Photo Words
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Click the "Insert" menu.
Choose "Word art" from the drop-down menu.
Type in your word using all capital letters (they give more room for the photo to show through).
Press "Enter" to insert the word art.
Add the Word / Tāpirihia te Kupu
Zilla Slab Highlight is the inverse of every other font that Google provides. Zilla is transparent inside of the letters and colored outside of the letters.
To Add Zilla Slab Highlight Font:
Add Font / Tāpiri Momotuhi
Select the word art.
Change font to Zilla Slab Highlight.
Click "bold".
Click and drag the corners of the word art to make it fit within your slide however you want.
If needed, you use the "Arrange" menu to centre the word art horizontally and vertically on the slide.
Format Word Art Font
Whakahōputu Momotuhi Kupu Toi
Adding the Photos
Te Tāapiri i ngā Whakaahua
Click "Insert" then "Image" then "Search the web".
This will open a panel on the right side of the screen where you can type in your search terms to find an image you would like to use.
Select the image you want and then click "Insert".
Add the Photo
Tāpirihia te whakaahua
Click on the photo to select it.
Click "Format options" in the top toolbar.
Click on the "Adjustments" section.
In the "Transparency" setting, slide the control to anywhere around halfway.
Now we will be able to see both the photo and the word art so that we can align everything properly
Format the Photo
Whakahōputuhia te Whakaahua
To move the photo, simply click and drag the image itself.
To resize the photo, click and drag the corners.
To crop the photo simply double-click on the image and then click and drag the black crop bars.
Move, Resize & Crop the Photo
Nukuhia, Huri te Rahi me te Tapahi i te Whakaahua
Select the image.
Click "Format options" then "Adjustments" then drag the transparency slides back down to 0.
Click “Arrange”, “Order”,
then “Bring to front” to push the
photo behind the word art text.
Combine the Text and Photo
Whakakotahi i te Tuhinga me te Whakaahua
Keyboard Shortcut
Press "Ctrl + Shift + down arrow".
Each time you press Ctrl =Shift+down arrow, the image will move further back.
If needed you can press Ctrl + Shift + up arrow to move it forward again.
To change the border colour of the word art: select the word art, then click the "Border color" button in the top toolbar.
To change the fill color of the word art: select the word art, then click the "Fill color" button in the top toolbar (looks like a paint can).
To change the background: Click the Slide background then "Change background".
Change Colours & Background
Huri i nga Tae me te Papamuri
Add any additional items to your work:
Words
Images
Add Extra Items
Tāpiri Tūemi Anō
New Post
Inserting Images
Embedding Content
Using Tags
Blog Post Checklist
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Share your Work / Tohaina to Mahi