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Adding, copying, and deleting tracks – Apple LiveType 2 User Manual

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Chapter 4

Working With Tracks

Adding, Copying, and Deleting Tracks

There are numerous ways to add a track to the Canvas.

To add a new, empty track, do one of the following:

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Choose Track > New Text Track (or press Command-T).

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Choose a font in the Media Browser, then select Apply To New Track.

Sometimes it’s useful to create a duplicate track, with the identical position, shape,
contents, timing, and effects as a track you’ve already built.

To duplicate a track:

1

Select the track you want to duplicate.

2

Choose Track > Duplicate Track (or press Command-D).

The duplicate overlays the original track precisely, so at first, you can only tell that a
duplicate has been made by the addition of a new track in the Timeline. Overlaying
tracks with identical elements but different effects and parameters is a great way to
produce sophisticated title animations. Drag the duplicate off the original to see
both tracks.

To delete a track:

1

Select the track you want to delete.

2

Do one of the following:

 Choose Track > Delete Track.
 Press the Delete key.

You can also copy a track from another project, such as a LiveType template or a
project you’ve created previously, into your current project.

To copy a track from one project to another:

1

Open both the source and destination projects.

A tab for each of the projects appears in the Timeline.

2

In the source project, select the track you want to copy, then choose Edit > Copy.

3

Click the tab of the destination project in the Timeline, then choose Edit > Paste.