MaryC

Thank you

ok, so if i just want to add word together so that they end up as one object, how do i do that? when i try to add them together it seems to fill in all the gaps between the letters too

Brill thanks, think i've got it

Do i have to convert the text to curves? I've tried to replicate this from the start and am getting totally lost .... sorry I am a total newbie.

Thank you, that did it, just need to see how it imports into cricut now.

I just tried adding a stroke and it still does the same thing

Hi there. I'm a total newbie and I am trying to design svg files in Affinity Designer to then make cake toppers in Cricut (cutting machine/software). What I need to be able to do is to have the outline of a shape, with words or letters in the centre but all joined together so that when they cut they cut as one shape. But I cannot for the life of me work our how to do it. I have tried making an outline shape with fill and no fill and stoke as say 10, centre, behind then with the word to go layers/conver to curve, then select both word and outline and geometry/add but it kind of adds the letter but also knocks out the letter but leaves the indent in the outline of the letter. I'm pulling my hair out. I'm sure this is really easy but I just cannot figure it out. Please could anyone give me step by step instructions on how to do this? Example of what happens below (just used one letter as example)