Changing the text properties of a timer object

You can customize the text properties of a timer object. For example, you can change the font, text color, or the background color.

For responsive titles, you can conveniently scale the text within a timer. This is helpful when adjusting how the text in a timer appears within the different device views for responsive titles. For details, see Scaling the text in a table of contents in a responsive title.

To change the text style used within timer:

1. Do one of the following:

   • In the Title Explorer, double-click the graphic of the timer object.

   • In the Title Explorer, right-click the graphic of the chart object and select Properties.

   • In the Title Explorer, select the timer object and press Enter.

   • In the work area, double-click the timer object and click Properties.

   • In the work area, right-click the timer object and select Properties.

   • In the work area, select the timer object and press Enter.

   The Properties ribbon is displayed.

2. To specify the text style of the table of contents, use the controls in the Style group as follows:

   Text Style	Click this to select a text style to format the timer. The current text styles are listed. To create a new text style, select Manage Styles and use the controls in the Text Styles window to configure a new style. For details about adding and managing text styles, see Managing text styles.
   	Click this to select the font for the text of the timer.
   	Click this to select the font size for the text of the timer.
   Text	Click this to select the color for the text of the timer. Select a predefined color, select the eye-dropper tool to use a color from elsewhere within your title, or select Custom to select a custom color from the Color wheel. See also: Matching colors used within your title
   	Click this to bold the text of the timer.
   	Click this to italicize the text of the timer.
   	Click this to underline the text of the timer.
   Background	Click this to select the color of the background of the timer. Select a predefined color, select the eye-dropper tool to use a color from elsewhere within your title, or select Custom to select a custom color from the Color wheel. See also: Matching colors used within your title
   	Click this to increase the size of the font.
   	Click this to decrease the size of the font.

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