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Entering, editing, and styling type

Entering, editing, and styling type - After Effects Tutorial

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Entering, editing, and styling type

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When you select the Type tool, the easiest way to create text is to simply click and start typing. This is called point text, by the way. In a later, movie I'll cover paragraph text. Now when I am done typing, instead of hitting the Return key which just adds more lines, instead I'll press the Enter key. Notice now I have handles around my text. Once I've pressed Enter, the layer name will reflect whatever words I just typed. If I want to rename the layer, I simply select it, press the Return key, type a more useful name, and press Return again. It's also worth distinguishing between Layer mode and Editing mode. When I press the Enter key and I see these handles, this is called Layer mode. And that means any changes I make in the Character panel affect the entire layer. That goes for changing the color, the tracking, the font, and so on. When I click inside the text, this is called Editing mode. Any changes I make only affect either letters that are selected or letters that I am about…

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