5. Drag the Embrace.psd file into the Timeline window.Displaying a background file will make it easier to position your text.
Adding animated text
The project includes a series title that appears at the top of the screen and moves down as it
grows larger, and an episode title that appears letter by letter and then later explodes off the
screen. You’ll create both layers and animate them.
1. Select the Horizontal Type tool ( ) in the Tools panel, and click an insertion point in the
Composition panel.After Effects adds a new layer to the Timeline panel and opens the Character panel.
2. Type Shot in the Dark in the Composition panel.
3. In the Character panel, click next to the font name to open the font menu. If you do not
already have Calder Dark Grit Shadow and Calder Dark fonts on your system, click Add
Adobe Fonts, and then activate the fonts using Adobe Fonts. Or choose a different font in
the following step.