Chapter 10 Text

> Adding Text to a Layout

> Text Design

> Choosing a Font

> Selecting a Font Color

> Text and Text Box Transparency

> Picture Text

> Ornamental Initials

Adding Text to a Layout

Although photo books consist mainly of photos, text often adds spice and gives a book a high-quality look and feel. The interplay between images and text results in a more balanced (and more interesting) book than one that contains only visual information. Text can also play an important informational or anecdotal role.

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Figure 10.1: Photo book software uses text boxes to arrange text. Like image boxes, they can be moved, stretched, and adjusted at any time. ...

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