Editing text style – Apple Motion 4 User Manual
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In the Canvas, position the insertion point (click the mouse button) in between the
characters you want to kern, and do one of the following:
• Use the Kerning slider or value field to set a specific kerning value.
• Press Control-Right Arrow to increase the space between the characters by one-pixel
increments.
• Press Control-Left Arrow to reduce the space between the characters by one-pixel
increments.
Editing Text Style
Use the Text Style pane to specify the text fill and to adjust its opacity and softness. Text
can be a solid color, an image, or a color gradient. You can also apply outlines and glows,
and apply drop shadows to text in the Style pane. Most of the style parameters can be
animated.
A set of pre-made text styles is available in the Motion Library. Text styles are modified
Style parameters that create a specific “look” for text, such as a red glow and gradient,
and are applied to text just like behaviors and filters. You can create custom text styles
and save the styles in the Library. For more information, see
.
There are four main groups of controls in the Style pane: Face, Outline, Glow, and Drop
Shadow. You can enable or disable all of the styles on a single text layer. By default,
Outline, Glow, and Drop Shadow are disabled.
For information on the Face controls, see
Text Face Controls in the Style Pane
. For
information on performing tasks using the Face controls, see
.
For information on the Outline controls, see
Text Outline Controls in the Style Pane
. For
information on performing tasks using the Outline controls, see
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Chapter 13
Creating and Editing Text