Apple Motion 2 Getting Started - Manual (Page 48)

48 Chapter 1 Orientation
To swap media in the Layers tab:
1 In the File Browser, select the file you want to use to replace the existing object.
2 Drag the file to the Layers tab, and position the file over an existing object. When a
black outline appears around the object, release the mouse button.
The object is replaced with the new file.
Note: Media that is replaced in the Layers tab is not replaced or removed from the
Media tab.
Selecting Layers and Objects
You can select individual or multiple objects and effects in the Layers tab.
To select a single object:
m Click the object.
If the object selected is an image, shape, mask, or text object, a bounding box appears
around the object in the Canvas. Behaviors and filters selected in the Layers tab or
Timeline do not appear with a bounding box in the Canvas.
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) to move back a single frame or press the Right Arrow (or
Page Down) to advance a single frame. There are several keyboard shortcuts for the
transport controls and additional frame navigation in the Mark menu.
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