Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 754)

• Editing Text in the Inspector (p. 772)
• Editing Text Format (p. 775)
• Text Controls in the Format Pane (p. 776)
• Text Format-Related Tasks (p. 779)
• Editing Text Style (p. 781)
• Text Controls in the Style Pane (p. 782)
• Text Style-Related Tasks (p. 789)
• Using and Creating Preset Text Styles (p. 808)
• Editing Text Layout (p. 812)
• Text Controls in the Layout Pane (p. 813)
• Text Layout-Related Tasks (p. 825)
• Text Margin and Tab-Related Tasks (p. 835)
• Working with Text Glyphs (p. 837)
• Adding Behaviors and Filters to Text (p. 844)
• Using the Text HUD (p. 845)
About Text in Motion
Motion lets you add text to your project directly in the Canvas—select the Text tool, click
in the Canvas, then start typing. Once text is created, you can edit it in the Canvas or in
the Text editor in the Inspector. Text can be modified as a whole object, or as separate
glyphs (characters). This allows for endless combinations of text effects.
Text can be animated using behaviors or keyframes. For more information on animating
text, see
Animating Text .
After you create the desired text treatment—a text style with the perfect gradient colors
and glow or a customized text behavior—you can save the behavior or style in the Library
for use on other text or in a future project.
You can apply filters to text, as well as change and animate text properties such as position,
blend modes, and drop shadows.
The stacking order of text can be easily changed in the Layers tab or Timeline. Text can
also be moved to or duplicated/copied into another layer.
The Motion Library includes LiveFonts (if you installed them) that can be applied to text.
LiveFonts are animated fonts that can add a little zing to your project.
754 Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text