gdgross Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hi all, i'm very new to affinity and photo editing in general. I have a picture in which I've added a layer of text. It seems that I once it's created, I can't edit the text however. clicking on it with the pointer tool selects it, or the background behind it, but won't let me edit. clicking on it with the text tool just starts a new text layer on top of the old one. I must be doing something wrong on a basic level. Any ideas? I've attached my project if anyone cares to open it up and have a look. I'm on a mac, sierra OS. affinity v 1.5.2 Thanks!! Geoff Punch_v2.afphoto hearth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 somehow the text has been rasterised, in the layers panel it says pixel. this should be frame text or art text. servicesenthy 1 Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgross Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 That's strange, although I'm not sure what rasterize means to be honest! When i open the file i attached, I see two layers, the pixel layer with the text and the background. I entered it using the artistic text tool, and when I click on that tool, it still shows a frame around the text, which i can rotate, move, etc. It just doesn't seem to let me edit the text at all when i click on the text. instead it adds a new text layer :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgross Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 Ah, I think I got it. I was using this button to make the text white, and I guess that must have been what was rasterizing it. Thanks for the pointer in the right direction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 18, 2017 Staff Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hi gdgross, Welcome to Affinity Forums Yes, that button rasterises the text. To set the colour of the text select it and click the Fill colour well in the context toolbar (right above the work area). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgross Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 Thanks!! Hopefully I'll learn quick and stop asking basic questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSG Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 36 minutes ago, gdgross said: Thanks!! Hopefully I'll learn quick and stop asking basic questions Please don't stop asking basic questions - I thrive on them! Alfred 1 Quote AP, AD & APub user, running Win10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, MEB said: Yes, that button rasterises the text. I had never thought about it before, but apparently all the "Enhancement" buttons are in effect filters, so any of them will do this, right? It seems the Assistant is what does this, so changing the setting as below prevents this, as I assume disabling the Assistant completely would do as well. Farins 1 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...
hearth Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Hi, I also had the struggle that text auto-rasterized itself and I was like wtf. Yet, I realized the the thing, which I use in PS to commit text is the one that did the "auto-rasterization" in Designer. In other words Cmd+Enter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady n melser Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I had this issue as well! I have no idea how I changed a block of text to raster though... I've been using InDesign for years and never had this happen to me. Is there an easy way to undo it or fix it? Also, with the new update, is anyone's circle selection like way off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 56 minutes ago, brady n melser said: I have no idea how I changed a block of text to raster though. Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. Which application? And, is is really raster (pixel)? Or is it simply no longer editable as text. If you were in Designer, or the Designer Persona or Photo Persona of Publisher, using Ctrl+Enter would convert text to curves, for example. If it's really rasterized in the application (not in an export), and it's not that, then I'm not sure either. If you haven't saved the document yet (or if you saved it with history), the History panel may give some clues. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 7 hours ago, brady n melser said: Also, with the new update, is anyone's circle selection like way off? @brady n melser Ha ha, circular marquee selection was changed in 1.9 to be drawn from the centre rather than top left. It takes a bit of getting used to after having to learn to do it the wrong Affinity way for several years. 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...
Dania Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Hi, Nice to meet you online. I am very new to Affinity but I have used InDesign every day for 6 years. I have just installed Affinity and I was watching some tutorials about text: I can create text frames but I can't edit the text or select 1/2 words. I can only select all the text. Maybe, I did something wrong? Could you please help me? I have to learn quickly this software in order to help a company for work. Thanks!! Dania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwellborn Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Welcome to the Forums @Dania😊 Are you by any chance trying to select text with the Move tool (the black arrow point). You should be able to select one word or several by using the Frame text tool and dragging it across your chosen word(s). They will then be highlighted in blue. At that point you can change the font, the font size, etc. or anything else you might wish to do. This should be the same in Photo, Designer, or Publisher. The only difference is that in Publisher you will have a text ruler on the top of your text frame if you have checked it under VIEW>Show Text Ruler. (I am on my iPad right now, so I think that is the terminology.). Hope this will help you get started. Dania 1 Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.3. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Publisher, Photo, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.1.1. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seneca Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Dania said: I have just installed Affinity and I was watching some tutorials about text: I can create text frames but I can't edit the text or select 1/2 words. I can only select all the text. Hi @Dania, it looks as if you inserted a placeholder text as a field (non editable text). You need to select it all, right-mouse-click it and choose expand field. Edit: You can change this behaviour by going to Preferences->General and select Insert Filler Text as Text. Dania 1 Quote 2017 27” iMac 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 • Radeon Pr 580 8GB • 64GB • Ventura 13.6.4. iPad Pro (10.5-inch) • 256GB • Version 16.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dania Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Hi everyone! Thank you very much for your kind and fast reply! Yes, I have inserted a placeholder text and I didn't understand why I couldn't select words because I am used to InDesign 😅 But it's interesting this behaviour of placeholder text! Thank you to all of you for your great explanations! I am so curios to discover Affinity! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dania Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Hi again! Tonight I have tried another test: I would like to arrange pages for a folder of 12 pages. I have tried to set 12 spread pages in Spread Properties but I haven't found the right way... It would be something like the image attached. Could you please help me? Thanks!! Have a nice day! Dania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 44 minutes ago, Dania said: Tonight I have tried another test: I would like to arrange pages for a folder of 12 pages. I have tried to set 12 spread pages in Spread Properties but I haven't found the right way... This thread is about situations where it is impossible to edit text. It really would be better to create a separate topic for your unrelated question. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dania Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Hi Alfred, you are right, I am sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Owen Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I am unable to select text previously inserted by me with the frame text tool. I have tried the frame text tool, the artistic text tool and the move tool. I am on a Mac Big Sur Version 11.2.3, using Affinity Publisher 1.9.1 (most recent update). Also want to know why some margin frames have x as opposed to roundels? The master facing pages both have margin guides with roundels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSM Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Hello, Like a previous users' question / issue, I too am VERY new to affinity. I'm in affinity photo and have pasted an illustration as well as text. I can't edit anything on the page.......and am really stuck as to what to do. I can move the entire page but an unable to edit. I am using version 1.10.1. on macOS Catalina. If I am on the wrong forum - as I'm a total beginner, then apologies and can anyone point me to a site for totally new users? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Hello @SSM and welcome to the forums. You have to select the text layer first, then you can click in the text box. Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.3296) AMD A10-9600P | dGPU R7 M340 (2 GB) | 8 GB DDR4 2133 MHz | Windows 10 Home 22H2 (1945.3803) Affinity Suite V 2.4 & Beta 2.(latest) Better translations with: https://www.deepl.com/translator Interested in a robust (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Life is too short to have meaningless discussions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSM Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Hi & thanks for such a quick response. Things is, I'm unable to select the text layers as its all one image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSM Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Hi, this is an image of what I am having an issue with. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Get your Layers panel showing by going to View > Studio > Layers . Layers needs to have the checkmark. can you see a text layer like this one. It has an A on it and the words is what is typed into the text frame. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | 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...
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