Adding Padding

When working with images, you can add padding (or empty space) to increase the area around a frame. When working with objects, you can add padding between the edge of an object and the text in it.

How to Add Padding to All Frames in a Movie

  1. Open a movie.

  2. Select Movie > Properties.

  3. Select the Appearance tab.

  4. In the Padding section, enter numbers in the Left, Right, Top, and/or Bottom fields to set the width of the padding (in pixels).

    Note You can also use the Copy Down button to enter the padding values more quickly. After you enter a number in the first padding field (Left), you can click this button to automatically enter the same number in the rest of the fields.

  5. Click OK. The padding is added to the frames in the movie, displayed in the default background color of the frame.
  6. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

How to Add Padding to an Object

  1. Open a frame that has an object added to it.
  2. Double-click the object (not the frame itself).
  3. In the Object Properties window pane, expand the Text section.

  4. In the Padding section, enter numbers in the Left, Right, Top, and/or Bottom fields to set the width of the padding (in pixels).

  5. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

What’s Noteworthy?

Note Padding can be added only to certain objects.

What’s Next?

If necessary, you can continue enhancing the movie. Otherwise, you can finalize the movie by building and distributing it. See Editing a Movie and Building Movie Output Using the Interface.