Attributes
The Attributes menu contains parameters used to modify the look of characters. Each character in a layer can have its own values.
Characters Attributes
Size field
Sets the character size.
Opacity field
Sets the opacity level of a character's fill, underline, and outline.
Italic field
Sets the angle of italicized characters. Positive values make the characters slope to the right. Negative values make them slope to the left.
Spacing Attributes
Tracking field
Sets the amount of spacing between all characters in a paragraph. Positive values increase the spacing. Negative values decrease the spacing.
The Tracking value can also be adjusted using these keyboard shortcuts:
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Keystrokes |
|---|---|
| Increase Tracking by 1 Pixel | Meta/Command + Right |
| Decrease Tracking by 1 Pixel | Meta/Command + Left |
| Increase Tracking by 10 Pixel | Meta/Command + Shift + Right |
| Decrease Tracking by 10 Pixel | Meta/Command + Shift + Left |
Kerning field
Sets the amount of spacing between characters. Positive values increase the spacing. Negative values decrease the spacing.
When no character is selected and the cursor is positioned in-between two characters, the value displayed in the Kerning numeric field is the one from the character on the right.
When more than one character is selected, the value displayed in the Kerning numeric field is the one from the first selected character, on the left.
The Kerning value can also be adjusted using these keyboard shortcuts:
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Keystrokes |
|---|---|
| Increase Kerning by 1 Pixel | Alt + Right |
| Decrease Kerning by 1 Pixel | Alt + Left |
| Increase Kerning by 10 Pixels | Alt + Shift + Right |
| Decrease Kerning by 10 Pixels | Alt + Shift + Left |
General Attributes
Fill Active
Enable to use fill on characters.
Fill Colour
Sets the fill colour of characters.
Underline Active
Enable to underline characters.
Underline Width field
Sets the width of the underline.
Underline Offset Y field
Sets the vertical offset of the underline position.
Outline Active
Enable to apply an outline on characters and underlines.
Outline Colour
Sets the outline colour of characters.
Outline Width field
Sets the width of the outline.
Outline Join option
Select an outline style.
Miter Join Limit field
Sets the maximum length before a miter join turns into a bevel.
Font Case option
Select a font case option to be applied to the selected characters, overriding the case used when the text was entered.
| Select: | To: |
|---|---|
| Original | Revert back to the original case used when the text was entered. |
| Uppercase | Set all characters to uppercase. |
| Lowercase | Set all characters to lowercase. |
| Title Caps | Set the first character of each word to uppercase. |
| Small Caps | Set the first character of each word to uppercase and all other characters to a shorter version of the uppercase character. |
Special 
Superscript
Enable to make the character smaller and slightly above the normal line of type.
Subscript
Enable to make the character smaller and slightly below the normal line of type.
Strikeout
Enable to add a horizontal line at the centre of the character to create a crossing effect.
Mask
Use the Mask parameters to crop a layer and create a wipe or reveal effect. Use the Characters Axis parameters, such as Position X and Position Y, to create a different kind of reveal effect.
Direction option
Select whether the Top, Bottom, Left, or Right side of a layer is masked.
Position field
Sets the percentage of the layer that is masked. Animate the channel to create a wipe effect.
Show Line
Enable to display a green line representing the mask inside the viewports.
Background Attributes
Background Active
Enable to add a coloured background to a layer.
Background Colour
Sets the background colour of a layer.
Background Opacity
Sets the opacity level of the background.
Background Radius field
Sets the radius of the Background's corners.
Background Offset X field
Offsets the background position on the X axis.
Background Offset Y field
Offsets the background position on the Y axis.
Background Scale X field
Sets the width of the background. The value is relative to the layer's width.
Background Scale Y field
Sets the height of the background. The value is relative to the layer's height.
Background Outline Active
Enable to apply an outline to the background.
Background Outline Colour
Sets the outline colour of the background.
Background Outline Width
Sets the width of the background outline.
Background Outline Join option
Select an outline style for the background.
Background Miter Limit
Sets the maximum length before a miter join turns into a bevel. Only applicable when the Background Radius is set to 0.0.
Shadow Attributes
Shadow Active
Enable to add a shadow to characters.
Shadow Colour
Sets the shadow colour for all characters in the paragraph.
Shadow Opacity
Sets the opacity level of the shadows for all characters in the paragraph.
Shadow Blur X and Y Amount fields
Sets the amount of gaussian blur to apply to the shadow on a paragraph basis.
Enable the Prop button to apply the changes proportionally on the X and Y axes.
Shadow Axis Transformations
Use the Position, Scale, Shear, and Rotation parameters to adjust the shadow attributes of characters.
Layer Attribute
Layer Width field
Sets the width at which to crop the text within a layer. The text beyond the layer's width is moved to a new line.
Use the Fit Layer Box to Characters function available as a keyboard shortcut and inside a layer's context menu to automatically set the width based on the text.
Paragraph Attributes
Paragraph Justification option
Select an alignment option for a paragraph. The selection applied to the first paragraph of a layer automatically triggers the Layer Axis to change to the same value.
Paragraph Separation field
Sets the space between the selected paragraph and the one above it.
Paragraph Leading field
Sets the space between lines in the selected paragraph.
Paragraph Indent field
Sets the left indentation value for the first line in a paragraph.