How to Add Text in Adobe Premiere
If you have a newer version of Adobe, you'll be able to add text to your Premier Projects simply by using the built-in text tool. To get started, open your project and drag the playhead to where you want to add the text. Then, click the Text tool, or the icon in your toolbar that resembles a capital T. From here, you can use the “Text” menu for things like adjusting the style and color of your text. Once you like the way it looks, save your text as a master style by using the Master Style options in the Essential Graphics window. That way, you can apply the same style to all your other lines of text. After applying the text, you can adjust the duration of how long it stays on the screen by clicking the right side of the graphic file and dragging it left or right.
Open a Premiere project. You can open an Adobe Premiere project by navigating to the file using the File Explorer on Windows, or Finder on Mac and then double-clicking on it. You can also open Adobe Premiere and then click File and then Open to browse files. Click an Adobe Premiere project and then click Open.  You can also open a file by clicking it in the most recent files that display when you open Adobe Premiere. Adobe Premiere has a purple square icon that says "Pr" in the middle. Drag the playhead to where you want to add text. The playhead is the vertical line that appears in the timeline in the panel at the bottom. The time is the window that displays all your video, audio, and image files in the order they appear in the project. As you drag the playhead, the video frame appears in the program preview window in the upper-right panel. Click the Text tool. The text tool is the icon that resembles a capital T. It can be found in the toolbar. Make sure you are using the latest version of Adobe Premiere. If you are using an older version of Adobe, see Method 2. If you don't see the toolbar, click Window at the top of the screen, and then click Tools in the drop-down menu. Click or drag a box in the program preview window. Click the spot in the program preview window where you want to add text. Click once to add a single line of text. Click and drag to create a text box that will constrain the text you type within the boundaries of the text box. This adds text as a new graphics layer. You can create multiple layers of text. Type a line of text. You can type a short title or a long sentence. Move the text with the Move tool. The move tool is the icon that resembles an arrow in the tool bar. This allows you to move the text to where you want it. Use the "Text" menu to adjust the style. The "Text" menu is in both the Effects Control window and the Essential Graphics window. If you don't see either of these windows, click the Window menu at the top of the screen, and then select the Effects Control, or Essential Graphics option. The following options are available in the "Text" menu. Select a font from the first drop-down menu. Select a style (I.E. Bold, Italic) from the second drop-down menu. You can also click the buttons at the bottom of the Text menu to apply styles. Use the slider bar to adjust the font size. Click the buttons with uneven lines to align the text to the left, center, or right. Use the Appearance menu to change the color of the text. The Appearance menu is also in the Essential Graphics, and Effects Control menus. There are three ways you can adjust the color of the text. Click the checkbox next to each option to apply a color type. Then click the color box next to each option to pick a color from the color picker. You can also click the eye-dropper tool to select a color from the video playback in the Program Preview window. The three color options are as follows. The Fill color changes the color of the letters. The Stroke color applies an outline around the letters. Type a number to the right to adjust the thickness of the outline. The Shadow color applies a drop-shadow below the text. Use the slider bars below this option to adjust the size, opacity, and angle of the drop-shadow. Use the Align and Transform menu to adjust the position of the text. The Align and Transform menu has a variety of tools to adjust the position of the text. This is available in both the Essential Graphics, and Effects Control window. Use the following options to adjust the position of the text. The Position tool allows you to adjust the position of the text along the vertical and horizontal axis. The Rotation tool allows you to rotate the text. Click two or more objects and click the align buttons to align the objects with each other. The Opacity tool adjusts the transparency of the text. Animate the text. The Effects Control window allows you to animate the text. Move the playhead to where you want the animation to start. Click the stopwatch next to a transformation tool in the Effects Control window. Move the playhead to where you want the animation to end and apply an adjustment to the text. Adobe Premiere will gradually apply the transformation over each of the frames between the two keyframes. You can apply multiple transformations in a sequence. Click the stopwatch when you are finished with all the animations you want to apply. Save the text as a Master Style. If you like the way the text looks, you can save it as a master style. This allows you to apply the same style to other lines of text. Use the following steps to save a Master style. The Master Style options are in the Essential Graphics window. Click to select the text in the Program Preview window, or Essential Graphics window. Select Create Master Text Style from the drop-down menu below "Master Styles" Type a name for the Master Style. Click Ok. Apply a Master Style. After you save a Master Style, you can apply it to other text graphics using the following steps. Create a line of text using the Text tool. Click the text graphic to select it. Select the master style to apply in the drop-down menu below "Master styles". Adjust the duration of the text. When you add text in Adobe Premiere, it appears as a graphic in the timeline. To adjust how long the text stays on screen in the video, click the right side of the graphic file in the timeline and drag it left or right. Open a Premiere project. You can open an Adobe Premiere project by navigating to the file using the File Explorer on Windows, or Finder on Mac and then double-clicking on it. You can also open Adobe Premiere and then click File and then Open to browse files. Click an Adobe Premiere project and then click Open.  You can also open a file by clicking it in the most recent files that display when you open Adobe Premiere. Adobe Premiere has a purple square icon that says "Pr" in the middle. Create a new title. Titles act as an overlay that appears on top of the video clips in Adobe Premiere. You must create a title to add text in older versions of Adobe Premiere, though the latest version also supports titles. Use the following steps to create a new title. Click File in the upper-right corner at the top of the screen. Click New in the "File" drop-down menu. Click Legacy Title. This option may say "Title" on older versions of Premiere. Type a name for your title and click Ok. Type the title next to "Name". The name of the title doesn't have to be the same as the text that appears in the title. This opens the title editor window. Click the Text tool. The text tool is the icon that resembles a capital T. It can be found in the toolbar in the side of the title editor window. Click or drag a box in the preview window. The preview window in the title editor displays the current frame that the playhead is on in the timeline at the bottom of the screen. Click to add a single line of text, or drag to create a box that restricts the boundaries of your text. Type a line of text. The text can be a single word title or an entire paragraph. Use the selection tool to move the text. If you need to move the text, click the icon that resembles an arrow in the toolbar and click and drag the text in the title editor window. Use the font family drop-down menu to select the font. The Font Family drop-down menu can be found in the Title Properties sidebar to the right of the title editor window, and in the text editor at the top. Use the font style drop-down menu to select the font style. The font style includes bold, italic, and any other styles that come with a particular font. The font style drop-down menu can be found in the Title Properties sidebar to the right of the title editor window, and in the text editor at the top. Click and drag the number next to "Font Size". This adjusts the size of the text. You can adjust the font size in the "Title Properties" sidebar menu, or in the text edit tools at the top of the title editor window. Click the buttons with the uneven lines to align the text. You can align the text to the left, center, or to the right. Select the text color in the Title Properties. It's the box next to "Color" below "Fill" in the Title Properties sidebar to select the text color. Use the color pick to choose a color for the text. You can also click the eye-dropper icon to select a color from the preview in the title editor. You can use the drop-down menu to select a different type of fill, such as a gradient using the drop-down menu below "Fill". This provides more colored boxes so that you can pick multiple colors that fade from one to another. To add an outline around the text, click Add next to "Inner Stroke" or "Outer Stroke". Click the colored box next "Color" to pick a color for the outline. You can also adjust the size of the outline by clicking and dragging the number next to "Size". Click a title style. For a quick style selection, click one of the title styles at the bottom of the title editor window. Each of the squares at the bottom has a sample of a text style. Click the style you want to select it. Click the "X" button to exit the title editor. The "X" button is in the upper-left corner on Mac, and in the upper-right corner on Windows. This exits the title editor. The title will be saved as an object file in the Project window. If you do not see the project window, click Window at the top of the screen and click Project. If at any time you need to edit the title, double-click it in the Project window. Drag the title from the project window to the timeline. Place the playhead in the timeline where you want the text to go. Then drag the title from the project window to the timeline. Be sure to place the title above any video clips in the timeline. This displays the text on top of the video. Drag the sides of the title to adjust the duration. To adjust how long the text stays on screen in the video, click the left side of the title file in the timeline and then drag it left or right. 
Open a Premiere project. Drag the playhead to where you want to add text. Click the Text tool. Click or drag a box in the program preview window. Type a line of text. Move the text with the Move tool. Use the "Text" menu to adjust the style. Use the Appearance menu to change the color of the text. Use the Align and Transform menu to adjust the position of the text. Animate the text. Save the text as a Master Style. Apply a Master Style. Adjust the duration of the text. Open a Premiere project. Create a new title. Type a name for your title and click Ok. Click the Text tool. Click or drag a box in the preview window. Type a line of text. Use the selection tool to move the text. Use the font family drop-down menu to select the font. Use the font style drop-down menu to select the font style. Click and drag the number next to "Font Size". Click the buttons with the uneven lines to align the text. Select the text color in the Title Properties. Click a title style. Click the "X" button to exit the title editor. Drag the title from the project window to the timeline. Drag the sides of the title to adjust the duration. 