Editing Smart Object text
Editing a Smart Object’s text is done in one of two ways depending on which Smart Object’s text you are editing. Some Smart Objects have an in‑place text editor, and others have their own content‑specific text editor.
The Smart Objects you can edit in place are:
n Artist | n Movie Duration |
n Copyright | n Number of Files |
n Description | n Title |
n Disc Volume Label | |
The Smart Objects you edit in a content-specific editor are:
n Chapter Title | n Overspan Disc Number |
n Date | n Serial Number |
n File/Folder List | n Track List |
To edit Smart Object text in place:
1 Select the Smart Object, and choose one of the following:
n Double-click the object.
n Right-click the object, and select Edit Text from the popup menu.
The Smart Object’s boundaries appear, with the default or auto-filled text highlighted.
2 To enter new text, type over the highlighted text.
To edit Smart Object text in a content specific editor:
1 Select the Smart Object, and do one of the following:
n Double-click the object.
n Right-click the object, and select Edit Text from the popup menu.
The Smart Object’s content specific editor appears, with the default or auto-filled text highlighted.
2 To enter new text, type over the highlighted text.
To edit a chapter list, track list, or file/folder list:
1 Select the Chapter List, Track List, or File/Folder List Smart Object and do one of the following:
n Double-click the object.
n Right-click the object, and select Edit Text from the popup menu.
The Properties dialog box opens.
2 Select the placeholder text or auto-filled content.
Note: If you have auto-filled the Smart Object list, it will be populated with information from your disc, and will have a placeholder text line at the end of the list.
3 To enter new text, type over the highlighted placeholder text or auto‑filled text, and then press Enter.
A new placeholder text line appears at the end of the list.
4 Optional: You can repeat steps 2 and 3 to add additional text rows.
5 Optional: If you are editing a Chapter Title List, or a Track Title List, you can do one of the following:
n Select the Show Track Duration check box to populate the Duration field with the run time of each track, or click it to clear the Duration field. (Audio projects only.)
n Select the Show Chapter Duration check box to populate the Duration field with the run time of each chapter, or click it to clear the Duration field. (Video projects only.)
n If you are editing a Chapter Title List or a Track Title List item, press the Tab key to enter or edit text in the Duration field.
6 Optional: You can use the drop-down lists and check boxes to select a font, font size, and text effects (see
Formatting text for more information).
7 Optional: You can use the Text Effects drop-down lists, check boxes, and sliders to change the text effect properties, such as color, shadow, and border (see
Formatting text for more information).
8 Click OK.
The Chapter List, Track List, or File/Folder List object is updated in your project.
To edit a date object:
1 Select the Smart Object and do one of the following:
n Double-click the object.
n Right-click the object and select Edit Text from the popup menu.
The Date dialog box appears.
2 You can either accept the date as it appears, or click the arrow and select a date from the popup calendar and choose a date.
3 Click OK.
The Date object is updated on your project.
To edit an overspan disc number object:
1 Select the Smart Object and do one of the following:
n Double-click the object.
n Right-click the object, and select Edit Text from the popup menu.
The Overspan Disc Number dialog box appears.
2 Enter the number or discs, choose the format, and then click OK.
The Overspan Disc Number object is updated in your project.
Note: When you save your project, the number format is saved. When you open the project again, the saved format is displayed.
To edit a serial number:
1 Select the Smart Object and do one of the following:
n Double-click the object.
n Right-click the object, and select Edit Text from the popup menu.
The Serial Number Property dialog box appears.
2 Enter the serial number you want to be printed on the label, set how the serial number is increment on each printed label, and then click OK.
The Serial Number object is updated in your project.
Note: If you save your project, the last serial number printed and the increment value is saved. When you open the project again, the saved number and the increment are displayed. You can then continue printing the number sequenced labels and use the same increment, or click Reset to clear them.
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