About
Add text to any slide and style it much like in Word or PowerPoint: font, size, color, alignment and line height. You can also curve text, rotate it, and add a shadow or an outline, and use your own fonts.
Get Started
Everything here starts in the editor: go to Playlists, open your playlist and choose the slide. When you’re done, click Publish.
Add and edit
Add text to a slide
- Click Text, or press Shift + T
- Type your text, and drag the box into place
Change the words
- Double-click the text
- Change the text
- Click outside the text box when you’re done
Remove text
- Click the text
- Click Remove, or press Backspace
Style
Change the font, size and color
- Click the text
- Under Font, pick a font, and click bold, italic or underline
- Set Font size and Line Height
- Pick a color, or use the color picker to take one from the slide
Align text
- Click the text
- Under Text Alignment, choose left, center, right or justify
- Under Alignment, place the text box on the slide
Curve or rotate text
- Click the text
- Add a curve to bend the text, or use Rotate to turn it
Add a shadow or an outline
- Click the text
- Under Shadow, set the color, thickness and blur
- Under Stroke, set the color and thickness of the outline
Use your own font
Upload your font to the Library, then pick it under Font. See Custom Fonts.
Options
Click a text to see these in the settings on the right.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alignment | Maximize, align left, center, right, top, middle or bottom, and lock |
| Layer | Move the text up or down the layers |
| Font | The font |
| Font styling | Bold, italic, underline, color and the color picker |
| Text Alignment | Left, center, right or justify |
| Font size | The size of the text |
| Line Height | The space between lines |
| Positioning | Place the text pixel by pixel |
| Shadow | Shadow color, thickness and blur |
| Stroke | Outline color and thickness |
| Rotate | Rotate the text |
FAQ
How do I add my own font?
See Custom Fonts.
How do I make text bigger than 100?
The size slider goes from 0 to 100, but you can go higher with the arrow up key in the size field, or simply resize the text box.
How do I match the color of my text to something on the slide?
Click the color picker next to the solid colors, then click the color you want on the slide. It only picks colors from the slide.
Can I lock the position of my text?
Yes. A locked object stays where it is and can’t be resized or removed. Read more about locking objects.
Is there a shortcut to add text?
Yes. Shift + T adds a new text box. See all keyboard shortcuts.
