Apple Motion 2 Tutorials - Manual (Page 47)

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The Preview area of the Library plays a preview of the behavior and also displays a text
description of the behavior.
4 Drag the Throw behavior from the stack to the GreenSquares copy object (layer) in the
Canvas.
The Throw is applied to the object and the Throw Dashboard appears.
Note: If an object is selected, you can also click the Apply button in the Preview area to
apply the chosen behavior to the selected object.
5 Since you add the Throw behavior in a different manner in the next set of steps, select
the Throw behavior in the Layers tab and press Delete.
Using the Add Behavior Icon to Apply a Behavior
Once you become more familiar with the behaviors and filters in Motion, you can use
the Add Behavior or Add Filter icon to quickly apply effects.
To apply a behavior from the Toolbar:
1 Make sure that the GreenSquares copy is selected, then click the Add Behavior icon in
the Toolbar.
Note: To apply a behavior or filter using the Add Behavior or Add Filter icon in the
Toolbar, an object must be selected. If no object is selected, the icons are not available.
The Library
If you would like to take a slight detour, click around the different categories and
stacks in the Library to see previews of the available goodies in Motion. All behaviors,
a suite of more than 95 filters, particle systems, replicators, fonts, generators, as well
as any installed third-party filters are housed in the Library. The Library Preview area
makes browsing and selecting effects fast and fun. For example, you can see an
animated preview of a particle system before you bring the particles into your
project, or see exactly what a Text Sequence behavior does before you apply it to a
text object.