Differences between Document Palette / Application Palette / System Palette

[Dreamer]

Hello there,

When creating swatches: What is the difference between Document, Application and System Palettes?

And is it possible to export "my" Palettes - I am a bit afraid that, should I ever need to reinstall Affinity Photo or Designer, all my personal input might be lost and thus always try to back up as much of it as possible...

 

Thank you very much and kind regards,

Dreamer

[firstdefence]

The following types of palette exist within Affinity Designer:

• Document—these palettes are saved within the current document.
• Application—these palettes are saved within Affinity Designer. These palettes are available to any Affinity Designer document.
• System—these palettes are saved to your operating system. These palettes are available within Affinity Designer and other applications installed on your system.
• PANTONE®—these palettes are based on PANTONE® Colours. These palettes are available to any Affinity Designer document.

 

[toltec]

1 hour ago, Dreamer said:

And is it possible to export "my" Palettes - I am a bit afraid that, should I ever need to reinstall Affinity Photo or Designer, all my personal input might be lost and thus always try to back up as much of it as possible...

If you click on the "burger" there is an option to "Export Palette". This will save your palette to wherever you want on your hard disc.

You can then "Import" it whenever necessary.