember) which are quick and easy. Good luck! Helen MEB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Yep, like PurpleH said, there's Ctrl+Y, there's no Shift+Ctrl+Z. But what I wanted is repeating command but just redo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 7, 2019 Staff Share Posted August 7, 2019 Hi ashf, Please let me check this on a Windows machine and I will get back to you soon. [EDIT] The correct shortcut for Redo on Windows is indeed CTRL+Y. My apologies for the incorrect information. I should have confirmed before posting. Thanks Helen for pointing the correct answer. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Is there a plan to implement the repeat command? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleH Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, ashf said: Is there a plan to implement the repeat command? Sorry if this is not what you meant ashf, but if you just repeatedly click Ctrl+Z, it takes you back step by step as far as you want to go (or at least it seems to do that for me!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, PurpleH said: Sorry if this is not what you meant ashf, but if you just repeatedly click Ctrl+Z, it takes you back step by step as far as you want to go (or at least it seems to do that for me!) Yes I know, just clarifying that what I want is repeat command to MEB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamenjenart Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 This thread is a little dated so I wanted to see if this has changed. I use a tablet PC with pen so keyboard shortcuts aren't really workable in those cases. A button/menu option is really the only option in those cases. I've ended up just connecting to keyboard and using a workaround, but why even bother having a pen tablet if you can't use it for that? Would be nice to have the history and undo/redo in a menu with buttons--just havent found it anywhere, and I'm not sure if it's on the dev roadmap at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 11 hours ago, Jennifer01234567890 said: A button/menu option is really the only option in those cases Edit > Undo and Edit > Redo are available via the menu, and always have been. Buttons are not available for these functions. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 11 hours ago, Jennifer01234567890 said: A button/menu option is really the only option As mentioned earlier in the thread, you can click in the History panel (and unlike toolbar buttons, you can position the panel anywhere on the screen). Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yescatie Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) 2021 speaking, is there still no undo tool for the tablet version? I am on an ipad mini and cant seem to find one… 🙏🏻🙏🏻 (aside from using the history bar) Edited August 7, 2021 by Yescatie Add info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 6 hours ago, Yescatie said: 2021 speaking, is there still no undo tool for the tablet version? I am on an ipad mini and cant seem to find one… 🙏🏻🙏🏻 (aside from using the history bar) Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. This topic is in the Desktop section of the forums. The iPad version does have Undo/Redo buttons, but they are optional and you need to enable them if you want them. Preferences, Interface, Show Undo/Redo buttons. Even without them, a two-finger tap will Undo, and a three-finger tap will Redo. Alfred and R C-R 2 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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