Text Advanced Controls

Use the Advanced controls to select the type of text path and specify the character variation.

Path Options

Use the Path Options to select the type of path for the text object and to edit the text on a path property.

Note: Path Options apply to the entire text object. You cannot place only selected characters of a text object on a path.

Type

Determines the type of text path. The options include None, Path and Loop. Like other Paint or mask objects, the shape of the paths can be adjusted, and control points can be added or deleted.

Inside

When used with the Loop path option, shifts the baseline of the text so the text appears inside the loop.

Outside

When used with the Loop path option, shifts the baseline of the text so the text appears outside the loop.

Path Offset

Sets where the text begins relative to the first point of the text path. The default Path Offset is 0%. A negative Path Offset shifts the path text to the left, and a positive Path Offset shifts the path text to the right. Animate the Path Offset to make the text travel along the text path or around the loop.

Character Rotation

Rotates each text character around its base. Character Rotation can be used with all text (it does not have to be on a path).

Keep Perpendicular

When enabled, keeps text at right angles to the text path. Keep Perpendicular is enabled by default.

Note: You can use multiple lines of text with the Path option. The path, however, only appears on the first line of text.

Variation Options

You can randomize the movement of individual text characters to create jittery or "nervous" text effects. Animate the values in the Variation options to randomize the Baseline, Tracking, Rotation, and Scale of characters in a text object.

Baseline

Varies the distance that the text moves from its baseline.

Tracking

Varies the tracking of the text characters.

Rotation

Varies the rotation of the text characters.

Scale

Varies the scale of the text characters.