How to Link Shape to Text

[dpwhittaker]

In Designer, is there a way to link a text frame to a surrounding shape (i.e. callout rounded rectangle, callout ellipse, rectangle, etc.) so that when the amount of text shrinks or increases the surrounding shape changes as well?  I can do this in Illustrator, but I don't see a way to do it in Designer.

 

BTW thank you for creating such wonderful applications!

 

 

[MEB]

Hi dpwhittaker,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

After creating the shape with one of the shape tools, select the Frame Text Tool, place the cursor over the shape on canvas (it will change to to "T" inside a polygon) and click to start writting. Affinity will not adapt/change the shape to emcompass the additional the text. You have to do this manually but you can still adjust the properties/attributes of the shape from the context toolbar or on canvas without having to convert it to a regular shape.

[dpwhittaker]

Thank you, MEB!  I'll give it a try.

[mot]

After creating the shape with one of the shape tools, select the Frame Text Tool, place the cursor over the shape on canvas (it will change to to "T" inside a polygon) and click to start writing. […] you can still adjust the properties/attributes of the shape from the context toolbar or on canvas without having to convert it to a regular shape.

 

I tried this. When the shape is selected I get the correct context toolbar, but I can only adjust the dimensions and proportions etc. of the shape. When I try to adjust the stroke width of the shape it gets applied to the contained text.

 

In other words: the shape of my text-frame callout is invisible.

 

- Tom