Adding and Configuring a Text Clip

To add a text clip, set the scrubber in the location where you want the clip to start, and click Add Text Box or click the gear icon on the Text Properties pane and select Add Text Box or Insert > Add Text Box. ScreenFlow adds a 5 second text clip in a new, top track (which you can move anywhere on the timeline you want).

Note: Go to ScreenFlow > Preferences > Timeline to change the default duration of your Text clip.

When you create a text clip, it has the default word Text in it. Select the text to edit it. You must have at least one character in the clip, or ScreenFlow automatically deletes it. As a matter of fact, if you later remove all text, ScreenFlow deletes the clip automatically.

Figure 54 depicts a sample text clip on the canvas (left), and its corresponding clip on the timeline (on the right).

Figure 54. Sample Text Clip on Canvas (left) and Timeline (right)

While the text is selected, you can adjust the text properties as described below in Table 11.

Click the gear icon and select Reset to Defaults to reset all properties in this pane to default values. When you select Reset to Defaults, the settings applied by this command are the settings in place when Make Settings Default for New Text Clips was executed.

To save these settings for new text clips you may add in the future, click the gear icon and select Make Settings Default.

Table 11. Text Properties Controls

Menu Item	Description
Font	Select this menu to choose a font face from the list of fonts provided by your system. The font is applied to the entire text box (if none or all text is selected) or a range of selected characters.
Size	Select this menu to choose the size of your text in pixels (range: 9 to 288). The size is applied to the entire text box (if none or all text is selected) or a range of selected characters. Select Font > Show Fonts to enter a custom size.
Alignment	Select paragraph alignment: Align Left | Align Right | Center. This property affects single or multiple selected paragraphs
Fill	Check to choose Solid Color | Image | Gradient from the popup menu. For solid color, select a color from the color wheel. The color is applied to the entire text box (if none or all text is selected) or a range of selected characters. For Image, ScreenFlow displays an Open dialog, so you can navigate to and select any custom image file. Deselect the checkbox to remove the file. This can be used with Outline to create characters which are transparent. Applying an image uses the color patterns represented in the image to fill the text. These properties are applied to the entire text box (if none or all text is selected) or a range of selected characters.
Color	The Fill color field allows you to choose the color used in your text. For gradient, click in the top half and select a color, then click in the bottom half and select the second color.
Outline	Check to outline the text.The outline is applied to the entire text box (if none or all text is selected) or a range of selected characters. Use the slider to set the width of the outline (in pixels) range: 0 to 15.
Color	Click to select the color of the outline. Select the color, brightness, and opacity. Brightness is only available on the Color Sliders pane of the Show Colors tool.
Backdrop	Check to add a background and choose Solid Color | Image Fill.
Color	For Solid Color only, click to select the color of the backdrop. Specify the color, brightness, and opacity. Brightness is only available on the Color Sliders pane of the Show Colors tool.
Round	Use the arrows or manually specify the value in pixels to smooth the edge of the text box (range: 0 to 100). Default: 20.
Image	For Image Fill only, click Choose display an Open dialog and select an image to insert into the background. Use the popup menu below Image Fill to choose how the image fills the background space: Scale To Fit | Scale To Fill | Tile | Original Size | Stretch.
Margin	Use the slider or manually enter the size (in pixels) of the backdrop (range: 0 to 300). Default: 25.