Assets

Working with assets

Assets are created from objects or groups of objects. Once selected on the page, these objects and groups can be added to the Assets panel. When a new assets category is created, this creates a subcategory for you, ready to drag objects to.

Organising assets

Categories can be created at any time to help you organise your assets. They are listed in the pop-up menu at the top of the Assets panel.

Each category can accommodate an unlimited number of subcategories. A typical example, would be a category name of 'Components', containing subcategories such as 'Buttons', 'Icons', 'Toolbars', etc.

Sharing assets with collaborators

You can share assets with collaborators who are using Affinity by exporting and importing asset categories in the form of add-ons.

To create a new category:

On the Assets panel, tap Panel Preferences and choose Add Category.

To create a new subcategory:

On the Assets panel:

Select the parent category for the proposed subcategory.
Tap Panel Preferences and choose Add Subcategory.

To store an asset:

Select one or more objects or groups on the page or via the Layers panel.
On the Assets panel, select a parent category.
On the options menu of the subcategory in which you want to save the asset, tap Add Asset from Selection.

To add an asset to the page:

On the Assets panel, do one of the following:

Long press an asset's thumbnail, then drag and drop it onto the page.
Tap an asset's thumbnail, then tap Insert.

To delete an asset from the Assets panel:

On the Assets panel, tap an asset's thumbnail, then tap Delete.

Working with assets

Organising assets

Sharing assets with collaborators

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