Interface

Page Assist takes all the features of Procreate and lets you use them in a clean multi-page interface.

Activate

Invoke the Page Assist interface via Actions, QuickMenu, or by importing a PDF.

Actions Menu

In an artwork, tap the wrench button in the top left of the screen to open the Actions menu. Tap Canvas, and tap the Page Assist toggle switch.

The Page Assist interface will now be active.

If you have an artwork open with multiple layers and activate Page Assist, these layers will become individual pages.

To turn off the Page Assist interface, repeat the process above.

PDF

Importing a single PDF into Procreate will automatically activate Page Assist. You can import PDFs into Procreate in three different ways.

AirDrop

Using AirDrop on another Apple device to send a PDF file to your iPad will invoke the AirDrop ‘Open with…’ panel on your iPad. Select Procreate from the apps list, and the file will import into your Gallery.

If you are in Gallery and importing a single PDF, the file will automatically open in Page Assist.

Import from Files

Tap Import in the top right Gallery menu to open the Files app. Navigate to the folder where your stored PDF is, and tap on the PDF file to import it.

If you are in Gallery and importing a single PDF, the file will automatically open in Page Assist.

Pro Tip

You can also export Page Assist documents back to PDF by tapping Actions > Share > PDF under Share Layers. This is handy when sharing marked up PDF documents, creating notes, or book and comic pages. Find out more about sharing Page Assist documents in Share located in the Layers section of this Handbook.

Drag and Drop from Files

Hold on a PDF file to pick it up, and drag it into Procreate.

If you are in Gallery and importing a single PDF, the file will automatically open in Page Assist.

Heads Up

If you're importing multiple PDF files into Procreate, the files will not automatically open but will save to your gallery. Also, the file will not automatically open if you already have a Procreate artwork.

Page Assist Screen

Page Assist works just like Procreate except with multiple canvases in a single document.

When you invoke Page Assist, the screen will zoom to display your whole artwork.

All existing layers in your artwork are now shown in Page Assist as pages in the Timeline.

QuickMenu

Use QuickMenu to invoke Page Assist, navigate backward and forwards in a document and add new pages.

There are three QuickMenu option for Page Assist to help speed up you workflow.

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