Add Note to Desktop Backgrounds - Background Notes Mac Help

Background Notes for macOS - Help

Background Notes allows you to embed text into images as note elements, then set the image as your Desktop Background.

General Add Nav Item Reorder Nav Items Edit Nav Item Delete Nav Item Choose Image Add Text Edit Text Scaling Elements Set Desktop Background

General Info for Background Notes

Notes on your Desktop Backgrounds!

Background Notes app allows you to embed text into images as note elements, then set the image as your Desktop Background.

As with other Note taking apps, be mindful what content you place as notes. Since background images have the potential to be seen from computer login screens, care should be considered.

Click the + icon. Type in a text name for navigation item. Click "Add" button.
Select newly create navigation item. This will load the view.
Click "Choose Image" button in toolbar. Navigate to an image file and click "Open" button.
The image will be placed into the view as a "background image".
Click "Add Text". A new text element will be dropped center in the view. You may need to adjust scroll bars and/or click drag "Zoom" slider to see newly added text element.
Click + Drag text element around to desired location.
Double-click text element to open the text-editor sheet. Enter in desired text. Click "Complete" button when done.
The "Scaling" button can be used to adjust the scaling of text elements. This can be useful for very large dimension images. Default 1.0 scaling will suffice for ~1920x1080 images.
Keep in mind text elements will be adjusted after change and they may inadvertently move to off view.
Click the "Set Background" button to combine both the text+image content into an image and set it as Desktop Background.
To remove a text element, right-click it and choose "Remove".
To remove a text element that has been lost (e.g. offscreen), right-click the background image, select appropriate note from list and choose "Remove" or "Reset Position" (requires view refresh by clicking blank area of navigation view and then re-clicking navigation item) to bring the text element back to "center".

Add Nav Item for Background Notes

Background Notes allows you to add notes to your desktop background images. Click + button to add a new Nav Item.

Reorder Nav Items for Background Notes

Sometimes you may need to alter the order of the Navigation List. To Reorder nav items, right-click a Nav Item, choose 'Reorder'. This will open a new view. Click + drag items in whatever order is needed.

Edit Nav Item for Background Notes

To Edit an existing Nav Item, right-click the Nav Item and choose Edit. A new view will open. Update appropriate fields and click 'Edit' button when complete.

Delete Nav Item for Background Notes

To Delete a Nav Item, simply right-click Nav Item and choose 'Delete'.

Choose Image for Background Notes

Click the Choose Image button to locate an image file to use as the Desktop Background. This image will be layed under the text elements. Choose a typical resolution file that is compatible to be set as a Desktop Background. Some image resolutions may be too high to be used properly.

Add Text for Background Notes

Click Add Text button to place a new text element on the background canvas.

Edit Text for Background Notes

Double-click a text element to edit the text content. Click the 'Complete' button to save the text element changes.

Element Scaling for Background Notes

Click the Scaling button to alter the text elements' scaling. This can be useful when using high resolution images and you need to increase the size of the text elements.

Set Desktop Background for Background Notes

Click the Set Desktop Background button to merge the canvas background image and the text elements together and then set them as the active desktop background image.