Work with paragraph text, Create tab stops in titles – Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 User Manual
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Font Size Specifies the font’s size, in scan lines.
Aspect Specifies the horizontal scale of the selected font. This value is some percentage of the font’s natural aspect ratio. Values less than
100% narrow the text. Values above 100% widen the text.
Leading Specifies the amount of space between lines of type. For roman type, leading is measured from the baseline of one line of type to
the baseline of the next line. For vertical text, leading is measured from the center of one line of type to the center of the next line. In the
Titler, the baseline is the line underneath the text. You can apply more than one leading amount within the same paragraph. However, the
largest leading value in a line of type determines the leading value for that line.
Note: To turn the text baselines on or off, choose Title > View > Text Baselines. Text baselines appear only when you select the text
object.
Kerning Specifies the amount of space you add or subtract between specific character pairs. The value indicates the percentage of
character width between the character pairs. Place the cursor at the point where you want to adjust kerning.
Tracking Specifies the amount of space between a range of letters. The value indicates the percentage of character width between the
specified range of characters. The direction of the text tracking is based on the justification of the text. For example, center-justified text
tracks from the center. Adjusting the tracking is useful when your contiguous text has thick strokes that cause the characters to blend into
each other, making them hard to read. Adjust the tracking for all the text in a text box by selecting the text box and changing the Tracking
value. You can also adjust the tracking between specific contiguous characters by selecting only those characters and changing the Tracking
value.
Baseline Shift Specifies the distance of the characters from the baseline. Raise or lower the selected type to create superscripts or
subscripts. Changing the Baseline Shift value affects all characters. Adjust the baseline shift for all the text in a text box by selecting the text
box and changing the value. Adjust the baseline shift between specific contiguous characters by selecting only those characters and
changing the value.
Slant Specifies the slant of an object, in degrees.
Small Caps When selected, specifies that all selected objects appear in uppercase.
Small Caps Size Specifies the size of the small caps as some percentage of regular height. Adjusting this value changes the size of all
characters in the text object except for the leading character. A Small Caps value of 100% sets the text to all capitals.
Underline When selected, specifies that the selected text is underlined. This option is not available for text on a path.
Work with paragraph text
Tools in the Titler make it possible to quickly resize and align paragraph text.
Change paragraph justification
Select a paragraph text object, and at the top of the Titler panel:
To justify text to the left of its text box, click Left
.
To center the text in its text box, click Center
.
To justify text to the right side of its text box, click Right
.
Reflow paragraph text
Select a paragraph text object.
Drag any handle of the paragraph text’s bounding box to resize the box.
Create tab stops in titles
You can apply tabs in a text box in much the same way as you would in a word-processing program. Tabs are especially useful in creating
professional-looking rolling credits. You can set multiple tabs within a text box and press the Tab key to move the cursor to the next available tab
stop. You can specify a different justification option at each tab stop.
Note: Tabs work exclusively to align the characters within text objects. To align entire text or graphic objects, use the Align command.
Set and adjust a tab stop
1. Select a text box.
2. Choose Title > Tab Stops.
3. Align the “0” line in the Tab Stops ruler with the left edge of the selected text box.
4. Click the tab ruler above the numbers to create a tab. Drag the tab stop to adjust its position. As you drag, a yellow vertical line, or tab
marker, indicates the tab’s position in the selected text box.
To create a tab stop with left-justified text, click the Left Justify tab marker .
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