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# Precomps

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Use your own Essential Graphics compositions for captions. Add any **Source Text** property into the Essential Graphics panel for Captioneer to read/write.

## Precomp Selection

You can select a Precomp in 3 ways.

1. Open a Composition, and click the Precomp button
2. Select a Composition in Project panel, and click the Precomp button
3. Drag + Drop a Composition from Project panel to Captioneer.

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### Single / Double Lines

By default, captions enter a single Essential Property text input inside your Precomp. Change the **Line 1 field** dropdown to select a different text input.

Select the **Double** button to create 2 dropdowns. This will split double-line caption text at line breaks, entering each line into two different text inputs.

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**Example:** Send the first line of the captions file into a text input named "Line 01" and the second line of the captions file into "Line 02".
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