The way I understand it is: The reason it won’t work is because it requires an Animator which is not part of the text by default. When you add a preset it adds the Animator. So, instead of copying the keyframes for animated Text presets you just need to copy the Animator. To do this click on the text’s disclosure triangle to revel the Text option. Then click on the Text options disclosure triangle to see the options available. One will be Animator. Select it and copy it. Then select the layer you want to add the typewriter effect to and past it. Be forewarned that it will add the keyframes to wherever the playhead is when you past the animator. Hope this helps and best of luck.
Stephen Smith
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