Can I resize a single layer by %?

[CaroleA]

I have a project with multiple elements that all need to be resized by a specific percentage (ex: 90%). I don't want the whole canvas or document to be resized but only individual layers.

Is there a quick way for that? I thought it could be in Transform, but it does not seem to have what I am looking for.

[thomaso]

Just enter in the Transform Panel field: <current value>*90% and press the Enter key.

https://affinity.help/publisher2/English.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Workspace/expressions.html&title=Expressions for field input

[CaroleA]

7 minutes ago, thomaso said:

Just enter in the Transform Panel field: <current value>*90% and press the Enter key.

https://affinity.help/publisher2/English.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Workspace/expressions.html&title=Expressions for field input

Thanks. It just wasn't obvious on the panel itself.

[R C-R]

4 hours ago, CaroleA said:

Thanks. It just wasn't obvious on the panel itself.

Personally, I prefer to just replace the current value with for example 90% instead of using multiply operator on the current value. It just seems a bit more intuitive.

[CaroleA]

40 minutes ago, R C-R said:

Personally, I prefer to just replace the current value with for example 90% instead of using multiply operator on the current value. It just seems a bit more intuitive.

Yeah, it is. It was just not obvious that the px unit could be changed to %.

[thomaso]

4 hours ago, CaroleA said:

It was just not obvious that the px unit could be changed to %.

The unit is not changed to % but just ignored (removed, deleted).

Almost all fields use the current document unit (which can be viewed and set in the ruler intersection (and in the document properties). Certain fields may use a unit that is independent of the current ruler's unit, for example displaying "pt" while the rulers display "mm" or "px".

Every field "knows" its unit, you can delete the unit when changing a value and it gets restored when confirming the change. You also can type a unit different from the current field's unit, then Affinity calculates your value & unit into the current unit of that field and displays the result accordingly. Means, you don't need to type a unit unless you want to enter one that differs from the current unit.