Text and Shapes

Add captions, titles, and decorative shapes with the text and shapes tools.

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Photos are the heart of a scrapbook page; text and shapes add the personality.

Adding text#

Two ways:

  • Press T.
  • Floating toolbar → Text icon.

A new text box appears in the centre of the page with placeholder text. Double-click to edit, type your words, click off to commit.

Editing text#

Select a text box. The properties panel (right side) shows:

  • Font family — scroll the list of installed fonts. Includes web-safe fonts plus a curated set of scrapbook-friendly display fonts.
  • Font size — type a number or use the stepper.
  • Bold / italic / underline — toggle buttons.
  • Alignment — left, centre, right, justify.
  • Colour — colour picker with eyedropper for matching photo tones.
  • Character spacing (tracking) — tighten or loosen letter gaps. Useful for headings.
  • Line height — tighten or loosen the gap between lines. Useful for journaling blocks.

Curved text#

Want text to follow a curve? With a text box selected → properties panel → Curve section.

  • Path type — circle, arc, custom.
  • Radius / angle — controls the curve shape.
  • Custom path — draw your own path with the pen tool. The text reflows along it.

Curved text is a hero feature — see the dedicated YouTube tutorial.

Adding shapes#

Floating toolbar → Shapes submenu:

  • Rectangle
  • Circle
  • Triangle

Click the shape you want and it lands on the canvas. Drag to reposition, drag corners to resize.

Editing shapes#

With a shape selected, properties panel offers:

  • Fill colour (solid or transparent)
  • Stroke colour and width
  • Corner radius (rectangle only)
  • Opacity

Using shapes as backgrounds#

A common scrapbook technique: drop a large rectangle behind everything as a background paper colour. Right-click → Send to back, or use Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+[.

Aligning multiple objects#

Select two or more objects (drag a marquee, or Shift-click). The toolbar shows alignment and distribution controls:

  • Align left / centre / right
  • Align top / middle / bottom
  • Distribute horizontally / vertically (even spacing)

Grouping#

Select multiple objects → Group in the floating toolbar (or Ctrl/Cmd+G). Treats them as one object until you ungroup.

Next#

06 — Masks & Mats — the showcase features.