Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 766)

2 Do one of the following:
• In the Canvas, drag a tab (the small white triangle) in the ruler.
• In the Layout pane of the Text Inspector, use the Tabs controls to adjust the position
and layout of the tabs.
To remove a tab
1 Double-click in the text to display the onscreen text entry field, ruler, and scroll control.
Note: The Text tool must be selected in order for the ruler and tabs to appear in the
Canvas.
2 Drag the tab (the small white triangle) off the ruler and release the mouse button.
The tab is removed from the ruler with a “poof,” and removed from the Tabs controls in
the Layout pane of the Text Inspector with less fanfare.
Copying and Pasting Text from Another Application
Text can be copied from another document or browser and pasted into a project.
Use the following guidelines when pasting text from another application into Motion:
• Pasted RTF text retains the original font attributes, including family and typeface, size,
color, outline, and drop shadow.
• When pasted, pure black text is converted to white text.
• White text copied from Motion is pasted to the clipboard as black text.
• Text pasted into an empty text entry field retains the paragraph format, including
alignment, justification, and tabs.
• Text pasted into an existing text entry field does not retain its original paragraph format.
• Paragraphs pasted into a text entry field retain the paragraph format, including
alignment, justification, and tabs.
Note: Keep in mind that a paragraph is defined as a block of text preceded by a carriage
return. Text pasted into an existing text entry field does not retain its original paragraph
format, but a paragraph pasted into a text entry field does retain its original paragraph
format.
• If an image is copied with the text, the image is not included when the text is pasted
in Motion.
• Dynamically numbered lists are not supported. Lists become standard text when pasted.
To copy and paste text into a project
1 In the document (RTF, TXT, Pages, and so on), copy the text.
2 Do one of the following:
• In the Motion Toolbar, select the Text tool, click in the Canvas, and choose Edit > Paste
(or press Command-V).
766 Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text