User`s guide

Working with the Style Palette
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• Click to select the thumbnail and click the Apply Style button.
• Double-click the thumbnail for the style you want to apply.
To apply text styles from the Text window:
1. In the Text window, select the appropriate text.
2. Select individual characters or press Ctrl+A to select all text.
3. Click the Style Palette button at the bottom of the Text window.
4. In the Text tab in the Style Palette, select the parameters to apply. The choices include:
Fonts, Size, Face, Fill, Edge, Shadow and Transform.
5. To apply a style, do one of the following:
• Click to select the thumbnail and click the Apply Style button.
• Double-click the thumbnail for the style you want to apply.
You can apply styles from the Style Palette directly to text in the Composite window. This
method works whether the text was created with the Text tool or in the Text window. Style
modifier check boxes in the Style Palette window are respected. Any animation parameters
created in the Controls window are unchanged.
To add text styles in the Composite window:
1. In the timeline, select the appropriate Text track.
2. To open the Tool window, choose Window > Show Tool Window or press Ctrl+6.
3. In the Tool window, click to select the Text tool—see “Editing Text from the Text
Window” on page 398.
4. In the Composite window, use the Text tool to select the appropriate characters.
5. Choose Window > Show Style Palette or press Ctrl+7.
6. In the Text tab in the Style Palette, select the parameters to apply. The choices include:
Fonts, Size, Face, Fill, Edge, Shadow and Transform.
7. Use one of the following to apply the text style:
• Click to select the thumbnail and click the Apply Style button.
• Double-click the thumbnail for the style you want to apply.
The style is applied to the first style in the text object.
Applying Color, Natural, Gradient or Extrusion Styles
The Color, Natural, Gradient and Extrusion styles can apply to the corresponding media
tracks. You can also apply Color and Gradient styles to a Text track.