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302 11. Text Layers

When working with a Text Layer, under this tab you can adjust the Size,
Font, Color and Placement options, or apply a Texture.

Using the Caption Text window, you can also edit or change the actual text
being used within your Text Layer.

Because Text Layers are a type of layer (not a type of caption), you'll notice
that the Caption Interactivity and the Caption Setup options are not
available.

Adjustments

Continuing with the container metaphor, Adjustments are another group
of settings that apply to the entire box. The choices you make here affect
the entire text layer -including the "contents inside the box".

These options really separate Text Layers from captions as they offer
completely different creative controls.

Under this tab you'll find many of the same options that are available to
image layers. Here you can change settings for Blur, Sharpen, Opacity,
Brightness, White Point, Black Point, Contrast, Hue and Saturation. You
can also Flip or Colorize a Text Layer.

These options can be used separately, or combined with Text Settings.

Effects and Text Effects

This is where the hybrid nature of Text Layers really comes into play.
Under these two tabs you'll find all of the same options that are available for
creating effects with image layers and captions. This allows you to create
effects that apply to the entire layer, the contents of the layer or both.

You'll learn much more about motion in Chapter 15, but for now, let's put
together a quick example to see what Text Layers can do.