Having the Title/Action Safe guides on will help you to line up your titles or graphics so that they do not disappear off the edge of the screen. (This is generally more of an issue for TV output.)
Selecting the Text tool, start to type directly onto the layer displayed.
Adjust the font style and size within the Character panel.
To swap between having characters filled with colour or an outline stroke, click on the double arrow, top right of the colour picker.
Text with colour fill
Text with outline stroke
To animate the text, go to the Effects & Presets tab > Text > Animate In
Click and drag effect to the text layer to apply an effect.
Written by LA