How to Center Text with the Text Tool in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017)

When Adobe introduced the new Type Tool in Premiere Pro, it replaced the old Title Tool and reorganized a bunch of features. One thing that got buried in the transition was the center text button. It used to be right there in the old Title panel, and now it takes a few extra clicks to find. After spending way too long looking for it myself, I figured a tutorial was in order.

Here is how to center text using the Essential Graphics panel in Premiere Pro.

How to Center Text in Premiere Pro

1. Select the Type Tool (T) from the toolbar and create some text in your sequence by clicking on the Program Monitor.
2. Open the Essential Graphics panel. You can find it by going to Window > Essential Graphics, or by switching to the Graphics workspace using the workspace bar at the top.
3. In the Essential Graphics panel, click on the Edit tab.
4. Click on the text element you just created. You should see it listed at the top of the panel.
5. Scroll down to the Align and Transform section.
6. You will see two centering buttons. The left one centers the text horizontally and the right one centers it vertically.
7. Click both to perfectly center your text on screen.

Things to Keep in Mind

• The center alignment works based on the size of your text box, not the text itself. If your text box is wider than your text, centering will align the box, not the characters. Make sure the text box fits tightly around your text for the best results.
• You can also use the align buttons to center multiple text elements relative to each other. Select more than one element in the Essential Graphics panel and the align buttons will align them together.
• If you want to center the text vertically in the paragraph (not on the screen), look for the text alignment options higher up in the panel where you set font, size, and paragraph alignment.

It is a small thing, but centering text properly can make a big difference in how professional your titles look. Once you know where the controls are, it takes about two seconds.