Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 236)

231 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Creating titles
Last updated 8/12/2010
When you align and distribute selected objects, keep the following in mind:
• An alignment option aligns selected objects to the object that most closely represents the new alignment. For
example, for right-alignment, all selected objects align to the selected object that is farthest to the right.
• A distribution option evenly spaces selected objects between the two most extreme objects. For example, for a
vertical distribution option, the selected objects are distributed between the highest and lowest selected objects.
• When you distribute objects of different sizes, the spaces between objects may not be uniform. For example,
distributing objects by their centers creates equal space between the centers—but different-sized objects extend by
different amounts into the space between objects. To create uniform spacing between selected objects, use the
Horizontal Even Spacing or Vertical Even Spacing option.
Align objects
1 If necessary, double-click the title in the Timeline to open it in the Monitor panel.
2 In the Monitor panel, Shift-click two or more objects or drag a marquee over them.
3 Do one of the following:
• Right-click any of the objects selected, and choose Align Objects.
• Choose Title > Align Objects.
4 Select the type of alignment you want.
Distribute objects
1 If necessary, double-click the title in the Timeline to open it in the Monitor panel.
2 In the Monitor panel, Shift-click three or more objects or drag a marquee over them.
3 Do one of the following:
• Right-click any of the objects selected, and choose Distribute Objects.
• Choose Title > Distribute Objects.
4 Select the type of distribution you want.
Transform objects
You have full flexibility in adjusting an object’s position, rotation, scale, and opacity—attributes collectively referred
to as transform properties. To transform an object, you can drag in the Monitor panel or choose a command from the
Title menu.
More Help topics
“ Adjust opacity ” on page 161
Adjust an object’s opacity
1 If necessary, double-click the title in the Timeline to open it in the Monitor panel.
2 In the Monitor panel, select an object.
3 Do one of the following:
• Right-click the object and choose Transform > Opacity.
• Choose Title > Transform > Opacity.
4 Type a new Opacity value, and click OK.