Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 832)

To select another geometry source for a text path shape
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Click the To pop-up menu (located next to the Shape Source image well) and select the
layer you want to use as the text path’s shape source.
Animating Text on a Path
Text can be animated to move across the text path.
To animate text on a path
1 Create the path for the text to travel along.
2 Go to the frame where you want to begin the animation, and enable Record.
Note: Remember that using shortcut keys while in text editing mode may result in adding
characters to your text.
3 In the Layout pane, adjust the Path Offset slider or value slider to the amount you want
to move the text on the path.
A keyframe is added to the Path Offset parameter.
This icon indicates that a
keyframe is present at
the current playhead
position.
832 Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text