Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 542)

To move an object across the screen
1 Click the Record button (or press A) to turn on keyframe recording.
2 Place the playhead at the starting frame.
3 Place the object in a starting position.
4 Move the playhead forward.
5 Drag the object to the ending position you want.
6 Click the Record button (or press A) to turn off keyframe recording.
If you play back your project, the object flies from position one to position two over the
interval you set. You can see the path the object travels by turning on the Animation
Path setting in the View pop-up menu above the Canvas.
Important: When Record is enabled, you can choose to only add keyframes to an object’s
parameters that are already animated. This option is available in the Recording Options
dialog. For more information, see
Recording Keyframes on Animated Parameters Only .
542 Chapter 10 Keyframes and Curves