How do I use image overlays?

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Using image overlays can be effective for design and navigation in a portfolio.  Let's dive in!

1. Navigate To The Gallery & Image

Click on the Edit Button on the image the overlay is to be applied to.

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2. Navigating To Image Overlay Workspace

In the toolbar to the right of the screen is the Image Overlay link.  Click on this link to expose the Image Overlay Workspace.

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3. Exploring The Image Overlay Workspace In Default & Hover

*Default mode is what a user will see when landing on a gallery.

*Hover mode is what the image will display when the mouse is hovering over an image.  This is only available on the web version not the mobile.

*If a Hover Mode is not desired simply make both Hover Mode & Default Mode the same.

  1. Show On Mobile: This tool can turn the image overlay on for web & mobile or just for the web version and not on mobile.
  2. Background Color: This tool chooses the color of the image overlay.
  3. Opacity: This tool sets the opacity of the image overlay.
  4. Textbox: This tool allows for the addition of text on the image overlay.
  5. Link: This tools allows for the text on the image overlay to be used as a link or button to access internal Pocket Portfolio pages or external web pages.
  6. Opacity: This tool sets the opacity of the text on the image overlay.

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