Character Generator Editor in Final Cut Pro

At work I spent a good 30 minutes trying to find the Character Generator Editor in Final Cut Pro and could not find it. I would like for someone on here to help me to find it and list the steps in order to put text on video. On time I saw somebody using it but I could not help someone in knowing where it is.

In the VIEWER, you'll see an "A" in a film strip below the picture area. That is a drop down menu. In there is where you'll find the text generators. The built in one called TEXT stinks. Don't use it. You want to go to the BORIS menu and choose TITLE 3D.
Shane

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I am working in a Film Production team in Brazil. We are producing a film where the main character is a film editor and he uses Apple Final Cut Pro at his work.
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A test that usually (but not always) works. Is your activity costing the other party money. Is your activity resulting in the other party losing sales.
If your movie is showing some guy at a desk using a companies software; it's beyond my comprehension why they would have a problem. In fact, many companies pay for “product placement”. However, I understand that Apple does not engage in this practice.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement

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#12 Dropped frames on capture/playback
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58640
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