Shapes Around Text

[Sandy356846781hzo]

While adding text to my projects I've found there are only 46 default shapes. (These are the shapes under the text menu.) Some of them work for my needs, but many do not. I have the following questions about text shapes.

Is there a way to download more shapes for the text?
Can we create our own, and if yes, how do we do this?
Often the text isn't centered vertically in the shape, can we move the text within the shape?

I just started with AE and am loving it. If anyone can point me to good instruction videos, I would appreciate it.

Thanks!

Sandy

[AkinGn]

Hello @Sandy356846781hzo, for more shapes under the text menu, you might want to add a feature request at Adobe Express uservoice page: https://adobeexpress.uservoice.com/forums/951181-adobe-express 

For tutorials/instruction videos, if you're not following already, I suggest subscribing to official Adobe Express YT channel first: https://www.youtube.com/@AdobeExpress

Also following some design evangelists'/design influencers' channels like Katrina Torrijos: https://www.youtube.com/@KatrinaTorrijos/search?query=adobe%20express

Andrew Kan: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCTcYr3SkIzWilprhMbtTfzi1JirEnPCn

These are the ones that I can quickly think of, hope this helps!