Shutterstock – Editor

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Conversational and informal

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• Use keywords at least twice throughout content.
• They are more focused on natural content than keywords. If you can’t add a keyword twice without it sounding unnatural, just use it once.

Important Terms:

• application level toolbar: top menu
• canvas toolbar: on the left
• object toolbar: when something in the canvas toolbar is selected
• Canvas: where the image and design is

Format:

• ALWAYS refer to the program as Shutterstock Editor or Editor.
• Shutterstock is only one word with only the first S capitalized.
• Use contractions, and write as if you are talking to someone about Editor.
• Keep the content informal and engaging, but still professional.
• When referring to Editor, called it a design tool or design application.
• Editor is free, but the assets must be licensed if they are used in a design. To complete and use a picture and design you must download, but there is no charge if you use your own photos.
• Avoid calling Editor a platform or image editor.
• NEVER cite competitors.
• Shutterstock has artistic, amazing images to use. Do not refer to them as just “stock photography” as they want to be known more for their beautiful imagery. This makes it easy for anyone to create impressive designs, regardless of the experience or expertise they have.
• While Shutterstock offers a huge selection of photos, also highlight that users can choose their own images to upload.
• Whenever you use statistics, link to them, but DO NOT link to competitor pages. Links are not necessary, but are helpful to have.
• If a user chooses to design/edit their own assets, they can use Editor for free. So technically it is a free design tool; it’s just that they need to pay to license our imagery
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• Send to [email protected] with Shutterstock – Editor in the subject line.

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6 Steps to Using Shutterstock Editor to Add Text to Images

Editing images is simple if you have the right tools at your fingertips. At Shutterstock, we’ve created an editing and design tool that allows you to add text right to your photos and customize the font, position and color, add effects, and more. Shutterstock Editor is an intuitive, user-friendly image design and editing program that makes adding text and formatting text easy. We’ve highlighted some simple aspects of the program to help our customers utilize these features quickly and easily.

Choose Your Text From the Canvas Panel­

The canvas is the area where the image resides, taking up most of the right hand side of the screen. To add text to an image, use the canvas toolbar along the left of the screen and click the fifth option down, labeled with a capital A. This will open up the menu to choose the type of text you want to add.

Choose the Type of Text

Now it’s time to add your text boxes to the image. The object toolbar gives you the option of a headline, a subheadline, body text or any mixture of the three. Simply click on your preferred option and it will be added to the image. Type your text in the appropriate box.

Position Your Text

Once you’ve added your text boxes and your message to the image, you may want to move the boxes around. Simply click on the text box and six dots will appear around it. Use these to move your text box around or to make it bigger or smaller. On the application level toolbar across the top of the image, there is a dropdown menu with three uneven lines next to it that gives you the option to choose your own spacing justification within the box or on the entire image itself.

Once your text is in place, you can also change the line height or letter spacing on your text box by clicking the section of the application level toolbar with four lines and an arrow next to it.

Change the Color of Your Text

Change your text to virtually any color in the rainbow by clicking on the black dot on the application level toolbar. You can use preset colors or customize your shade to match your image perfectly.

Change Your Font

Using the application level toolbar, choose the dropdown menu labeled with the font Oswald. Choose from a long list of fonts to find the one that best fits your image and text.

Add a Drop Shadow

Make your text three dimensional when you add a drop shadow to any text box by clicking the shadowed A on the application level toolbar. Blur your shadow, change the horizontal or vertical offset and change the shadow’s color with just a few small clicks of a button.

A Design Application Made Simple

At Shutterstock, we want you to be able to quickly add and edit text to any image, and Shutterstock Editor is a program designed for easy use by any customer. Try it out today and create shareable images and designs that portray a message through photo and text.

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Introduction to Editor, Shutterstock’s Image Editing App

Welcome to Shutterstock Editor, a simple yet powerful image editor and graphic design tool that you can  access for free on our website. With Editor you can edit or design using any photo, illustration, or vector from our library of over 100 million royalty-free images. You can also upload your own images to edit or design. Editor is user-friendly, easy to learn, and full of features that make beautiful designs simpler than you ever imagined.

What Makes Editor Different?

Unlike high-priced photo editing software that you must buy and download, Editor is a free, in-browser app. You can begin using Editor right away by logging in with your Shutterstock account. If you don’t have an account, creating one is easy and free.

With an account, you can experiment with your design as often as you like. Save the image and come back to work on it another day – your work will be right where you left it. When your design is complete, download the finished product using Shutterstock’s simple licensing terms.

A Powerful Image Editor That Is Easy to Use

Editor is an intuitive program with powerful tools that you can easily navigate. Make quick changes to a photo with an array of filter presets, or complete an entire design with text and shapes. Here are just some of the tools available in Editor:

• Background image selection
• Opacity control
• Artful text options based on Google’s font library
• Hue, blur, brightness, and gamma controls
• Saturation and warmth level control
• Pre-set and user-defined filters
• Instant download and share options

As you begin designing and editing images inside this online app you will discover many tools that empower you to edit and design images quickly and beautifully. Create filters, template canvas sizes, and explore other custom features that can be saved for future use. Play with advanced adjustment tools to change the looks of an image, then add text and shapes to customize it fully. You can even work with preset sizes to make the perfect designs for social media, email marketing, and presentations. The flexibility and dynamism of Editor quickly becomes apparent as you use it.

Templates Multiply Your Creative Outlets

Use our templates for inspiration, and simply add your own text or logos to our pre-loaded designs. With Shutterstock Editor, you can either start fresh and design your own template, or use one of ours to get the creative juices flowing.

Get Started Designing Today

You can begin using Editor right away. Simply enter your Shutterstock username and password or sign up as a new user to access the app. From there, browse our enormous library of royalty-free images to find the perfect graphic to launch your next creative project.

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Replacing an Image in the Editor App

Editor is a dynamic and easy to use graphic design app that gives you the freedom to create beautiful, appealing creations using your images as well as assets from our enormous library. You can create a design that features any n umber of our beautiful photos, vector images, or illustrations together with your own uploaded photos. The ability to combine and remix all these elements in an image editor lets experienced and beginning designers explore the extent of their creativity with a tool that is powerful yet easy to use.

Sometimes in the course of creating a photo collage or another collection of images, you might decide that one or more of the existing images need to be replaced with a different picture. Instead of having to go back to the very beginning and trying to rebuild your preferred design using the new collection of images, you can replace any current image with a new on. The new image will be in exactly the same place so there is never any worry about disrupting your work in progress.

Adding a New Image From the Shutterstock Library

Shutterstock contains thousands of beautiful photos, illustrations, and vector images that can be used in our online graphic design tool. If you become dissatisfied with an image used in an active design, you can replace it with an asset from Shutterstock. Browse the library to locate the image you wish to use instead, simply right click on the image to be replaced, and choose to search for similar images. You will see a selection of related images appear in a search menu next to the canvas, but you do not have to be limited to only images that are similar. Use the Search bar or select from the available categories to locate the perfect new image. Click on it, choose to add it to the canvas, and see it appear on the canvas. Delete the old image and keep working on your project.

Adding a New Image from Your User Library

When you sign up for a free Shutterstock user account, you have the freedom to upload any image from your own home or work computer. This uploaded image will appear in the Upload menu found on the left side of the app window. From there, you can select which image you want to bring onto your canvas.

These steps will let you upload an image to your free account:

• Click the Upload menu button on the left side of the screen.
• Drag and drop an image file from your desktop or a file folder into the menu box.
• If you do not wish to drag and drop a file in this manner, click the Upload a File button and browse the folders on your computer until the desired files have been located. Select these to start the upload process.

Now that a new image has been added to your personal user library, you can use them as replacements for any image currently in use on your active canvas.

Shutterstock’s enormous asset library gives you the freedom to add professional images to any design; try experiment with replacing old images with new ones to see how new options enhance your project.