Adding text to a single slide

[robertb98521896]

Hello, using Lightroom Classic 9.4. Cannot figure out how to add text to a single slide. Adobe's Help says "To display a caption that is different for each slide, click the Custom Text pop-up menu and choose a metadata option." Any text added appears on all slides. Thanks

[John Waller · Accepted solution]

This is less intuitive in LR than I would have thought. Typing straight into the Custom Text Box has always been my instinctive first reaction too. But, as you have found, that adds the same text to every slide.

Simplest explanation I have found to add unique text to each slide is here:

https://lightroomkillertips.com/custom-text-templates/

"So the simple answer for having unique text appear on each slide in a slide show (or under the photo in a web gallery) is to first enter the unique text into the photo’s Caption field via the Metadata panel in the Library module, and second, to add the Caption text template to the slide show or web gallery."

[robertb98521896]

Thanks John, so helpful! Having text appear on each slide was driving me crazy. Bob

[richardplondon · Accepted solution]

Don't type any text into the Custom Text box, that will be standard across the whole slideshow. Change this to e.g. "Caption" instead. Then, for each slide, whatever text is entered as that image's Caption (using Metadata panel in Library) will be individually shown.

[robertb98521896]

Thanks Richard, so helpful! Having text appear on each slide was driving me crazy. Bob