gumbo23 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 How do you change text color? I've selected the text and am hunting for something to give me new colour options for the text, and something to apply it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted September 22, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 22, 2015 Hi Gumbo23, Welcome to the Forums :) With your Text selected you can use the Fill box at the top of the app or the colour picker to change the colour of your text. I have attached a screenshot of this to make it easier to find :) C Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 It does not apply it. How do I do that? The only effect from changing the colors in the manner you suggest is that no matter what colour I pick, they all come out a stale brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted September 22, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 22, 2015 You need to have your text selected with the Move Tool you can switch the Move Tool by using the shortcut V. C Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Oh.. that's the secret. Thank you! :) Quote - Affinity Photo 2.3.0 - Affinity Designer 2.3.0 -Affinity Publisher 2.3.0 MacBook Pro 16 GB MacOS Sonoma 14.1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 You can also take colour anywhere on you document: just use the (Drag it and drop it) eye dropper tool...this can be found in the Colour and Swatches tab. When you're feeling happy with that: then it's time to do this...Paste Inside. https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/12093-theres-no-apparent-way-to-control-gradient-fill-direction/?p=52358 Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 22, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 22, 2015 Hello gumbo23, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) To change the text colour with the Text Tools you must highlight the text first. Then click on the Fill or Stroke colours in the context toolbar to change the colour. You can also place the cursor in the middle of a word (not on the beginning or the end) to change the colour of that word. peter and anon1 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 ...or select the text in the layers tab, click clicking on the text icon. Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user099 Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 This doesn't work for me. When you select the text, click on "Fill," choose a color with the color wheel, the text color does not automatically update in the text frame. When you select the text layer, same result. In both cases the text was highlighted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user099 Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 I also tried another forum suggestion which didn't work either, involving the Effects Panel and changing Cover Overlay. Didn't work either. How does "Your Media Library" work? "Select a Media Type to Choose What to Share" lists no options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user099 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Here is a short screen capture showing how these suggestions are not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Have you checked your other post? https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/34675-how-to-change-text-color/?p=190918 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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