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Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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A black border highlights the group.

2

Release the mouse button.

The object moves into the selected group and is placed above any existing objects within
that group.

You can also drag an object to a specific place in the new group by dragging it in between
existing tracks in the new group. Motion’s groups and layers are “spring-loaded,” which
means that when they are collapsed, dragging an object onto them causes them to
temporarily expand, just like folders in the Finder.

To drop an object inside a collapsed group

1

Drag the object onto the collapsed group in the Timeline layers list.

2

Position the pointer over the name of the group until the group springs open.

3

Drag the object to the desired location within the group, then release the mouse button.

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Chapter 8

Using the Timeline