# How to change background of revealed text or create an overlay/backdrop of some sort? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [October 5, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-change-background-of-revealed-text-or-create-an-overlay-backdrop-of-some-sort/51533 "2025-10-05T12:58:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike-Grant](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mike-grant/32/30906_2.png) [@Mike-Grant](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Mike-Grant)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-change-background-of-revealed-text-or-create-an-overlay-backdrop-of-some-sort/51533/1 "2025-10-05T12:58:08Z")
Hi Guys, looking for some help for a noob (me) on the following: I have a grid cell with a container within it and an image I want to be shown…no problem so far. However, I want a small text box to appear when the image or its container is hovered over. I have tried with a modal, but am struggling with its size and positioning. I have also tried using a reveal in a new container, but not succeeded - What I want is the original image background to be blurred/made less opaque behind the revealed text, or to have an off-white/grey background, whose opacity I can reduce to say 40 or 50%. I have somehow achieved this using blur on the back image (somehow?) but it doesn’t appear in the web preview? I think I need to give a reduced opacity background to the text, or its container (somehow)? Anyone out there able to help? ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-change-background-of-revealed-text-or-create-an-overlay-backdrop-of-some-sort/51533/2 "2025-10-05T13:24:09Z")
@Mike-Grant not sure if this is what you mean project -[elementsapp://downloadDocument/DM5nMlUIAu5r](elementsapp://downloadDocument/DM5nMlUIAu5r) ---
**Author:** ![Mike-Grant](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mike-grant/32/30906_2.png) [@Mike-Grant](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Mike-Grant)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-change-background-of-revealed-text-or-create-an-overlay-backdrop-of-some-sort/51533/3 "2025-10-06T21:55:39Z")
Thank you Steve, you always answer my requests for help, it’s very kind. I did manage to find a solution, a cheat really, but it did work - I just left second well empty, so no background was shown - my page is white, so it just looked like a backdrop of paper as the first picture was removed. A far less eloquent solution than you designed. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-change-background-of-revealed-text-or-create-an-overlay-backdrop-of-some-sort/51533/4 "2025-10-07T06:15:25Z")
not quite sure what you did, does dark mode effect this for other people, I am always in dark mode ---
**Author:** ![Mike-Grant](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mike-grant/32/30906_2.png) [@Mike-Grant](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Mike-Grant)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-change-background-of-revealed-text-or-create-an-overlay-backdrop-of-some-sort/51533/5 "2025-10-07T09:43:40Z")
I have Dark Mode disabled…so not sure, but as long as it works Thanks as always, for your time and help that you offer.