Ways of Presenting Text in Image

1. WAYS OF PRESENTING TEXT ON IMAGES
Most presenters simply slap some text into their slides
without thinking much about it. According to Adam Noar (
2017 ), dont make mistake. He further stated that you
must follow the five ( 5 ) practical methods to improve
the way you overlay text into presentations.

2. METHOD 1: APPLY TEXT DIRECTLY TO AN IMAGE
The first and easiest way is to put text directly on
an image. Just be sure to have a clean and simple
image (with ample whitespace) that makes text
appear legible. If the Image has a lot of “noise” it
will make your text difficult to see.

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4. METHOD 2: TEXT-IN-A-BOX
This method is very simple. All you have to do
is add a transparent shape and add some
white text. If the overlay is opaque enough,
you can have just about any image
underneath and the text will still be legible.

6. METHOD 3: OVERLAY THE WHOLE IMAGE
Another method is to create an overlay over the entire background image
by using a simple PowerPoint shape. To create an overlay, simply add a
transparent and translucent shape on top of the background image.
Overlays help to add a subtle trace of color to objects on a slide. A black or
dark overlay using a translucent black shape is recommended when the
original image is too bright or has too much contrast for the text to be
legible. While a black overlay is simplest and most versatile, you can always
use a color overlay as well.

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8. METHOD 4: BLUR THE IMAGE
A simple way for making overlaid text legible
is to blur all or part of the background image.
Blurring your image will help your text
appear legible and visible.

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10. METHOD 5: FLOOR FADE
The floor fade is when you add a gradient over an image that
subtly fades towards black at the bottom. Make sure to pay
attention to the direction of the fade in order to achieve
your desired effect. This effect will make your image look the
most natural to the eye since the image is slightly darker at
the bottom and the light is coming from the top.

11. EXAMPLE FLOORFADE

12. Ten Clever Tricks for Adding Text to
Images (By Adam Noar)

13. • When you are creating a PowerPoint presentation and want it
to look as snazzy as possible, there is a lot you can do to make
your slides shine with the brightness and glory of a thousand
suns. You can add beautiful background textures, have
perfectly complimentary fonts, or avoid the hassle of doing it
yourself and just buy a ready-made template from the get-go.

14. • Even so, if you are not careful your text can look boring.
Another way to make your presentation slides look spiffy
(and certainly not boring) is to change up the way you add
text to a picture. Here are ten clever and easy to
implement presentation design tips for mixing up your text
display and maximizing your PowerPoint potential.

15. 1. ADD SOME PERSPECTIVES
Sometimes it can be a good idea to play around with the
perspective in your slide-keeping your text front and
center in the foreground all the time can get a bit stale.
A great way to change up the monotony is to set the text
so that it appears to be receding backwards into the
image, Star Wars opening- credits style.

17. 2. MAKE THE TEXT PART OF THE SCENE
This perfect example of integrating your display text into the scene of
the image you are using. In this image example you see a slightly
different version to this same approach. This time, the display text is
manipulated to conform to the contours of the mountain that is the
focal point of the image, creating a clear tie-in between the image
itself and the idea being expressed. It is a great concept and in theory
should not be too hard to mess up, unless you overthink it.

18. EXAMPLE OF MAKING THE TEXT PART OF THE
SCENE

19. 3. ADD ICONS FOR EMPHASIS
Sometimes the best way to get your point across is to add simple,
preferably flat-designed icons to your presentation slides. It goes
without saying that if you do use an icon or vector, make sure that it
compliments your image. When you add an icon to your presentation
slide you have the opportunity to reinforce the message you are
trying to send to your audience without having to rely solely on
words.

20. EXAMPLE OF ADDING ICON FOR EMPHASIS
BE
CREATIVE

21. 4. GO BIG
Sometimes you do not have to do anything else to an image to make it stand out
other than smack some size 225 font text on that puppy and let it do all the talking.
A few caveats to this tip, however: if you do decide to go for some XXL- sized
display text, pick a font that will look good doing it. If you go big, there is really no
reason to use a fancypants font. Another tip to keep in mind is that you should
make sure that the image you match it up with is not too cluttered, visually, if you
use a mega-sized display text. Keep the compositional clutter to a minimum so that
your huge words have less commotion going on in the background-that way you
can really maximize the effect.

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23. 5. COMBINING 2-3 DIFFERENT FONT SIZES
Playing off the concept of using ultra-sized fonts, another great way
to the size of your create eye-catching visuals with your display text is
to mix text. As you can see, this technique looks great and is quite
effective at drawing your attention to the bigger, more significant
keywords in the text. To optimize the visual impact of this sort of
display, it probably is best to have a longer phrase with anywhere
from 5 to 12 words in them, that way you can vary the font size in
sizeable chunks of words.

24. EXAMPLE OF COMBINING 2-3 FONT SIZES
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25. 6. BE BOLD WITH KEYWORDS
As you know by now, it is very important to be concise with the text you use on
presentation slides, because no one wants to hear you reading an essay during a
PowerPoint presentation. So when you create display text for a slide, it should
already be pared down to the essentials. A useful method for conveying the most
prominent information to your readers is to highlight keywords in your image.
There are a few ways to pull this off. The first one, as mentioned before, is to draw
attention to the most significant words in the text by making them significantly
larger than the other words in the text.

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27. 7. PLAY WITH ORIENTATION
The orientation, or angle at which you present your text, is another variable at your
control when you are designing effective display text for your presentation slides.
You can achieve all sorts of different effects by playing with the orientation of the
words.

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29. 8. ADDING SHAPE FOR EMPHASIS
Especially if you are using a bright, catchy image background it can sometimes be difficult to make
your display text stand out. While making the font really big is one solution, this detracts from the
image itself, and you probably do not want to resort to using overly flashy colors of font styles (again,
with exceptions) to highlight your text. Instead, a perfect solution to creating instant contrast and
drawing attention to your words is to add semi-transparent shapes as background filler behind your
display text.

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31. 9. STOCK YOUR TEXT INTO AN INVISIBLE SHAPE
A particularly clever arrangement involves grouping the display text into an
invisible shape in contrast to whatever is in the image background. The erect works
best with a good number of words, and acts as a compositional foil to the tangible
image that is presented with it. The text is shaped into a vertical rectangle in front
of a jagged mountain peak, with swirling clouds filling in the foreground. Ideally
you would shape your words in a way that compliments the message. Here, “life
begins outside your comfort zone” is compressed into an invisible box, with the
wild scenery in the background implying that life is metaphorically just beyond the
comfort zone written in words. Get creative with your words and try this the next
time you want to add an extra, implicit layer of meaning to your presentation slides.

32. 10. COMBINE LIGHT AND BOLD FONTS TOGETHER
FOR IMPACT
A particularly clever arrangement involves grouping the display text into an
invisible shape in contrast to whatever is in the image background. The effect works
best with a good number of words, and acts as a compositional foil to the tangible
image that is presented with it. The text must be shaped into a vertical rectangle in
front of a jagged mountain peak, with swirling clouds filling in the foreground.
Ideally you would shape your words in a way that compliments the message. Here,
“life begins outside your comfort zone” is compressed into an invisible box, with
the wild scenery in the background implying that life is metaphorically just beyond
the comfort zone written in words.

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34. 11. COMBINE LIGHT AND BOLD FONTS TO
HIGHLIGHT IDEAS
Combine light and bold fonts together to highlight your most important ideas.
Uniform fonts are a little bit dull, so adding boldface to your font or choosing one
font that is narrow and another one that tends to be on the thick side is a great way
to create visual impact. For this to work best, you do need to make sure that the
color saturation and contrast of the image you use does not interfere visually in
places where your display text overlaps, because thin fonts will stand out in
different ways from bold fonts.

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36. MESSAGE OF THE TEXT

37. BASIC TEXT MESSAGING
Before we start, there are a few things to know
about text messaging, also known as SMS (short
message service), when just text is sent, or MMS
(multimedia messaging service), which can include
photos, audio, and other multimedia.

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• You can send a text message to any modern cell phone even if you use a different
wireless provider.
• Each text message is limited to 160 characters, including spaces. If you try to send a
message over 160 characters, your message will be split into several messages and
delivered separately, right after each other.
• Check your cell phone plan to see how much text messaging or texting costs. If you
don’t have a plan that includes texting, each message you send or receive will cost a
small amount (around P5 pesos per message, but more if you send a text message
while roaming internationally or if you send an international text message).

39. PRESENTING THE PURPOSE, TONE, AUDIENCE AND
CONTENT OF THE TEXT

40. Imagine reading one long block of text, with each idea blurring into
the next. Even if you are reading a thrilling novel or an interesting
news article, you will likely lose interest in what the author has to say
very quickly. During the writing process, it is helpful to position
yourself as a reader. Ask yourself whether you can focus easily on
each point you make. One technique that effective writers use is to
begin a fresh paragraph for each new idea they introduce.
PRESENTING THE PURPOSE, TONE, AUDIENCE AND
CONTENT OF THE TEXT

41. Paragraphs separate ideas into logical, manageable chunks.
One paragraph focuses on only one main idea and presents
coherent sentences to support that one point. Because all
the sentences in one paragraph support the same point, a
paragraph may stand on its own. To create longer
assignments and to discuss more than one point, writers
group together paragraphs.
PRESENTING THE PURPOSE, TONE, AUDIENCE AND
CONTENT OF THE TEXT

42. THREE ELEMENTS SHAPE THE CONTENT OF EACH
PARAGRAPH:
1. Purpose. The reason the writer composes the paragraph.
2. Tone. The attitude the writer conveys about the paragraph’s
subject.
3. Audience. The individual or group whom the writer intends to
address.