How to stop aligning to baseline of Framed Text ? Affinity Designer (not Publisher)

[newtonlkh]

I am trying to find a way to stop framed text to snapping to it's baseline
I have to be very careful when dragging text objects (and tires my hand very quickly).

I searched around and it seems that there is such an option in Publisher, but it don't seem to be available in Designer?
Is it hiding somewhere, or is there work arounds?

 

Edited August 25, 2022 by newtonlkh

[GarryP]

Welcome to the forums @newtonlkh

If I have understood your requirements correctly, the functionality you want is only available via the Text Frame Panel and that panel is only available in Publisher.

[newtonlkh]

Oh that is a sad news.

And even more disappointing is that even if I use Artistic Text, it still snaps to both the Frame and Baseline.

[Old Bruce]

Is this with files that were made or modified in Publisher?  Or Text Frames that were copied from Publisher and pasted into Designer?

I ask because that is the only way I can get this to happen in Designer. Designer Documents made and modified only with Designer don't have this ability/problem.

[newtonlkh]

no, I do not have Publisher. I am using Designer only.

 

[tudor]

On 8/25/2022 at 11:46 AM, newtonlkh said:

I am trying to find a way to stop framed text to snapping to it's baseline

Your text is snapping to what? The grid? The guides? You can disable both snapping options from the snapping menu (the icon with a red magnet)

[newtonlkh]

I am snapping to Grid only

 

[Old Bruce]

On 8/25/2022 at 1:46 AM, newtonlkh said:

I am trying to find a way to stop framed text to snapping to it's baseline

8 hours ago, newtonlkh said:

I am snapping to Grid only

Turn off Snapping.

Designer doesn't have Baseline Grids. There is an option for it in the Snapping Manager but no way to utilize it. Unless one has Publisher which you don't. Most likely you are snapping to the grid. The snap to grid will happen with the font's baseline and the Text frame itself.