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and configure additional options. These output module cre-
ations have unique icons displayed in the Collections panel
that can be double-clicked to jump right to the module where
they were created for ease of access.
adding overlays
I rarely get questions through the Help Desk (now Advice Desk
on KelbyOne) about how the layout controls work in Slide-
show, as they’re very what-you-see-is-what-you-get intuitive;
however, there are a few things I think that are worth clarify-
ing. The first is that in the Overlays panel you’ll find one of
the very few (and very small) differences between the Mac
and Windows versions of Lightroom. You’ll only find the drop
shadow controls for overlays on a Mac. I don’t know why, but
I do hear from Windows users wondering where those controls
have gone, so I just want you to know that they don’t exist.
When it comes to overlays, you can add an Identity Plate,
a watermark, rating stars, and text overlays. The one type of
overlay that constantly confuses people is the text overlay, so
let’s take a closer look at how this works. The text overlay is
driven by text templates that can pull text from each photo’s
metadata or can contain custom text. The key is to select
(or create) the right template for your needs. Here’s how:step one: Click the ABC button in the Toolbar to access
the text templates.step two: Click the drop-down menu that appears to
select from a selection of pre-loaded templates, or choose
Edit to open the Text Template editor. Let’s choose Edit to see
how templates work.