dmont76 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 How do I separate a word so I can just work with one letter at a time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 In an still as text editable manner you would have to type words as single seperate letters in (graphics text). For graphics manipulation convert a word into curves and manipulate the single letter layer curves then. Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPC Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 dmont76, It depends on what you want to do to your single letter but if you convert to curves (to change the shape say) your text will no longer be editable. My suggestion is: 1. Using one of the text tools (Frame or Artistic) do a click + drag to select the single letter. 2. Go the the Character Studio. 3. Do what you want! I've changed the font size of the 't' from 30 pt to 60 pt as a simple example. Hope this helps. Regards, CPC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmont76 Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 So I can't type the word, then "create outlines/ungroup" like in Adobe Illustrator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seneca Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 23 minutes ago, dmont76 said: So I can't type the word, then "create outlines/ungroup" like in Adobe Illustrator? Yes you can. @CPC simply warned you that if you do that your text won't be editable, but you can manipulate each letter to your heart's content. Quote 2017 27” iMac 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 • Radeon Pr 580 8GB • 64GB • Ventura 13.6.4. iPad Pro (10.5-inch) • 256GB • Version 16.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmont76 Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 Unfortunately, it won't let me rotate that single letter. Or is there something I'm not seeing in character panel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 48 minutes ago, dmont76 said: Unfortunately, it won't let me rotate that single letter. Or is there something I'm not seeing in character panel? Once you've converted your word to curves, just select the letter you want to rotate and use the rotation handle on the bounding box to rotate it as you'd like. Or select the letter with the Move Tool and use the Transform studio panel to rotate it. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 20 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Once you've converted your word to curves, just select the letter you want to rotate and use the rotation handle on the bounding box to rotate it as you'd like. Or select the letter with the Move Tool and use the Transform studio panel to rotate it. A third way is to hover the mouse pointer near any of the 4 corner handles & move it slightly until the pointer changes to a curved, double-headed arrow shape, then click & drag to rotate. It can be a little tricky to find the spot where the pointer changes, so some users don't use this method very often but it is worth mentioning, in part because if you see the double-headed arrow you might wonder why. Also, shear (skew) works the same way except that you hover the pointer near any of the 4 handles centered on the edges & the pointer changes to two arrows pointing in opposite directions. All these things work for any object, not just text converted to individual curve objects. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 dmont76, once you have converted text to curves the Character Panel has no further use as the text is now just a set of curves like any other shape. Also, to be able to rotate one letter shape you need to either (a) select the letter shape by selecting the group of letter shapes and then double-clicking the letter shape within the group or (b) ungroup the letter shapes and then select the letter shape you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, GarryP said: (a) select the letter shape by selecting the group of letter shapes and then double-clicking the letter shape within the group or (b) ungroup the letter shapes and then select the letter shape you want. Or (c) expand the group in the Layers panel and select the letter you want there. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Yup. Don’t know why I didn’t add that one as it’s the technique I use most often for this kind of thing. walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmont76 Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.