how to save files

[HughB]

I've just bought Affinity Photo and started experimenting. When I try to save an image the drop down menu in the dialogue box only offers me the choice of Affinity under file type. When you save under this file type the file can't be opened in either Affinity Phot or Photoshop. Why are there no other file types offered?

[MEB]

Hi HughB,
Welcome to Affinity Forums
To export to non-native file formats (PSD, JPG, TIFF etc) go to menu File ▸ Export... instead. Thread moved to Affinity on Desktop Questions (Mac and Windows) section. Affinity Photo should be able to open its own format .afphoto files without issues. Are you having trouble opening them? Does the file have the correct extension after you save it?

[HughB]

Thanks, I'll try the Export route. I usually save in PSD format before finally converting to Jpeg.

To answer  your question, when I save currently it simply says Affinity, not .afphoto.

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, HughB said:

To answer  your question, when I save currently it simply says Affinity, not .afphoto.

Can you show us a screenshot of the Save dialog so we can see what you're seeing?

[HughB]

I've been using the Export function now and that works perfectly.