Add Color Using Text Boxes – Part 2

Creating color blocks A color block adds interest and changes up your messages. What’s a color block? A text box with a color fill.  It creates a solid center for text that contrasts with a moving video or image. Here’s how to create a color block: Import a video or image. Add a text box. […]

Daktronics Commercial Software Training on 3/8/2014

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Creating color blocks A color block adds interest and changes up your messages. What’s a color block? A text box with a color fill.  It creates a solid center for text that contrasts with a moving video or image. Here’s how to create a color block:

  • Import a video or image.

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  • Add a text box.
  • Go to the Format tab and select a color that contrasts highly to the video or image.
  • Stretch the text box out, leaving a “frame” around the edges.

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  • Add another text box on top of the color block and enter your text.

TIP: Use the Select a Color option to match the font color to the video.