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Example: Offset characters
This example illustrates how you can easily animate random characters so that they gradually form a legible word or
phrase. To do this, specify a Character Offset value and animate the range selector.
Animating the offset values for the characters in the word Galaxy
1 Create a new composition.
Create a new text layer with the word Galaxy.
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3 Choose Animation > Animate Text > Character Offset.
In the Timeline panel, set the Character Offset value to 5.
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Expand Range Selector 1.
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Click the Start stopwatch to set an initial keyframe at 0 seconds and set the value to 0%.
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Move the current-time indicator to 5 seconds and set the Start value to 100%.
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8 Set Character Alignment to Center.
Preview the composition.
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See also
"Create a composition" on page 112
"Enter point text" on page 273
"Work with selectors" on page 287
"Set keyframes" on page 189
"Preview video and audio" on page 124
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