Convert to art text in Photo 2

[Gianni Becattini]

I cannot find a way to convert from frame text to artistic. In Layer there is not "Convert to art" as the help say, or I am not capable to see it. The opposite is easy, it is also in the contextual menu.

Thanks

[Ron P.]

Publisher & Designer are the only apps I'm aware of where that's possible.

[Gianni Becattini]

understood, thanks. however the photo help says that

[GarryP]

Can you show us where in the Photo Help it says that?

A screenshot showing the entire Help/browser window would be useful for orientation purposes.

Edited July 9, 2023 by GarryP

[Gianni Becattini]

You are right, Garry. The point is that the Google search gives Designer as first result of the search, but if you look at the web address it is really Designer, not Photo.

Sorry for losing your time and thanks

 

[Old Bruce]

32 minutes ago, Gianni Becattini said:

Sorry for losing your time and thanks

Thanks for letting us know about the clarification. A lot of people here on the forums never come back and explain what actually worked. 

[walt.farrell]

54 minutes ago, Gianni Becattini said:

The point is that the Google search gives Designer as first result of the search, but if you look at the web address it is really Designer, not Photo.

Search hint: You can restrict the search to the appropriate application and version by using the site: keyword in your search.

For example, in your web search engine, you could add one of these:

• site:affinity.help/photo2
  site:affinity.help/photo
  site:affinity.help/photoipad2
  site:affinity.help/photoipad
   
• Similarly you could replace photo above with designer or with publisher

 

[Iron2Iron]

I am in Designer, and just learned of this "convert to art text" option from a video tutorial by Technically Trent, 1 year old. I cannot find why this option does not exist for me as of today, May 30, 2025, and am wondering if in some of the updates since that time this option is no longer available in Designer?  I am running version 2.6.3.  I will included screenshots from the tutorial at the point where he converts to art text (dark setting photo) and then a screenshot of mine (light setting)

[carl123]

That option only appears when you have selected an object that can be converted to Art Text, like a Frame Text layer

Not sure what sort of layer you have selected at the moment

[Iron2Iron]

Carl123, thanks.  For background, I am using the exact same font to follow along with his tutorial, and am doing the same steps.  The item is selected, and in his tutorial, he has the art text option and I do not, although the item is selected. See screenshots. 

[lepr]

2 hours ago, Iron2Iron said:

The item is selected

Looks very likely that the item is already an Art Text object.

The Layers panel will tell you.

[Iron2Iron]

26 minutes ago, lepr said:

Looks very likely that the item is already an Art Text object.

Thanks!  I had pretty much figured that out. The video didn't show that step, I went back several times to follow him very carefully, still not seeing it,  and then I  added a text frame, copied the item in the text frame (like he had done, I had copied several of these design fonts onto my work area, and just moved them over).  Then, inside the text frame, I had the option to convert it to art text....  felt pretty stupid after I saw it.....Oh, the heights and depths of this learning curve......

[R C-R]

3 hours ago, Iron2Iron said:

(like he had done, I had copied several of these design fonts onto my work area, and just moved them over)

I am not sure what you mean about the fonts. The issue here is if the text object (not the font or fonts used in it) in the document (its work area) is already an Art Text object, like @lepr mentioned above.

So for this just ignore the font & use the Layers panel to see if it is art or frame text.

[Iron2Iron]

2 hours ago, R C-R said:

I am not sure what you mean about the fonts. The issue here is if the text object (not the font or fonts used in it) in the document (its work area) is already an Art Text object, like @lepr mentioned above.

So for this just ignore the font & use the Layers panel to see if it is art or frame text.

sorry for the confusion.  Perhaps I should have not muddied the waters with more explanation past my first sentence, "Thank, i had pretty much figured that out."  I had discovered the answer to my question and was able to solve the problem prior to lepr's response, and yes, using the layers panel to see if it was art of frame as you both have said.  Thanks for the response!  This forum is super responsive and helpful and I appreciate it very much!