https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/blog/overlay-contact-information-on-wallpaper/workflow-overlay-contact-information-on-wallpaper.png?cropResize=100 “Overlay Contact Information On Wallpaper”){.image-right} A while ago Katie Floyd put out a call on Twitter looking for a replacement app which can overlay contact information onto your wallpaper for iOS. I thought “I bet you can do this with Workflow”, and I was right! Here’s how it works.
Steps:
- https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/Text.png?cropResize=25 “Text”)
Text: This contains your name. - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/Text.png?cropResize=25 “Text”)
Text: This contains your phone number, advice: Don’t use the number of your iPhone, use that of a trusted family member or friend, or your home phone if you have one. - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/Text.png?cropResize=25 “Text”)
Text: HTML formatting of the above two items, your name is set to be smaller than the phone number as it’s likely to be longer and not quite as important. - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/RichText.png?cropResize=25 “Make Rich Text from HTML”)
Make Rich Text from HTML: Now we make that HTML into rich Text – applying the formatting. - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/PDF.png?cropResize=25 “Make PDF”)
Make PDF: Bear with me, PDFs are great! - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/Image.png?cropResize=25 “Convert Image”)
Convert Image: PDFs can be converted to images – voila! We now have a white image with black text. - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/Image.png?cropResize=25 “Crop Image”)
Crop Image: Let’s make this approximately the same aspect ratio as an iPhone X screen. - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/Image.png?cropResize=25 “Resize Image”)
Resize Image: Shrink it down to be about the right size - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/Variable.png?cropResize=25 “Set Variable”)
Set Variable: Make it easy to access in a moment. - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/Photos.png?cropResize=25 “Select Photos”)
Select Photos: Choose your background. - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/Image.png?cropResize=25 “Mask Image”)
Mask Image: Here’s the magic. The mask image action is like a very smart overlay, here it will make sure the text of your name and contact number shows up on the wallpaper, and nothing else. - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/QuickLook.png?cropResize=25 “Quick Look”)
Quick Look: Check it for prettiness. - https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/workflow-icons/Sharing.png?cropResize=25 “Share”)
Share: Save it where you want!
https://resources.rosemaryorchard.com/images/blog/overlay-contact-information-on-wallpaper/example-before-after-iphone-wallpaper.png?cropResize=500 “The original wallpaper, and the wallpaper with the contact information overlay”)
You can get the workflow here: Overlay Contact Information On Wallpaper