Add Text to Video and Stylise it
How to Add Text
To add text to your videos, access the Text tab on the Libraries menu and select a preset. A placeholder text will be added on the video canvas and in the timeline.
If you can't see the placeholder, move the playhead in the timeline to hover over the yellow text outline.
How to edit your text
To edit a text, you have to click on it to select it, and then click again to start editing. If the text was already selected, you just need to click once to start editing.
How to change text size and position
You can drag the text around the canvas to position it, and you can drag it from its corners to resize it and even rotate it.
How to change text properties and styling
Click on a text in the timeline or in the canvas, and the Properties menu will update. There, you will have the Text Style and Text Properties tabs.
On the Text Style tab, you can adjust the text’s color, background, and highlight.
You can also change the font family (including the option to add a custom font), font weight, size, line height, character spacing, and text style.
- At the top of the Text Style tab, you will find a grid of Text Presets (like Spooky, Bamboo, or 3D Text). You can use these Presets directly in your video or as a starting point and customize the styling of the text further. Right below the presents, you can click the Add to Brand Kit button to save your look for future use.
- Further down the Text Style tab, there are two expandable menus:
- Stroke: Manage the stroke settings of your text, like color, border width, and dashed line.
- Shadow: Edit the shadow behind your text by changing its softness, color, offsets, and blur.
On the Text Properties tab, you can manually enter your text’s Position (X/Y coordinates and rotation). You can also use the expandable menus to add keyframe Animations or change the text’s Perspective.
How to change text styling for specific words
You can also edit individual words in a text box. You can have one word with a specific color, highlight, or underline while the rest of the sentence is formatted entirely differently.
All you have to do is double-click on the word to select it and change the settings in the Properties Panel, and you can even extend the selection to multiple words.
How to add text transitions
Adding transitions to your text is built directly into the properties panel. You can choose from 100+ transitions, including Text Bounce, Text Fall, Text Highlight, Text Scale, Text Shake, Text Wave, Word Highlight, Word Reveal, and many more.
- Add your text from the Library tab under the Text button.
- Double-click on the text in the canvas.
- Go to the Text Properties tab in the right-hand menu.
- Go to the Transitions tab button on the Library tab.
- Under the Transitions section, click on + Add transition in or + Add transition out.
- A dropdown menu will appear where you can manually select from Flixier’s library of effects.
- Hold the left mouse button over the transition and drag it to the start or to the end of your Text.
If you don’t want to scroll through the list, simply select AI Suggested from the dropdown menu to let the system automatically choose the best transition for you.
How to play text for longer or shorter
To make the text visible for a longer time, you can drag the text media file from one of the edges in the timeline, either left or right. This option is not available for motion titles and graphics.
