Affinity Designer Basic 4

Question 1

What does the 'Boolean operation' Subtract do in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

Removes the top shape's area from the bottom shape

Answer

Subtract carves out the area of the top object from the bottom object, leaving the remainder of the bottom shape.

Question 2

How can you constrain an object to move only horizontally or vertically while dragging in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

Hold Shift while dragging

Answer

Holding Shift while dragging constrains the movement to 45-degree increments, including perfectly horizontal or vertical.

Question 3

In the Transform panel, what does the lock icon between the Width and Height fields do?

Accepted Answer

Constrains proportions so width and height scale together

Answer

The lock icon links width and height so changing one value automatically scales the other to maintain the original aspect ratio.

Question 4

What is the function of the Gradient Tool in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

Creates and edits smooth color transitions applied to a fill or stroke

Answer

The Gradient Tool lets you apply, adjust, and reposition linear, radial, or conical gradient fills directly on an object.

Question 5

Which menu option lets you align selected objects relative to the page rather than to each other in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

Arrange > Align to Page

Answer

Setting the alignment reference to 'Page' in the Align panel or Arrange menu aligns objects relative to the document page boundaries.

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