Box around text. For some reason every time type text, in Affinity Designer 2.4.2.2371, using frame Text Tool or Artistic Text Tool there is a frame around and touching the typed text. How can I stop this occurring, and/or remove the frame? The frame pri

[Stuart Frisken]

For some reason every time type text, in Affinity Designer 2.4.2.2371, using frame Text Tool or Artistic Text Tool there is a frame around and touching the typed text.
How can I stop this occurring, and/or remove the frame?  The frame prints and I can’t find any way to remove it!!! Altering Colours just effects the text and there is no ’Thickness’ to adjust.
I'm using a 26” Retina iMac, OS 12.7.4

Cheers!  Stuart

[walt.farrell]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, Stuart.

Forum usage hint: The title field is for a brief description. The body of the post should have the details, which should include your OS as well as the application details you provided. And it would be helpful to have a screenshot of what you're seeing, including the full application window.

My guess from your description: With the cursor in the text, look at the Decorations section of the Paragraph panel. It sounds like you have the decorations enabled. Or, perhaps, you're using the built-in Box Text Style?

[Old Bruce]

Welcome to the forums @Stuart Frisken,

This "box" is the container for the text. It is how Designer, Photo and Publisher work. There are two types of text frames. The first is called the Art Text text frame and it will be the size of the text you type, no larger, no smaller than the text you type. The second is a Frame Text text frame, it can be whatever size you want it and will hold several paragraphs worth of text. Depending of course on the size of the font you have chosen.

[R C-R]

As for the "touching the text" part, for Frame Text the Paragraph panel has various controls that allow you to set the alignment, justification, & spacing on a paragraph by paragraph basis.