Sarkut
Thanks for the reply. Here's what I tried:
Set image size as you outlined. I put a gradient (from black to white (top to bottom)) on this.
New layer, then imported my image (which fills left half of the layer.) So far so good.
New layer. Clicked text button - now I don't see any text when typing ( though the cursor is moving.) I am sure this is an elementary mistake, but where am I going wrong??
Thanks for the advice,
Frank