Essential Graphics position option for users

[nikltv2]

Hello everybody!

I have a graphic that's exactly the same, but with 4 different locations. So right now I have 4 different essential graphics. One called "Graphic_TOP_LEFT", "Graphic_BOT_RIGHT". And so on for the 4.

I've seen some other videos where the user have the abillity to easily check a box which switches the position of the graphic, and that's exactly what I want. So my question is:
Do anyone of you know how to make an essential graphics with 4 different locations, that can be changed with a checkmark or something? So inside the graphic they can change the text and have the abillity to change the positon from "Left Bottom" to "Right Bottom", "Right Top" or "Left Top"?

Thank you in advance 🙂

[OussK]

First the easy easy is to use the slider control of your text so you can change the position where you want, 

anyway if you want to do this using expression the easy way is to use slider with 4 value,  using this expression where you can set the position for each value.

var x = Math.round(effect("Slider Control")("Slider"));
var p = transform.position;
if(x==1) {p = [372,186]};
if(x==2) {p = [372,994]};
if(x==3) {p = [1526,994]};
if(x==4) {p = [1526,186]};
p;

and here's the project file

https://www.dropbox.com/s/80u7xkzztgzzue4/Position-Control.aep?dl=0

[nikltv2]

Hi OussK!

Thank you so much for your reply. This will be very very usefull in the future for me as well!
The only thing that i didn't think of with this graphic is, that it actually switches the text alignment on the right side and the boxes switches as well, so they are locked to the right instead of the left (look at screenshot).
So right now I cut my essential graphic down from 4 to 2. But would love to only have 1!
Is there any "easy" fix for this?

Thanks again 🙂

[nikltv2]

I've sent a reply under here 🙂

[OussK]

changing alignment not possible with essential graphic, so do that you can create 4 different text layer and link each layer opacity to a checkbox also you can parent all text source to one only so you will have one text placeholder,,

[nikltv2]

Thank you. How do I create a checkbox and link opacity to it? Do you know any tutorials? 🙂

[Roland Kahlenberg]

There's a technique to get a single MoGRT to incorporate Left, Right and Centered Text Alignment. However, you lose the ability to change fonts, font size and faux style.

This free Adobe Stock MoGRT incorporates this technique.

https://stock.adobe.com/templates/visual-trends-history-and-memory-lower-thirds/220308977

You may want to file a Feature Request at the UserVoice site. Ask then to include Text Alignment options in the Edit Properties section. This will solve the biggest problem facing MoGRT users today.

[nikltv2]

Hi Roland. Thank you. I don't have to change size and fonts, so it would work. Tho Im not totally sure what to do with this stock? Is it possible to download the original file and watch how they set it up?