SigsCreations

that worked! Thanks

MikeW, wow I never realized that it worked for apps. I use it for Chrome and file explorer but never thought to try it on Affinity. Thanks

I have a template that I have been using to create designs at the right size and resolution. But when I made it, I didn't realize that I would need the artboard. Anything I pull to the side, is invisible with this template. But on designs that have an artboard, they remain visible when off to the side of the document. Do I have to make a new template or is there a way to add an artboard to an existing document? Thanks

reglico, yes that is how I ended up doing it. In other programs, I could write a little macro and automate it. I was just hoping there was a way to do it in designer that was more automated. gdenby, sorry. I forget the forums are combined. I am using designer. thanks I got the design done. Very happy with how it turned out, but I did need to fall back and forth between Designer and PSP because I needed some filters. I did the trial of Photo and was impressed but could not get my filters to work in it.

Is there a way to duplicate and shape and have it auto-rotated? Ilke I would like to make 12 copies of a design and then auto-rotate each one 22 degrees from each other. I did have to write a macro to do it in another program but I don't recall having a macro ability in this one. Thanks SIg

oops. operator error. Somehow the group it is in got within another group that was turned off. I guess I need to remember to use "release" rather than try to drag and drop the layer groups into a higher place in the layers like I am used to. Using "release" fixed the problem instantly. Geesh. learning curve.

The color blotches are the palette I have to work with so you can ignore them. They are all filled rectangles and grouped together. I drew the bottom reindeer (the one that is invisible) and it looked fine. So I went on to draw the next one (top). Both are set the same - layers=passthrough, assorted brush #4 - no fill, stroke at black 1.9pt How come when I got done with the second one, the first one is invisible? No matter what I try, it is still invisible. What would cause this? totally perplexed. Sig

reglico You are right that only one shows in the viewer. I hadn't noticed that before. But for me the one that shows up is the adorned one.

MikeW - and how do I fix it? I found that drop down box that shows a choice of regular or abnormal. Mine shows only regular. Callum - that did nothing.

I have two fonts I want to use. Both are by Rob Leuschke. They are similar and so named almost the same. The first one is: Ruge Boogie Abnormal ROB.ttf and the second is : Ruge Boogie ROB.ttf I installed the fonts (normally I just use a viewer and that is good enough but these didn't show up at all that way) but only the unadorned one, Ruge Boogie ROB shows up. I have restarted the text tool. I started a new document, I shut down the program and restarted. Still I can only get one of the fonts to show. Any suggestions

ok, I'll try that. how do they define "crop" then since it doesn't crop anything? If it just makes a selection, what is the point of it?

I have files with lots of designs in them and need to use just one. I got the crop tool and drag it over the element I want and it selects all the parts of that element. I could not figure out how to make the crop tool give me only that element. I was able to control-x and cut it out and then paste it in another. But that didn't really do what I need in this instance. This time I need to have the actual dimensions match the item so I can turn it into an icon. I am used to crop tools cropping the image not just selecting. Help. Thanks Sig

oh, ok. I was trying to hold down the keys while dragging. thanks!

for calendar templates, I've always found it easiest to just make 7 all with 31 days. The 1 starts on a different day of the week. Then you just change out the name of the month and delete any extra days at the bottom for the months with less than 31 days.

My trial of photo timed out and I can't buy it until payday so am trying to finish up my project in Designer. I found how to paint with a texture, but need a way to do it with a straight line. I've tried control, alt, and shift and none of those seemed to make it paint in a straight line. I'm putting it on a pixel layer and then masking it onto my vector layer and that part is working well to get rid of the "overpaint" areas. But this is a very long line I need to draw and I can't seem to paint it straight. thanks Sig

thanks. Seems an odd place to put that function, but as long as I know where it is - I'm good. Sig

I want to be able to add menu items to my toolbar. I would like to add "Export", "Group", and "Ungroup". In other graphic programs, I could add any menu item to the tool bar. that makes repetitive tasks faster and easier. And is there a "close all"? And can I add it to my toolbar? thanks

ok, thanks

I want to add some texture to an element in my design in Affinity Photo but can't figure out how. I watched some videos and found how to mask an image into it, but this is a small seamless tile that I want to apply as a texture and can't find a way to flood fill with anything but a solid color. what am I missing? I bought Affinity Design but am still on the trial of photo. I am looking for a replacement for Paint Shop Pro because that program has memory problems with the size and dpi that I am working with now. So far I am pretty impressed and have been able to work out how to do most of the things I need to do, but flood filling with a texture is super important to me and something I do routinely. Please tell me that I am just missing something and that it can be easily done. Thanks Sig

So far I haven't found a way to add menu items to my toolbar. I would like to add "Export", "Group", and "Ungroup". Am I just missing a way to add menu items? All I've found is "place" in my list of wants. And is there a "close all"? And can I add it to my toolbar? thanks

thanks will check them out

I do a lot of seamless tiles and was wondering if there is a wrap around paint and/or draw function somewhere. I have an old program called PhotoSeam that does a great job, but it is limited to around 300px. That was fine when I was making for online use only, but now I do mostly for print and could use it larger. Vector would be cool and extremely useful, but mostly I use my photos. thanks

took a couple of tries but the method gdenby suggested worked. It wouldn't paste inside for me. I did try that. Could be because I also needed to resize, but the only method that worked was "place" and then dragging that layer to the vector circle.

I have a template I made in vector. Now I want to add some jpg and png pics to fit. I have the vector shape (a simple circle in this example) selected but how to I delete the overhang on the pixel layer? I inverted the selection but still couldn't seem to delete the overhang. I did finally get the eraser brush to work but not cleanly. It left a very uneven edge and I need it cleanly chopped off. End result will be similar to this. The vector layer will become the svg which will be converted to work with the cutter.

thanks that seems to work