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It is a big mystery to me. I was using the move tool in version 2 using Affinity Photo where I created the file. I chose to edit in Affinity Designer because no matter what tool I selected I wasn't shown the option of converting to art text while having the text box selected. I found the same menu options in Affinity Designer. No option to convert to art text. I tried to make a screen cap but the pull-down would stay live when I activated my screen capture. I waste way too much time trying to figure out why it isn't showing. Maybe it is a Windows issue. I also always use the top drop-down layer menu.

Once again the option to convert to art text has disappeared from every one of these programs.

That is where I was checking sadly. I only checked using a right-click because I had read to do that here. Thanks for your feedback and for sharing your expertise.

Of course, now I go and check again and I have the option to convert to art text from the layers menu. I must be crazy because I checked this about 20 times and the option wasn't there.

I am using the latest version of the software. Because I won't share my private document. I will tell you my process. I created frame text and then continued working on other elements in my photo. I put some effects on my text and then wanted to convert it to artistic text. I was using Photo so I expected that was the reason I could not find that option from the drop-down layers menu was that it won't available with Photo. The text options are limited. I chose to edit in Designer and I was shown the same menu without the option to convert to artistic text. I had the same result when I chose to edit in Publisher. The only option I get when I right-click is to convert to text frame which is grayed out because it is already framed text. I am not working with a pixel layer or a vector. I am using a text frame. While writing this I am double checking to make sure that it is all accurate.

I don't see any instructions above. I guess I'm blind.

The document I created in photo would not show me that option when I chose to edit in Designer or Publisher. I knew I had used that feature before but it wasn't available to me with my document for some reason.

None of the Affinity programs convert from frame text to art text. We go mental trying to figure out the sense in this program. It is lacking so much!!!!

Thanks. My defaults were accepted and now when I open a new document it is set for my preferred working language.

Saving a new default works. Unfortunately, that has to be done with every new document. Not ideal.

I did save a new default and it didn't change what Affinity does with new documents. They go right back to my location defaults rather than my preferred American English.

There doesn't seem to be a solution for any platform. Affinity Publisher is useless when it comes to allowing language defaults. Affinity will default to a language it doesn't automatically install the language packs for. This has been a constant issue ever since I installed this program 2 1/2 years ago. Is Serif content with how much frustration they pass on to their customers?

Thanks. I had to use a second text frame for my project. I didn't realize all word processors worked like this. I've never run into this before. At least there is always a way to proceed.

Thanks. I didn't explain the issue very well. My sentence is not at the beginning of the text frame. I want to insert some spaces at the beginning of a line that is mid-paragraph. I go to the beginning of the line, place my cursor there then press the space bar nothing happens. The text doesn't move. If I move my cursor to the text beside the text at the beginning of the line I can then insert spaces with my spacebar, just not at the beginning of the line. It is the first character that is anchored there unless I press enter or delete.

I can not insert a space at the beginning of the line in my text frames. Inserting spaces with the the text file menu is cumbersome and very very problematic due to inconsistencies in the results. This should be the simplest thing in the world and is with any text editor I have used. No dice with Affinity Publisher. I am kicking myself for spending so much time learning this so that I could teach others but I'm having a hard time recommending this software because of all the unresolved issues.