Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 765)

About Rich Text Format Files
When a Rich Text Format (RTF) file is added to a project, the following occurs:
• The formatting (font, style, line spacing, outline [set in the Styles pop-up menu in the
TextEdit document], and so on) of the text is preserved in the project.
• Double-clicking in the text in the Canvas activates the text entry field, which includes
a horizontal ruler at the top of the text and a scroll control at the right of the text.
• The Layout Method (in the Layout tab of the Text Inspector) is set to Paragraph.
• Margins in the original text file are preserved in the project. The size of the onscreen
text entry field is determined by the margins set in the application in which the text
was created. In Motion, the margins can be edited onscreen or in the Layout pane of
the Text Inspector.
For more information on modifying margins, see Editing Margins and Tabs from Rich
Text Format Files .
For more information on the Layout pane, see Editing Text Layout .
• Tabs in the original text file are preserved in the project. The tabs appear as white
triangles in the ruler above the text entry field. Tabs can be moved or deleted.
For more information on modifying tabs, see Editing Margins and Tabs from Rich Text
Format Files .
Editing Margins and Tabs from Rich Text Format Files
Margins and tabs defined in the application in which the RTF text was created can be
modified in Motion.
For more information about the general use of tabs, see Working with Tabs .
To adjust a margin
1 Double-click the text to display the onscreen text entry field, ruler, and scroll control.
Note: The Text tool must be selected. If you adjust the text box using the Select/Transform
tool, the text is scaled.
2 Do one of the following:
• With the Text tool selected, drag one of the scale handles on the text entry field.
• In the Layout pane of the Text Inspector, adjust the Left Margin, Right Margin, Top
Margin, or Bottom Margin values.
To move the tabs
1 Double-click the text to display the onscreen text entry field, ruler, and scroll control.
Note: The Text tool must be selected in order for the ruler and tabs to appear in the
Canvas.
765 Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text