inspiredmac Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I'm sure there's a perfectly simple answer to this question, but I'm new to publisher and I don't have a book to refer to. After assembling my document, I decided to put in a semi-transparent image beneath the composition. When I placed the image on the lowest layer, I noticed that all my text was sitting in white, horizontal boxes. Now my document looks like a ransom note. I've looked in every menu and every tool, and I can't remove the white background behind my text. Any thoughts? Image attached.Thanks in advance. P.S. Whats the difference in function between the Place Image tool and the Picture Frame Rectangle tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatino Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Quote Thanks to DeepL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I guess you have a background color applied to your text. See image. There you can change the background back to transparent. For your P.S.: I am not sure, if I ever read an explaining answer since I started to work with APu. Coming from ID this two-kind-of-placing was irritating to me. I use the simple Place command for images I know of, that they are never going to be altered. The picture frame I use for images in irregular shapes or images to be moved or scaled in the frame. Or someone else has some more profound insights why there are two ways of treating "images"? Edit: Too slow. Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatino Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Joachim_L said: Edit: Too slow. I've already had two cups of coffee. 😉 Blende21, Joachim_L and Alfred 3 Quote Thanks to DeepL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Palatino said: I've already had two cups of coffee. 😉 This explains a lot, just starting with my second. Blende21 and Alfred 2 Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Joachim_L and jmwellborn 2 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Looks like mine, but mine has a hamster in a wheel powering the coffee machine. Alfred and Blende21 2 Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blende21 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 And after a little morphing, the hamster shows your own face ? Joachim_L 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 No need for morphing, we have the same hairdress. Blende21 1 Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspiredmac Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 19 hours ago, Palatino said: I wasn't able to locate that panel, but I did finally find a way to reduce background opacity of text frames. In English, what window opens those tools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatino Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Take a look at the screenshot of Joachim. Quote Thanks to DeepL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, Palatino said: Take a look at the screenshot of Joachim. If we had a screenshot of Joachim, we could see his hamster hairdo. Both @Joachim_L’s screenshot and @Palatino’s screenshot show the foreground and background swatches in the Character panel. Click on the white background swatch to display the Swatches/Colour (Farbfelder/Farbe) panel group for access to the transparency well. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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