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Format text, Using the Direct Select tool

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ENCORE CS3 85 User Guide For more keyboard shortcuts on selecting text, such as entire blocks of text, see "Keys for working with text in menus and subtitles" on page 183. Transform a text block 1 Open the menu that you want to edit. 2 Select the text block by using one of the following techniques: • Click the text directly in the Menu Viewer using the Direct Select tool . • In the Layers panel, click the text layer. 3 Transform the text block as you would any other object. (See "Styling and transforming menu objects" on page 75.) Format text You use the Character panel to change the font and other text attributes. Change the attributes of characters, words, or paragraphs 1 Open the menu that you want to edit. 2 Select the characters, words, or paragraphs you want to change. 3 In the Character panel, select the type attributes you want for the text. (See "Character panel overview" on page 79.) Change the attributes of all the text in a text block 1 Open the menu that you want to edit. 2 Do one of the following actions: • Click an insertion point within the text block using the appropriate text tool, and choose Edit > Select All. • Using the Direct Select tool , click the text block or button containing the text block. • In the Layers panel, click the text's layer or the layer set containing the text. 3 In the Character panel, select the type attributes you want for the text. (See "Character panel overview" on page 79.)

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ENCORE CS3
User Guide
85
For more keyboard shortcuts on selecting text, such as entire blocks of text, see “Keys for working with text in menus
and subtitles” on page 183.
Transform a text block
1
Open the menu that you want to edit.
2
Select the text block by using one of the following techniques:
Click the text directly in the Menu Viewer using the Direct Select tool
.
In the Layers panel, click the text layer.
3
Transform the text block as you would any other object. (See “Styling and transforming menu objects” on
page 75.)
Format text
You use the Character panel to change the font and other text attributes.
Change the attributes of characters, words, or paragraphs
1
Open the menu that you want to edit.
2
Select the characters, words, or paragraphs you want to change.
3
In the Character panel, select the type attributes you want for the text. (See “Character panel overview” on
page 79.)
Change the attributes of all the text in a text block
1
Open the menu that you want to edit.
2
Do one of the following actions:
Click an insertion point within the text block using the appropriate text tool, and choose Edit > Select All.
Using the Direct Select tool
, click the text block or button containing the text block.
In the Layers panel, click the text’s layer or the layer set containing the text.
3
In the Character panel, select the type attributes you want for the text. (See “Character panel overview” on
page 79.)