Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 214)

Chapter 10 Add transitions, titles, effects, and generators 214
3 Do any of the following:
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To add a title from the Titles Browser: Double-click the title.
A title clip is added at the playhead location.
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To add a basic title: Choose Edit > Connect Title > Basic Title (or press Control-T).
A title clip named Basic Title (with no effects or animations) is added at the playhead location.
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To add a lower-third title: Choose Edit > Connect Title > Basic Lower Third (or press
Shift-Control-T).
A lower-third title clip named Basic Lower Third (with no effects or animations) is added at the
playhead location.
The title clip is connected to the clip in the primary storyline at the position of the playhead.
Visually, the title is superimposed over the clip in the primary storyline at the playhead position.
If the playhead is not over a clip, the title is superimposed over the default background.
Add a title as a clip in the primary storyline
There are two ways to add a title as a clip in the primary storyline. You can either insert a title
clip at the edit point between two clips or replace an existing clip in the primary storyline with a
title clip.
m To add a title between clips in the Timeline: Drag a title from the Titles Browser to the edit point
between the clips where you want the title clip to appear.
m To replace an existing Timeline clip with a title clip: Drag a title from the Titles Browser to the clip in
the Timeline that you want to replace, and choose Replace from the shortcut menu.
Enter text for your title
After you add a title clip to your project in the Timeline, you can type text for your title in
the Viewer.
1 Select a title clip in the Timeline.
2 Move the playhead over the selected title clip.
3 In the Viewer, double-click the title text, and type text for your title.
Double-click the text box
to type text for the title. Next Text Layer button
Previous Text Layer button