Live Type

How to use Live Type

1. Open live type, then what you want to do is go to 'File' and 'Place' and this will allow you to import a background image which will help in the positioning of your text. However, if you want a moving image as the background you can alternatively go to 'File' Place background movie' which will let you import a clip for the text to be positioned on.
2. You then go to 'Track' and add a new layer. This will be your text layer and when working on the text it is important you have that layer selected. 
3. Now with your text layer selected you can change what the text says by typing into the grey text box in the text window. From here you can edit the font by selecting a font, as well as other attributes such as colour, outline and glows.
4. With the text selected, you can click and drag the text throughout the preview window to position it against your background image/movie. 
5. You can then go to the effects window. This will allow you to browse many effects which you choose from and the hit 'apply' to apply the effect to your text. Some of the effects work well as transitions for the text and are a useful tool in Live Type.

These are the basics of Live Type.