How to Change the Transparency or Opacity of an Object

Every object you add to a Powtoon — including images, shapes, and text — starts at 100% opacity, meaning it is fully solid with no transparency. You can reduce the opacity of any object to make it more transparent. This is useful when you want to layer objects, soften a background image, or lighten a color without changing it entirely.

When to adjust opacity

Reducing an object's opacity is helpful in several situations:

• Making an image lighter so it does not interfere with text placed on top of it.
• Softening the color of a shape or graphic element.
• Layering objects so that items beneath a semi-transparent object remain visible — for example, placing a magnifying glass graphic over a document and reducing its opacity so the document shows through.

How opacity and transparency relate

Opacity and transparency work on opposite ends of the same scale. A higher opacity value means the object is more solid and less see-through. A lower opacity value means the object is more transparent and less solid. At 100% opacity, the object is fully solid. At 0% opacity, the object would be invisible.

How to change the opacity of an object

1. Select the object and then click the Settings ( )gear above the object.

2. On the pop-up menu, click Opacity.