As with other layers in After Effects, you can animate text layers. However, text layers offer additional animation options. You can animate text layers by using any of the following methods:

• Animate the Transform properties, as you would any other layer, to change the entire layer, not its text contents.

• Apply text animation presets.

• Animate the source text of the layer, so that the characters themselves change to different characters or use different character or paragraph formats over time.

• Use text animators and selectors to animate many properties of individual characters or a range of characters.

To see a video tutorial on animating text, visit the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/vid0226.

To smooth the edges and movement of animated text, enable motion blur for the text layer. See Use motion blur for more information.