Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Six:
Let's take a look at how our custom slide
layout is coming together by hiding the
margin guides—press
Command-Shift-H
(PC: Ctrl-Shift-H)
, or you could go to the
Layout panel and turn off the checkbox
for Show Guides. If you look at the text
below the photo, you can see it's not
bright white—it's actually a very light
gray (I like that better, because it doesn't
draw the eye as much if it's not solid
white), and to get this more subtle light
gray look, you just lower the Opacity
amount up in the Identity Plate section
of the Overlays panel (here you can see
I've got the Identity Plate Opacity lowered
to just 60%). Also, if you want to rotate
your Identity Plate text, click on it first,
then use the two Rotate arrows found
down in the toolbar (I've circled them
here in red for you).
Step Seven:
You can change the background color of
your slide to any color you'd like, so let's
change it to a dark gray. Go down to the
Backdrop panel, and to the right of the
Background Color checkbox, you'll see a
color swatch. Click on that swatch and the
color picker appears, where you can choose
any color you'd like (I chose a dark gray
from the swatches at the top of the picker,
as seen here). For more on customizing
your background, go to the next project.
TIP: Add a Shadow to Your
Identity Plate Text
If your slide has a lighter background
color, you can add a drop shadow to your
Identity Plate text. Just go to the bottom
of the Overlays panel and turn the Shadow
checkbox on. You can now control the
opacity, how far offset your shadow is
from your text, the radius (softness) of
your shadow, and the angle (direction)
of the shadow.
Note:
As of the writing
of this book, this feature is not available
in the PC version of Lightroom.
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