oao Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I have just installet Paint.Net and am trying to create a eBook cover. I created a new image, set dimensions and DPI, pasted in an image and now I am trying to insert some text. I click on the Text Tool then click on the image when I want to put the text but when I try to write the text the Nub moves with every letter I type but nothing gets writen. This is weird. Pls advise. Thanx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Make sure you've de-selected the image you pasted in by pressing "Ctrl" + "D". After which it is recommended that you create a new layer for your text. EDIT: Fixed typo Edited July 9, 2012 by jim100361 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oao Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks. I think I did that and it still did not work; even though I deselected the 2nd layer with the image it would try to write text on it. Only when I first did the text and then I pasted in the image did it work. And it is all one layer. Another thing I dk is how to edit the text I already written and move the image I already pasted in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Only when I first did the text and then I pasted in the image did it work. And it is all one layer. Am I to understand that on a single layer you put the text, and then on that very same layer you pasted the image and you can still see the text? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oao Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Yes, because there is text at the top and text lower down and the image is in the middle and does not cover them. I have not learned to work with layers yet. But now I want to edit/move the text and I dk how to effect changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Layers are pretty simple. Once you learn how to use them (not hard), all sorts of possibilities open up. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 This link will give you some insight about layers: http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/LayersWindow.html The short answer to your question about the text is you can't fix it. Once you've applied the text and gone onto something else, it is no longer text. It then becomes a graphic image itself (this is why you should apply the text to a separate layer - so you can delete the layer and then create a new one). Since you've pasted the image already, they are now 1 piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oao Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanx. Will check it out. My general impression about Paint.NET documentation is that it's very sparse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 A matter of opinion that I cannot agree with. Have you actually read through the online documentation? Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oao Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Of course it's a matter of opinion. I had only skimmed through some parts, I just installed PaintNET so it'll take me a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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