With Text Background, you can create stylish text effects like those often used on magazines and advertisements. It lets you add a background shape to your text and you can choose the color of the shape, set it to be a filled color or outline, and set its opacity (transparency).
For example, the images above have the same text but with three different text backgrounds. Image 1 has a solid fill white circular text background. Image 2 has a white outline angled rectangle background. Image 3 has a solid black rectangle with transparent text. These are just a selection of the text backgrounds you can create in Photoroom.
Note: Text Background is currently available on the iPhone, iPad and Web App versions of Photoroom. It is coming soon to Android.
On iPhone and iPad
To create a text background on the iPhone or iPad version of Photoroom:
(Video shows Photoroom on iPhone)
Select Content.
Choose the workspace you want to work in.
Select the design you want to edit.
Alternatively, you can create a new design (for instructions, see Create your first Photoroom design).Select Text and then enter the text you want to add to your design.
Alternatively, select a text layer that already exists on your design.[Optional] Select the text layer and use the layer settings to style the text, for example, choose a color and font.
Select the text and scroll down to the Background setting. Turn the Background on.
Select the Background bar in the layer settings to reveal the text background settings.
Use the color settings to choose a color for the text background.
Select a shape for the background from the shape options.
When you have chosen a shape, select Edit to reveal its settings.
Use the settings to style the shape. The settings that are shown vary depending on the type of shape, but can include:
Spread
Use to control the size of the text background.
Roundness
Use to control the amount of curve on the corners of the text background.
Opacity
Use to control the transparency of the text background.
Angle
Use to control how much the edges of an angled text background lean forwards or back.
Thickness
Use to control the width of the outline of the text backgrounds.
Offset
Use to control the position of the stripe in the text background.
Knockout text
Use to make the text 100% transparent.
Wrap around lines
Use to make the text background stay close to the text on each line.
Wrap around lines is off (1). Wrap around lines is on (2).
[Optional] Select Export. Use the export settings to download your design as an image file or to share it with other people.
Select X to exit the editor and save your design.
On Web App
To add a text background on the Web App version of Photoroom:
Log in at app.photoroom.com.
Choose the workspace you want to work in.
Select Designs and then select the design you want to edit.
Alternatively, you can create a new design (for instructions, see Create your first Photoroom design).Select Add text to display the Add text settings in the sidebar.
Select Add text in the sidebar and then enter the text you want to add.
Alternatively, select a text layer that already exists on your design.[Optional] Select the text layer and use the layer settings to style the text, for example, choose a color and font.
Select the text layer and turn Text Background on.
Use the color settings to choose a color for the text background.
Select a shape for the background from the shape options.
When you have chosen a shape, select the Edit icon on the shape to reveal its settings.
Use the settings to style the shape. The settings that are shown vary depending on the type of shape, but can include:
Spread
Use to control the size of the text background.
Roundness
Use to control the amount of curve on the corners of the text background.
Opacity
Use to control the transparency of the text background.
Angle
Use to control how much the edges of an angled text background lean forwards or back.
Thickness
Use to control the width of the outline of the text backgrounds.
Offset
Use to control the position of the stripe in the text background.
Knockout text
Use to make the text 100% transparent.
Knockout text off (1). Knockout text on (2).
Wrap around lines
Use to make the text background stay close to the text on each line.
Wrap around lines is off (1). Wrap around lines is on (2).
[Optional] Select the Download icon to download your design as an image file. Enter a file name for the image file and select a file type and then select Download.
Select Home to exit the editor and save your design.
