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What are Text Presets?
Text Presets let you save your most-used text styles with all their settings—including highlights, shadows, and outlines—so you can apply them in one click. This saves time and ensures your text always looks on-brand, whether you're creating on web or mobile.
Who is it for?
This feature is built for video editors, designers, and content creators who need:
Quick, consistent text and caption styling across multiple users
A way to maintain brand standards without manual adjustments
Efficient workflows for high-volume content creation
On-the-go access to brand-approved text styles in creation platforms
Creating Text Presets
Open your Slate dashboard and navigate to Brand Hub
Select the Text Presets section
Click the "+" button to create a new preset
Customize your text settings:
Font family and size
Color (from brand colors or custom HEX codes)
Opacity for more control over text appearance
Include for Captions - The preset can also be available for captioning
Highlight effects
Shadow settings
Outline options
Preview your preset to see how it looks
Name your preset (e.g., "Main Title," "Lower Third," "Quote Style")
Save your preset
NOTE: Text Presets are designed to support any font, not just one specifically. The preset applies styling on top of whatever font you choose.
Instant sync across platforms
Presets created on Brand Hub immediately appear in both the web creation app and iOS app without requiring version publishing. Your team can start using new presets right away on any device.
Using the Color Picker
The updated Color Picker gives you more control:
Brand colors - Select from your uploaded brand palette
Custom colors - Use the color picker or enter a HEX code
Opacity control - Adjust transparency at the design level for visually appealing text styles
Using Text Presets on Web
Creating text from a preset
Open your Slate dashboard and click 'Create Content' in the top right corner
Add your media or start with a blank canvas
Open the Text Presets drawer
Select your desired preset
Type your text—styling is automatically applied
Applying a preset to existing text
Select the text you want to update
Open the Text Presets drawer
Click on any preset to apply it instantly
Switching between presets
You can easily switch between different presets with smooth transitions:
Select your text
Open the Text Presets drawer
Click on a different preset—the transition will be seamless
This gives you flexibility to experiment and find the perfect style for each piece of content.
Using Text Presets on iOS
Accessing presets in the mobile app
Open the Slate app on your iOS device
Add your media or start with a blank canvas
Tap to add or select existing text
Tap the "Presets" icon in the text editor
Select your desired preset—styling is applied instantly
Switching presets on mobile
Select your text
Tap the "Presets" icon
Tap a different preset to switch
Font, shadow, highlight, and size changes apply with a single tap
Real-time preview
As you select different presets on iOS, you'll see changes applied in real-time. This makes it easy to experiment with different styles and find the perfect look for your content.
Presets for Captions
Toggle on the preset for your captions
Click "+" to add a new preset or select the 3 dots to 'edit' an existing preset
Toggle Include in captions, as shown below
Save your preset
Text presets will then be available to select from when editing captions
Customizing preset properties
Overriding preset settings
Feel free to experiment in both web and mobile creation apps:
Apply a preset to your text
Adjust individual properties (color, size, effects) as needed
Your changes won't affect the saved preset
This lets you use presets as a starting point while still having creative control. All customization options available on web are also available on iOS.
Important notes
Automatic sync: Presets created on Brand Hub sync instantly to all platforms
Reordering: Preset reordering is not supported in the current version
Updates: If you update a preset from the Brand Hub after it's been applied in a project, you'll need to re-apply that preset to see the updated version. Updates don't automatically sync to existing projects
Font flexibility: Fonts are not attached to presets—presets only apply styling. You can use the same preset with different fonts
Brand Hub view: The current view of Text Presets in Brand Hub will be updated in future releases
Tips for using Text Presets
Create presets for common uses: Set up presets for titles, lower thirds, quotes, captions, and other frequently used text types
Use descriptive names: Name your presets clearly so your team knows when to use each one
Experiment freely: You can always override preset properties in the creation app without affecting the saved preset
Leverage opacity: Use the new opacity control to create layered text effects and subtle styling variations
Mobile workflow: Create presets on Brand Hub and instantly access them on mobile for seamless on-the-go content creation
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FAQs:
Q: Can I add multiple Text Presets?
A: Yes! There is no limit to the amount of Text Presets you can set up within your Slate account.
Q: Can I create Text Presets on the iOS app?
A: No, Text Presets can only be created and edited on Web. The Text Presets you create and edit are then available to use on iOS.
Q: Are Text Presets available on Android?
A: No, Text Presets are not currently available to use on Android devices.