Make Text Transparent in LibreOffice

[Kaki_In]

Hello everyone,

I was today searching for a solution which allows to display transparent text, because the transparency settings of texts is only appliable to the background box of this text, and not the text itself.

I finally found a way to do so, but all the topics about it here in the forums are closed and none actually state my solution.

Simply write your text, then add a shape, and do Right Click > Shapes > Intersect.

This will create a polygon with high-fidelity of your text. Likewise, you will be able to set its transparency, as every polygons. Contrary to Fontworks, it also supports decorative fonts.

Hope to help, have a nice day !

[mikekaganski]

Hmm. Character properties have transparency setting since version 7.0.

[Kaki_In]

Oh you’re right, I did not see.

But converting text to polygon allows more advanced transparency (and filling) settings, like gradients for example. But good to know !

[EarnestAl]

You might find that Shape > Convert > To Polygon is simpler if you want text with gradient or other fill.
Of course Insert > Fontwork allows gradient or other effects and you can change the text at any time and still get the effect that you created.

[Kaki_In]

Converting usually implies some quality losses that’s why I don’t like this method

And Fontworks did not work with Decorative fonts.

[EarnestAl]

@Kaki_In

Converting usually implies some quality losses

It goes from vector text to Polygon vectors.

@Kaki_In

Fontworks did not work with Decorative fonts

FoglihtenNo07 is one of the more advanced complex decorative fonts I have, but I also tested with a few others, as well as other Fontwork shapes

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