Follow these steps to add a gradient to text:

1. Select a text element
2. open background properties from the right panel
3. set text value to the background-clip property
4. and choose any gradient from background image property.

Also, you can apply an image to a text with the same method. If you want to make something creative, use animation generator tool on a text with a background image. Check the following screencast:

Last updated on March 1, 2019