Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 615)

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Important: After you finish typing, press Esc or select another tool on the toolbar—do not use
a keyboard shortcut. When the Text tool is selected, typing a keyboard shortcut (other than Esc)
adds text to the Canvas.
Select text characters
Do one of the following:
m Select the Text tool, then drag within the text object in the Canvas.
If you don’t begin the drag within a text object, a new text object is created.
m Click between two characters in the Canvas, and then while holding down the Shift key, press the
Right Arrow key or the Left Arrow key to select characters.
m Click the Select/Transform tool, then double-click the text in the Canvas.
Move the cursor between words
m Click between two characters in the Canvas, then press Option–Right Arrow to move the cursor
forward between words; press Option–Left Arrow to move the cursor backward between words.
Delete a word
m Click in the Canvas at the end of the word you want to delete, then press Option-Delete.
Add paragraph text in the Canvas
With Text tool is selected, clicking in the Canvas prompts basic text entry, and dragging in the
Canvas activates paragraph-style text entry. Paragraph text is contained within margins that
cause the text you type to wrap to the next line. You can adjust the margins of the paragraph to
create a column of text as narrow or as wide as you like.
Add paragraph text to your project
m With the Text tool selected, drag in the Canvas to draw a custom text-entry field.
When you release the mouse button, the paragraph text entry field appears in the Canvas. A
ruler appears above the text field. You can begin typing at the flashing insertion point. In the
Layout pane of the Text Inspector, the Layout Method pop-up menu is set to Paragraph.
Paragraph text entry field
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