jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Through using a combination of Open Office and AD I have created a 28 page document but with one AD file name. Is there a way to turn this document into one multi-page printable document like a pdf? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 affinity designer multipage PDF document Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 17 minutes ago, v_kyr said: affinity designer multipage PDF document That was quick! I'm not sure if this will work for me. He appeared to create two separate pdfs and then merge them in to one pdf. 1 My problem is that I have a doc with one AD file name and 38 layers - one layer per page. 2 There is no document size shown but each layer would be A4 Screen shot.afdesignScreen shot.afdesign Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 I suppose what I am asking is can AD create a multi-page document containing all the layers as separate pages? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Could the answer be Affinity Publisher? But that is not ready yet is it? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 For AD see ... On PDF exporting: layers to pages ... you may need to have each layer (one layer per page) on an Artboard instead in order to export as a multipage PDF doc. Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 1, 2019 Hi jackamus, To export a PDF with multiple pages you have to use artboards in Designer with the page dimensions you want. The artboard located on the bottom of the layers stack in the Layers panel corresponds to the first page of the PDF. The artboard on top of the layer's stack corresponds to the last page of the document. I don't know how you have structured you document in the layers panel but if you have used a rectangle (shape) as a base for each page you can convert it into an artboard going to menu Layer ▸ Convert Object to Artboard. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Do I need to do this for each layer? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 1, 2019 Judging from the screenshot you have linked and the one you have attached seems you are already using an artboard for each page. If you go to menu File ▸ Export, select PDF and set the Area dropdown to Whole document each artboard should export as a page on the PDF. Isn't it working for you? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 In screenshot I removed the content and just left blank pages as it was confidential. I managed to answer my own question! I converted each layer to an Artboard one at a time. It was not possible to do them all selected at the same time. The job is now done and now I will see if I can save it as a multi-page pdf. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 I have now exported the file as a pdf but I'm not sure if anything is happening! There's no progress bar. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 1, 2019 If you don't mind uploading the afdesign file I can take a look for you. I can provide you a link to upload it directly to us if you don't want to post it publicly. All files will be deleted after being checked. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Thanks MEB but I'm afraid it is too personal to even do that. It doesn't appear to have saved the artboard conversion as a pdf in AD. Should I try using AD Beta? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Further news! Only the last page was saved as an exported pdf. Does that help? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, jackamus said: Thanks MEB but I'm afraid it is too personal to even do that. Delete all the content and leave just the basic layer structure - the artboards - (no text or images). That's enough for me to check if it should export correctly as a multi-page PDF. The Beta may or may not help depending on the issue. If you have it installed give it a try. Don't forget to do it with a COPY of the document, because if you save it in the Beta you will not be able to open the document again in the retail version. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Hi MEB I have attached the file with all the content removed. Artboard version.afdesign Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 1, 2019 Thanks for the file. What you have currently is a rectangle for each page. To quickly convert them to artboards, go to Affinity Designer Preferences, Keyboard Shortcuts, set the first dropdown to Draw and the second to Layer then go to the Convert Object to Artboard entry in the list below and set a shortcut (a single key) for this command. Now go back to the layers panel select the first layer (rectangle) on top and press the shortcut you have chosen to convert it to an artboard. Click the layer below and do the same until you convert them al (unfortunately you can't do this for a multiple selection). If you then export the file as a PDF (don't forget to set the Area dropdown to Whole document) you should get a multipage PDF. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Hi meb, I didn't get an email about this reply! Presumably I cannot use just any key as some of them are already used as shortcuts - is this correct? What keys can I use? Can I use a modifier key as well? I tried crtl and C but it doesn't appear to work. I also tried 'Q' but still nothing. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Correction! When I checked the layers they were already Artboards so I am now saving as a complete doc pdf. Hopefully this will be OK. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 1, 2019 Yes, if the key you have chosen is already being used for something else you should see a small yellow triangle warning you about the conflict (mouse-over it for a few moments until a tooltip appears - it should tell you what command is already using it). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Hi Guys, The pdf conversion from multilayer artboards was successful. Until Ad Publisher becomes available then I will use AD to create a multipage doc for converting into a pdf. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 My next problem is how do I add extra pages? Can I duplicate any layer, rename it and remove the content to make way for new content? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 False alarm! I managed it. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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