Stitches Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Hi all, When I hit F1 or use the drop down in designer Affinity Designer Help will not open. I get an icon at the bottom of my screen next to the program icon but the window does not open with actual content like it used to before I paid for trial. Ain't that something? Any thoughts on this? I'm new to Affinity and need this feature. Is there an online link to the help topics? Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 There ya go: https://affinity.help/ Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 oh by the by, are you on Mac or windows? Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitches Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Thanks for responding and the link! I'm on Windows 8.1 Help used to work, not sure what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted July 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted July 1, 2019 I expect it is open and off screen (just an educated guess). Have you ever had a second monitor attached? Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitches Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Interesting . I have a second monitor attached. Recently switched to a larger one.....a flat screen tv I just inherited with a pc input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted July 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted July 1, 2019 the recent switch may be the thing. If the app has "saved away" your preference for the location of the help window it would try to put it back there next time you ask for help. However if that location does not fall onto your new screens then that's a bug. Any Window being put off the visible screen should re-centre, so the help window would show on screen. I would have to test at work to see if that hypothesis is true, but if you have the old screen setup available you may be able to find the help in it's"old" position. Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitches Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 I'll have a look and see if screen resolution or something else is putting it off screen. I think this assumes I may have moved the Help window over to the other monitor which I may have..don't remember. It usually opens in the main monitor. Help window is not small, a piece of it should show up at least. I'll have a look. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitches Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Well. I tried everything concerning screen settings and the Help window will not show up. If it is a bug folks should be careful not to whisk their Transform panel out into space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted July 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted July 1, 2019 Hopefully someone in Tech support will have seen this before and have a solution for you. Thanks for trying, sorry I was not more help. Stitches 1 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 https://www.technipages.com/bring-off-screen-window-back-onto-screen Patrick Connor and Stitches 2 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitches Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Welp...Thanks for that link. The hold the windows button and hit D trick worked. That link is now bookmarked in my troubleshooting folder and I know my software is ok. Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Stitches said: Welp...Thanks for that link. The hold the windows button and hit D trick worked. That link is now bookmarked in my troubleshooting folder and I know my software is ok. Cool! Glad it "Helped" lol! Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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