How to Add styled text to an image
Get started
In Over’s entry screen, tap a photo. (We’ve gone for this dramatic cow.) This becomes your artwork’s background. It can be replaced by tapping the + button and choosing something else from the Background option.
Add text
If default text appears, doubletap it; if not, use + and tap Text. The keyboard will appear, so you can type some words. Tap Done and then resize and move your text using standard iOS pinch and drag gestures.
Pick a font
Switch your device to portrait — it makes viewing fonts easier. Tap Font. Drag the fonts left and right to select one. If variants exist (such as with Nexa, which has bold and italics), access them with vertical drags.
Choose a color
Tap the Color icon to start changing your text’s color. Drag the color panel to select a hue and drag the circular handle to adjust the saturation, or tap the circle with a dot button to pick a color from your photo.
Fine-tune spacing
Tap the Spacing button and use the – and + buttons to adjust how close together letters in your text are. Reset reverts to default settings. Use Nudge to zoom in and shift your text pixel by pixel using the arrow buttons.
Add more text
Over is quite happy with you adding multiple text objects to a project, so experiment with doing so when relevant. Note: if you want multi-line text, you must manually add soft returns when typing it out.
Share your work
Use the standard Share button to show the iOS Share sheet, for sending work elsewhere. Alternatively, exit the edit screen using the < button, which returns to the entry screen. Your work is saved as a project.
Go pro
If you’ve bought the pro In-App Purchase, tap the background and select Edit. Use a filter to add impact to your photo, and Adjust > Vignette to focus on the center of the image and make text at the edges easier to read.
Add effects
Double-tap some text and then tap Shadow. This will add a sharp shadow to the bottom right of the text. Use Angle, Blur and Opacity to, respectively, change the shadow’s position, soften the shadow, and strengthen the effect.