Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 837)

To change a tab type in the Canvas
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Double-click a tab icon in the ruler.
The tabs cycle through the right, center, left, and decimal types.
To change a tab type in the Inspector
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In the Tabs section of the Layout pane of the text Inspector, choose an option from the
Tab type pop-up menu.
The tabs icon is updated in the ruler in the Canvas.
To move the tabs
1 Double-click in the text to display the text box, ruler, and scroll control.
Note: The Text tool must be selected in order for the ruler and tabs to appear in the
Canvas.
2 Do one of the following:
• In the Canvas, drag a tab (the small white triangle) in the ruler.
• In the Layout pane of the Text Inspector, use the Tabs controls to adjust the position
and layout of the tabs.
The affected text is repositioned to the tab.
To remove a tab
1 Double-click in the text to display the 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.
2 Drag the tab (the small white triangle) away from the ruler and release the mouse button.
The tab is removed from the ruler with a “poof” and removed from the Tabs controls in
the Layout pane of the Text Inspector with less fanfare.
Working with Text Glyphs
Using the Adjust Glyph tool, individual text characters can be modified independently
of the word, line, or paragraph in which they are a member. You can choose which text
attributes you want to change or animate, including position, rotation, scale, face (color
or fill), outline, glow, or drop shadow.
In addition to modifying individual text characters independently of their group, you can
transform style attributes independently of the text character. For example, you can warp
the drop shadow or glow of a letter without affecting its face or outline. These transforms
can be applied using onscreen controls or the Four Corner parameter in the Style pane
of the Text Inspector.
837 Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text