Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 152)

Tip: The lower the percentage of the opacity, the greater the transparency.
Editing Color and Opacity Direction and Distribution
You can quickly reverse the direction or evenly distribute the gradient color and opacity
tags.
To reverse the gradient color or opacity direction
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Click the Reverse Tags icon next to the opacity or color gradient.
Reverse Tags icon
(opacity)
Reverse Tags icon (color)
The tags are reversed.
To evenly distribute the gradient color or opacity tags
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Click the Distribute Tags icon next to the opacity or color gradient.
Distribute Tags icon
(opacity)
Distribute Tags icon
(color)
To change the direction of a shape’s gradient
1 With the shape selected, click the disclosure triangle to show the gradient editor.
2 Use the Start and End value sliders to change the direction of the gradient.
The left value slider is X and the right value slider is Y.
Saving Gradient Presets
As with shape styles, once you have created a gradient, you can save it in the Library.
To save a gradient in the Library
1 Select the object with the gradient you want to save.
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