Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 774)

To reset a group of parameters, such as the text Face controls or the Sequence controls
of a text behavior, click the reset button in the Inspector. To reset a single parameter
within a group, click the Animation menu, then choose Reset Parameter.
Reset button
Editing Text With Applied Sequence Behaviors
Text Sequence behaviors automatically create animations that sequence text style and
text format attributes through the text characters. The style attributes include face (fill
color), glow, drop shadow and outline. The format attributes include position, opacity,
scale, rotation, tracking, and so on. Although the Text Sequence behaviors are all
presets—the parameters are already selected and animated—you can still add, remove,
or modify any parameter that is available to the Sequence Text behavior.
All of the text behaviors in the Text Sequence behaviors category were created using the
default text glow, outline, and drop shadow attributes. For example, for a sequence
behavior that incorporates a text glow, the glow color is the default yellow. For a sequence
behavior that incorporates a text outline, the outline color is the default red. The controls
to change these defaults are located in the Format tab of the Text Inspector.
Additionally, the text sequence behaviors are based on left-aligned text. Unless you have
defined the text as center aligned, the characters may animate from the left when certain
sequence behaviors are applied. To animate the text from its center, change the alignment
in the text HUD or in the Layout pane of the Text Inspector.
Use the following guidelines to modify text attributes when text sequence behaviors are
applied.
To change the default glow color (yellow)
1 Select the text and open the Style pane of the Text Inspector.
2 In the Glow controls, use the Color well to modify the glow color.
For more information on the glow controls, see Editing Text Glow . For more information
on using color wells, see Color Well .
To change the default outline color (red)
1 Select the text and open the Style pane of the Text Inspector.
2 In the Outline controls, use the Color well to modify the outline color.
774 Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text