Text Fill & Stroke (Properties Panel) in After Effects

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Adobe After Effects CC 2023: How To Manage Stroke & Fill in Properties Panel

**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to manage Text Stroke & Fill in the new Properties Panel in Adobe After Effects CC 2023 using Time Stretch.

**AE Version Required:
23.4 or Later
**

**Note:
**The Properties Panel does not currently have ‘Swap Colors’ so use the Character Panel if needed

**Chapters:
**00:00 Intro: About This Tutorial
00:20 AE Version Required (23.4 or later)
00:30 Character vs. Properties Panel
01:13 How To Access Property Panel
01:49 Properties Panel: Text Fill & Stroke
01:59 Turn On & Fill Fill & Stroke
02:15 How To Change Text Colors
02:25 Change Stroke Size
02:42 Stroke Width & Line Type

**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (Click To Try or Buy)

How To Open Properties Panel:

1. 1. Tick the Box above Comp Window ‘Auto-Open Panel’
   2. Tick the icon next to it
   3. Select any Text or Shape Layer
   4. Properties Panel will open automatically

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How To Turn Off Text Fill & Stroke Colors:**

1. 1. Select Text Layer
   2. Go to Properties Panel
   3. Untick the box ‘Fill Color’ to turn off Fill
   4. Untick the box ‘Stroke Color to turn off Stroke

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How To Change Fill & Stroke Colors:**

1. 1. Select Text Layer
   2. Go to Properties Panel
   3. Click the Color Swatch of Fill or Stroke to open Color Picker or,
   4. Click on the Eyedropper Tool and select a new color.