Box text only
Paragraph Plus only affects box text: a paragraph text layer created by dragging out a text box with the Type tool (rather than clicking once to type at a point).If you’re not sure whether a layer is box text, select it. If Paragraph Plus’s controls light up, it is. If they stay dimmed, it’s point text (or nothing suitable is selected). See Troubleshooting.
Selecting layers
Select one or more box text layers in your active composition. The panel reads their properties as soon as you select them, and again whenever your mouse moves back over the panel, so it always reflects your current selection.- Nothing selected, or no box text selected: every control dims and stops responding.
- One layer selected: controls show that layer’s exact values.
- Multiple layers selected: controls show a shared value if all selected layers agree, or a dash (
–) if they don’t. Changing a value while layers disagree applies your new value to all of them.
Adjusting a value
Each numeric control is a draggable field:Type an exact value
Click once to turn the field into a text box, type a number, and press Enter (or click elsewhere) to confirm.
Precision modifiers
While dragging, or while nudging with the arrow keys, hold a modifier key for finer or coarser steps:| Key | Effect |
|---|---|
| (none) | Move in steps of 1px |
Shift | Move in steps of 10px |
Alt / Option | Move in fine steps of 0.1px |