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Text properties can be edited in the Design View by clicking on the text in the timeline or on the canvas. In the Title tab you can rename the text and in the drop down menu you can edit its size, rotation and location. The Style tab allows you to edit the style, shape and color of the text object. The Text tab allows you to edit the text’s font; you can also double-click inside the text object to open the font editor. In the Text Outline tab you can choose an outline color for the font. The Text-to-Speech tab allows you to enable an installed computer voice to read out the text when the it appears.
Set the following properties and options for Texts:
- Name
The default name for a text object is 'Text X' ('Text 1', 'Text 2', 'Text 3', and so onward), and this is visible in the name property of the object. You can change a text's name by deleting the default name and typing in another one. Ensure the text is selected before attempting to change its name property.
- Rotate, Scale and Location
Adjust the rotational angles, scale or manually change the location of the
text on the Canvas. Rotations on the X and Y-axis are ignored when
the text is attached to the image.
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Click the Reset button to clear all values.
Click on the individual labels and select Reset to clear the corresponding value or select Apply to all if you want to apply your chosen values to all other texts.
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- Style
The style property allows you to change the appearance of the Text Area. Check the box 'Apply to all texts' at the bottom of the style properties menu to apply chosen style to all Text areas in all scenes in the movie.
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Click on the pencil symbol to select the color of the border.
Adjust the Thickness and Padding sliders respectively to gain the desired effect for your text box.
Click on the top bucket symbol to select the color of the background of your text box.
Press the arrow symbol (pointing downwards) if you desire to add a vertical gradient to your textbox.
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you have chosen to add a gradient, click the bottom bucket symbol to
select the color of lower portion of the text box. The color of the
upper portion of the textbox will be taken from the top bucket symbol.
Adjust the opacity slider as you see fit for your new textbox.
Check the box Apply to all texts at the bottom of the style properties
menu to apply the chosen style to all Texts in the
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- Text
The text property allows you to customize text formatting options such as font, font size, font color, text alignment and also edit the text that is visible in the Text area. Double-click the body of the Text Properties Menu to edit or insert a Text area. You can also check the spelling of the entered text.
- Outline Color
Set the text's outline color. For best results, please use large font sizes.
- Text-To-Speech
For the text to be converted into speech, select the 'Text-To-Speech' option. Note : Microsoft Text-To-Speech is not required
on the computer used to view your movie.
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