The panel shows a message instead of the controls
The panel shows a message instead of the controls
Paragraph Plus checks your license against the Tack Studio app before it shows its controls. You’ll see one of two messages:
- “Open the Tack Studio app”: Paragraph Plus can’t reach the Tack Studio app on your computer. Make sure it’s installed and running, then click Refresh in the panel. If you don’t have it yet, click Download the app.
- “Activate using the Tack Studio app”: the Tack Studio app is running, but no license is active. Either activate Paragraph Plus in the app, or click Purchase to buy it, then click Refresh once complete.
All the controls are dimmed and won’t respond
All the controls are dimmed and won’t respond
This means Paragraph Plus doesn’t see any box text in your current selection. Check that:
- You have a layer selected in the active composition.
- The selected layer is box text (paragraph text with a bounding box), not point text. Point text isn’t supported. See Using the panel.
The box height field won’t let me type a value
The box height field won’t let me type a value
Height is locked automatically while auto-fit is turned on, since After Effects is calculating it for you. Turn auto-fit off to regain manual control of height.
The baseline dropdown is disabled
The baseline dropdown is disabled
This dropdown is only editable when the first baseline **slider value **is 0. Set the value back to 0 in First baseline alignment to choose a different measurement.
A value shows as a dash (–) instead of a number
A value shows as a dash (–) instead of a number
You have multiple layers selected whose values for that control don’t match (a “mixed” state). This is expected. Type or drag a new value to apply it to all selected layers at once. See Using the panel.