Mxmc123

Will give it a shot. Thanks. M

I have been making scientific illustrations. I like to number the steps by putting the number in a circle. So, first, I make some circles and position them in the illustration. Then I use the text tool to type the numbers I need, which I move into each circle. Nine times out of ten, though, Affinity then crashes. I happens almost each time I do this and the work is lost. I can prevent this by leaving the project and opening another project between each step (presumably this is saving the work, but I dunno.). Then I go back and create the next number and move it into its circle, leave the project, open another, then go back to the original project to add the next number. This seems to work, but it's obviously not the best solution. Is this a bug that needs to be fixed? Or am I doing something wrong? I'm using an iPad Pro, 12.9 inch. Second Generation. OS version 13.3.1 Thank you for any help you may be able to offer.

Many thanks. I wasn’t selecting the feature. Thought the toggle turned it on. Thanks everyone for their help.

Trying to apply Gaussian blur to a layer group. I select the group. Go to the Effects Studio. Switch on the Gaussian Blur effect — but no contextual controls appear at the bottom of the screen. Tried Outline and 3D features, but, again, no contextual controls appear. Only effect that appears to work is the opacity slider at the top of the studio. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.