Add Clickety to Motion Dock

  1. Click Edit layout in Motion Dock’s top bar.
  2. Click an empty area and choose Clickety from the module picker.
  3. Click Exit layout mode.

If Clickety is already in the layout, use its existing slot.

Type a short line

  1. Open a composition in After Effects and create a text layer containing Hello world.
  2. Give the layer at least three seconds of visible time. Select it in the Timeline.
  3. Right-click Clickety’s keyboard button to open every option.
  4. Choose Type, cps, the bar cursor |, In point, and Stay. Set Speed to 18, Jitter to 0%, and Blink to 1.00s.
  5. Click Apply, then close the options with the X.
  6. Preview the composition from the text layer’s in point.

The text should appear one character at a time, finishing in about 0.6 seconds. The cursor stays visible while typing, then blinks. The words remain visible for the rest of the layer.

Right-clicking the keyboard button reaches the same full options from any slot size. After applying, live appears in this panel when the selected layer has Clickety.

Clickety adds a Clickety text animator and a Clickety effect to the selected layer. Edit > Undo in After Effects reverses the apply in one step.

Try a change

Keep the layer selected. Double-click the speed value, enter 10, and press Enter. Preview again. The same text now takes about 1.1 seconds to arrive. You do not need to click Apply again to adjust a layer that already has Clickety.

If you see No comp, activate a composition. No text means you need to select a text layer in the Timeline. Unlock the layer if you see Locked. In a narrow slot, right-click the keyboard button to reach the same options.