Today you will start a new design with a new photo, add a line of text to it and save it as a finished file. Then you will think about a question this course keeps coming back to.

Open the practice photo, then right-click it and choose Save image as.
Photo: "Scenic view of a long pier in Ireland" by Raul Ling, via Pexels.
Which of your edits are fair, and which one could mislead somebody, making them believe something that is not true?
Each thing you add sits on its own layer, and the order of the layers decides what is in front.
| Layer | Typically holds |
|---|---|
| Top | Text, so nothing covers it |
| Middle | A shape behind the text, to make it readable |
| Bottom | The background image |
Each layer stays separate, so you can move or delete one without changing the others.
Make a new design with today's photo, then add a line of text to it and make it easy to read. To do this, you will put a see-through box behind the words.
The file format you choose decides what your saved file can do, so look at the table first.
| Format | Use it for |
|---|---|
| PNG | Higher quality, and the only one that keeps a transparent background. |
| JPG | Smaller files, fine for photographs going online. |
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