Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 115)

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Create New Project: Opens a new empty project. If a default preset has not been chosen, the
Project Browser appears at startup.
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Open Last Project: Opens the saved project from the previous session.
Interface
This section of the General Preferences pane lets you set general options for the interface.
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Drop Menu Delay: A slider that sets how long you must wait before the drop menu appears
when dragging to the Timeline, Layers list, or Canvas. The drop menu provides additional
choices for editing and importing objects into the project.
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Show Tooltips: A checkbox that turns tooltips on and off across the application. Tooltips provide
explanatory information such as names and basic usage techniques. They appear when you
pause the pointer over tools and controls.
File Browser & Library
These settings in the General Preferences pane affect how the File Browser and Library display
their contents.
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Display Folders: A pop-up menu that sets how folders appear in the File Browser and Library.
Menu items include the following:
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Alphabetically in List: Lists folders alphabetically.
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Last in List: Groups the folders together at the end of the list after all nonfolder items.
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Show preview icons: A checkbox that turns preview icons on and off in the File Browser and
Library. For example, when looking at replicators in the Library with the “Show preview icons”
checkbox selected, thumbnails of the replicators are shown.
When the checkbox is deselected, the generic icon for each item type is displayed.
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Play items automatically on a single click: A checkbox that controls whether the preview area
plays the contents of the item selected in the file stack.
Media
This section in the General Preferences pane contains the “Automatically manage unused media”
checkbox. When the checkbox is selected, Motion removes unused media from the Media list
when you delete that media from the Canvas, Layers list, or Timeline. If you want to retain (in the
Media list) a copy of media that is no longer used in your project, deselect this checkbox.
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