Cooltext Widget

With the Cooltext widget, you can add animated text to your content.

Properties

Text

In the Text Menu, you can add the text that you want to display in your widget.

Size & Position

In the Size & Position Menu, you can select the width, height, and placement of your widget quickly.

Font

In the Font Menu, you can set the size, family, style, and color of the font. You can also set letter spacing and shadows here. Additionally, you can change the vertical and horizontal alignment of the text.

Proof of Play

Proof of play is a reporting system that allows you to gain reports about used assets. If you turn on widget statistics, you can report information about the displayed duration, number of displays, and interaction events of this widget.

Behaviour

In the Behaviour Menu, you can customize the animation settings:

Speed Slide

Set the speed of the animation.

Stagger Slide

Set how quickly the letters start after each other.

Delay Slide

Set the delay time between animation waves.

Order Dropdown

Set the starting position of the animation.

Repeat Count Slide

Set how many times the animation will be repeated.

Scope Dropdown

Choose if you want to animate the text by its letters or by each word.

Effects

In the Effects Menu, you can select a background image or color for your widget. Enabling the Click through function allows you to click through the widget and interact with other widgets behind it.

Animation

In the Animation Menu, you can choose the Enter, Repeat, and Exit animations of your widget. Learn more: Animation.

Bind to Data

You can use the Bind to data tool to select your Datasource. With the Font color data binder, you can give a color to your text in the widget from a Datasource.

Additional Properties

Under the Jump Menu, you can click on the three dots to access Additional Properties (aka MORE). However, this section is not detailed in the current documentation.