# Affinity Designer Tips ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Created**:: [[2024-01-16]] ## Synopsis ### Resize Parent Without Children Several ways: - Use frame texts instead of artist text. There's a menu item to convert all artist texts to frame texts. - Use constraints. Open the panel from the Window manual. - Check "Lock Children" in the select tool options panel. ### Restrict Select Same/Object In a Layer - Hide others. - Uncheck "Select Hidden Objects" in the Select Same/Object menu. - When down, show others. ### Quickly Jump Between View Points Use the Navigator panel to save and jump to view points. ### iPad Features - DPI: Resize - View Scale: Ruler Tool