
ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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To convert text from Photoshop to editable text
Text layers from Adobe Photoshop retain their style and remain editable in After Effects.
1
Import the Adobe Photoshop text as footage or as a composition.
2
Open the Adobe Photoshop composition or add the layer to a composition.
3
Select the text layer and choose Layer > Convert To Editable Text.
Note:
You cannot edit text on merged Adobe Photoshop layers.
See also
“Importing layered files as a composition” on page 90
“Importing layered files as single footage items” on page 91
To edit text in text layers
You can edit text in text layers at any time. If you set the text to follow a path, designate it as a 3D layer, transform it,
or animate it, you can still continue to edit it.
The pointer for a type tool changes as you move it around the Composition panel. When it is directly over a text layer,
it appears as the edit text pointer ; click to edit the existing text. When the pointer is not directly over a text layer,
it appears as a new text pointer
; click to create a new text layer. Shift-click always creates a new layer.
1
Select the Horizontal Type tool
or the Vertical Type tool
.
2
In the Timeline panel, double-click the text layer to set the type tool to editing mode and select the text.
3
Edit text.
To move text without leaving editing mode
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In the Composition panel, move the type tool away from the text; when the pointer turns into a move icon
,
drag the text.
To hide and show layer controls
In editing mode, you may find it useful to hide the layer controls, such as highlights and vertices. For example, to
change the color for selected characters only, hide the layer controls to keep the characters selected, but remove the
highlight to see the color of the selected characters as they change.
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Choose View > Hide Layer Controls or View > Show Layer Controls.
Formatting characters
To select characters
Before you can format individual characters, you must select them. You can select one character, a range of
characters, or all characters in a text layer.
1
Select the Horizontal Type tool
or the Vertical Type tool
.
2
Select the text layer in the Timeline panel, or click inside the text flow to automatically select a text layer.
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