Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 653)

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Edit text layout
Text Layout pane
Use the Layout pane of the Text Inspector to create text on a path, to set direction and rendering
options, to add a typewriter effect, and more.
Show the Text Layout pane
m In the Text Inspector, click Layout.
Layout controls in the Layout pane
Use the Layout controls to set basic layout options for a text object.
Parameters in the Inspector
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Layout Method: Use this pop-up menu to specify whether the text layout is set to Type,
Paragraph, Path, Scroll, or Crawl. (When Layout Method is set to Scroll or Crawl, the Transform
Glyph tool is not available. The Offset, Rotation, and Affects Layout parameters in the Format
pane are also not available.) The Layout Method menu contains the following options:
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Type: Creates a single line of text. This is the default method. As text is added, the string of
text continues off the Canvas. If you create multiple lines of text by using hard returns, set
Layout Method to Paragraph. This will allow you to use the Margin controls, as well as align
text when using tabs.
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