[text in shape backwards?]

Looks about like what I was dealing with. Ah well....

[Affinity Photo 2 2.4.2 crashing]

I'm having a lot of trouble with Affinity Photo 2 2.4.2 regularly. I turned off some of my prefs in hopes that that would help. What specific prefs should I use that might help? I have a Mini Mac M2 Pro with 16GB.

Screen shot has the size of the file. Never had this much trouble with AP v 1.9

[text in shape backwards?]

Sometimes text works inside the group, but most of the time I'm doing text on top grouped with shape. I tried having text as a shape child layer but text disappeared. 

[text in shape backwards?]

@KarinC @Ldina @thomaso
You we all right.

I ended up putting text on top of the balloon callout most of the time. Much easier to position than inside the shape.

[text in shape backwards?]

22 minutes ago, thomaso said:

Apparently you flipped the object. Re-flip, then select a Shape Tool and move the red dots to adjust the tail.

This worked! I'm using the text frame insets to place text!.

My Apub 2 is crashing a lot. Images & balloons take up 1  of 8 pages. Better to take them out, put them in AD and link the image/balloons AD to Apub?

[text in shape backwards?]

1. I created a balloon the using a handle dragged it so the shape reversed. I then added text, but the text is reversed. What do I do?

2. How do I control the text in the not reversed Balloon?

[switch back from AD to Apub]

 

Is it the same when I use File>Edit in AD, AP, Apub like @Ldina posted?

I open Apub and click AP on the top menu which opens an AP file. So when I made the edits, I'm actually editing in Apub using AP, or any other affinity apps?

I think what you’re describing is the Persona Toolbar. You’re still in Apub when using the Designer and Photo personas.

https://affinity.help/publisher2/en-US.lproj/pages/Introduction/about_Personas.html

[switch back from AD to Apub]

I open Apub and click AP on the top menu which opens an AP file. So when I made the edits, I'm actually editing in Apub using AP, or any other affinity apps?

[switch back from AD to Apub]

I often switch from Apub to AD then switch back AD to Apub.

To switch back from AD I quit both apps then reopen the Apub original doc. Change from AD are there but this is a clunky way of doing it. Better way to do this that works in all Affinity apps?

[text on a path on cut ovals in AD?]

I created 3 elipses without text>convert to curves> added 2 nodes> clicked both>break curve.

Thanks guys, didn't even have to leave Apub : )

[Apub indent TOC?]

Some of the contextual toolbar like bullet list show tips, but the ones on the right don't. My tool tips delay is the same as yours.

But so glad you sent me to setting. I upped my black and white contrast; much easier for me to see.

[text on a path on cut ovals in AD?]

2 hours ago, Return said:

Perhaps add a node on the textpath with the nodetool where the trim needs to be and delete the section or last node to actually trim.

I tried that; didn't work. I think I'll just copy the section I want with the pen tool in AD and copy/paste the text from the elipses. More or less what @Alfred indicated.

 

[text on a path on cut ovals in AD?]

I've got text on a path, on an eclipse in Apub 2.

I switched to AD to trim the ovals and get rid on the path without text on it.

Knife and scissors did not work to trim the path. Is this possible?.

[Apub indent TOC?]

Amazing @Old Bruce it was simply centering. Found it on top menu but not in paragraph style; is it there?

What is the arrow with lines under it and a P symbol on the right side? Nothing happens when I click it 

[Apub indent TOC?]

I still can't get my TOC to give me indents when I shift return for a 2nd line. Plus everytime I update my TOC 2nd line indents get wonky.

I've attached a single page with the TOC with wonky 2nd line indents. Problem is obvious though you can't update as nothing to update to.

Thanks for you patience.

TOC trouble.afpub

[Apub indent TOC?]

You can set negative #s in Paragraph>Decoration, there is an indent checkbox. Possible there is a way to put an asterisk outdented there. I need to learn more on this. Really interesting.

[Apub indent TOC?]

Finally got it.

I suppose hanging indents are impossible where an asterisk or # hang outside of the text frame.

[Apub indent TOC?]

Here is how indent to here is done in InDesign. Is it possible to use a negative # in APub?

[Apub indent TOC?]

2 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

The TOC is controlled by text styles, and you should adjust them to make changes.

Where in text styles?

[Apub indent TOC?]

In this short short video it shows I should be able to use the ruler, but when I try no top arrow.  I tried looking it up in @Alfred's Affinity Publisher manual, but couldn't find though I got tons of finds. I used to do 2nd line and hanging indents all the time in InDesign.

 

[Apub indent TOC?]

Whats the trick to getting top line flush left and lines after indent? The Tab Ruler is no help

[Affinity Pub TOC page hyperlinks]

How do you create them automatically. I used the hyperlink panel to create them. 

[Affinity Pub TOC page hyperlinks]

What hapens to my TOC page hyperlinks when I update TOC?

[Apub v2 blows out excel data]

I'm on mac OS, so sounds like my excel will not import correct. Thanks for the info @lacerto

[Apub v2 blows out excel data]

So formats are for color, stroke, etc only. No text formatting included?

Good thought @bbrother: You have to deal with what is and live with the hope that it will be improved by developers in the future