User Guide

televisions display, keep text within the title-safe margins, and all other important
elements within the action-safe margins. For best results, preview your video on a
television monitor connected to your computer using the Send Frame to External Monitor
button.
Note: If you are creating content for the Web or for CD, the title-safe and action-safe
margins do not apply to your project because the entire image displays in these mediums.
Title-safe and action-safe margins
A. Safe title B. Safe action
To turn title-safe and action-safe margins on or off:
Choose Title > View > Safe Title Margin or Title > View > Safe Action Margin. The margin
is
on if a check mark appears beside its name.
A B
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Adobe Premiere Pro Help Using the Adobe Title Designer
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Creating new titles with text and graphics
Use the Adobe Title Designer to create text and graphic titles with a variety of attributes.
You can use any vector font resident on your system, including Type 1 (PostScript),
OpenType, and TrueType fonts. Use the drawing tools to create any shape—simple or
complex.
The Adobe Title Designer recognizes each text or graphic element you create as an
object.
You can apply various styles to these objects to enhance the look of your titles. For more
information on applying styles, see “Using object styles” on page 207.
Using type tools
The Adobe Title Designer includes several tools for creating text. Use the type tools to
create text that is oriented horizontally, vertically, or along a path. You can choose to
create text that is confined only by the drawing area boundaries, or create a text box with
specific boundaries. You can also specify whether horizontal and vertical text wraps
automatically.
To type horizontal or vertical text confined only by the drawing area boundaries:
1 In the Adobe Title Designer window, do one of the following:
• To type horizontal text, click the horizontal 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 to turn on Word Wrap. When Word Wrap is off, press
Enter to type a new line.
3 When you are finished typing, select the selection tool and click outside the text
box area.
To type horizontal or vertical text in a text box:
1 In the Adobe Title Designer window, do one of the following:
• To type horizontal text, click the horizontal 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. Resizing
the text box in this mode resizes only the visible area; the text remains the same size.
4 When you are finished typing, select the selection tool and click outside of the text
box area.
To type text along a path: