Add text to an image

- [Instructor] Many things that you do…in the Elements Editor creates a layer…for you automatically.…Adding text to a photo is no different.…When you add text to a photo,…a text layer is created.…This serves several purposes…including the ability to edit the text later on…and move it anywhere within the photo.…Let me show you how easy it is to add text…to an image in the Elements Editor.…Now I'm beginning this video in the Elements Organizer…and I'm going to choose a photo that I want to use…to add text to.…

And I think I'm going to pick this image here.…If you want to find it by file name,…the file is IMG_4939.…So with that selected,…I'm going to go ahead and click the Editor button…and that's going to open up this image…in the Elements Editor.…Now I'm definitely going to be working in Expert mode,…although you could also add text inside…of the Quick edit mode.…So it's important to understand…you can do this in either mode,…but I'm going to switch back to Expert mode…because it gives me more control.…And I'm going to grab my Type tool.…