New documents can be created from presets or customized to meet your specific needs.
When you create your new document you specify a range of color settings plus page dimensions depending on the purpose of your document. These settings are as follows:
Type—Select the aim and deliverable for your project (for quickly populating settings below). As well as print (press-ready CMYK), you can work to specific Photo print sizes, specific Web screen resolutions, and with the Devices option, design to iPad, iPhone, and Nexus document specifications, as well as selecting from new or existing document presets.
Page Preset—Offers sizes for UK/US print, photos, screen use, and mobile devices.
Document Units—Displays your rulers and object dimensions in pixels, points or using physical measurement units.
Color Format—Sets the color mode to RGB/Grey (8 or 16 bit), CMYK (8 bit) or Lab (16 bit).
Color Profile—Sets the color gamut for the previously chosen color format.
Page Width/Height—Change these values to make a custom page size. (An alternative to selecting a Page Preset size above.)
DPI—Sets the resolution of your document. For example, for professional print quality, set your resolution to 300 dpi.
Orientation—Tap the portrait or landscape icon to present your document in your preferred orientation.
Transparent background—Check to set your page background to be transparent.
Create artboard—Sets your document up with a single artboard automatically in place.
To create a new document:
From Affinity Designer's Home screen, tap the plus icon.
Choose New Document.
Adjust above settings according to type of deliverable.
Tap OK.
To duplicate a document:
From Affinity Designer's Home screen, tap the menu icon at the bottom right of the saved document's thumbnail.
On the pop-up menu, tap Duplicate.
A duplicate of the document is placed alongside the original document on the app's Home screen.
Document presets
To make document setup quick and easy, one of several presets can be chosen which group recommended document setup options according to how you plan to work.
To select a preset:
From Affinity Designer's Home screen, tap the plus icon.
Choose New Document.
From the dialog, choose a type of project and preset from the first and second pop-up menus, respectively.
Tap OK.
To customize a preset:
As above, but edit document color, dimensions and options.
To save as a custom preset for future use:
Tap the menu button adjacent to the Presets pop-up menu.
Select Create Preset.
The custom preset is saved as a Presets project type in the first pop-up menu. You can then access the preset (along with other custom presets) from the subsequent pop-up menu.
To create a new document:
To save as a custom preset for future use: