How to fill text with an image

**jeb** · 03 June 2009, 12:30 AM

Another question, how would one put an image inside text or have the image behind the text and cut the text out so the image is the text - sort of like laying an old style stencil over a picture and have the picture as the text - - if that makes sense? - jb

**Soquili** · 03 June 2009, 01:33 AM

Hi Jeb,

You can create your text and put it behind your bitmap image.

Select both the image and the text and Arrange menu > Apply Clipview.

See attached image for an example.

**steve.ledger** · 03 June 2009, 04:31 AM

SHIFT+Drag from Gallery to text

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**angelize** · 03 June 2009, 05:52 AM

There is a third method, but it doesn't give you the ability to adjust your image within the text like the first two methods. You can place your text over the image and select both the text and image then combine shapes>slice.

**steve.ledger** · 03 June 2009, 06:31 AM

Originally Posted by angelize

There is a third method, but it doesn't give you the ability to adjust your image within the text like the first two methods.

Actually you can still adjust the image after using the Ctrl+4 (Slice) method to fill text Frances

Simply click the 'Fill tool' icon (G) and the fill handle will appear thus allowing for image manipulation inside the text.

This is the beauty of Xtreme, non-destructible editing

**kinetica** · 03 June 2009, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by angelize

There is a third method, but it doesn't give you the ability to adjust your image within the text like the first two methods. You can place your text over the image and select both the text and image then combine shapes>slice.

Hello Frances

I'm delighted to be be able to tell you that your method is just as good as the others'. All you have to do is select the Fill tool and you can move the image around inside your text just as in the other methods

**iamtheblues** · 03 June 2009, 06:56 AM

Yet another method.
Saludos,
Bob.

**jeb** · 26 June 2009, 02:38 PM

Tks all -

Been getting over hip replacement so not been up lately but appreciate the help. - jb

**BONES** · 26 June 2009, 11:39 PM

Yet another method - put your text over the image and press CTRL+3 to combine them [intersect]. If you want to move the texture around, you can either use the fill tool or you can just use the shape editor [F4], select all points and move or nudge them around. I tend to use nudge a lot, as it keeps everything perfectly aligned and it's easy to shift things back again if an idea doesn't work out, so this is my preferred method. You can also nudge the fill gradient when the centre point is selected, Ijust never think to do that [maybe it hasn't always been nudgeable].