Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 790)

Note: You can also modify the style attributes of a glyph with the Adjust Glyph tool. For
more information, see
Working with Text Glyphs .
Changing the Text Color
You can change text color using the Colors window, the color well in the text HUD, or
the color well in the Style pane of the Text Inspector.
Note: To adjust the individual color channels, you must use the Style pane of the Text
Inspector.
To set the text color in the HUD
1 Select the text.
2 If the HUD is not displayed, press F7 (or D).
3 Click the color well, then use the Colors window to set the text color.
Note: There are many ways to choose a color using the Color parameter. For a complete
list, see step 4 in the next section, which describes choosing a color in the Inspector.
The text is dynamically updated as you select your color.
Note: To select a color from the Canvas (or anything on the desktop), click the color picker
in the Colors window, position the picker over the color you want to select, then click.
Color picker
To set the text color in the Inspector
1 Select the text.
2 In the Inspector, open the Style pane of the Text tab.
3 In the “Fill with” pop-up menu, ensure that Color is selected.
790 Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text