Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 877)

The text stops scrolling, the ruler appears at the top edge of the text, and the scroll control
becomes available at the right edge of the text. To continue playback, deselect the text
by pressing Esc or clicking in an empty area of the Layers tab or the Timeline layers list.
For more information on the scroll controls, see Non-Path Text Controls in the Layout
Pane .
4 To customize the scroll, use the parameters in the Behaviors tab of the Inspector.
For more information on the Scroll Text behavior parameters, see Scroll Text Controls .
To create a horizontal scroll
1 Apply the Scroll Text behavior (from the Text Animation behavior category) to the layer
you want to animate.
For information on applying text behaviors, see Applying a Text Behavior .
2 Select Horizontal from the Scroll Direction pop-up menu in the Scroll Text HUD or
Behaviors tab of the Inspector.
Because the Start Off-Screen checkbox is selected by default, the layer shifts off the Canvas
to the right for the beginning of the crawl. The text is positioned in a single line and
Layout Method set to Crawl in the Layout pane of the Text Inspector.
The direction, position, and speed of the scroll can be changed in the Inspector or HUD.
3 Click the Play button.
The layer automatically crawls left in the Canvas.
4 To edit the text, double-click the text in the Canvas.
The text stops scrolling and the scroll control becomes available at the lower edge of the
text. To continue playback, deselect the text by pressing Esc or clicking in an empty area
of the Layers tab or Timeline layers list.
For more information on the scroll controls, see Non-Path Text Controls in the Layout
Pane .
5 To customize the scroll, use the parameters in the Behaviors tab of the Inspector.
For more information on the Scroll Text behavior parameters, see Scroll Text Controls .
To change the speed of the scroll in the Timeline
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In the Timeline, do one of the following:
• Drag the behavior’s bar to the left to speed up the scroll.
• Drag the behavior’s bar to the right to slow down the scroll.
For more general information about adjusting behaviors in the Timeline, see Changing
the Timing of Behaviors .
Scroll Text Controls
Use the parameters in the Inspector to adjust the direction, rate, and position of the scroll.
877 Chapter 14 Animating Text