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Motion menus overview
The Motion menu bar provides access to many categories of commands in the application.
Some of these commands (such as Open, Save, Cut, Copy, Paste, and so on) are common to
most Mac applications. Some commands are common to other Apple applications including
Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X, and others. Learning such commands (including some of those
found in the Share, Mark, and View menus) will enable you to work effectively and quickly across
these different applications. The remaining menu items are commands unique to Motion.
Many commands are context-sensitive—they change depending on the current state of the
Motion application. For example, a menu item might appear dimmed when a command is not
available due to the current state of the application or what is selected.
To learn more about each of these commands, choose a topic in the Help table of contents (the
sidebar to the left of this window).
Note: Many commands have shortcut keys that allow you to perform the same action
from the keyboard. In this chapter, these shortcuts are listed in parentheses after the
command description.
Application menu
The first Motion menu contains general functions to control the application, modify the
preferences, and access the Apple website. It also provides access to system-level services.
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About Motion: Opens the About Motion window, which contains version, registration, and
trademark information.
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Preferences: Opens Motion Preferences. See Motion Preferences overview on page 114 for a
detailed description of the settings in that window.
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Commands: Opens a submenu of the following items for customizing keyboard shortcuts:
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Customize: Opens the Command Editor. For more information, see Use the Command Editor
overview on page 1085.
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Import: Opens a dialog used to import a customized key command set.
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Export: Opens a dialog used to export a customized key command set.
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Command Sets: Lets you load a customized key command set.
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Final Cut Pro Set: Sets the active keyboard to match the default key command layout in
Final Cut Pro X wherever possible. Select from English, Japanese, French, or German.
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Standard Set: Sets the active keyboard to the default key command layout. Choose English,
Japanese, French, or German.
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Provide Motion Feedback: Opens a web page where you can send comments to Apple
about Motion.
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