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The Ability to Align and Transform Text in Premiere Pro 2025

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
October 16, 2024
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I would like to ask that "Essential Graphics" be returned to the workspace in Premiere Pro 2025. It was in Pro 2024 and on the right side of the Main View with Effects, Lumetri and other tabs. According to Kriti and what I found it, it was removed from the right side panel. With Kriti's help we were able to find what I've been using by adding Properties to the right side of the page. I use the centering of Text to the Program monitor (align and transform) and it disappeared from its normal position with the change of Pro 2024 to Pro 2025. I feel this is an important feature to have readily available as it was also easy to use - being able to center Text to the frame both vertically and horizontally and align the text to fit to the frame.

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hashirkhan

Participant

Yeah, i completely agree, having essential graphics right there in the workspace made everything so much easier.

RonFred

Known Participant

I posted an OBS screencast showing my frustration with align feature.

2025-11-15_12-26-45.zip

R Neil Haugen

Legend

Why are you using three tracks for a single graphic?

Those should all be in the same graphic on one track. Create one, then using the Properties panel just like you used the ESG before add another layer to the graphic. Put each on it's own layer in that graphic, then select and align.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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wendi_4742

Participating Frequently

All I want to do is align a piece of text and an image in the middle of the screen, and I'm very disappointed to see that you can no longer align things. Very frustrating for something that should be simple.

R Neil Haugen

Legend

Of course you can still align things! Please read the above posts. It's only a slightly different process.

Especially if you add the image as a graphic to the text graphic ... but even if you have it on a different track, easy enought to select both and animate.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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elainel97019718

Participant

It has taken me HOURS to figure out that you cannot align graphic elements any longer. You must manually align them to a guide. It wasn't broken...why 'fix' it Adobe? PLEASE bring back Essential Graphics and save us some time here. Thanks.

R Neil Haugen

Legend

Um ... others are doing this ... it's still possible.

Go back to the first page of this thread, and look through Ann Bens' posts. She show how with pics. It's entirely doable still.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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Itz308831355b01

Participant

Ive got this same problem now but instead when I put pngs on the timeline I can't align them at all and in the properties section it only give me the option for transform and crop for images??? - I know for text in properties they have the align feature why cant i find it for Images.

Ann Bens

Community Expert

@Itz308831355b01

For stills in the timeline use the guides in the Program Monitor.

Wrench > snap in Program Monitor.

R Neil Haugen

Legend

None of these programs can or will stay the same forever. They have to change as the needs, wants, and capabilities of hardware and users constantly change.

Yes, it's annoying at times. But absolutely necessary.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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roman_8799

Participant

Annoying for me, I've just bought premiere and now thinking of getting rid of it, makes it extremely hard for someone who has just started when you have to consistently change what you've learnt, I've been here for an hour just trying to align all my text to the center at once

Ann Bens

Community Expert

2025.0

Align and transform is at the bottom of the Properties panel

Snap in Program monitor

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Raffi35430004124r

Participating Frequently

I don't have that. It's so frustrating. I don't have a align property on a simple text. It's so frustrating!!!!

R Neil Haugen

Legend

Yea ... the first time I saw the new panel in the beta, I went ... what the hay? ... took a couple minutes to really understand how to use it.

Once you do, it's ok. Some folks really LOVE it. I tolerate it. It can work. Ah well.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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Craig AJAuthor

Participant

Thank you for adjusting the note. Appreciate it.

R Neil Haugen

Legend

The new Properties panel is confusing at first. Among other things, when you simply click on a mogrt or graphic on the timeline, you get a pretty empty Properties panel with just the "motion" properties of location/size et al.

But now, click on the Program monitor, on anything in the text or graphic item in that mogrt?

The Properties panel now has all the controls you're used to seeing in the EGP, including the layer stack up top.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...