Ok. So I read this on the computer and decided to try it. Now it took a few days bc I just did a little each day....but I'd say it was worth it. https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Pictures-out-of-Textis the site I originally read it on.
1. Find the image you want to make using text.
2. Open Micorsoft Word or other similar program. (I used Microsoft Word.)
3. Place your image in the word document.
4. Resize your image. Click on the picture then place your cursor on one of the corners. Click and drag. The more complicated the picture is the larger you’ll want it to be.
5. Insert a text box. Go to “Insert” then “Text box”. Click on the page and drag. The text box needs to be a tiny bit larger than your image. Move the text box if necessary on-top of the image by clicking and dragging the border.
6. Make the text box transparent. Right-click on the border of the text box (not the inside of the text box!) and select “Format Text box…”. Make sure you’re on the ‘Colors and Lines’ tab then change the fill color to “no fill” and the line color to “no line”. Now you should be able to see the image behind.
7. Fill the text box with text. It doesn’t really matter what you write except it can’t have any formatting, e.g. Bold, Italic, Underline, New Line, Tab. Use only single spacing.
8. Change the font size. Press CTRL + A to select all of you text then change the font size on the formatting toolbar (usually already at the top of the page).
9. Stop the spell check (optional). Depending on your text, your work may be covered in red and green squiggles – even though it’s how you want your text to appear. While this step is not mandatory it can really help. Go to “Tools”, “Spelling and Grammar”, “Options” then check the box next to “Hide spelling errors in this document”.
10. Change the text color to the color you want the background of your picture. White may be the obvious choice but it doesn’t look best for all images – especially if there is a lot of white on the object. Same with black. Try to choose a color that doesn’t feature (or at least not much) in the main focus of the image. To change the colour press CTRL + A then find the font color button on the formatting toolbar (it looks like an A with a rectangle underneath). Click the small arrow to the right of the symbol and then select a color. By clicking “more colors” and then “custom” you can create virtually any color.
11. Change the color of the text over the object. Use SHIFT and the arrow keys to select sections of the text that is ontop of a block of color on your picture behind (you can also highlight by clicking and dragging your cursor however it will only let you select whole word that way and you may want to only color part of a word). Change the color in the same way as the previous step. If necessary, try to use different shades of colors to show shadow etc. In the best images your text will become practically invisible by the end because it is the same color and the image behind it.
12. Move the text box away from the image beneath, once you think you have completed step 11. Now you can easily see if you’ve missed anything out. If you have then press CTRL + Z (once!) to undo the move. Once you have definitely completed step 11 and you text has been moved from the image, advance to the next step.
13. Save your work. You should be saving your work regularly as computers can be unpredictable. However, at this point you should save your work as you’ve practically finished your image. Go to “File” then “Save as…” and choose a suitable file name. For this document you should leave the file type as it is (i.e. the default word document). Once you have saved it once you only need to click “File” then “Save” or CTRL + S.
14. Make your picture into an image rather than a word file. This allows it to be uploaded onto the web (if you want) among other things. Technically this step is optional but it’s probably necessary or at least useful for most things you want to do with your image. To do so, make sure you can see the whole of your picture on the screen then press the “Print Screen” key. It’s usually located toward the top-right above the insert key – often it’s abbreviated. Now go to an image-editing program – even Microsoft paint will do. Press CTRL + V and a screen shot should be pasted. Crop it so that there is only your text image there and then save in a similar way as in the previous step (see tip about file for more help).
1. Find the image you want to make using text.
2. Open Micorsoft Word or other similar program. (I used Microsoft Word.)
3. Place your image in the word document.
Found in on the net? You can right click the image and choose "copy." Then go to the word document, right click the page and choose "paste."
Have it on your computer? It'll probably be at the top of your Microsoft window....chose "Insert" > then "Picture" > then "From File" and find the file.
4. Resize your image. Click on the picture then place your cursor on one of the corners. Click and drag. The more complicated the picture is the larger you’ll want it to be.
5. Insert a text box. Go to “Insert” then “Text box”. Click on the page and drag. The text box needs to be a tiny bit larger than your image. Move the text box if necessary on-top of the image by clicking and dragging the border.
If, when you insert the text box, it doesn't go on top of the image but pushes the image to the side, then right click on the border of the text box, go to "format text box" then click on the tab called "layout" at the top. Choose the option "in front of text". This should solve the problem and you can go onto the next step of making the text box transparent.
.6. Make the text box transparent. Right-click on the border of the text box (not the inside of the text box!) and select “Format Text box…”. Make sure you’re on the ‘Colors and Lines’ tab then change the fill color to “no fill” and the line color to “no line”. Now you should be able to see the image behind.
7. Fill the text box with text. It doesn’t really matter what you write except it can’t have any formatting, e.g. Bold, Italic, Underline, New Line, Tab. Use only single spacing.
* Copy and paste the same word. Write one or two words about the picture. ( used "i love you" and "soulmates." Then highlight and press CTRL + C (this will copy what is highlighted). Now press CTRL + V but hold it down to paste the word over and over again.
8. Change the font size. Press CTRL + A to select all of you text then change the font size on the formatting toolbar (usually already at the top of the page).
9. Stop the spell check (optional). Depending on your text, your work may be covered in red and green squiggles – even though it’s how you want your text to appear. While this step is not mandatory it can really help. Go to “Tools”, “Spelling and Grammar”, “Options” then check the box next to “Hide spelling errors in this document”.
10. Change the text color to the color you want the background of your picture. White may be the obvious choice but it doesn’t look best for all images – especially if there is a lot of white on the object. Same with black. Try to choose a color that doesn’t feature (or at least not much) in the main focus of the image. To change the colour press CTRL + A then find the font color button on the formatting toolbar (it looks like an A with a rectangle underneath). Click the small arrow to the right of the symbol and then select a color. By clicking “more colors” and then “custom” you can create virtually any color.
11. Change the color of the text over the object. Use SHIFT and the arrow keys to select sections of the text that is ontop of a block of color on your picture behind (you can also highlight by clicking and dragging your cursor however it will only let you select whole word that way and you may want to only color part of a word). Change the color in the same way as the previous step. If necessary, try to use different shades of colors to show shadow etc. In the best images your text will become practically invisible by the end because it is the same color and the image behind it.
12. Move the text box away from the image beneath, once you think you have completed step 11. Now you can easily see if you’ve missed anything out. If you have then press CTRL + Z (once!) to undo the move. Once you have definitely completed step 11 and you text has been moved from the image, advance to the next step.
13. Save your work. You should be saving your work regularly as computers can be unpredictable. However, at this point you should save your work as you’ve practically finished your image. Go to “File” then “Save as…” and choose a suitable file name. For this document you should leave the file type as it is (i.e. the default word document). Once you have saved it once you only need to click “File” then “Save” or CTRL + S.
14. Make your picture into an image rather than a word file. This allows it to be uploaded onto the web (if you want) among other things. Technically this step is optional but it’s probably necessary or at least useful for most things you want to do with your image. To do so, make sure you can see the whole of your picture on the screen then press the “Print Screen” key. It’s usually located toward the top-right above the insert key – often it’s abbreviated. Now go to an image-editing program – even Microsoft paint will do. Press CTRL + V and a screen shot should be pasted. Crop it so that there is only your text image there and then save in a similar way as in the previous step (see tip about file for more help).
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