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 To create text at the start of the project, select “Start of project.” This means that all
text is created at the beginning of the project by default, regardless of the playhead
location.
Working with Text
In Motion, you create text directly in the Canvas using the Text tool. Once text is added
to your project, you can easily apply filters to the text, or animate the text using
behaviors or keyframes.
Creating Text in Your Project
This section describes adding text to your project in the Canvas.
When Create Layers At is set to “Start of project” in the Project preferences, text is
created at the first frame of the project. For example, if you are working in a 900-frame
project and you add text, the duration of the text is 900 frames. To shorten the duration
of the text, shorten the text layer duration in the Timeline or mini-Timeline. For more
information, see “Using the Timeline” on page 321.
To add text in the Canvas:
1 In the Layers list, select the group to which you want to add the text layer.
Note: If no group is explicitly selected, the text is added to the last selected group (the
group with the underline beneath its name).
2 In the Toolbar, click the Text tool (or press T).
Create Layers At options
Text tool