Text formatting controls in the format pane – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual

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Show the Format pane of the Text Inspector

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In the Text Inspector, click Format.

Text formatting controls in the Format pane

The following parameter controls affect common formatting adjustments for text objects. Of
these parameters, Family, Typeface, Size, and Tracking also appear in the Text HUD.

Basic Formatting parameters

Preset (unlabeled): Use this pop-up menu at the top of the Format pane to save the format,
style, or format and style of the text to the Library, or to apply a preset text style from the
Library to the text. The default menu item is Normal.
For more information on applying and saving text styles, see

Use preset text styles

on

page 650.

Collection: Use this pop-up menu to filter the font categories available in the Font pop-up
menu. When set to All Fonts, every font installed on your OS X system appears in the Font
pop-up menu.

Font: Use this pop-up menu to choose a font for text.

Typeface: Use this unlabeled pop-up menu to the right of the Font pop-up menu to choose a
type style, such as Regular, Bold, Condensed, and so on. The available typefaces are specific to
the font family selected in the Font pop-up menu.

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