footosman Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 In Publisher, is there a way to see items placed on the pasteboard or outside the page area. I often place item to the side of the page when i'm constructing and at the moment if i place something there it just visually disappears. If i don't remember where i placed it or select all there is no way of knowing anything is there. Maybe i'm just missing a setting somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Turn off View > View Mode > Clip to Canvas (default shortcut: \) Celia at Grafted Works, DrewHarper, Steve03301 and 1 other 4 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footosman Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 Thanks a lot Walt, that really help me. I would never have thought that was the setting. walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Jacobs Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I opened a PDF file that was originally designed in Adobe In Design. I opened that PDF in Affinity Publisher. I am unable to so see any artwork that i place on the pasteboard. I tried the above instructions but that did not work. Any solutions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Kevin Jacobs said: I opened that PDF in Affinity Publisher. I am unable to so see any artwork that i place on the pasteboard. I tried the above instructions but that did not work. Any solutions? In Publisher, the usable default pasteboard area is to the right and left of the pages/spreads. If you put items there, and you have View > View Mode > Clip to Canvas turned off, they should be visible. If you try to out them above or below pages they won't be visible. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Jacobs Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I already tried that and that did not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Just now, Kevin Jacobs said: I already tried that and that did not work. Please provide some screenshots to let us see exactly what you're doing and seeing. Also, please confirm that you are talking about placing items on the pasteboard after you open the PDF in Publisher, not items you placed on the pasteboard in In Design before you created the PDF. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Jacobs Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Here are two screen shots of the disappearing rectangle in Affinity Publisher. I just don't understand why i cant see any elements on the pasteboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Jacobs Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Im on a Mac Book Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Jacobs Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Walt, Yes im talking about placing items on the pasteboard In Affinity Publisher after opening up the PDF that was originally a In Design file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 View > View mode > Clip to Canvas. Turn it off. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Jacobs Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Yeah i tried that as well without any success. Im very new to the Affinity programs so Im just assuming either i have a corrupt file or i just don't know much at all about Affinity Publisher. Im using a Mack Book Pro 15 in, 10.13.6 version Mid 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 34 minutes ago, Kevin Jacobs said: Yeah i tried that as well without any success. Im very new to the Affinity programs so Im just assuming either i have a corrupt file or i just don't know much at all about Affinity Publisher. Im using a Mack Book Pro 15 in, 10.13.6 version Mid 2012. Can you give us a screen shot of your Publisher workspace with the View > View Mode menu expanded? In fact, it would be nice if it included your example above, too. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Jacobs Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Hello Walt, Here are two screenshots of my Affinity Publisher file. The element that im trying to move onto the pasteboard is a Nutritional Facts its a PNG file. Ae you can see it still does not show up on the pasteboard. But if i draw a new box with a stroke and turn the clipped to canvas off that box with a stroke appears on the paste board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 17 hours ago, Kevin Jacobs said: I opened a PDF file that was originally designed in Adobe In Design. This could be the source of the problem. Maybe the rectangle is in a group that is somehow clipped to the canvas. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 13 hours ago, Kevin Jacobs said: The element that im trying to move onto the pasteboard is a Nutritional Facts its a PNG file. Ae you can see it still does not show up on the pasteboard. It is certainly possible to have a PNG in the pasteboard area of a Publisher document and it will be visible: If that doesn't work for you we may need to have a copy of your .afpub file to determine why it doesn't work. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Negroponte Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 On 7/5/2021 at 1:01 PM, walt.farrell said: In Publisher, the usable default pasteboard area is to the right and left of the pages/spreads. If you put items there, and you have View > View Mode > Clip to Canvas turned off, they should be visible. If you try to out them above or below pages they won't be visible. This was a great help. Thanks Walt. I think this View Mode should be Off by default. walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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