What you learned: Add text layers to a composition
• To place text, select the Type tool in the Tools panel, click in the Composition panel, and type. Use the Selection tool to set the text layer.
• Choose fonts, size, color, justification, and other text properties in the Character and Paragraph panels.
• Preview fonts by clicking a text layer in the timeline, then scroll through the font family drop-down menu in the Character panel.
• Text layers are generated within After Effects and have their own parameters in addition to the normal transform properties associated with every layer.