User`s guide

Working with the Text Tool
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Working with the Text Tool
Avid FX lets you create text using two different methods. Instead of creating text in the Text
window, you can use the Text tool to type text directly over the image in the Composite
window. Or you can create text in the Text window.
The Text tool lets you accurately position text over a background image. You can use the
Style Palette or the parameters in the Controls window to format the text—see “Formatting
Text Created with the Text Tool” on page 419. You can also use the Text tool to paste text
copied from another program.
The Text tool is available from the Tool window. When you create text with the Text tool, a
new Text track appears at the top of the timeline. The new Text track offers the same controls
as any other Text track.
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If you have the Face track selected for a non-Text track, the Text tool is dimmed. The Text
tool supports English characters, as well as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.
To access the Text tool:
•Select Window > Show Tool Window or press Ctrl+6.
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