System information
Item Description
Location
Click the arrow to show or hide the text location controls.
Perform any of the following actions to position the text within your
project's video frame:
n
Drag the point in the position box:
n Type coordinates in the position box.
0.00, 0.00 represents the lower-
left corner of the frame, 0.50, 0.50 represents the center, and
1.00, 1.00 represents the upper-right corner.
n When your text event is selected in the timeline, you can drag
the text box in the Video Preview window to position it:
Anchor point Choose a setting from the drop-down list to set the anchor point of
the text box. Text scales relative to the anchor point, which does not
move. The anchor point is identified by an empty square in the Video
Preview window.
Advanced
Click the arrow to show or hide the advanced controls for
background color, tracking, and line spacing.
Background
Click the arrow to show or hide the background color controls.
You can use the color picker, type color values (or names), or use the
eyedropper to sample a color from your screen.
Tracking Drag the slider to adjust the amount of spacing between text
characters.
Line Spacing Drag the slider to adjust the amount of spacing between lines of text.
Outline
Click the arrow to show or hide the controls for outlining text.
Outline Width Drag the slider to specify the width of the outline.
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