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Numerically sizing text in Affinity Publisher does nothing


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Hi,

Can't find any similar problem on Google so I'll presume I'm doing this wrong rather than it being a bug? That said, it doesn't seem very intuitive if the following doesn't work?

  • I create a Frame Text and enter text
  • I select the frame and change the font size in the top bar from 12pt to 50pt


The size doesn't change?

I also try selecting text inside the frame and doing the same, without any change in size. Any text frame I select shows the font size as what I last set but it always is visibly the same as its original size. The only way I can visibly change it is dragging the outer handle but I need specific font sizes and the ability to quickly input them so this doesn't solve the situation.

I'm used to setting paragraph styles for more serious projects in other software rather than manually targeting each frame. I haven't looked into this yet (I'm aware it's a feature included) but there are times, for smaller projects, where I don't want to set up styles and prefer to set each paragraph individually. I don't know how I'm missing how I'm getting such a simple adjustment wrong?

(using Publisher 1.9.0 on macOS 10.14.6)

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The Font Size field is the one over to the left (in your image “12pt”) beside the Font Style (in your image “Regular”). The one near the middle is for Paragraph Leading.
Hover the mouse over a field for a second or so to see a Tooltip showing what it is used for.

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Ah, I do feel stupid now, thanks. Moreso for assuming there was only one font size in that nav bar and posting here before double-checking. I was more fixated with getting that setting to work and I guess I was scanning for a pt adjustment and wasn't expecting a less priotised parameter to get equal billing on the same nav bar.

Thanks!

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