Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 673)

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Distort a glyph style attribute in the Inspector
1 Select the text object that contains the glyph to modify, then select the Transform Glyph tool
from the 2D transform tools in the toolbar.
2 Select the attribute to modify (Face, Outline, Glow, or Drop Shadow) from the Attribute pop-up
menu in the Text HUD.
If the HUD is not shown, choose Window > Show HUD (or press F7).
3 In the Style pane of the Text Inspector, click the Four Corner disclosure triangle for the attribute
to modify, then adjust the Bottom Left, Bottom Right, Top Right, or Top Left value sliders to
distort the attribute.
Reset a single distorted glyph attribute
m With the glyph selected (using the Transform Glyph tool), click the reset button for the Four
Corner parameter in the Style pane of the Text Inspector.
Reset multiple distorted glyph attributes
1 Select the text object containing the glyph you want to modify, then select the Transform Glyph
tool from the 2D transform tools in the toolbar.
2 Select the glyph or Shift-select a group of glyphs.
3 Choose Transform Glyph from the Attribute pop-up menu in the Text HUD.
If the HUD is not shown, choose Window > Show HUD (or press F7).
4 Shift-select the glyphs to reset.
5 Click the reset button for the Four Corner parameter in the Style pane of the Text Inspector.
Animate glyphs
The Transform Glyph tool lets you animate text characters and their style attributes.
For more information, see Animate with the Transform Glyph tool on page 706.
Find and replace text
How to find and replace text
The Find and Replace window lets you locate and change a word (or a set of characters) in a
Motion project. You can search in a selected text object, or in all text objects. This tool is useful
for changes to long-form text objects, such as credit rolls.
Use Find and Replace
1 Choose Edit > Find and Replace (or press Command-F).
The Find and Replace window appears.
2 In the Find field, enter the text to search for; in the Replace Field enter the replacement text.
3 Select an option from the “Search in” pop-up menu:
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To search the selected text, choose Selected Text Object.
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To search all text, choose All Text Objects in Project.
4 Do one of the following:
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To search for the Find text, press Return.
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To search for the next occurrence, press Return again or click Next.
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