Apple LiveType 2 - Manual (Page 20)

20 Chapter 1 The LiveType Interface
Inspector
The Inspector is your toolbox for transforming elements—text, objects, or images.
There are unlimited combinations of parameters and attributes you can use to make
your titles dynamic and original.
The Inspector consists of a text-entry box and Live Wireframe Preview at the top of the
window, and five tabs of parameters. Inspector settings always apply to the track,
character, or effect that is currently selected in the Canvas or Timeline.
Text-Entry Boxes
There are two areas in the Inspector where you can add text to a track. One of these is
in the upper-left corner of the Inspector. Because this text-entry box is visible no matter
which Inspector tab is selected, it is a convenient way to identify the active track, as
well as to add or change the text on a track, as you can type directly into it. The text-
entry box at the bottom of the Text tab is larger, making it easier to insert and edit
larger amounts of text.
The text-entry boxes also allow you to select individual letters or words on a track.
When you highlight text in the text-entry box, those characters are selected in the
Canvas. This is particularly useful when the text you want to modify is obscured in the
Canvas by other elements.
Text-entry box
Live Wireframe
Preview
Inspector tabs
Text-entry box
(in the Text tab only)