Robert Cailliau Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hi, How can I set the default font for text objects? Whenever I make a new piece of text, the font defaults to Arial. I want to set the default font to a different one. I could not find a preference setting, but I may have verlooked something.https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/&do=add# Fixx 1 Quote Robert (Affinity Designer—Affinity Photo—LiveCode—Mac OS X various) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Set some text the way you want it, with the text cursor in the text chose Edit > Defaults > Synchronize from Selection and then immediately choose Edit > Defaults > Save. Ldina and Haffinity 1 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.0 | Affinity Photo 2.4.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FusionPilot Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I have done what "Old Bruce" suggested, and it appears to work for the open project (in Publisher) but if you start a new document, it reverts to Arial. Is there some way to set the default for all projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, FusionPilot said: I have done what "Old Bruce" suggested, and it appears to work for the open project (in Publisher) but if you start a new document, it reverts to Arial. Is there some way to set the default for all projects? It sounds like you did the first part of what he suggested, but omitted the second part. It's the the Edit > Defaults > Save that would apply the change to future new projects. 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...
Pentoolist Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Thanks 'Old Bruce' for the clear and simple solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWOO Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I've tried this with Designer V2.04 and it doesn't seem to work - the default remains as Arial - any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 hour ago, MWOO said: I've tried this with Designer V2.04 and it doesn't seem to work - the default remains as Arial - any ideas? Please tell us the exact steps you took, or provide a screen recording. Otherwise we can only guess. 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...
SAFolkers Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 I tried also, and it did not work for me. I'm attaching the screen recording. Thanks for any further advice! P.S. I did try the same steps with English script afterwards, but with the same complete lack of success. Screen Recording 2023-08-11 at 12.42.55 PM.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFolkers Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Additionally, the Greek accents are out of place each time I paste. The same does not happen with other applications, such as Bean, so I know it is not due to the text source application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 On 8/11/2023 at 7:46 AM, SAFolkers said: I tried also, and it did not work for me. I'm attaching the screen recording. Thanks for any further advice! Sorry for the delay. In your screen recording, I can see that you selected some text, then Synchronized and Saved the Defaults. However, after that it appears that you copied some text from another application and pasted it into Publisher. That will carry over the style definition of the copied text. The Defaults are only used when creating new Text Frames or new Artistic Text objects. 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...
anto Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 27 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: The Defaults are only used when creating new Text Frames or new Artistic Text objects. It will work if you paste your text without formatting. @SAFolkers Try to paste text without formatting. walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 15 minutes ago, anto said: It will work if you paste your text without formatting. In this case, the current style of/at the insertion point will be used – entirely regardless of the style saved in the Defaults. Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 19 хвилин тому thomaso сказав: In this case, the current style of/at the insertion point will be used – entirely regardless of the style saved in the Defaults. This will work if you create a new text frame. Although in this case, it should have worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, anto said: This will work if you create a new text frame. Although in this case, it should have worked. Sorry; I'm having a hard time understanding what "this" and "it" refer to. But I think it's also important to note that the default was set by using the Artistic Text Tool, on a piece of text in a Text Frame. That mixture may complicate things as I have been able to have separate defaults for the Frame Text Tool and the Artistic Text Tool. 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...
anto Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 If all of the text above has the same formatting as the sentence overriding, then inserting without formatting will work. If the format of the text above is different from the last override, then only pasting into a new text frame will work. To make things easier, it's best to create a paragraph style from the selection and then simply apply it - either to the entire text, if necessary, or to a specific sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertsaron Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 This answered my Question. I wish this could be applied at the master level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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