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Import: Opens a dialog that allows you to import a customized key command set.

Export: Opens a dialog that allows you to export a customized key command set.

Command Sets: Allows you to load a customized key command set.

Final Cut Pro Set: Sets the active keyboard to match the default key command layout

in Final Cut Pro wherever possible. Select from English, Japanese, French, German,
or Spanish.

Standard Set: Sets the active keyboard to the default key command layout. Select

from English, Japanese, French, German, or Spanish.

Note: For information on customizing your shortcut keys, see

Customizing

Keyboard Shortcuts

.

Provide Motion Feedback: Opens a web page where you can send comments to Apple

about Motion.

Services: A system menu item that provides access to commands that work across

different applications. See Mac OS X Help for more information about this submenu.

Hide Motion: Hides all Motion windows. The application is still running in the

background. You can bring it back to the front by clicking the Motion icon in the Dock.
(Command-H)

Hide Others: Hides windows from all applications other than Motion.

(Command-Option-H)

Show All: Shows all windows from all applications currently running.

Quit Motion: Stops the application from running. You are prompted to save any open

documents. (Command-Q)

File Menu

This menu contains functions and commands that deal with files on your disk that are
associated with Motion.

New: Creates a new Motion document. (Command-N)

Open: Opens a dialog from which you can choose a Motion project to open.

(Command-O)

Open Template: Displays the Template Browser, from which you can choose one of the

built-in templates. (Command-Shift-O)

For more information on working with templates, see

Creating New Projects from

Templates

.

Open Recent: Opens a submenu that lists the ten most recently opened files, giving

you quick access to the projects you have been working on recently. You can clear the
list by choosing Clear Menu from the bottom of the submenu.

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