Window menu – Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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3D Scene Icons: Turns all 3D scene icons, such as lights and cameras on and off. The

scene icons appear in the Canvas as wireframe icons, and each includes red, green,
and blue handles that let you transform and rotate the camera or light.

Show/Hide Fonts: Displays (or hides) the Font dialog for selecting fonts and font

attributes. (Command-T)

Show/Hide Colors: Displays (or hides) the Colors window for selecting colors.

(Command-Shift-C)

Show/Hide Toolbar: Turns the display of the Toolbar on or off. This is equivalent to

clicking the Toolbar button at the upper-right corner of the Canvas. (Command-Option-T)

Customize Toolbar: Opens the Customize Toolbar dialog.

Window Menu

This menu contains controls to show and hide all of the windows, panes, and tabs in the
Motion interface. You can also choose and manage window layout sets.

Minimize: Shrinks the active window to the Dock. This is equivalent to clicking the

Minimize button at the upper left of the window. (Command-M)

Minimize All: Shrinks all windows (except the utility window) to the Dock. For example,

if the Keyframe Editor is floating and you select Minimize All, the Keyframe Editor
window and the active project window are minimized to the dock.

Zoom: Resizes the active window to maximize desktop real estate. Switches between

full screen and the previously saved non-full screen state.

Save Current Layout: Stores the current window arrangement. Choosing this option

requires you to name the layout you want to save. The new layout appears in the
Layouts submenu.

Manage Layouts: Opens the Manage Layouts dialog where you can add, delete,

duplicate, and modify custom window layouts.

Layouts: This submenu is where you can choose from existing window layouts. Choose

one of the layouts from the submenu to rearrange your windows to that pre-saved
state. For more on managing window layouts, see

Window Arrangements

.

Create Locked Inspector: Creates a new Inspector window that doesn’t update based

on the selection. To unlock the Inspector, click the lock in the Preview area of the
Inspector.

Show Inspector: This submenu provides direct access to any of the four tabs in the

Inspector window: Properties (F1), Behaviors (F2), Filters (F3), and Object (F4). The Object
tab changes depending on what type of object is selected.

Show/Hide Project Pane: Turns the display of the Project pane on or off. (F5)

Show/Hide Timing Pane: Turns the display of the Timing pane on or off. (F6)

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