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Thanks Walt, that makes sense!

When you drag any images from the stock panel onto the canvas, are these downloaded and saved to a particular folder on the PC? What happens to these if you decide to delete them within the layers panel? Just wanted to know if I'm inadvertently using extra storage space on my hard-drive when doing this within Affinity. Thanks.

Intel 12700, 32GB DDR4 3200, RTX 4070 Super (FE), Win11 Pro @Nomad Raccoon Your score for RTX 4090 should surely be better than mine?

Great, thanks Serif. Having read some of the pros and cons of MSIX, including Serif's ability to offer easier/quicker updates, does this mean the new MSI version would also automatically update or would it require a manual reinstall after every update is released?

I think people are missing the true value of having a suite of professional software for a one-time only payment of £89.99! I bought all 3 V1 apps during one of the sales for around £75. I'm not a professional/freelance designer and have no intention of becoming one either. I have used AD occasionally, and have never touched AP yet I will be more than happy to pay the discount offer for the V2 universal licence, not that I need all the apps, but because I want to support a small business competing against giants. I hope the success of this new launch secures Serif and its products (and non-subscription model) for years to come. Wish others felt the same way.

Anyone know when the 'Limited Time Offer' expires??? Will current V1 licence holders receive the same discount offer when upgrading after the special offer?

Wish I had seen this a week ago 😀 Thanks!!!

Thank telemax, that's useful to know.

Hi All, I'm new to AP and photography. I want to reduce images taken from my camera (6000x4000) to 2100x1500 so I can print them at 7x5. There are two ways to do this as far as I can tell: 1) Resize Document and select desired Units, with 'Resample' ticked (Bilinear). 2) Create a new document at desired resolution, insert larger image, and use the Move Tool handles to reduce the image so it fits the canvas. Option 2 seems quicker when resizing lots of images, but does it work the same way as option 1? When you move the handles to reduce the image, is AP automatically resampling using the same method as option 1 as the image is being reduced? Is one way better than the other? Thanks.

Thanks everyone for the tips. I managed to get the look I wanted with the suggested adjustments. Cheers!

Hi @NotMyFault. Yes, I've tried to line up the letters as best as I can, but it made little difference. I think it must be the combination of colours, because when I use different two different colours the lines are less obvious/non-existent. Will just try and play around with different colours/effects to reduce those lines. Thanks.

Hi, I'm new to Serif and graphic design, so apologies if this should be simple I'm using Designer (Artistic Text Tool) to merge and overlap two letters of different colours. However, I can see a faint line/shade where the edges of the letters meet. How do I get rid of this? Thanks.

@PixelPest that worked perfectly! I've got a lot to learn LOL !!! Thank you.

Hi Everyone, New (and clueless) owner of the Affinity suite I'm trying to create a rectangle shape with text, on a transparent background. I want to then remove the text so that the shape and text is now on a transparent background (similar to a letter stencil). I also have Affinity Designer, if that is more suitable for this task. Any advice will be gratefully appreciated! Thanks. Baz