What's The Best Programme To Use To Insert An Image Onto Another

[Bobbisox1]

I am doing a framed photo of a beautiful poem for my friend who recently lost her husband and I would like to use the photo of her flowers as a header, any ideas?
Not too impressed with Photoshop

[SparklyKid]

This could be useful.

https://www.pizap.com/app/start

[Bobbisox1]

I'll have a play about with that , thanks Sparkly

[The Builder]

Bobbi, I've been using Apache Open Office for years.
It's recommended by Chris Buenchico all the time as a free alternative to Microsoft Word.

I've done very similar things to yours many times. Possibly the simplest way is to drag a pic from the desktop onto the document.
Then you can add your text.
Perhaps you have Word. You could use that.

[Bobbisox1]

Thanks builder, yes I have word as well so I shall have a look at that too

[The Builder]

Ok. You could try the Drawing application, or Publishing etc, but I've always just used a normal text document as if I were simply writing a letter.

As with all these things, it'll probably be a bit of a learning curve.
Good luck ;o)

[Bobbisox1]

I would have liked to have put the flowers as a background then text on top but I haven't tried working with layers, that might be a little too ambitious I think
thanks for your help

[The Builder]

In that case. Something else to think about...
"Overprinting". Just print out the pic of the flowers, then run the same piece of paper through the printer again, but overprinting with a text only message, or poem.

Never tried it, but it sounds feasible.

[bhg481]

If you use Microsoft Powerpoint you can change the intensity of the image and then put text over it. I use this for DVD covers, using the full intensity picture on the front and a "washout" with the index printed over it.

[allenlondon]

Depends on the printer (for Builder’s double-print suggestion). Definitely worth experimenting.

Photoshop IS the program, but it’s not easy. There is a Photoshop for Dummies book.

Haven’t you got a friend you’d do it for you? If you’re desperate, I’ll set up a way of contacting me!

A

[Bobbisox1]

ohh, great I will also give that a bash too bhg, wish me luck

[Bobbisox1]

not desperate per se Allen but I really would love to give her this as I think it might help the healing process

[Bobbisox1]

just thinking Builder, will that work on Photo paper or will I get a smudging?

[allenlondon]

Okay, Bobbi, keep me in reserve.

Re Builder’s idea - try it on photo paper, as inkjet tends to ‘set’ very quickly. But it really is a suck it and see process.

[Bobbisox1]

I will Allen, that's very kind of you

[pauln90]

will this help

[Bobbisox1]

it certainly will Paul, many thanks

[Bobbisox1]

thanks for all your help I have managed to get what I want but by using the image (Flowers) as a backdrop they became pixelated so instead I used them as a header but I have forgotten what to use to download it to show