Pasting text in After Effects

[Kevin Camp]

you should be able to copy and paste text from any document with editable (selectable) text right into a text layer (or text effect, like basic text or path text).

– select and copy the text from the document.
– go to ae, open or create a comp.
– select the text tool and click within the comp preview window (or apply basic/path text to a layer).
– select paste.

if that’s not working, then there is a problems somewhere else. you may want to check your clipboard settings and make wure there isn;t something strange going on there, or even try shutting down the computer for about 30 seconds and rebooting (it seems simple, but it often helps with unexplained computer problmes).

Kevin Camp
Designer – KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

[John M. rice]

Restart did it… as it usually does. You know, I was a little too proud to ask this, but I’m glad I did. I forget sometimes that when there is lots of work, it’s not just me who needs to nap; so too does the computer.

Thanks for the help.