Type your text in your preferred word processing program in the desired font style
Select the Windows Start button on your taskbar
In the search, type Snipping Tool and select it from the list of results
The Snipping Tool window will appear on your screen. Select New
Your screen will gray out a little and your cursor will turn into a plus sign
You will then click and drag your mouse across the text to capture it as an image
Once the image is captured, select Save in the Snipping Tools window (this will be a floppy disc icon), or select File and Save As
Save the image to your desktop or somewhere where you can access this image on the computer
You can now select Image and Add Image in the Customize screen of Design & Print Online and upload your text as an image from your computer onto your template. You can resize and move this on the template like any other image
Selected Screenshot on Apple Mac
Type your text in your preferred word processing program in the desired font style
On your keyboard, press Shift + Command + 4
Your cursor will turn into a plus sign
Click and drag your mouse across the text capture it as an image
Once you release your mouse or trackpad, the image of the text will automatically save to your desktop
Rename the screenshot if you’d like so it’s easier to locate on your computer
You can now select Image and Add Image in the Customize screen of Design & Print Online and upload your text as an image from your computer onto your template. You can resize and move this on the template like any other image
PowerPoint to Create Text Image
After you type your text in PowerPoint in a text box and select your font style and size, hover your mouse over the text box outline until you see a 4-headed-arrow appear
When you see this 4-headed-arrow, right click with your mouse and select Save as Picture … from the options listed
Your save window will appear. We recommend renaming the file name and saving it to your desktop or somewhere when you can access this image on the computer
You can now select Image and Add Image in the Customize screen of Design & Print Online and upload your text as an image from your computer onto your template. You can resize and move this on the template like any other image
Design & Print Offline
- Open your desktop (downloaded) version of Design & Print
- Begin a new project or if you have one open go to Step #3 (Customize)
- Add a Text Box if you do not already have one. (You can do this by clicking on T- Text to the left of the screen, then Add Text Box)
- Click and drag your cursor over the text inside the box to highlight
- Go to the left of the page under the 'Text' Heading
- Click the Font dropdown list
- Scroll down to System Fonts
- The Fonts listed below that line will be the ones in your computer
- Select the Font you would like to use from your list to apply it to the template
Note: System fonts used in Design & Print Offline projects will not be able to transfer to our Design & Print Online program.