Type on controls in the layout pane, Path options controls in the layout pane – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Position: Adjust these value sliders to define the position of the anchor point specified in the
Anchor Point pop-up menu. Click the disclosure triangle to display individual X, Y, and Z value
sliders. To see a visual representation of the anchor point, select the text with the Transform
Glyph tool. For more information on the Transform Glyph tool, see
on
page 669.
Type On controls in the Layout pane
Use the Type On controls to create a type-on effect, similar to a typewriter-style animation. You
can keyframe the type-on effect to occur forward or backward, or to move in both directions.
Note: There is also a Text Animation behavior called Type On that creates a forward type-on
effect without setting keyframes. For more information on using that behavior, see
on page 699.
Parameters in the Inspector
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Start: Drag this slider to set the start point of the type-on effect (from the left side of the text).
When set to the default 0%, the text is fully “typed on.” When set to 100%, the text is fully
“typed off.” If the value animates from 0 to 100 over time, the text types off from left to right. If
the value animates from 100 to 0, the text types on from right to left.
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End: Drag this slider to set the end point of the type-on effect (from the right side) of the text.
When set to the default 100%, the text is fully “typed on.” When set to 0%, the text is fully
“typed off.” If the value animates from 100 to 0 over time, the text types off from right to left. If
the value animates from 0 to 100, the text types on from left to right.
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Fade In: Select this checkbox to cause text characters to fade on or off. When Fade In is
deselected, the text characters pop on as they appear.
Path Options controls in the Layout pane
This group of controls in the Layout pane lets you specify the initial shape of a text path, and
to modify the path and text on that path. This group is only active when the Layout Method
pop-up menu at the top of the Layout pane is set to Path. For more information about creating a
text path, see
on page 660.
The Transform Glyph tool can be used with text on a path. For more information, see
on page 669.
Parameters in the Inspector
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Path Shape: Use this pop-up menu to set the shape of the path. Choosing different shapes
will cause different controls to appear in the Path Options parameter group. Parameters are
described below. There are six menu options:
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Open Spline: The default shape, a straight path defined by one point at the beginning
and one point at the end of the path. You can work with Bezier or B-Spline control points.
Option-click (or double-click) on the path to add points.
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Closed Spline: A closed path where the last point is in the same location as the first point.
You can use Bezier or B-Spline control points. Option-click (or double-click) on the path to
add points.
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Circle: A simplified version of Closed Spline, in which the X radius or Y radius can be adjusted
to create a circle or an ellipse.
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Rectangle: A closed path where the width and the height can be adjusted to create a square
or a rectangle.
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