# Core Concepts ### Effects You can apply effects at different phases of a character's "life":


Appearances		For animating letters only when they’re appearing on screen. (More...)
Persistent		For animating letters effects continuously during time, as long as a letter is visible.
Disappearances		For animating letters when they just became not-visible.

{% hint style="success" %} Since Text Animator 3.0, any effect can be played in any stage of a letter! (Appearance, Persistent or Disappearance) {% endhint %} #### Mix and match values Even if you do have "default" effects and values, you can always modify them through the inspector or via text. *** ### Settings accessibility Text Animator uses many different settings, from animations to typewriters and more. For most occasions, you can apply different these settings at three different levels: * **Locally:** settings are bound to that component * **Shared:** settings are stored in a ScriptableObject, and will be shared among other instances that have that ScriptableObject reference. * **Global:** either the settings will be applied on top of others (e.g. in the case of recognizing effects), or will be used *only* if no other setting was specified (as a "fallback", like in the case of curves). *** ### Databases Text Animator uses ScriptableObjects to store information about *what exists* and can be used, as well as the building blocks for animations and typewriters (effects, wait times, curves etc.). *** ### Editor Tooltips {% hint style="success" %} You can hover the mouse above many options and fields in the inspector to show some tooltips and extra information! {% endhint %} [^1]: *For this reason, they're mostly used with the typewriter, which shows letters one after another.*