Text Tool

Add captions, headings, or other text to an image.

Note: To learn how to edit text in a screenshot or imported image, see Edit Text in an Image.

Note: Tools are only available for image captures. Share your video to TechSmith Camtasia to enhance it with annotations and effects.

Add a Text Box

Click the Text tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar.

Note: If you customized the toolbar, you may need to click the More dropdown to select the tool. See Customize the Snagit Toolbar.
Select a Quick Style or edit the tool properties to customize the tool. See Tool Properties.
Click and drag on the Canvas to draw a text box.
Type the desired text in the text box.

Note: To add text with a background color, border, or arrow, use the Callout Tool instead.

Click to select the text box on the Canvas and complete any of the following to edit:

Change the current text style by clicking a Quick Style or edit the Tool Properties.
Type to enter text in the text box.
To delete the text box, press the Delete key.

Edit the properties to customize the tool.

Tip: Save your customizations as a Quick Style for future use. See Quickly Access Favorite Styles and Tools.

Text properties on Windows Text properties on Mac

Fill/Outline

Click the dropdown and select one of the following to set the color:

Click to select a preset or color from the palette.
Enter a HEX or RGB value into the field.
Click the Eyedropper button and then click to select a color from anywhere on the screen.

Shadow
Click to select a shadow direction. To turn off the shadow, click to deselect the shadow direction.
Shadow control

Advanced Shadow Properties
Click the dropdown arrow to access additional Shadow properties:

Color: Select a color for the shadow.
Angle (Windows only): Set the direction of the shadow extending from the tool.
Distance: Increase/decrease the distance between the tool and the shadow.
Opacity: Increase/decrease the transparency of the shadow.
Blur: Increase/decrease the clarity of the shadow.

Font Properties

Font: Click the dropdown to select a font.
Font Size: Drag the slider or enter a value to adjust the font size.
Font Style (Mac Only): Click the dropdown to select the text formatting: Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic. For Windows, see Advanced Text Properties for more formatting options.
Line Width: Drag the slider or enter a value to adjust the width of the text outline. Set to 0 to remove the outline from the text.

Advanced Font Properties
Click the dropdown arrow to access additional font properties.

Style: Click to select the text formatting: Bold (Windows), Italic (Windows), Underline, Strikethrough (Mac). For Mac, see Font Style for more formatting options.
Alignment: Click to select the horizontal or vertical text alignment.
Padding (Windows only): Adjust the space surrounding the text.
Opacity: Drag the slider to adjust the text transparency level.