You can add a colored background to text items to increase contrast or better display the text. The background size can be adjusted by changing the text box size.
To add a background to your text box in the PosterMyWall editor:
- Select any plain text box on your design.
- In the right contextual menu, turn on the toggle beside Background.
- Select the color box to change the color.
- You can also choose types like solid, linear or radial while choosing colors.
- You can also move the opacity and roundness slider to adjust the box opacity and roundness respectively.
Add text outline
Alternately, you can also add an outline around your text with the text outline tool. Just click the 'Outline' toggle right below the 'Fill' option to turn on the text outline for your selected text.
You can adjust the outline's color and thickness. You can also mix and match other effects such as text styles, background and shadows.
On Mobile
To add a background to your text box in the PosterMyWall mobile editor:
- Select any plain text box on your design.
- In the bottom contextual menu, click Background and change it to solid or gradient, however you want.
- Select the color box to change the color, and move the opacity slider to adjust the box opacity.
For text outline, just select a text you want to outline and click the 'Outline' option in the bottom contextual bar to turn on the text outline for your selected text.
Read this article to learn how to change your text's line height and spacing.