On the top tool bar, press the Text Button On the top tool bar, press the Text Button
The text in PhotoBrush is smooth and you can add a drop shadow or make it appear 3D.
First click on the Text Button on the top tool bar. The cursor changes to a cross-hair. Now click anywhere on the image. The Text window will appear.
Here you enter the text, chose the Font, size, formatting, color and use either one or both of the effects 3D or Drop Shadow
When you press OK, the cursor will change to an Arrow (also the 
Arrow tool will be selected) and your text will appear on the image with the bounding rectangle.
The bounding rectangle around the text means the text is still in editable mode, you can reposition the text or change the parameters (or the text itself).
arrow tool inside the rectangle. The properties window will open and you can adjust any control you want (or type different text)
arrow tool somewhere outside the rectangle. The bounding rectangle will disappear and the text is now part of the image. Clicking on the Text Button to enter an additional new text will also render the previous text into the image. You can use two additional cool effects for text - Drop Shadow (with adjustment for the distance of the shadow) and 3D effects.
Shadow - you can choose the color of the shadow in the color selection. Left mouse selects the color of the text, Right mouse selects the color of the Shadow. You can adjust the distance of the shadow as well.
Selecting, for example, a white color for shadow and distance 0 you can simulate a light glow.
3D - The text will be rendered with a 3D appearance. This works best on larger fonts.
Note: While you still have the text in editable mode, you can paint over the image - but it will not affect the text. It will paint the image behind the text. Once you finish the text by clicking with the arrow anywhere outside the text rectangle, the text will become a part of the image and you can paint over it with other tools.
Menu: Image ->Date Stamp
Another way (which can be automatized using actions) to add simple text is to use Date Stamp in menu Image.
You may want to upload your images to a online web photo album so why not to sign them, put your copyright in a corner or your web page?
The Date Stamp can add a Date of Shot Taken to any corner of the image and you have a lot of control over the color, size, font offset from edge etc.. The Date is determined by EXIF data. If no Exif data are available the current date is used.
The simulated preview will help you to see your settings. The preview is on a colored rainbow background to get an idea about the final look
For the Date it is a good idea to select also a format of Date or Date+ Time if you prefer, since the date format stored in EXIF may not suit everybody taste. (The original format is chosen when you leave the format on "Date Format")
Background
You may use transparent background, so only the letters are visible or put a Semi-Transparent or fully opaque background.
The semi-transparent background is the nicest choice since it creates enough contrast for text to be readable , yet it doesn't show too strong on the image.
Offset
The offset is the offset of the text from a closest edge of image. You may want to place the text right on the edge or move it more inside the image.
Font
To change the Font, and its attributes (Italics, Bold..) Click on the 
button.
If you select a size inside the Font dialog it will show a different (higher) number in the Font size edit box. For example a size of 11 Arial will show as 15 px in the Font size edit.
This is because the Size edit shows the size in pixels. You can't go lower than 8 pixels and higher than 80.
Of course you can add also your customized text. You can still keep the date in a customized text by leaving the key %DATE% in the edit box. The key will be replaced by the date format selected.
Example:
www.mediachance.com (%DATE%)
will on the final image look like:
