Reply To: Can a title line be added?

[Damon BellKeymaster]

@ Michael Leenheer

For the image slot text, the most that can be done is 3 layers structured like this

FIRST
LAST
EXTRA TEXT

However, for the layout designer, it will only do 2 lines with these options

Option 1

FIRST
LAST

Option 2
FULL NAME
EXTRA TEXT

For option 2, when the composite builds, it will automatically combine the first and layer names form the data file and put them into a single text layer.

It would work for this 3 text layer arrangement when building the composite

FIRST
LAST
EXTrA TEXT

However, the layout designer isn’t programmed to make that layout. So in that case you would have to manually build the template layout which would eb more work than you want to do.

I think the best option for you would be to create a layout form the layout designer using option 1 to put the full name on line 1 and the extra text layer on line 2. Then you will need to only use one extra text item besides thee name, not 2.

Also, you would need to build that template layout yourself for option 2 which you can build with the layout designer. None of the ready to go template that I have available have an extra text layout besides the name. Those templates will not work because they don’t have the extra text layers. Any time you add an additional text layer then the image sizing and spacing changes. So for that reason, it isn’t possible for the plugin to use a template without a text layer and simple add it. However, if you build a template with 2 text layers then you can build a composite and use only one text layer. It will hide the extra text layer if there is no data for it. This will leave and empty space where the text was though. So for that reason, I didn’t build the pre-made templates with the extra text layer.

So the bottom line is that it won’t do what you want with 2 extra text lines. You can make it do 1 extra text line below the full name but you will have to make a template form the layout designer.

This probably isn’t the answer you want… but it is what it is. That is just how the program works.