DebSki Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Hi I have grouped some pictures with text frames to the side (credit of photos), but can't work out how to wrap round both objects. I'd already selected wrap round the pictures before adding the text frame & grouping. Now the wrap options are greyed out. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 6 minutes ago, DebSki said: I have grouped some pictures with text frames to the side (credit of photos), but can't work out how to wrap round both objects. I'd already selected wrap round the pictures before adding the text frame & grouping. Now the wrap options are greyed out. Regarding the greyed out options, do you have anything selected? Meaning is the picture selected? Check your layers panel. I wouldn't group the pictures, but that is just me and I don't actually know why you have grouped them. Apply the text wrap to the pictures and the text will flow around the pictures individually, apply the wrap to the group and the text will go around the entire group which may not be what you want. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebSki Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 I As shown here, the text is under the text frame to the left of the photo Thanks This is what I'd done & I grouped the text frame & image so that I could move the image & the credit would move too. I had the group selected & the wrapping was greyed out. I did manage to sort it by ungrouping, wrapping the text frame & then re grouping, but a bit long winded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 For some reason your image.png didn't make it. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Apart from your failed screenshot upload: I can reproduce a grayed-out Text Wrap menu option if the TW dialog window is opened already and currently 'activated' (on mac: traffic light icons are coloured). Clicking somewhere to de-activate the TW dialog enables the menu option. (while I don't see an advantage to use the menu if the dialog is opened already I also don't see a need for the menu to be grayed-out) Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebSki Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Hi Thanks. Sorry for delay in posting, been away. Had to find workaround (which I did) as had to send this out before going away. Hopefully this image comes through for you! I selected the grouped image/caption & then clicked on TW box on toolbar & this is what I got. No traffic lights on PC. Layers panel also included Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 3/4/2024 at 4:14 PM, DebSki said: I'd already selected wrap round the pictures before adding the text frame & grouping. Now the wrap options are greyed out. 6 minutes ago, DebSki said: Hopefully this image comes through for you! I selected the grouped image/caption & then clicked on TW box on toolbar & this is what I got. What "options" do you mean in particular? In case of "Wrap To": these are accessible only if one of the "Wrap Style" options next to "None" is selected. For instance: Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebSki Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Sorry. Doing this in a hurry. I guess now that I've got it wrapping, by ungrouping, wrapping round text frame & picture separately, it shows as wrapping. Before, after I'd put in picture (with wrap) & then added text frame & grouped, all wrap options were greyed out. I'm still on a steep learning curve with AP (not sure that ever stops, but hopefully gets less steep) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Deb, note that: Text wrap can be applied to individual objects and to groups If you ungroup a group you lose the text wrap applied to the group If you group objects their individual text wrap settings will not be lost but they will be overruled by the group's text wrap settings. This point can be difficult to see if the individual objects and the group have similar text wrap settings but if you do a test with two ellipses, one of which has Text Wrap set to Square, the other to None, and then group them and set Text Wrap to Tight you'll see what I mean. Good luck Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sequoia 15.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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