Apple Motion 2 Getting Started - Manual (Page 127)

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Note: To select a color from the Canvas (or anything on your computer’s desktop), click
the Color Picker tool in the Colors window, position the tool over the color, then click.
Applying a Gradient to a Text Object
In the Style pane of the Text tab, you can create and animate gradient fills for text
objects.
To create a text object gradient:
1 Select the text object.
2 In the Style pane, choose Gradient from the “Fill with” pop-up menu.
The color controls are replaced with the gradient controls, and the default gradient is
applied to the selected text object.
To apply a gradient preset to a text object:
1 Select the text object.
2 In the Style pane, locate the Face controls and choose Gradient from the “Fill with” pop-
up menu.
3 Choose a gradient from the Gradient Library pop-up menu.
Gradient Library
pop-up menu
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