Opening the project and creating the text layer

For this, let us open the lesson2_start.aep project in which we will perform our operations for ease of learning in this chapter:

1. Go to File | Open project | Lesson3_Start.aep.
2. Now double-click on the basic text animation composition in the Project panel to open it in the timeline.

Figure 3.1: Project and Timeline panels showing our Basic text Animation composition

It is a 5-second blank composition at Full-HD resolution. Here we are first going to learn how to create a text layer:

Figure 3.2: Text tool highlighted

3. To create a text layer, select the text tool and click on the composition.
4. Once you click on the composition, you can write your text. In the Composition window, write basic text animation:
   

Figure 3.3: Composition displaying basic text animation text

If the text is not in the center, then go to the Move tool and move the text...