Drawing shapes in titles using the Legacy Titler

Select a shape tool.

• Shift-drag to constrain the shape’s aspect ratio.

• Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) to draw from the center of the shape.

• Shift+Alt-drag (Windows) or Shift+Option-drag (Mac OS) to constrain the aspect ratio and draw from the center.

• Drag diagonally across the corner points to flip the shape diagonally as you draw.

• Drag across, up, or down to flip the shape horizontally or vertically as you draw.

Select one or more objects or logos in a title.

In the Title Properties panel, click the triangle next to Properties to expand its list, and then choose an option from the Graphic Type menu.

Select Pen Tool.

Position the tip of the pen point where you want the straight segment to begin, and click to define the first object anchor point. The object anchor point remains selected (solid) until you add the next point.

Click again where you want the segment to end. (Shift-click to constrain the segment’s angle to multiples of 45°.) Pen Tool creates another object anchor point.

Continue clicking Pen Tool to create additional straight segments. The last object anchor point you add appears as a large square, indicating that it is selected.

Complete the path by doing one of the following:

• To close a path, click the initial object anchor point. A circle appears underneath the pen pointer when it is directly over the initial object anchor point.

• To leave the path open, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) anywhere away from all objects, or select a different tool in the Tools panel.

Select Pen Tool.

Position the cursor where you want the curve to begin. Hold down the mouse button.

Drag to create direction lines that determine the slope of the curve segment you’re creating. In general, extend the direction line about one third of the distance to the next object anchor point you plan to draw. Shift-drag to constrain the direction line to multiples of 45 °.

Release the mouse button.

Position Pen Tool where you want the curve segment to end.

• To create a C-shaped curve, drag in a direction opposite to the direction that you dragged to create the previous object anchor point.

• To create an S-shaped curve, drag in the same direction that you dragged to create the previous object anchor point.
  

Continue dragging Pen Tool from different locations to create additional points.

• To close the path, position Pen Tool over the first object anchor point. Click or drag to close the path.

• To leave the path open, Ctrl-click anywhere away from all objects or select the Selection tool.

Select the path.

Select Add Anchor Point Tool .

• To add an object anchor point without creating or manually adjusting a curve, click where you want to add an object anchor point.

• To add an object anchor point and simultaneously move the new point, drag a spot on a path.

Select the path containing the object anchor point.

Select Delete Anchor Point Tool .

Click the point that you want to delete.

Select the path containing the object anchor point.

Select Pen Tool .

Position the cursor over the point. When the cursor becomes an arrow with a square next to it, drag the object anchor point to adjust it.

Select the path you want to modify.

Select Convert Anchor Point Tool and position the cursor over the object anchor point that you want to convert.

• To convert a corner point to a smooth point, drag a direction point out of the corner point.

• To convert a smooth point to a corner point without direction lines, click the smooth point.

• To convert a corner point without direction lines to a corner point with independent direction lines, first drag a direction point out of a corner point. Dragging a direction point makes it a smooth point with direction lines. Release the mouse button, and then drag either direction point.

• To convert a smooth point to a corner point with independent direction lines, drag either direction point.

Select the path you want to modify.

Select Pen Tool and drag a segment to change its curve.

Select a line or an open or closed Bezier shape, and in the Title Properties panel, specify any of the following options:

Adjusts open and closed Bezier shapes to standard shapes. Graphic type can also change a closed Bezier shape to an open one and vice versa. Graphic type must be set to “Filled Bezier” to add fill to a closed shape. For more about adding fill to a closed shape, see Set a fill for text and objects.

Specifies the path width, in pixels.

Specifies the type of cap placed at the end of the paths. The Butt option caps paths with square ends. The Round option caps paths with semicircular ends. The Square option caps paths with square ends that extend half the line width beyond the end of the line. This option makes the weight of the line extend equally in all directions around the line.

Specifies how the ends of adjoining path segments are joined. The Miter option joins path segments using pointed corners. The Round option joins path segments using rounded corners. The Bevel option joins path segments using squared corners.

Specifies the point at which the join type switches from mitered (pointed) to bevel (square). The default miter limit is 4. At the default, the join type switches from miter to bevel when the length of the point is four times the stroke weight. A miter limit of 1 results in a bevel join.