To add text to the selected slide, click the Text Overlay option in the Text tab and enter the desired text in the Text field. The options for formatting text are:

• Font: Select the desired font from the drop-menu directly beneath the text field.
• Font format: Under the font selection, click B to make the text bold, I to italicize, and U to underline the text. The solid A button changes the color of the text, the outlined A (at far right) changes the color of the text outline.
• Size: Use the size slider to control how large the text appears on the slide.
• Color: The Text Color, Outline Color and Background Color controls, when clicked, will display a dialog where you can select the colors of your text. Note: Un-checking the Show outline check box will hide the text outline.
• Opacity: Use the opacity slider to control how opaque the text appears on the slide.
• Shadow: Check this option to add a shadow to the text.
• Alignment: Selecting one of the alignment buttons will adjust the alignment of your text within the frame.
• Scroll: Select a scroll option to have your text enter the screen and pass through during the duration of the slide.
• Fade in and out: Check this option to have the text fade in and out on the slide.

Preset Text Overlays

The following are Preset Text Overlays, the difference between these and the Text Overlay is that these will have a rendered background with different styles:

• Comment - Top left: will add a text overlay in the top left corner of the slide with a background with a gradient from white to black;
• Comment - Bottom right: will add a text overlay in the bottom right corner of the slide with a background with a gradient from black to white;
• Ruby - Center top: will add a text overlay in the top center of the slide with a red ruby like background;
• Ruby - Center bottom: will add a text overlay in the bottom center of the slide with a red ruby like background;
• Pill - Top left: will add a text overlay in the top left corner of the slide with a blue pill like background;
• Pill - Bottom left: will add a text overlay in the bottom left corner of the slide with a blue pill like background;

For the Preset Text Overlays these are the possible attributes that can be customized:

• Font: Select the desired font from the drop-menu directly beneath the text field.
• Size: Use the size slider to control how large the text appears on the slide.
• Fade in and out: Check this option to have the text fade in and out on the slide.