Is there a way to select many text boxes at a time and so you can change the text properties of all of them?

[AntiqueFlaneur]

I've got about 60 text boxes that I need to adjust text properties in. I've set a paragraph style to cover all the changes I need, but is it possible to select all the boxes at once so I can apply the paragraph style to all of them? When I select one box and try control-, option-, or shift-clicking another box, it does not keep the original box selected. Any way to do this?

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[AntiqueFlaneur]

1 hour ago, Lagarto said:

Yes, this is possible in all three apps (and with both artistic and frame text) but you need to use the Move tool to select the text boxes (instead of the Text tool).

I've got the move tool selected. What buttons do you hold (I'm on a mac) to select additional boxes once you've got your first box selected?

[Old Bruce]

1 minute ago, AntiqueFlaneur said:

I've got the move tool selected. What buttons do you hold (I'm on a mac) to select additional boxes once you've got your first box selected?

On Mac the Shift key is traditional, or you can use Command. Either should do it.

Unless the Text frames are on separate Artboards or Spreads, in Designer or Publisher. In that case nothing will work.

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[walt.farrell]

If you're in Publisher, and the frames are linked, you can just click in one of them and do a Select All. That will get all the text in the linked set (aka, story).

[AntiqueFlaneur]

16 hours ago, Lagarto said:

 

 

But in Publisher, if text frames are on separate spreads (or pages, when not using facing pages), I cannot multiple select. 

That's what I'm finding. 

[Martin_1]

I'm having the same issue in Publisher. All frames are linked, I select one, go to the menu Select > Select all and it only selects the four frames on the two pages. Not the frames on the other pages. But when I look in the layers panell, everything is selected.

I am trying to find out how to delete everything in one go (still learning Publisher)

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[carl123]

Works fine on Windows

Are you on a MAC, someone else reported similar on a MAC where it was not selecting other pages but they were actually selected

Try doing the Select All again then hitting delete. Are all pages deleted?

 

[Martin_1]

Darn, I am following along with the Affinity Publisher course created by Affinity revolution and they didn't state you had to doubleclick the first text box otherwise you only delete the box (with the text in it) not the text.

Sorry for hijacking this post for nothing.