Can't move or delete Text Frame (split)

[Jan Moeller]

I have somewhat the same problem as this - simple picture which I added simple text to ( even moved text around a little ) then saved the 'picture' with the text as I have always done with Affinity Photo 2  ( version 2.2.0 - is this the cause since I just downloaded this version ? ) but can't do anything with any of the next now that the photo is back in Affinity Photo 2   In the past it was never a problem.   It's like the text and picture is just a PNG file now, but was saved as .afphoto   - the layers still show for the individual text but no matter what I do ( Lock - unlock and a dozen other things ) the text just sits there - I select the text in the Layer box but on the picture there's no 'box text outline' as in the past, so no way to add, correct, or move the text - best I can do is individually 'turn it off' the text in the Layer Panel and start over.   What happened ?  Bug in 2.2.0 ?  or

[NathanC]

Welcome to the forums @Jan Moeller,

It sounds like the text layer may have been converted to curves as there is an option to do this along the context toolbar when a text frame is selected, this will then separate the letters into individual curve objects, but it can no longer be modified as text. Saving a document containing text as a native .afphoto shouldn't automatically do this as it is a manual conversion. Have you tried just adding a text frame > entering text > save your doc > close and re-open just to confirm if it happens again?

The above is all based on the assumption that the text has been converted to curves, if you could provide a copy of the document in question that would help to confirm 🙂

[Jan Moeller]

Tried again on text ( up to D from tries A-D ) to be able to Adjust Text after saving file as .afphoto to my desktop ( iMac OS Big Sur 11.7.9 ).  Reopening in Affinity Photo 2  2.2.0 again doesn't allow any text changes even when 'text layer is selected.  In attachenet it's the text to the left I try to move - correct - or change. 

[Old Bruce]

This may sound silly but you cannot use the Hand Tool to move the text or anything else. You'll want to use the arrow tool, more properly called the Move tool.

[Jan Moeller]

No, It didn't sound "silly" at all  !  Never ! - especially when you got it so Correct !  Why I didn't spot it before I don't know.  Thank you Thank you !  Went back to some earlier photo attempts of the same file and that was the answer - Use the Arrow not the Hand !   I'll have to keep an eye on what 'it' defaults to when opening or reopening a file.  

Thanks again - a great job.

[R C-R]

2 hours ago, Jan Moeller said:

I'll have to keep an eye on what 'it' defaults to when opening or reopening a file.  

FWIW, over the years quite a few of us have suggested that the default tool when opening a file in AP should be the Move Tool, just like in AD.