Text placed directly over a photo is often either unreadable against a busy background, or forced behind a solid block that hides the image entirely.
A transparency slider gives a middle option: exactly as much of the photo showing through as you choose.
Here's the trick:
The transparency slider lets you dial in exactly how much of the photo shows through behind your text.
How to use it
- Select the shape or text box you want to adjust.
- Click the transparency icon in the top toolbar — it looks like a small checkered circle.
- Drag the slider until the layer underneath shows through at the amount you want.
- Combine it with a solid color rectangle behind the text for a soft tint effect over a busy photo.
Where it helps most
Making a caption readable over a photo without covering the image completely, or creating a subtle tinted overlay across an entire background.
One thing to watch for
Very low transparency values can make small text hard to read against a light patch of the photo. Check contrast at actual size, not just zoomed in.
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