Averarham Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Hello, 2 days ago I bought Affinity Photo, and I am really impressed about its speed and performance. I must admit it its way beyond from the previous tool I am using which is GIMP. However, as I am working on my previous task, I just encountered a problem that I am not able to solve by my self. Can anyone help me create a selection with predefined measurement like for example 2x3.5 inches on an a4 canvass, I am planning to print multiple 2x.3.5 inchess photos inside an A4 paper, but I am not able to do that so since there is no option for me to create a rectangular selection or box that can be adjusted the dimension, please help me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, @Averarham. 1. Use the Rectangle Tool (not the Rectangle Selection Tool!) to draw a rectangle. 2. Set the desired size via the Transform panel in the Studio on the right. 3. Go to the Select menu and choose ‘Selection from Layer’. 4. Delete the rectangle that you drew at step 1. firstdefence 1 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...
Averarham Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 29 minutes ago, Alfred said: Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, @Averarham. 1. Use the Rectangle Tool (not the Rectangle Selection Tool!) to draw a rectangle. 2. Set the desired size via the Transform panel in the Studio on the right. 3. Go to the Select menu and choose ‘Selection from Layer’. 4. Delete the rectangle that you drew at step 1. Thank you for your quick response Alfred, tried to look over on the studio thing, but it seems that I cannot locate the studio on the right, I will appreciate it so much if you could point me on the right direction. THank you so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h_d Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Click Xfm Quote Affinity Photo 2.0.3, Affinity Designer 2.0.3, Affinity Publisher 2.0.3, Mac OSX 13, 2018 MacBook Pro 15" Intel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Alfred said: Use the Rectangle Tool (not the Rectangle Selection Tool!) to draw a rectangle. You can also use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to make a selection, and resize it to an exact size using the Transform panel. That would eliminate steps 3 and 4 from your recipe Alfred 1 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...
Pšenda Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Grid or Guides to desired dimensions, positions. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 14 hours ago, h_d said: Click Xfm Hi @Serif, abbreviated versions of panel names should be included in the help. If the user does not know the meaning of the confusion "X" with "trans" (for example Xmit as transmit), then the abbreviation Xfm will not tell him anything. h_d and Alfred 2 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, Pšenda said: abbreviated versions of panel names should be included in the help. If the user does not know the meaning of the confusion "X" with "trans" (for example Xmit as transmit), then the abbreviation Xfm will not tell him anything. I would like to see tooltips for the various studio panels. (And I'm almost certain that Affinity used to provide them, and stopped doing so at some time.) 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...
Old Bruce Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, walt.farrell said: I would like to see tooltips for the various studio panels. (And I'm almost certain that Affinity used to provide them, and stopped doing so at some time.) Still do on Mac OS. Is there perhaps a Windows preference which needs to be set? Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | 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...
walt.farrell Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 52 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: Still do on Mac OS. Is there perhaps a Windows preference which needs to be set? Thanks. I get tooltips for everything else that should have them in the Affinity apps, and I'm not aware of any preference in Affinity. Maybe I'll report that as a bug on Windows. 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...
Averarham Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 Thank you so much guys for all of your help, I was able to finish what I am doing right now. You guys are the best. Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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