Adobe 12040118 - After Effects Standard Tutorial page 296

When you enter point text, it is created using the properties currently set in the Character panel. You can change these properties later by
selecting the text and modifying settings in the Character panel.
1. Do one of the following to create a text layer:
Choose Layer > New > Text. A new text layer is created and an insertion point for the Horizontal Type tool appears in the center of the
Composition panel.
Double-click a Type tool. A new text layer is created and an insertion point for the appropriate type tool appears in the center of the
Composition panel.
Select the Horizontal Type tool
text.
Note: The pointer for a type tool changes depending on whether it is over a text layer in the Composition panel. When the pointer is not
directly over a text layer, it appears as a new text pointer
2. Enter text characters by typing. Press Enter on the main keyboard (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to begin a new line.
Note: You can also choose Edit > Paste to paste text that you have copied from any application that uses Unicode characters. Text
receives the formatting of the first character in the text layer into which it is pasted.
3. To end text-editing mode, press Enter on the numeric keypad, select another tool, or press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac
OS).
Enter paragraph text
When you enter paragraph text, the lines of text wrap to fit the dimensions of the bounding box. You can enter multiple paragraphs and apply
paragraph formatting.
You can resize the bounding box at any time, which causes the text to reflow within the adjusted rectangle.
When you enter paragraph text, it has the properties set in the Character and Paragraph panels. You can change these properties later by
selecting the text and modifying settings in the Character and Paragraph panels.
1. Select the Horizontal Type tool
2. Do one of the following in the Composition panel to create a text layer:
Drag to define a bounding box from a corner.
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) to define a bounding box around a center point.
Note: The pointer for a type tool changes depending on whether it is over a text layer in the Composition panel. When the pointer is not
directly over a text layer, it appears as a new text pointer
3. Enter text by typing. Press Enter on the main keyboard (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to begin a new paragraph. Press Shift+Enter on the
main keyboard (Windows) or Shift+Return (Mac OS) to create a soft carriage return, which begins a new line without beginning a new
paragraph. If you enter more text than can fit in the bounding box, the overflow icon
Note: You can also choose Edit > Paste to paste text that you have copied from any application that uses Unicode characters. Text
receives the formatting of the first character in the text layer into which it is pasted.
4. To end text-editing mode, press Enter on the numeric keypad, select another tool, or press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac
OS).
Select and edit text in text layers
You can edit text in text layers at any time. If you set the text to follow a path, designate it as a 3D layer, transform it, or animate it, you can still
continue to edit it. Before you can edit text, you must select it.
To disable the Path Options property group for a text layer, click the visibility (eyeball) switch for the Path Options property group. Temporarily
disabling the Path Options property group can make editing and formatting text easier.
The pointer for a type tool changes, depending on whether it is over a text layer in the Composition panel. When the pointer for a type tool is
directly over a text layer, it appears as the edit text pointer ; click to place the insertion point in the existing text.
To select text with a type tool, do one of the following:
To select a range of text, drag over the text.
To select a range of text, click, move the pointer, and then Shift-click.
To select a word, double-click it. To select a line, triple-click it. To select a paragraph, quadruple-click it. To select all text in a layer,
quintuple-click anywhere in the text.
To use the arrow keys to select text, hold down Shift and press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key. To use the arrow keys to select words,
hold down Shift+Ctrl (Windows) or Shift+Command (Mac OS) and press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key.
or the Vertical Type tool
; click to create a new text layer. Shift-click always creates a new text layer.
or the Vertical Type tool .
; drag to create a new text layer. Shift-drag always creates a new text layer.
, and then click in the Composition panel to set an insertion point for the
appears on the bounding box.
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