Can anyone navigate me through trying to add text over my webstore photos?

How do I add text over my image photos? How do I use the default text uploader to load my company name on the top of the web page? I have looked all over the construction directions, and I can’t find how to overlay text on my larger photos.

How have others loaded their company name instead of a photo? I am struggling with that problem!

asked over 8 years ago

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ccmom says: January 28, 2016

As EG said..all banners, logos are all done in a some photo editing program banner making program and then uploaded. Also note, that any photo going to google with listing cannot have text overlay (water mark yes) text overlay no…

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Hi Gigi,
you can’t overlay text over your photos here.
It must be done in a Corel Point or Photoshop Program.
Open your pic, chose ‘text edit’, write your text, place it on pic and SAVE.
The upload your new pictures again.
I assume you are also talking about your booth banner?
Hover over the area, in the upper right corner appears a little [URL removed] ‘change image;.
Click on it, search for your own Company Logo (or banner) and replace the old one.
Company name must also be a .jpg.
You can produce it in a Photoshop Program. Easily.
If you don’t have one… I can help you / do it for you.

If you give me your e-mail I will send you YOUR banner with text (mine is [email protected])

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answered over 8 years ago

This is an official Bonanza response.

Hi @Gigi2013,

Sounds like you’ve received some great advice from our community members. Keep in mind that Google Shopping does not allow product images with text overlays, so if you are adding your company logo to your listing images, they may be denied by Google and unable to be published to advertising platforms. You can review Google Merchant Center’s policies [URL removed]
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answered over 8 years ago

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infinitygemstones says: January 28, 2016

Katy. You mentioned images with text overlays. Does that also include watermarks also not allowed? And what about if the pic has a date stamp that the camera made on the pic. Thank You for all your help.

Hmmm, Katy,
text IN pictures, which is just an ordinary .jpg
can not be recognized by Google. (Now THAT would be a miracle).
So, I think Gigi means text ON a picture…. no?

answered over 8 years ago

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tomwayne1 says: February 01, 2016

By the time you upload your image, whether it is text IN or ON a picture, the finished image is still only one jpg image. Overlaying text onto an image, and then saving it, still creates a single image. [URL removed]

It seems to me that watermarks are allowed as they appear on many google images. They have to be created separately and transparent. I use freeonlinephotoeditor.com for creating banner images, and the basic photo editor that comes with Mac to merge/overlay the image on the watermark.

answered over 8 years ago

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