How to Make a Photo Collage With Text

by TurboCollage Team

Are you looking to make a photo collage containing text - a message, greeting, someone's name, etc.?

We'll show you how to add text to your photo collage in this article.

If you don't have TurboCollage installed on your computer, download and install it here; it's available for Mac and Windows PC.

Table of Contents

• Video overview of text manipulation in TurboCollage
• How to add text to the photo collage?
• How to delete text from the photo collage?
• How to edit existing text?
• How to select a font for text?
• How to change the font size of a text?
• How to re-position text in the collage?
• How to change the text opacity?
• How to stroke and/or fill text?
• How to set a text background?
• How to add shadows to text in your collage?
• How to rotate text?

Video overview of text manipulation in TurboCollage

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How to add text to the photo collage?

You can either add new text directly or by copying an existing text.

To directly add text to your collage:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Go to the Text tab on the top left side of the application.
3. Press the New button.
4. Type in the text and change text position, font, color, opacity, shadows etc.

To add text by copying existing text:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Select the text to copy by clicking it in collage.
3. Press the Make Copy button in the Text tab on the left side of the application.
4. Type in the text and change text position, font, color, opacity, shadows etc.

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How to delete text from the photo collage?

To delete text from your collage:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Click the text to select it.
3. Press the Delete button in the Text tab on the left side of the application.

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How to edit existing text?

To edit existing text:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Click the text to select it.
3. Type in the text and change text position, font, color, shadows etc.

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How to select a font for text?

To select a font for the text:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Click the text to select it.
3. Select a font from the Font section.

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How to change the font size of a text?

To change font size:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Click the text to select it.
3. Change font size in the Font section on the left.

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How to re-position text in the collage?

To re-position text:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Click and drag the text to change its position.

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How to change the text opacity?

To change text opacity:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Click the text to select it.
3. Choose text opacity in the Font section.

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How to stroke and/or fill text?

To stroke and/or fill text:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Click the text to select it.
3. Select Stroke Only, Fill Only or Stroke and Fill in the Stroke and Fill section.
4. Select stroke color and fill color in the Stroke and Fill section.

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How to set a text background?

Sometimes text might not be visible in front of the background pictures. You can use a partially or wholly opaque text background in such a scenario.

To use a text background:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Click the text to select it.
3. Change the text background opacity from the Text Background section.
4. Change the text background color from the Text Background section.

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How to add shadows to text in your collage?

Shadows give a real paper collage feel to your collage. Shadows generally have three components - the X and Y offset that specify the location of the light source and blur that determines the distance of the light source.

To add shadows to the text:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Click the text to select it.
3. Check Draw Text Shadows.
4. Adjust the X Offset, Y Offset, and Blur sliders.

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How to rotate text?

To rotate text:

1. Unlock text at the top of the application if currently locked.
2. Click the text to select it.
3. Rotate text using the controls in the Rotation section on the left.

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