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    Default How can I un-tick "show outline" permanently

    Help needed!

    I am using the Magic Erase/Clone Tool, made the correction, then think the result should be a tad bigger, so Ctrl+F2 for the Selector Tool>click on the correction, pull out the nodes to resize.
    But .. the Show Outline appears around the correction, I don't want it there, it obscures what I am trying to do.
    Not seen that in previous versions. Previously just the nodes appeared and I could resize
    How do I un-tick it, disable it, or bin it?
    Have read through the Help files, but am none the wiser.
    This is driving me nuts and I am now tempted to revert to Designer 11.

    Grenou (using Designer 365)

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    Default Re: How can I un-tick "show outline" permanently

    Try this:
    After moving your cloned shape Ctrl+C / Ctrl + Shift + V. Then resize and feather if required.
    Does that do what you require?
    Egg

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    Default Re: How can I un-tick "show outline" permanently

    That's different to what I have been using for years, but yes, it would do the trick.
    Thanks Egg :-)

    Grenou

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    Default Re: How can I un-tick "show outline" permanently

    there is a show/hide outlines button on the magnetic lasso infobar [ctrl+H]- that may help?
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    Default Re: How can I un-tick "show outline" permanently

    Thanks Handdrawn, it doesn't un-tick the 'marching ants' when I try to adjust the selection.

    I have tried to add that button to my custom toolbar, but it isn't listed.
    Egg's trick works, I am happy to report

    Grenou

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    Default Re: How can I un-tick "show outline" permanently

    Pressing ESC button might help
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    Default Re: How can I un-tick "show outline" permanently

    @Grenou - yes, sorry, I misread your original post

    EDIT - this is what Egg has already sugested...

    the ants are there all right - try copying your selection to clipboard, deleting the selection and then pasting back in place - that seems to work for me if I've now understood you right
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    Default Re: How can I un-tick "show outline" permanently

    I now do this :-)
    But this never happened before in previous versions, I checked in Designer 11, which is the 2nd image in my post.
    so I don't understand why this is happening now, but Egg's solution works fine, thanks again Egg :-)

    Grenou

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    Default Re: How can I un-tick "show outline" permanently

    [Apologies if this shows twice. My previous submission doesn't show.]

    I did not upgrade to X365 yet, but I was looking through Release notes, and looks like Ctrl-H will toggle the marching ants outline. Attaching a screenshot from the release notes page.

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    Regards,

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    Default Re: How can I un-tick "show outline" permanently

    Quote Originally Posted by EuropaViewer View Post
    [Apologies if this shows twice. My previous submission doesn't show.]

    I did not upgrade to X365 yet, but I was looking through Release notes, and looks like Ctrl-H will toggle the marching ants outline. Attaching a screenshot from the release notes page.

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    Regards,
    Thanks EuropaViewer, but Ctrl_H doesn't get rid of those ants!
    As I mentioned, Egg's solution works a treat.

    Grenou

 

 

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