Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 708)

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Add nontext behaviors to text
Nontext behaviors are applied to text in the same manner as they are to other objects in Motion.
This section provides a quick guide to applying behaviors to text.
Depending on their parameter settings, behaviors applied to text can affect the text object
as a whole or can affect the individual text characters. For example, when you apply the Spin
behavior to a text phrase on a circular path, the entire phrase rotates around its anchor point. To
rotate individual text characters, select the Affect Subobjects checkbox in the Spin parameters.
Spin behavior applied to text on a path with
Affect Subobjects turned on (the individual
text characters spin)
Spin behavior applied to text on a path with
Affect Subobjects turned off (the text layer
as a whole spins)
Apply a behavior to text
Do one of the following:
m In the Library, select a behavior, then drag it to the text in the Canvas, Layers list, or Timeline.
m Select the text, then choose an item from the Add Behavior pop-up menu in the toolbar.
The Text HUD is replaced with a behavior HUD, and the Behaviors Inspector is shown.
Note: For more information on applying text behaviors, see
Types of text behaviors on page 677
and Preset Text Sequence behaviors overview on page 701. For more information on other
behaviors, see Behaviors overview on page 293.
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