Assets panel

Options

The following settings are available in the panel:

• Category—displays the currently active category. Select using left/right navigation buttons or pop-up menu.
• Subcategory—displays all assets in that subcategory. Tap a subcategory's title to collapse or expand the subcategory.

The following options are available from the Panel Preferences menu:

• Add Category—adds a new, custom assets category to the panel.
• Import Category—adds a new category to the panel pre-populated with subcategories and assets.
• Add Subcategory—adds a new subcategory to the currently selected category.
• Export Category—allows you to export the selected category to a location of your choice.
• Rename Category—allows you to rename the currently selected category.
• Duplicate Category—makes an unlinked copy of the current category, typically for app-specific customization.
• Link Category—allows you to link category content so you can share it across Affinity apps on the local device.
• Delete Category—removes the currently selected category (and all its assets) from the panel.
• Background—allows you to set the background color for the panel. This is useful for better in-panel assets preview.
• Sort Categories By Date Added / Sort Categories By Name—instead of name order you can sort in date order; tap again to sort by name.

The following options are available from subcategory options menus:

• Add Asset from Selection—adds all the objects in the current on-page selection to the subcategory as assets. Grouped objects are added as a single asset.
• Rename Subcategory—allows you to rename the subcategory.
• Delete Subcategory—removes the subcategory (and all its assets) from the panel.

The following options are available from a pop-up menu when tapping an asset:

• Insert—adds the asset at native dimensions to your page.
• Delete—deletes the chosen asset from the subcategory.
• Set as Fill—applies the asset as a bitmap fill to a selected object when the Gradient Tool or Vector Flood Fill Tool is active; the bitmap is applied directly or by tapping on the object for the respective tools.