Adding Text Overlays

Text Box: Text Overlay of Full Image Side:
POSTCARDS ONLY
Purposes / Ideas for Use 
- Easily add changing text to an archived shell. Examples:
      - Event information / News updates / Sales Promo motions
- Add variable content to a full side, for example recipient contact information via mail merge, or sender contact information such as name and phone number for call to action.
- SOON: specify a black fill for the box. System adds 1/16” all directions. Purposes include captioning a field when a photo is primary graphic.
- Overlay can be added to templates or campaigns.
Limitations
- Applies only to full-image sides used with postcards, not letters or email (which both support their own variable text fields).
- Only one text block supported. 
- Basic text editor, limited functionality. Supports font size, type, color, bold, italic, underline.  No slanted type, for example. 
Text Box: Preparing for Overlays
- Optional feature, arrange for it with your Consultant Partner.
- Create or utilize full image side as normal. The overlay becomes an Add-On to the graphic.
- Below steps apply to building a card on the 1-2-3 screen or creating a template or campaign

Step-by-Step Adding an Overlay
- Click Additional tab on card creation screen.
- Specify box location and dimension. See sample below
- Type content into the text edit’s text field — may be easier to go full-screen. 
- Take the card to preview. Trial and error may be involved to achieve location.
Text Box: Tips
This example took trial and error to find the correct left dimension. After dialing in, save as a template or use Prep Messages / Organize / Fullside Overlays and save there.
- Default font size is 11.
- If changing font family, change it last, a peculiarity of this Rich Text Editor.
- The maximum window is 8.5 x 5.5; bleeds are not considered in the text block itself.  So... Left + Width cannot exceed 8.5; Top plus Height cannot exceed 5.5.
- Review the Mail Merge Support information in this Techniques section for available fields. 

Text Box: Full Screen Toggle, with Window sized to approximate text box.