Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 674)

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Note: The “Loop search” checkbox must be selected to have the search continue from the
beginning of the text after reaching the end of the text.
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To find the previous occurrence, click Previous.
5 Do one of the following:
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To replace the current selection, click Replace.
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To replace all occurrences of the Find text, click Replace All.
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To replace the current selection and immediately find the next occurrence of the Find text,
click Replace & Find.
Note: To undo an operation performed in the Find and Replace window, click in the Canvas to
make it active, then choose Edit > Undo Text Replace (or press Command-Z).
Find and Replace window options
The Find and Replace window contains the following controls:
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Find: Enter the text to search for in this field.
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Replace: If performing a find-and-replace operation, enter the replacement text in this field.
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Search in: Use this pop-up menu to set the type of search operation to be performed. There
are two options:
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Selected Text Object: Performs the search or search-and-replace operation on only the
selected text object.
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All Text Objects in Project: Performs the search or search-and-replace operation on all text
objects in the project.
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Match case: Select this checkbox to search for words that match the capitalization of the words
entered in the Find field. When this checkbox is not selected, the search ignores capitalization.
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Whole words: Select this checkbox to search for whole words. When this checkbox is not
selected, the search finds the specified text when it’s contained anywhere within words.
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Loop search: Select this checkbox to have the search continue from the beginning of the text
after reaching the end of the text. When Selected Text Object is chosen from the “Search in”
pop-up menu, the search loops back to the beginning of the selected text object. When All
Text Objects in Project is chosen from the “Search in” pop-up menu, the search loops back to
the first text object in the project.
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Replace All: Click this button to replace all occurrences of the text in the Find field with the text
in the Replace field. If there is no Replace text, this button is not available.
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Replace: Click this button to replace the text selected in the Canvas or Text Inspector with the
text in the Replace field. If no text is selected, this button is not available.
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Replace & Find: Click this button to replace the text selected in the Canvas or Text Inspector
with the text in the Replace field, then find the next instance of the text in the Find field. If no
text is selected, this button is not available.
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Previous/Next: Use these buttons to jump to the previous or next instance of the text entered
in the Find field.
Apply filters to text
Filters are applied to text in the same manner as they are to other objects in Motion. This section
provides a quick guide to applying filters to text.
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