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Using the text hud – Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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To apply a behavior to text
Do one of the following:

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In the Library, select a behavior, then drag it to the text in the Canvas, Layers tab, or
Timeline.

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Select the text to which you want to apply a behavior, click the Add Behavior icon in the
Toolbar, then choose a behavior from the pop-up menu.

Add Behavior icon

Add Filter icon

The Text HUD is replaced with a behavior HUD.

Note: For more information on applying text behaviors, see

Text Animation and Text

Sequence Behaviors

and

Preset Text Sequence Behaviors

. For more information on other

behaviors, see

Using Behaviors

.

To apply a filter to text
Do one of the following:

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In the Library, select a filter, then drag it to the text in the Canvas, Layers tab, or Timeline.

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Select the text to which you want to apply a filter, click the Add Filter icon in the Toolbar,
then choose a filter from the pop-up menu.

Note: For more information on using filters, see

Using Filters

.

Using the Text HUD

The Text HUD contains some of the most commonly adjusted text parameters, such as
Opacity, type Family, and Color.

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Chapter 13

Creating and Editing Text