Andrew Smithers

Thanks for solution and sorry for being in wrong thread! I thought I'd been through every text menu. Cheers.

Thanks for that but my Affinity Designer doesn't have that.

I can't find 'Text Studio' on right? I do maps and most place names in foreign countries have a red squiggly line under - looks horrible!

Is there an opposite to Paste Inside, ie Cut Contents? I can't find this command, so how can I remove contents for editing?

Reglicos donut solution works for me. Alfred - after using the convert to curves tool I can't work out how to break it apart with the node tool? I bought the book too and nothing in that. I'm gobsmacked there isn't a scalpel tool but I guess its just a different way of working I'll have to get used to. Thanks all for the help.

Thanks for that everyone. Its going to get some getting used to moving from Freehand.

I'm new to Affinity and am working through it for the first time having come from Freehand. I can't find any way or tool to cut a line, as in a scalpel type tool. I want to cut a circle so I have a quarter circle.

I'm new to Affinity and am working through it for the first time having come from Freehand. Am I correct in thinking that every object is a layer? But these can be arranged in groups in the Layers palette?