Lesson 28: Show 24: Text - Alignment

Here we give a demo of the different alignment options for text.

New show

Create a new show titled “Show 24_Alignment”. Select [File]> [New show], and change the file name in the Show Title box to “Show 24_Alignment” and retain the aspect ratio of 4:3. Click [Create].

Double-click the slide and select [Captions]> [Caption Settings]. We create 3 text layers. For layer 1 enter the text ,”Thoreau.” Give it the following setting: [Font] = Arial Unicode MS, [Size] = 46, [Color] = white, and left-aligned [Position] = 13.5 x 17.
Click the [+] icon to add an additional text layer and enter the following text:
“Live each season as it comes;
breathe the air, drink the wine,
taste the fruit, and Redraw yourself
to the influences of each “.
Here we use the following settings: [Font] = Palatino Linotype, [Size] = 10, [Color] = white, left-aligned and [Position] = 34 x 36.
Click on the [+] icon again and enter “I”. Here we use the following settings: [Font] = Times New Roman, [Size] = 35, [Color] = white, left-aligned and [Position] = 30 x 33.75.

While specifying the alignment, is good to know where the anchors are. While adding layers, we always use the “Align left” option.
Select the 2nd layer along with the text, and select [Alignment] = “centered” and see what happens.
Do this with [Alignment] = “right aligned”.
You can also try [Alignment] = “Fill Align”. Here a line is filled quite nicely and sometimes there are multiple spaces between words.

Tip: The grid lines can be a useful tool for your text.

There is a magnifying glass available to make the text easier to edit. Click on the “Precision preview” icon or use the shortcut [Ctrl] + [p].
In this window you can see and adjust most of the settings. Only the alignment cannot be changed.

Save this project under the name “Show 24_Alignment”.
Click [File]> [Save As], select the appropriate folder using the explorer, and if necessary, change the filename.

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