Apple Motion 2 Tutorials - Manual (Page 129)

Tutorial 3 Working With Text 129
To apply a Fade In:
1 In the Library, click the Behaviors category, then click the Basic Motion subcategory.
2 Drag the Fade In/Fade Out behavior from the Library onto the text object in the
Canvas.
The Dashboard updates to show the controls for the Fade In/Fade Out behavior.
3 In the Dashboard, drag the Fade In triangle to 30 frames.
4 Drag the Fade Out triangle to 0 frames.
The text object now fades in over the first 30 frames and does not fade out.
Adding a Second Object
This project requires another text object. This provides an opportunity to review the
steps you just completed.
To create the second text object:
1 Select the Titles layer in the Layers list.
2 Select the Text tool and click the Canvas.
3 Type the word “africa” in lowercase letters.
4 Press Esc or choose the Select/Transform tool and position the text object in the center
of the Canvas.