Apple Motion 2 Tutorials - Manual (Page 41)

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7 Rotate the object back to a horizontal position. Press Shift to constrain the rotation to
45-degree angles.
8 Reposition the object to the lower-right corner of the Canvas.
9 To nudge the object away from the edge of the Canvas, press Command and one of
the Arrow keys.
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Important: Keep in mind that this is a tutorial. In the real world, objects that are very
close to the edge of the Canvas are cut off. Use the Safe Zones command in the View
menu to display action and title safe zones.
Selecting and Nudging Objects
An object (or layer) selected in the Layers tab appears highlighted in blue. An object
selected in the Canvas appears highlighted in gray in the Layers tab. In both cases, the
selected object has a bounding box in the Canvas. Once you have selected an object
in the Layers tab, you can nudge the object (in one-pixel increments) in the Canvas by
pressing Command and the Up/Down/Left/Right Arrow keys. For example, to nudge
two objects after they are selected in the Layers tab, press the Command+Up/Down/
Left/Right Arrow keys to nudge the objects in the Canvas. To nudge the object in 10-
pixel increments, press Shift with the Command and arrow keys.
To select the object above the currently selected object in the list, press the Up Arrow.
To select the object below the currently selected object, press the Down Arrow.
Note: The arrow keys are also used to step through the frames of your project. Press
the Left Arrow (or Page Up key) to move back a single frame or press the Right
Arrow (or Page Down key) to advance a single frame. There are several keyboard
shortcuts for the transport controls and additional frame navigation in the Mark
menu.