Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 156)

To reverse the direction of the color gradient
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Control-click the gradient control line, then choose Reverse Color from the shortcut menu.
To reverse the direction of the opacity gradient
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Control-click the gradient control line, then choose Reverse Opacity from the shortcut
menu.
To evenly distribute the gradient color tags
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Control-click the gradient control line, then choose Distribute Color from the shortcut
menu.
To evenly distribute the gradient opacity tags
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Control-click the gradient control line, then choose Distribute Opacity from the shortcut
menu.
To apply a preset gradient style
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Control-click the gradient control line, choose Presets from the shortcut menu, and then
choose a preset style from the list.
To remove an opacity tag or a color tag
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Drag the tag away from the gradient onscreen controls and release the mouse button.
Mini-Curve Editor
A mini-curve editor is a scaled-down version of the Keyframe Editor. Appearing in the
Inspector, mini-curve editors give you the functionality to create basic animations directly
in the Inspector, without having to open the Keyframe Editor.
Two Particle behaviors—Scale Over Life and Spin Over Life—have mini-curve editors in
the Inspector (when the Increment Type parameter is set to Custom). Mini-curve editors
are also present for paint objects, in the Stroke pane of the Shape Inspector.
By default, the mini-curve editor is collapsed and shows a scaled-down representation
of the actual animation curve.
Collapsed mini-curve
editor
To expand a mini-curve editor
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Click the disclosure triangle next to the collapsed mini-curve editor.
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