Applying text options

Text options help you customize text objects in your composition. (See About formatting options.)

To set text options:

Select the text and choose Window > Properties to display the Properties palette.
Specify any of the following:

Choose a font family. Choose a type style from the menu to the right of the Font menu. If the font you chose does not include a bold or italic style, choose Faux Bold or Faux Italic, or both, from the Properties palette pop-up menu.
Enter a value for the font's size.
Select Outline and enter a value in 1/4-pixel units for the stroke (outline) width.
Enter a leading value between 20 and 300.
Enter a tracking value between -50 and 999.
Select horizontal or vertical alignment. The left or top alignment option begins each line of text at the left or top edge of the bounding box. The center alignment option centers the text in the bounding box. The right or bottom alignment option ends each line at the right or bottom edge of the bounding box.
To turn anti-aliasing off, choose Anti-Aliasing from the palette pop-up menu.

To adjust the font size by dragging:

Drag any handle except the side handles and the top right handle to change the font size of the text.
Shift-drag any of the corner handles except the top right one to constrain the text to the aspect ratio of the original font.

If you're animating the size changes, see Exporting compositions and objects for suggestions on keeping the animation file size manageable.