<p>To change the length of the text used in this project, you would also need to change the dimensions of each comp used to hold the text.  So for example in &quot;BLOK 1&quot; there is a comp called &quot;Text01&quot; that is 1576x500.  If you want to make it longer you can (using the Composition --&gt; Composition Settings menu item), but then you will also have to adjust the animations in BLOK 1.</p>
<p>E.g. here I have replaced the first word with &quot;length&quot; and the letters &quot;g&quot; and &quot;h&quot; are cropped:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/NbvrT.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NbvrT.jpg" alt="grab1" /></a></p>
<p>If I change the width of the comp to 1676x700, it is no longer cropped:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/YSyD1.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/YSyD1.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>But if I go back to the BLOCK1 comp, the text no longer fits nicely into the boxes:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/eOUYo.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/eOUYo.jpg" alt="grab3" /></a></p>
<p>So you would have to adjust the animation on&quot;Shape Layer 1&quot;.</p>
<p>If you select the layer and press <KBD>u</KBD> you can see it has some animation key frames on it - it is a straight line which changes length and stroke width (thickness of the line):</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/olEkg.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/olEkg.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>After a while it becomes easier to make your own animations than it is try to tweak other people's.</p>
<p>I highly recommend <a href="https://www.videocopilot.net/basic/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this free course</a> to get to grips with the basics of After Effects that you would need to continue tweaking this project.</p>

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<p>I want to use this free preset: <a href="https://motionarray.com/after-effects-templates/upbeat-opener-1190720/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://motionarray.com/after-effects-templates/upbeat-opener-1190720/</a></p>
<p>It has text like &quot;hello&quot; and &quot;it is a fresh idea&quot;. If I want to use different text, then After Effects will crop it. How can I make the &quot;box&quot; bigger?</p>
<p>I'm trying to apply this:
<code>idea</code> -&gt; <code>it is a long long text</code></p>
<p>I see there is a project view and it has text added there. Can I adjust the textbox there?</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/mz3Dj.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/mz3Dj.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
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How to change the text box size in After Effects?
János
# How to change the text box size in After Effects?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-06)

I want to use this free preset: <https://motionarray.com/after-effects-templates/upbeat-opener-1190720/>

It has text like "hello" and "it is a fresh idea". If I want to use different text, then After Effects will crop it. How can I make the "box" bigger?

I'm trying to apply this:
`idea` -> `it is a long long text`

I see there is a project view and it has text added there. Can I adjust the textbox there?

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/mz3Dj.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/mz3Dj.jpg)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/uzFNc.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/uzFNc.jpg)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-02-07. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

To change the length of the text used in this project, you would also need to change the dimensions of each comp used to hold the text. So for example in "BLOK 1" there is a comp called "Text01" that is 1576x500. If you want to make it longer you can (using the Composition --> Composition Settings menu item), but then you will also have to adjust the animations in BLOK 1.

E.g. here I have replaced the first word with "length" and the letters "g" and "h" are cropped:

[![grab1](https://i.sstatic.net/NbvrT.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/NbvrT.jpg)

If I change the width of the comp to 1676x700, it is no longer cropped:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/YSyD1.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/YSyD1.jpg)

But if I go back to the BLOCK1 comp, the text no longer fits nicely into the boxes:

[![grab3](https://i.sstatic.net/eOUYo.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/eOUYo.jpg)

So you would have to adjust the animation on"Shape Layer 1".

If you select the layer and press `u` you can see it has some animation key frames on it - it is a straight line which changes length and stroke width (thickness of the line):

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/olEkg.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/olEkg.png)

After a while it becomes easier to make your own animations than it is try to tweak other people's.

I highly recommend [this free course](https://www.videocopilot.net/basic/) to get to grips with the basics of After Effects that you would need to continue tweaking this project.


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