Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 159)

Chapter 6 Create and manage projects 159
m Choose Object > New Group (or press Shift-Command-N).
New groups appear at the top of the Layers list, and are numbered incrementally based on the
number of groups you’ve created so far.
Move a layer from one group to another
When you have more than one group, you can move layers back and forth between them,
changing their nested relationship in your project.
1 Select one or more layers.
2 Do one of the following:
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Drag the selected layers to a position underneath another group. A position indicator appears,
showing where the layer is placed when you release the mouse button.
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Choose Edit > Cut (or press Command-X), then select the group to paste into, and choose Edit
> Paste (or press Command-V).
Copy a layer from one group to another
Do one of the following:
m Option-drag selected layers from one group to another.
m Select layers, choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C), then select the group to paste into, and
choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).
Copy a layer or group from one project to another
When you have more than one project open, you can copy layers or groups back and forth
between projects.
1 Select one or more layers in the active project window.
2 Do one of the following:
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Drag the selected object to a position in the target project’s Layers list. A position indicator
appears to show where the object is placed when you release the mouse button.
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Choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C), select the group to paste into, then choose Edit >
Paste (or press Command-V).
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Option-drag a layer in the Canvas to the Canvas or Layers list of another open project.
Group and ungroup layers
You can nest layers together in a group using the Group command. You can group layers that
appear in the same group, or you can group groups that are nested at the same level relative to
the hierarchy of your project. You cannot group groups that appear at different levels.
Group selected layers together, nesting them in a group
1 Select all layers or groups you want to group together.
2 Choose Object > Group (or press Shift-Command-G).
A new group is created and is numbered incrementally based on the number of groups you’ve
created so far. The layers or groups you selected are nested in the group.
Ungroup nested layers
Groups of nested layers or groups can also be ungrouped, which deletes the containing group
and moves objects and layers in it up the group hierarchy.
1 Select the group containing the nested layers or groups to ungroup.
2 Choose Object > Ungroup (or press Option-Command-G).
Note: You cannot ungroup groups that are at the root (project level) of the Layers list hierarchy.
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