Adobe 25520388 User Guide - Page 261

USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 256 Titling and the Titler Depending on the tool you choose in the Titler, you can create point text or paragraph text. When you create point text, you specify an insertion point where you want to begin typing. Typing continues on a single line unless you enable the word wrap feature. Word wrap continues the text on a new line when it reaches the edge of the title-safe area. When you create paragraph text, you specify a text box in which the text fits. The text in a text box wraps automatically within the borders of the box. Dragging the corner handle of a point-text object scales the text, Dragging the corner of a text box reflows the text it contains. If a text box is too small to contain the characters you type, you can resize it to reveal the hidden text. Text boxes that contain hidden characters have a plus sign (+) on the right side of the box. You can also create path text. Instead of following a straight baseline, path text follows a curve you create. Text can be oriented horizontally or vertically along its baseline or path. Andrew Devis provides a video tutorial on the Creative COW website that demonstrates formatting and styling text in the Titler. More Help topics "Transform objects in titles" on page 266 "Format text in titles" on page 257 Type text without boundaries 1 Open the Title Tools panel. • To type horizontal text, click the Type tool . • To type vertical text, click the Vertical Type tool . 2 In the drawing area, click where you want to begin, and then type the text. Note: By default, text does not wrap. To make it wrap when it reaches the title-safe margin, choose Title > Word Wrap. When Word Wrap is deselected, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to begin a new line. 3 When you finish typing, choose the Selection tool and click outside the text box area. Wrap text automatically You can set the titler to wrap text within the title safe area automatically. ❖ Select Title > Word Wrap. Type horizontal or vertical text in a text box 1 Open the Titler Tools panel. • To type horizontal text, click the Area Type tool . • To type vertical text, click the Vertical Area Type tool . 2 In the drawing area, drag to create a text box. 3 Type the text. The text wraps when it reaches the boundaries of the text box. 4 When you finish typing, choose the Selection tool and click outside the text box. Note: Resizing the text box resizes only the visible area of the box. The text remains the same size. Last updated 1/16/2012