Abel Xin Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 why couldn't i align my text space vertically，it worked with shapes……did i use the wrong tool？thanks for help！ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Hi, Abel Xin. The Align buttons work when two or more objects are selected. A block of text is considered a single object so those buttons won't have any effect when you select only a single text block. Text blocks have their own extensive set of internal alignment/spacing options, accessible from the Paragraph & Character panels. When a text block is selected, the Context toolbar has buttons to open each of those panels, plus a few items (like Leading & the Align/Justify buttons) that appear in them for quick access. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 align my text space vertically Welcome here, Abel Xin. With Affinity Publisher, we’ll get this option. Use separate text objects or use “Align Vertically” after you converted your single text object to curves (, ungrouped that) and grouped the lines (if you don’t need to change the text). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 It is so easy to adjust text vertically using leading so I cannot see why align would be needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 ...... The Align buttons work when two or more objects are selected. A block of text is considered a single object so those buttons won't have any effect when you select only a single text block. ..... Just to clarify, single objects can be aligned to the document (spread) so those buttons will have an effect if you want to do that for a single object. Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 It is so easy to adjust text vertically using leading so I cannot see why align would be needed. Really easy in other apps, but in Affinity: How is the formula for this case (first and last text line should not change their positions), please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Really easy in other apps, but in Affinity: How is the formula for this case (first and last text line should not change their positions), please? Hi Oval, It seems that the text has a white line, to align all the text keeping the first line and last in their place: Place a guide under the last line of text. Then delete the empty line, the four lines end up with the same space between them. In the "Character" tab of the studio, expand "Positioning and Transforming" and decrease the line spacing with "Replace baseline" to bring the last line of text to the guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Place a guide […] Merci, reglico. The question was especially for Fixx and your result is not correct: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Merci, reglico. The question was especially for Fixx and your result is not correct: It was just for demonstration, just adjust the value accurately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 It was just for demonstration, just adjust the value accurately. A Demonstration that there is no quick (one click) solution in AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 A Demonstration that there is no quick (one click) solution in AD. It's not fast, but in a single block of text, I do not see a solution in one click, but someone else may know one that I will be happy to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 It's not fast, but in a single block of text, I do not see a solution in one click, but someone else may know one that I will be happy to learn. Use this, wait for Publisher, ask Fixx for his formula, … … in other apps it is already just one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Maybe Fixx talks about the spacing in the "paragraph" menu, the result is the same and you also have to delete the empty line. He may specify if he so wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Yes, I was talking about simple adjustment of line height. Usually that is enough for setting the text right within a text frame. I guess for some uses vertical align setting would be nice (for example in UI design where you can have duplicated button designs with varying amount of text lines, or in diagramming), but then I think it would be nice to have also insets, colour for text frame and its border... In InDesign there is such setting which I seldom use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Thanks Fixx for the precision. I agree with you for other fine settings, inserts and color, but I'm afraid that this kind of function is implemented in Publisher rather than in Designer ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel Xin Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Welcome here, Abel Xin. With Affinity Publisher, we’ll get this option. Use separate text objects or use “Align Vertically” after you converted your single text object to curves (, ungrouped that) and grouped the lines (if you don’t need to change the text). thank you very much ,but my text objects are sepatated already,its not a frame text body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel Xin Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Hi, Abel Xin. The Align buttons work when two or more objects are selected. A block of text is considered a single object so those buttons won't have any effect when you select only a single text block. Text blocks have their own extensive set of internal alignment/spacing options, accessible from the Paragraph & Character panels. When a text block is selected, the Context toolbar has buttons to open each of those panels, plus a few items (like Leading & the Align/Justify buttons) that appear in them for quick access. thank you very much,but my text objects are sperated, it's not a frame text body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 thank you very much,but my text objects are sperated, it's not a frame text body Hm, “sperated”? Sorry, we are no clairvoyants, but did you delete blank lines as suggested before? Probably you did not, so please try to align without blank lines. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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