acajohn29 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I’ve searched and searched and cannot find instructions for changing the background color of a text frame in AFP2. It seems like something that would be easy but I need help. Thank you for your help, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Which application do you mean by AFP2? 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...
acajohn29 Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 Sorry, Affinity Publisher 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_J Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Background color can be set in the Text Frame panel. Quote Windows 10 22H2, 32GB RAM | Affinity Designer, Photo, Publisher 2 (MSI/EXE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acajohn29 Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 Thanks Brian J, but I’ve tried extensively there. I need more specifics, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_J Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 25 minutes ago, acajohn29 said: I’ve tried extensively there. I need more specifics, please. Click the Fill color swatch… it’s located at the top of the General section. Quote Windows 10 22H2, 32GB RAM | Affinity Designer, Photo, Publisher 2 (MSI/EXE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acajohn29 Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 I feel pretty dumb, but I can't find the text frame options box you posted. How do I bring that up? This is the closest I find and when I change the background color and create a new text frame the background is the same as always. Sorry to be so dense. I appreciate your help very much. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_J Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, acajohn29 said: I can't find the text frame options box you posted. How do I bring that up? In the menu: Window > Text > Text Frame. The panel will open in the Right Studio where all your other panels are most likely located. It takes time to get acquainted with everything… we’ve all been where you are. Ain’t no such thing as a dumb question… ask ‘em when you get stuck. 🙂 Quote Windows 10 22H2, 32GB RAM | Affinity Designer, Photo, Publisher 2 (MSI/EXE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 7 hours ago, Brian_J said: The panel will open in the Right Studio Its default location is the Left Studio, in my experience. Brian_J 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...
acajohn29 Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 Got it! Thank you so much, Brian J. And I appreciate the encouragement, too. And fyi it just popped up in the middle of my screen, possibly because I wasn't actually working with a text frame at the moment.(?) Brian_J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 24 minutes ago, acajohn29 said: And fyi it just popped up in the middle of my screen, possibly because I wasn't actually working with a text frame at the moment.(?) Possibly it's default is "detached" and neither of us remembered that 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...
pbrowntv Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) BLARG- Never mind. Somehow I accidentally opened my doc in DESIGNER instead of PUBLISHER. Check which app you're running peeps! OK, I'm feeling crazy. Following this thread and I don't have access to a "Text Frame" option Under Window/Text. I really need to change the color of my text frame! This is APub2 opening an orignally APub1 doc. But I've tried a fresh doc and still can't find the menu! Edited August 2, 2023 by pbrowntv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 47 minutes ago, pbrowntv said: BLARG- Never mind. Somehow I accidentally opened my doc in DESIGNER instead of PUBLISHER. Check which app you're running peeps! OK, I'm feeling crazy. Following this thread and I don't have access to a "Text Frame" option Under Window/Text. I really need to change the color of my text frame! This is APub2 opening an orignally APub1 doc. But I've tried a fresh doc and still can't find the menu! Which version do you use? 2.0.3 I guess. Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.3296) AMD A10-9600P | dGPU R7 M340 (2 GB) | 8 GB DDR4 2133 MHz | Windows 10 Home 22H2 (1945.3803) Affinity Suite V 2.4 & Beta 2.(latest) Better translations with: https://www.deepl.com/translator Interested in a robust (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Life is too short to have meaningless discussions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timboclarke Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 This is just one of several things I've come across in Affiniti Publisher that is SO much harder to do than it was in Serif PagePlus. I wish I had never bought Affinit Publisher as I never use it! PagePlus is FAR, FAR easier to use. Why have they got rid of so many of the useful options on the right-click? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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