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Opacity: Use this slider to set the opacity of the text outline.
Blur: Use this slider to set the softness of the text outline.
Width: Use this slider to set the thickness of the text outline.
Layer Order: Use this pop-up menu to set whether the outline is drawn over or under
the text face.
Four Corner: Use these value sliders to control the position of the outline attribute,
allowing for outline distorting effects. Click the disclosure triangle to reveal the value
sliders:
• Bottom Left: Offsets the text outline from the lower left of its original position. Enter a
value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access X and
Y position values.
• Bottom Right: Offsets the text outline from the lower right of its original position. Enter
a value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access X and
Y position values.
• Top Right: Offsets the text outline from the upper right of its original position. Enter a
value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access X and
Y position values.
• Top Left: Offsets the text outline from the upper left of its original position. Enter a
value in the left value slider to offset the text fill in X space; enter a value in the right
value slider to offset the text fill in Y space. Click the disclosure triangle to access X and
Y position values.
Text Glow Controls in the Style Pane
Use the Glow group of controls to create a glow in front of or behind text. Except for
Layer Order, all Glow parameters can be animated.
When the Glow activation checkbox is selected, the text is rasterized. For more information,
see About Rasterization.
841Chapter 16 Creating and Editing Text