Editing Text Style

Use the Text Style pane to specify the text fill and to adjust text opacity, softness, and other attributes. Text can be a solid color, an image, or a color gradient. In the Style pane, you can also apply outlines, glows, and drop shadows to text. Most style parameters can be animated.

A set of premade text styles is available in the Motion Library. Text styles are modified Style parameters that create a specific look for text, such as a red glow and gradient face, and are applied to text like behaviors and filters. You can create custom text styles and save the styles in the Library. For more information, see Using and Creating Preset Text Styles.

There are four groups of controls in the Style pane: Face, Outline, Glow, and Drop Shadow. You can enable or disable a group of style controls by selecting or deselecting the activation checkbox to the left of the group header. (When selected, the checkbox turns blue.) By default, Outline, Glow, and Drop Shadow are deselected.

For information on Face controls, see Text Face Controls in the Style Pane. For information on performing tasks using Face controls, see Text Face-Related Tasks.

For information on Outline controls, see Text Outline Controls in the Style Pane. For information on performing tasks using Outline controls, see Adding a Text Outline.

For information on Glow controls, see Text Glow Controls in the Style Pane. For information on performing tasks using Glow controls, see Adding a Text Glow.

For information on Drop Shadow controls, see Text Drop Shadow Controls in the Style Pane. For information on performing tasks using Drop Shadow controls, see Adding a Drop Shadow.