Animator, how to use fill color

Which fill color animator did you add, there are 5 of them.

The RGB type should immediately change the text color inside your selectors to red, while the other apply at a default value that doesn't change until you adjut the property.

Here are some links to tutorials on text animation in AE:

### Adobe Help - Text Animation
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/animating-text.html#text_animation_presets

### Motion Island Text Preset Gallery
https://blog.motionisland.com/after-effects-presets-text-animation/

### SideShow FX - AE Presets
https://www.sideshowfx.net/ae-presets

If you can provide some screenshots and more details of what you are doing we can give you better advice.

We've got your back. Do you mind sharing the steps so that we can try to replicate it on our end? If possible, share a screen recording that shows the problem. It'll help us understand the issue better.