align selected point text to the left, center, or right relative to the origin point of the text. The
buttons align paragraph type relative to the bounding box. Use the justification buttons to make
paragraph text fill the width of its bounding box. The buttons set the justification for the final
line of text: left, center, full, or right.
alignment buttonsjustification buttonsIt’s safe to experiment, and use the Undo option if necessary, so don’t worry about memorizing
which alignment option is which.
You may find the position of text in the frame changes when choosing a new alignment setting.
If so, manually reposition the text or click the Vertical Center button or Horizontal Center
button to bring the text back into the middle of the frame.
Setting the safe title margin
When creating titles, you may want to view guides to help you position text and graphic
elements.
You can enable or disable these by opening the Settings menu in the Program Monitor and
choosing Safe Margins.
By default, the outer box is 10 percent from the edge. The area inside this box is considered the
action safe area. Things that fall outside this box may get cut off when the video signal is
viewed on a television monitor. Be sure to place all critical elements that are meant to be seen
(like a logo) in this region.
The inner box, is 20 percent from the edge by default. The area inside this box is called the title
safe area. Just as this book has margins to keep the text from getting too close to the edge, it’s a
good idea to keep text inside the innermost safe margin. This will make it easier for your
audience to read the information.
If text is outside the title safe area, there’s a chance some letters may be missed on a
miscalibrated screen.