How to Add Text to a GIF
GIF files are handy for displaying non-photographic images on websites. But sometimes a picture alone isn't worth a thousand words. If you want to add text to a GIF, which stands for Graphic Interchange Format (GIF), you can do so using an image editor such as Photoshop, Fireworks or Paint.NET. In all image editing programs, the GIF opens as a static, flattened image, so all visible layers are merged. Photoshop opens GIFs in Indexed Color mode, which produces 8-bit image files with up to 256 colors and adds aliased edges to text. You can fix this issue by converting the image into RGB mode.
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Instructions
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Photoshop
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Select "File" and "Open" from the Photoshop menu. A dialog box appears. Double-click the GIF you want to modify.
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Click "Image," "Mode" and "RGB Color" in the menu.
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Pick the "Type Tool" from the Tools palette. Go to the "Tool Options" palette and select the font, style, text size and color you want to use.
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Click where you want the text to go and type your words onto the canvas.
Fireworks
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Select "File" and "Open" from the Fireworks menu. A dialog box appears. Double-click the GIF file you want to modify.
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Click the "Type Tool" from the Tools palette.
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Go to the "Properties" window and select a font, style, text size and color.
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Click where you want the text to go and type your words onto the canvas.
Paint.NET
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Select "File" and "Open" from the Paint.NET menu. A dialog box appears. Double-click the GIF to open it.
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Click the "Text Tool" from the "Tools" palette.
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Go to the "Tool Options" palette and select a font, style and text size. Open the Colors palette by selecting "Windows" and "Colors" or pressing "F8." Choose a text color from the palette.
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Click where you want the text to go. Type your words onto the image.
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