

You can add a scrolling text ticker overlay using all of the steps above for a Text Overlay. To return to an automatically-sized width, double-click the right edge area. Once you’ve adjusted the width, the width will remain fixed. When the cursor switched to a left-right arrow, drag left or right to adjust the width. To change the width of a text Overlay without changing the font size, place your cursor over the right edge of the Overlay. A double-click on the Overlay will also bring back the Text Editing Sheet. The brings back the Text Editing Sheet for adjustments. To change the text or visual style of the Overlay, place your cursor over the Overlay. Once you click Save in the Text Editing Sheet, your Overlay will appear in the Main Window. Pick Fly In from the Style menu at the top of the sheet to turn on Fly In mode. Text Overlays can slide onto the screen from the left or right. (Pressing return without the shift key will dismiss the sheet.) Fly-In Overlays To add a new line to a Text Overlay, press return while holding down the shift key. You can change the color, opacity, corner radius and margin of the background. The background size and shape is set automatically for you, and adjusts to scale with the size of your text. To add emoji, click the 😀 smiling emoji button and select from the menu. You can apply a shadow or an outer glow effect to all of the text. You can apply any of these properties to individual lines or chunks of the text by highlighting them, and selecting your styles. You can change many properties including font, font size, text color, text opacity (how much you can “see through” the text), background color and background opacity. You can hold the shift key and press the return key to insert a line break. When you create a new Text Overlay, a Text Editing Sheet will appear. Edit menu ➝ Paste as Overlay will allow you to paste in plain or styled text. Click the button at the bottom the Overlays Window,.Select New Text Overlay in the Overlays menu at the top of your display.There are four ways to add a Text Overlay: There are five types of Overlays: Text OverlaysĪlmost any need for text on the screen can be addressed with Text Overlays. If you don’t see the Overlays window, you can show it by clicking the in the upper right corner of the Main Window, or through the Overlays menu at the very top of your display. Overlays are styled text and images in your broadcast.
