Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 806)

Note: You can display just the text glow by deselecting the Face parameter checkbox
(and any other active parameters).
Editing Text Glow
Use the Glow controls to soften the opacity or blur of the text glow, to change the size
of the glow, or to set and edit the fill of a glow.
For more information about adjusting text glows using onscreen controls, see Working
with Text Glyphs .
Note: The Glow “Fill with” options—Color, Gradient, and Texture—are equivalent to the
controls for the Face parameters. For information on using these controls, see
Text Face
Controls in the Style Pane .
To change the color of the glow
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Click the color well and select a color from the Colors window.
To adjust the opacity of the glow
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Use the Opacity slider or value slider to change the opacity of the glow.
To adjust the blur of the glow
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Use the Blur slider or value slider to change the softness of the glow.
To adjust the radius of the glow
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Use the Radius slider or value slider to adjust the radius of the glow.
To adjust the scale of the glow
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Use the Scale slider or value slider to proportionally scale the glow. To scale in X or Y
dimensions individually, click the Scale disclosure triangle and adjust the X or Y slider.
To adjust the position of the glow
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Use the Offset value sliders to change the position of the glow. The left value slider adjusts
the X axis, and the right value slider adjusts the Y axis. To display the individual X or Y
offset fields, click the Offset disclosure triangle.
To set the layer order of the glow
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Choose an item from the Layer Order pop-up menu:
• Choose Under Face to place the glow behind the text face.
• Choose Over Face to place the glow in front of the text face.
To reset the text glow parameters
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Click the reset button in the Glow parameter row.
Text Drop Shadow-Related Tasks
These tasks are useful when editing text Drop Shadow parameters, including shadow
color, softness, opacity, distance, and angle.
806 Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text