emhafores Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 When I use the FrameText Tool to prepare a text I do not see the text when the textbox is placed on the canvas. Only when the box will be removed into the page, the characters are visible. Now I need to make the other layers invisible to have a clear view. Is it possible to change this manner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I am not sure what you mean about getting a clear view, but if it is that you expect the text frame to have a fill color of its own instead of being transparent, in neither Designer nor Photo can the text frame itself be assigned a fill color. You can assign a background color to the text via the Character panel like in this text BG fill.afdesign file, but that won't fill the entire frame: An alternative is to add a filled rectangle or other shape layer & place it behind the text frame. 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...
emhafores Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 Sorry I am not clear enough. I want to place text in a layer and use the "Frame Text Tool" so I can position that block of text afterwards on the right place. Unfortunately it is not possible to read the text when a part of the FrameTextTool is over the canvas (outside the design) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Goto.. View > View Mode and switch off... "Clip to Canvas" 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...
emhafores Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 Thanks carl123 ; this is the solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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