Apple Motion 2 Tutorials - Manual (Page 130)

130 Tutorial 3 Working With Text
5 Use the Dynamic Guides to position the text object along the bottom edge of the
Sunset object and align the left edge along the center point of the Canvas.
6 In the Text tab of the Inspector, open the Format pane, and use the Size slider to
increase the font size to 123 points, so the right edge of the text hits the right edge of
the Sunset object.
Applying a Gradient
Now you can add a gradient to the new text object, and change the gradient’s colors
to create a custom gradient. You’ll also save the custom gradient to use later.
To apply a gradient to a text object:
1 Make sure the “africa” text object is selected in the Canvas.
2 In the Inspector, click the Text tab, then click the Style pane.
3 In the Face controls, choose Gradient from the “Fill with” pop-up menu.
The color indicator changes to a gradient and the text is instantly filled with the default
gradient colors.
4 Click the Gradient disclosure triangle to expose the gradient options.
5 Drag the Angle value slider to 90 degrees.
Clicking the small squares (color tags) below the left and right edges of the Gradient
Editor lets you set the start (left) and end (right) colors for the gradients.