Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 664)

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2 In the Layout pane of the Text Inspector, set the text Layout Method to path, then choose
Geometry from the Path Shape pop-up menu.
Path Shape set
to Geometry
The Shape Source well appears in the Inspector.
3 From the Layers list, drag the shape to the Shape Source well.
4 When the pointer becomes a curved arrow, release the mouse button.
A thumbnail of the shape appears in the well and the shape is used as the source shape for the
text path.
Note: You might want to disable the source shape in the Layers list so it is not visible in
your project.
Select another geometry source for a text path shape
m In the Layout pane of the Text Inspector, click the To pop-up menu (located next to the Shape
Source image well) and select the object to use as the text path’s shape source. All shapes or
masks in the project appear in the list.
Animate text on a path
Text can be animated to move across the text path.
Animate text on a path
1 Create the path for the text to travel along.
2 Go to the frame where you want to begin the animation, and enable Record (press A).
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