1.       Drag the text icon (Full Name, First Name, Last Name, or Custom Field) from the palette to the editable box.

Layout and Rotation

o    The “left,” “top,” “width,” “height,” and “rotation” fields represent the dimensions of the text on the badge. You may click the arrows to rotate the text. You may also either manually enter the desired dimensions for the text, or you can simply click on a corner of the text box and drag to increase or decrease the dimensions.

Text

o    Color: Choose a color for the text from the pop up color box. To keep the selected color, click Save. To cancel the selection, click Cancel.

o    Font: Select a font from the dropdown list.

o    Effects: The B and I icons allow you to select either bold or italic typeface.

o    Size: Select a size font from the dropdown list.

o    Horizontal Alignment: Select an icon for left-aligned, center-aligned, or right-aligned text.

o    Vertical Alignment: Select the vertical alignment for the text object from the dropdown list.

o    Opacity: To adjust how transparent the text is, use the scale next to the Opacity field.

Background

o    Color: To choose a background color for the text, click Set and click on the box next to the Color field. A pop up window will display color options. Select a color and click Ok to save, or Cancel to exit the pop up. If you have set a color for the background text, the Set text will change to Reset, providing you with the option to clear the color selection. 

o    Opacity: To adjust how transparent the background text color is, use the scale next to the Opacity field.