Apple Motion 2 Getting Started - Manual (Page 58)

58 Chapter 1 Orientation
Note: To lock the movement of the object to the X or Y axis, or to 90-degree angles,
press Shift while you drag the object. To lock the movement of multiple objects, first
select the objects, release the mouse button, click one of the selected objects, then
press Shift and move the objects.
To rotate the object:
m Drag the rotation handle.
Note: To rotate the object in 45-degree increments, press Shift while rotating the
object.
To scale the object, do one of the following:
m To scale in X, drag a center left or right handle.
m To scale in Y, drag a center upper or lower handle.
m To scale in X and Y, drag one of the corner handles on the bounding box.
Note: To scale proportionally, press Shift while dragging any of the handles. To scale
around the center of an object, press Option.
To move the anchor point of an object:
1 Do one of the following to select the Anchor Point mode:
• Click and hold the Select/Transform Tool, then choose the Anchor Point mode.
• In the Canvas, Control-click the object, then choose Anchor Point from the shortcut
menu.
2 Drag the anchor point to the new position.
Note: The anchor point of an object is the point around which an object rotates, as
well as the point where an object is attached to an animation path.
To shear an object:
1 Do one of the following to select the Shear mode:
• Click and hold the Select/Transform tool, then choose the Shear mode.
• In the Canvas, Control-click the object, then choose Shear from the shortcut menu.
2 Shear the object:
• To shear in X, drag either of the upper or lower handles.
• To shear in Y, drag either of the right or left handles.
To add a drop shadow to an object:
1 Do one of the following to select the Drop Shadow mode:
• Click and hold the Select/Transform tool, then choose the Drop Shadow mode.
• In the Canvas, Control-click the object, then choose Drop Shadow from the shortcut
menu.
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