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Im using Affinity Designer 1.10.5 on a 2016 MacBook pro Big Sur. I want to make a 4x6 card with a photo on the front and text on the back. When I import a photo (hi res) its much larger than the picture frame. How do I make the photo the same size as the frame? I realize not all photos are this proportion But Id like to get them as close as possible and then frame them as I see fit. I cant figure out a way to do this. Also, How do I set up a template so each file has a 4x6" front with a photo and then text on back? Any advice?  Thank you!

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You can use the transform panel to scale an image down to 6 x 4 in or 4 x 6 in. Make sure the aspect ratio is locked so that you can scale the width or height and the other dimension will scale proportionately.

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38 minutes ago, Lonny Jarrett said:

Found it....but it wants me to enter pixels....hod eo I transform to inches?

You can simply enter the units you want along with the value. E.g., 4in or 25mm or whatever. Or you can switch your document units, and it will then default to the new units.

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1 hour ago, Lonny Jarrett said:

thanks!  And what if I want two 4x6 frame in each document? Im making a card and need a back and a front.....

You're welcome.

I don't understand that question; sorry. Do you want to know how to transform a second frame, how to create a second frame, or something else?

Probably, when using Designer, I would use an Artboard for the front, and another for the back, both the same size. 

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Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
PC:
    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
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I am designing cards with a picture on the front and text on the back.....Ideally Id have two 4.25x6" rectangles so I could provide a pdf file to a printer and each file would give the back and front of the card.....

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18 hours ago, Lonny Jarrett said:

I am designing cards with a picture on the front and text on the back.....Ideally Id have two 4.25x6" rectangles so I could provide a pdf file to a printer and each file would give the back and front of the card.....

The print shop you use may have different ideas about what is best for them. I would suggest talking to them about how they want the files delivered.

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I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.

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thanks!I am designing cards with a picture on the front and text on the back.....Ideally Id have two 4.25x6" rectangles so I could provide a pdf file to a printer and each file would give the back and front of the card.....

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