Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 - To Blend Overlapping Characters in a Text Layer; To Format as Superscript or Subscript; To Select Paragraphs for Formatting; To Use the Paragraph Panel

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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To format as superscript or subscript
You can enter or format text as superscript or subscript characters. Superscript characters are reduced in size and
shifted above the text baseline; subscript characters are reduced in size and shifted below the text baseline. If the font
does not include superscript or subscript characters, After Effects generates faux superscript or subscript characters.
❖ Do one of the following:
• Click the Superscript button or the Subscript button in the Character panel.
• Choose Superscript or Subscript from the Character panel menu. A check mark indicates that the option is
selected.
To blend overlapping characters in a text layer
1 In the Timeline panel, expand the text layer and the More Options group.
2 Choose a blending mode from the Inter-Character Blending menu.
Note: To blend a text layer with the layers beneath it, specify a blending mode from the Modes column in the Timeline
panel.
See also
“To apply a blending mode” on page 259
Formatting paragraphs
To use the Paragraph panel
A paragraph is any range of text with a carriage return at the end. You use the Paragraph panel to set options that
apply to entire paragraphs, such as the alignment, indentation, and leading. For point text, each line is a separate
paragraph. For paragraph text, each paragraph can have multiple lines, depending on the dimensions of the
bounding box.You can use the Paragraph panel to set formatting options for a single paragraph, multiple paragraphs,
or all paragraphs in a text layer.
• To show the Paragraph panel, choose Window > Paragraph, or click the Paragraph panel tab if the panel is visible
but not active.
• To modify values in the Paragraph panel and update text in real time, drag the underlined values next to an icon
in the panel.
• To reset values in the Paragraph panel to the default values, choose Reset Paragraph from the Paragraph panel
menu.
To select paragraphs for formatting
❖ Select the Horizontal Type tool or the Vertical Type tool and do one of the following:
• Click inside a paragraph to apply formatting to a single paragraph.
• Make a selection within a range of paragraphs to apply formatting to multiple paragraphs.
• Select one or more text layers in the Timeline panel to apply formatting to all paragraphs in the selected layers.
• Select one or more Source Text keyframes to apply formatting to layers only at those keyframes.