Displaying Text on Images in View Mode

You can use the Header/Footer tool to display text with your images in View mode. The text is displayed while you are viewing the image, but does not modify the original image. You can also hide the headers and footers without changing the settings.

To add text directly to your photos and save it as part of the image, see Adding text to an image.

To Edit Image Headers and Footers:

1. In View mode, click View | Edit Header/Footer.
2. Do one or both of the following:
   • Select the Header checkbox to add text at the top of the image.
   • Select the Footer checkbox to add text at the bottom of the image.
3. Select or change the text options as described below.
4. Click OK.

Text Options

To Insert Metadata in Image Text:

1. Position the cursor in the Description text box where you want to display the file information and click Insert Metadata.
2. In the Choose Properties dialog box, select the file information you want to include.
3. Click OK.

The information you added is inserted as a placeholder that will be replaced by the specific text for each image.

Hiding Image Text

You can hide either the header or footer, or disable both at once without changing or deleting the information in the header and footer fields.

To Hide the Image Text:

1. In View mode, click View | Edit Header/Footer.
2. Do one or both of the following:
   • Clear the Header checkbox to remove text from the top of the image.
   • Clear the Footer checkbox to remove text from the bottom of the image.
3. Click OK.

To show or hide both headers and footers simultaneously, click View | Show Header/Footer.

See Also:

• Setting View Mode Options
• Viewing File Properties in View Mode