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Formatting Text
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Formatting Text
The text formatting tools control the appearance of text. You can click a text object with the Selection
tool to format all the text within it, or you can use the Text tool to select a string of text within a text
object to format individual characters or words. The following illustration shows the text formatting
controls in the Title Tool toolbar.
In addition to the text-specific formatting described in this section, you can modify or manipulate text
objects in a variety of other ways. For more information, see “Modifying and Manipulating Title
Objects” on page 316.
While you type text, only the text color is apparent. Shadows, outlines, and other color attributes
appear when you finish typing the text and click the Selection tool.
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If you want to create text elements in the title with different appearances, create a separate text object
for each set of attributes.
Setting Default Text Attributes
When you start your Avid editing application and open the Title tool, it uses default text attributes.
You can change the defaults at any time. Changes you make to the default text attributes apply until
you quit your Avid editing application.
To change the default text attributes:
1. Click the Selection tool.
2. Click in the Title tool but do not select any text.
3. Change any of the text attributes.
Whenever you start typing a new text string, the Title tool uses your new defaults.
Selecting a Font
The Font Selection button displays the name of the current font for a text selection and lets you
change the font. When you first open the Title tool, the font listed is the preferred system font.
Font Selection button in the Title Tool toolbar
To display all the fonts currently installed on the system:
t Click the Font Selection button.
To change the font:
t Click the Font Selection button, and select a font.