How to insert text that doesn't last throughout?

[zhubin89]

Do you guys see that really really long bar? I'm currently trying to make a lyric video on after effects. Everytime I put in a new word, it defaults to something that long, causing me to have to cut it down manually rather than have it naturally last for a short time, such as the other bars in that above picture. Is there some setting I can change so it doesn't default to that length? I'd like the default length upon insertion to be shorter.

All help is appreciated.

Thank you.

[Mylenium]

It works as it's designed to work. No way to change it.

Mylenium

[Rick Gerard]

Learn the keyboard shortcuts. Alt/Option + [ for in poin, Alt/Option +] for out.

[Roei Tzoref]

you can change the default still footage duration (text included). under edit->preferences->import.

here I changed it to 4 seconds

and with un-checking the "create layers at composition start time" you can really speed up your workflow

now it behaves like this:

[Mylenium]

I keep forgetting about that... *lol*

Mylenium

[Roei Tzoref]

happy to refresh your memory M