Wrap text with images

[Sebastiano Basile -Avola]

How do you object, in AD you can frame text with image?

[MikeW]

No.

 

One can make a text frame be a shape that would have a "cut-out" portion. But it would need updated anytime the image size is made smaller/larger or the "wrap" distance needed changing.

 

Mike

[toltec]

Make a shaped frame by subtracting one frame from the other. Layer > Geometry > Subtract.

 

Turn it into a text frame by clicking on it with the frame text tool.

 

You can then position the picture where you want.

 

 

[Sebastiano Basile -Avola]

Thanks for this solution but I could not do this. Can I see a video tutorial?

In this forum I read that this function will be included on AP but this seems to me a bit exaggerated because I often create documents for my school (deplians, invitations, etc.) at most two or four pages so I would never buy AP because I will never create a book. This feature and many others I found in 1993 in AldusFreeHand 9 (Aldus >> Macromedia >> Adobe).

[toltec]

As far as I know there is no video for that but it is a standard boolean operation.

 

 

Below, I filled the shapes with colours so you can see better. It doesn't matter if you have fill colours or not, when you use the frame text tool it will make the shape transparent.

 

Put the cutout shape (orange) above what will be the text frame. Select both shapes and go Layer > Geometry > Subtract.

 

That will give a shape like this

 

 

Make sure the shape is selected and then select the Frame Text Tool

 

 

When you hover over the shape, you will get this pentagon pointer.

 

Click on the shape to turn it into a text frame.

 

You can turn any sort of shape into a text frame.

 

 

[Alfred]

8 minutes ago, toltec said:

When you hover over the shape, you will get this hexagon pointer.

 

 

I think you may have meant to say ‘pentagon’.  I blame those glasses of yours!

 

 

[toltec]

1 minute ago, Alfred said:

 

I think you may have meant to say ‘pentagon’.  I blame those glasses of yours!

 

 

 

No, can't blame them, I had a senior moment.

 

[Alfred]

6 minutes ago, toltec said:

No, can't blame them, I had a senior moment.

 

Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone if you don’t!

[HVDB Photography]

3 hours ago, toltec said:

Below, I filled the shapes with colours so you can see better. It doesn't matter if you have fill colours or not, when you use the frame text tool it will make the shape transparent.

 

Put the cutout shape (orange) above what will be the text frame. Select both shapes and go Layer > Geometry > Subtract.

 

 

Great tip toltec

Many thanks

 

[Sebastiano Basile -Avola]

Now I understand. This is a good way. Thank you all.

[ShaunSmithDesigns]

Hi everyone,

I only recently started using Affinity but I have found a simpler way which would allow for image size adjustments without having to create a new text object each time.  Simply select the image and click on the 'Edit Wrap Outline' button to give it a reactive border - now when you move it over a text box the text will adjust around it.

I hope this works for everyone and you can recreate it as I have!

[MEB]

Hi ShaunSmithDesigns,
Welcome to Affinity Forums
The text wrap options were recently introduced with Affinity Publisher (Beta) and are not available in Affinity Designer, the program the OP was using.

[Sebastiano Basile -Avola]

Hi ShaunSmithDesigns, I did a lot of tests but I could not get Wrap text with images.
You could explain it better with a small tutorial.

Thank you

[walt.farrell]

2 minutes ago, basile said:

I did a lot of tests but I could not get Wrap text with images.

Are you still using Designer? If so, the text-wrap function mentioned by ShaunSmithDesigns is not available to you. It's only in Publisher, currently in beta testing.

If you have switched to Publisher, you should post in the Publisher discussion forum.

[Sebastiano Basile -Avola]

Ahahhahahahah,
I'm trying designer.
So this way works only for publishers.

walt.farrell, thank you for the clarification

[PixelPest]

I find the geometry and frame text tool works quite nicely in Designer:

 

[Sebastiano Basile -Avola]

Yes, this is the best way for designer but it would be more convenient and flexible the way as  Publisher.
                      Thank you

[Alfred]

2 minutes ago, basile said:

Yes, this is the best way for designer but it would be more convenient and flexible the way as  Publisher.

Agreed. The current workaround in Designer is better than nothing, but the wrap needs to be adjusted manually every time you move the image.