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I would like to draw a line in the shape of a square around existing content. I can draw a rectangle, but it is solid and blots out the content below. How can I draw a line around existing content?

Unfortunately, not.

If I go into "Recolor" and click on a similar option, a pop-up menu permits me to play with the sliders but the image is not affected. Clicking on the image does nothing. There is no "Apply" button on the pop up menu. Clicking on one of the proposed options does nothing. No "Apply" button there either. There must be some Affinity way of executing or implementing commends that I'm unaware of. Just tried the 'Return' key. That didn't do anything either.

"The same way" is exactly what I'm trying to learn. Here's an image. One of the letters was selected using the magic wand tool. Now I select the new color. Click on the image using the Bucket Fill tool? Nothing happens. Context menu? I see no menu identified as "context menu." Click on the image with the pointer? Nothing. So the solution is...?

I found this thread while searching for an Affinity Photo answer; I don't know why the search engine pulled up Affinity Designer. Must be SEO. Sorry.

I'm working off the background layer. This is a pixel layer. So I need to create another layer? Dragging the fill bucket does nothing. Selecting and clicking still does nothing. Screenshot: http://imgur.com/a/DHDW2

What is the secret behind the use of the tool? With many Affinity tools, it seems there's an "execute" button missing. Clicking doesn't do anything: 1. Open image. 2. Use eyedropper to select color. 3. Use magic want tool to select those portions of the image with the same color. 4. Use color selector (or sliders) to find new color. 5. Make sure that new color shows in the foreground on the slider panel (the name of this panel isn't obvious) 6. Open Bucket Fill tool, with the new color still showing. 7. Click on the area of the image where you want the color to be changed. 8. NOTHING HAPPENS. Where is the hidden, secret, "execute" code?

How do you "change the color"? That is the question.

@MEB: There is no "File -> Document Setup" option. Menu items I can't figure this out either. 1. Import image with background. 2. Select, using magic wand tool, all colored space (background is black). 3. Document=>Transparent Background. {Nothing Happens} 4. Export this image with Transparent Background checked. Unmodified image exported. 5. Open Export Persona. 6. No PNG-24 transparency option. 7. I give up. There has to be an easier way to do this.

I'm having trouble using the bucket tool. Create document. Create layer. Enter text on layer. Create fill layer. Select bucket tool. Select color. "Click to flood fill." Nothing happens. ?? I am trying to create yellow text on a black background. Could someone please tell me the secret?

Thanks. What if I want to select only a portion of the frame to fill?

I must be missing something. 1. Open existing file. 2. File=>New then specify size. You will see a blank document. 3. Switch tab to opened existing document. 4. Select eyedropper tool. 5. Select color. 6. Return to new file. 7. Fill (Shift+F5) is greyed out?? 8. Select Flood Fill Tool. 9. Click on new document. 10. Right click on document. Nothing happens. Try a new intermediate step. 7A. Select rectangular marquee tool. 7B. Draw a rectangle around the entire document. Proceed with 8-10. Nothing happens. So, what is the secret to flood filling a document? This is pretty basic, but I must be missing something in Affinity Photo's workflow.

On 1 makes Photoshop compatible plug-ins. I am trying to use these with Affinity Photo. 1. Go to Preferences=>Photoshop Plugins and add Plugin Search Folders. ---since the dialog box specifically mentions "Folders" can we assume that this is in contradistinction to "Files"? 2. On 1's Plugin Folders reside in Mac=>Applications=>ON 1 Photo 10. --each of the Plugins resides in its own subfolder. 2a. Add ON 1 Photo 10 Folder to "Plugin Search Folders" Box in Affinity Photo. 2b. Enable Root "/" in Plugin Support folders (though Plug-in Support is contained in On 1 Photo 10 Folder 2c. Select "Authorize Global." 2d. Select "Close" 3. Restart Program. Failure: Under Filters=>Plugins, no files appear. 4. Go to Preferences=>Photoshop Plugins and add Plugin Search Folders. 5. Add path to "On 1 Photo 10" subfolders where each plugin resides (MacHD=>Users=>XX=>Applications=>On 1 Photo 10=>Plugin Files 5a. Select Authorize Global; then Close 6. Restart Program. Failure: Under Filters=>Plugins, no files appear. 7. Go to Preferences=>Photoshop Plugins=>Open Default Folder in Finder 8. Go to Default Folder 8a. Copy *.plugin files from On 1 Plugins Folder 8b. Global Authorize 8c. Restart Program. 9. Failure: Under Filters=>Plugins, no files appear. (Allow unknown plugins is checked). So what am I doing wrong? I understand that an automated installation won't work in the absence of Photoshop. But these are Photoshop-compatible. They might work with Affinity Photo if I could get them installed. The trip down the rabbit hole following all these steps was unsuccessful What will work to INSTALL these, so that Affinity can see them? Does Affinity work with *.plugin files or is it looking only for folders, or...who knows???

On 1 makes Photoshop compatible plug-ins. I am trying to use these with Affinity Photo. 1. Go to Preferences=>Photoshop Plugins and add Plugin Search Folders. ---since the dialog box specifically mentions "Folders" can we assume that this is in contradistinction to "Files"? 2. On 1's Plugin Folders reside in Mac=>Applications=>ON 1 Photo 10. --each of the Plugins resides in its own subfolder. 2a. Add ON 1 Photo 10 Folder to "Plugin Search Folders" Box in Affinity Photo. 2b. Enable Root "/" in Plugin Support folders (though Plug-in Support is contained in On 1 Photo 10 Folder 2c. Select "Authorize Global." 2d. Select "Close" 3. Restart Program. Failure: Under Filters=>Plugins, no files appear. 4. Go to Preferences=>Photoshop Plugins and add Plugin Search Folders. 5. Add path to "On 1 Photo 10" subfolders where each plugin resides (MacHD=>Users=>XX=>Applications=>On 1 Photo 10=>Plugin Files 5a. Select Authorize Global; then Close 6. Restart Program. Failure: Under Filters=>Plugins, no files appear. 7. Go to Preferences=>Photoshop Plugins=>Open Default Folder in Finder 8. Go to Default Folder 8a. Copy *.plugin files from On 1 Plugins Folder 8b. Global Authorize 8c. Restart Program. 9. Failure: Under Filters=>Plugins, no files appear. (Allow unknown plugins is checked). So what am I doing wrong? I understand that an automated installation won't work in the absence of Photoshop. But these are Photoshop-compatible. They might work with Affinity Photo if I could get them installed. The trip down the rabbit hole following all these steps was unsuccessful What will work to INSTALL these, so that Affinity can see them? Does Affinity work with *.plugin files or is it looking only for folders, or...who knows???

Here is a short screen capture showing how these suggestions are not working.

Here's a screen capture showing how it's not working. If *.mov files cannot be read, I can change the format to...? ipo.mov

Unfortunately, clicking on the new color in the color wheel had no effect.

No; this doesn't work.

Thank you. This works for new text, but doesn't change the color for existing text. It's not a big deal to retype--this time--but there should be a way to change existing text colors.

I have been trying to upload a screenshot to the forum to help explain the problem I am having. Yet when I click on "My Media" in the editing box, there is a message displayed saying, "Select a Media Type to Choose What to Share" with no options. Clicking on "Attachments" results in a message that there are none. Clicking on "search" does a search of the files posted to the board, not of the files on my computer that I would like to upload. What is the hidden secret to posting illustrative files, then?

Clicking on the small circle next to the eyedropper on the color wheel has no effect. Is this what you are referring to?

I also tried another forum suggestion which didn't work either, involving the Effects Panel and changing Cover Overlay. Didn't work either. How does "Your Media Library" work? "Select a Media Type to Choose What to Share" lists no options.

This doesn't work for me. When you select the text, click on "Fill," choose a color with the color wheel, the text color does not automatically update in the text frame. When you select the text layer, same result. In both cases the text was highlighted.

These suggestions did not work for me. When you choose a color from the color wheel, there is no "Apply" or some other execution option. The only radio button option is "close." Selecting a color and then selecting "close" leaves the text color black.

I would like to add text in a color other than black onto an image. I have looked at this question and the answers therein, but they seem to address both a specialized use case and the solutions did not work for me: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/34675-how-to-change-text-color/ This is what I did: --create document --add layer --choose font --type text --add fill layer --select artistic text frame --choose color from color wheel --no result --select artistic text frame --highlight text --choose color from color wheel --no result Apparently there are lots of threads on Google addressing this issue. Does anyone know which solution works?