Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 759)

Adding Paragraph Text in the Canvas
Whereas clicking in the Canvas with the Text tool prompts basic text entry, dragging the
cursor in the Canvas prompts paragraph-style text entry. Paragraph text is contained
within margins that cause the text you type to wrap automatically to the next line. You
can adjust the margins of the paragraph to create a column of text as narrow or as wide
as you like.
To add paragraph text to your project
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With the Text tool selected, drag in the Canvas to draw a custom text entry field.
Note: You can create a text entry field with margins that extend beyond the edge of the
Canvas.
When you release the mouse button, the paragraph text entry field appears in the Canvas.
You can begin typing at the flashing insertion point. A ruler appears above the text field,
and an empty rectangular column appears on the right side. In the Layout pane of the
Text Inspector, the Layout Method pop-up menu is automatically set to Paragraph.
Paragraph text entry field
When text extends beyond the upper and lower edges of the text entry box, the empty
rectangular column becomes a scroll control.
759 Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text