- Mobile devices: On iPhone, use the Markup tool in the Photos app. On Android, use the Text tool in Google Photos.
- On a Mac: Open the Photos app and select a picture. Choose Edit > More > Markup > Text icon (T).
- On Windows 10: Open the image in the Photos app. Select Edit & Create > Edit with Paint 3D > Text.
1. Open the Photos app and select an image.
2. Tap Edit in the upper-left corner.
3. Tap the Menu icon (three horizontal dots) in the upper-right corner.
4. Select Markup in the pop-up menu.
5. Tap the plus (+) in the tools at the bottom of the Markup screen to add text. You also have choices of a pen, highlighter, and pencil.
6. Select Text in the pop-up menu. A text box appears on the image. You can move it around or resize it by touching and dragging it. To change the text’s font, tap the Font icon (large and small A inside circle).
7. Tap the text box to bring up a floating menu bar. Select Edit to change the text, then type the text you want to add to the image.
- Open a photo in Google Photos.
- At the bottom of the photo, tap Edit (three horizontal lines).
- Tap the Markupicon (squiggly line).
- Tap the Text tool and enter your desired text.
- Select Done when you’ve finished.
Photoshop Express is a free app that offers numerous ways to edit smartphone photos, including adding text. With Photoshop Express, you can add a text box and play around with the font style, color, and alignment.
- Open the Photoshop Expressapp and choose a picture.
- At the bottom of the screen are five icons. Swipe that toolbar to the left to find and tap the Text
- Swipe through an array of text boxes in different shapes and styles.
- Select a text style to place a text box on your photo.
- Tap the box to move it around on the image. Select the editicon (paper with pencil) in the upper-left corner of the text box to change the text.
- Tap Font, Color, Stroke, or Alignmentat the bottom of the screen to make other adjustments.
- Tap the Back button in the upper-left corner, then select Save to confirm the changes to the image.
- Open the Photosapp on the Mac and select a picture to open it.
- Select Edit at the top of the screen.
- In the upper-right portion of the screen, select the More icon (three vertical dots) and select Markup from the drop-down menu.
- At the top of the screen, select the Texticon (T inside a box) to place a box that reads Text on the image.
- Click and drag the text box to move it around. Select the Text Style icon (an uppercase A) to change the font style, size, and color, then select Save Changes.
1. Open the Photos app and select an image.
2. Tap Edit in the upper-left corner.
3. Tap the Menu icon (three horizontal dots) in the upper-right corner.
4. Select Markup in the pop-up menu.
5. Tap the plus (+) in the tools at the bottom of the Markup screen to add text. You also have choices of a pen, highlighter, and pencil.
6. Select Text in the pop-up menu. A text box appears on the image. You can move it around or resize it by touching and dragging it. To change the text’s font, tap the Font icon (large and small A inside circle).
7. Tap the text box to bring up a floating menu bar. Select Edit to change the text, then type the text you want to add to the image.
